John Stuart
Known for Acting · 128 credits
- Born
- 1898-07-17
- Died
- 1979-10-17
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- John Alfred Louden Croall
Biography
John Stuart (John Alfred Louden Croall; 18 July 1898 – 17 October 1979) was born to Scottish parents, and was a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He successfully made the transition to talking pictures in the 1930s and his film career went on to span almost six decades. He appeared in 172 films (including shorts), 123 stage plays, and 103 television plays and series.
Known For
TV Shows (10)
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
as Anaesthetist
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Pinot / Stationarius
Theatre 625
1964
as Ardrossan
Mark Saber
1954
as George Hilton
The Human Jungle
1963
as Dr. MacRae
Supernatural
1977
as Mr Pettifer
The Carnforth Practice
1974
as Judge
The Railway Children
1951
Space School
1956
The Lost Planet
1954
Movies (118)
Superman
1978
as 10th Elder
Village of the Damned
1960
as Professor Smith
London Love
1927
as Harry Raymond
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as Captain Kerr - 'Hood'
Quatermass 2
1957
as The Police Commissioner
The Mummy
1959
as Coroner
High Seas
1930
as Tony Bracklethorpe
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958
as Inspector
The Nipper
1930
as Max Nicholson
Lend Me Your Husband
1935
as Jeff Green
Pearls Bring Tears
1937
as Harry Willshire
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954
as Moraine
We Women
1925
as Michael Rivven
Smashing Through
1928
as Richard Bristol
Madonna of the Seven Moons
1945
as Guiseppe Labardi
Bella Donna
1934
as Nigel Armine
Reasonable Doubt
1936
as Noel Hampton
Ships with Wings
1941
as Commdr. Hood
Royal Flash
1975
as English General
The Scarlet Blade
1963
as Beverley
The Naked Truth
1957
as Police Inspector
Number Seventeen
1932
as Barton
Paranoiac
1963
as Williams
The Black Abbot
1934
as Frank Brooks
The Magic Box
1952
as 2nd Platform Man at Connaught
The Pleasure Garden
1925
as Hugh Fielding
Elstree Calling
1930
Mine Own Executioner
1947
as Dr. John Hayling
Love's Old Sweet Song
1933
as Paul Kingslake
Too Many Crooks
1959
as Inspector Jensen
The Flight Commander
1928
as John Massey
Escape from Broadmoor
1948
as Inspector Thornton
Hindle Wakes
1931
as Alan Jeffcote
The Blue Squadron
1934
as Colonel Mario Spada
The Wrong Mr. Perkins
1931
as Larry Byrne
The Mistletoe Bough
1923
as Lord Lovell
The Big Blockade
1942
as Royal Navy: Naval Officer
The Ringer
1952
as Gardener
The Great Gay Road
1920
as Rodney Foster
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1931
as Sir Henry Baskerville
Alias John Preston
1955
as Dr. Underwood
A Daughter of Love
1925
as Dudley Bellairs
Little Miss Nobody
1923
as Guy Cheviot
The Wandering Jew
1933
as Pietro Morelli (Phase III)
Men of Steel
1932
as James 'Iron' Harg
Chain of Events
1958
as Bank Manager
The School for Scandal
1923
as Charles Surface
John and Julie
1955
as Palace Policeman
The Mistress of Atlantis
1932
as Lt. Saint-Avit
Mr. Denning Drives North
1951
as Wilson
Third Time Lucky
1949
as Inspector
The Gilded Cage
1955
as Harding
Mrs. Fitzherbert
1947
as Duke of Bedford
Headline
1943
as L.B. Ellington
The Tower of London
1926
Man on the Run
1949
as Det. Inspector Jim McBane
Taxi for Two
1929
as Jack Devenish
Candles at Nine
1944
as William Gardener, Turf Commission
Street Corner
1953
as Magistrate
Bottoms Up!
1960
as Police Officer
Sailors Don't Care
1928
as Slinger Woods
Yacht of the Seven Sins
1928
as Kilian Gurlitt
Ten Little Indians
1949
as Dr. Edward Armstrong
The Secret Man
1958
as Dr. Warren
Baddesley Manor: The Phantom Gambler
1926
as Stephen Ellis
Kissing Cup's Race
1930
as Lord Jimmy Hilhoxton
Old Mother Riley in Society
1940
as Tony Morgan
Hindle Wakes
1927
as Allan Jeffcote
Talking Feet
1937
as Dr. Roger Hood
Children of Chance
1930
as Gordon
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924
as George Douglas
Abdul the Damned
1935
as Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army
Penn of Pennsylvania
1942
as Bindle
Further Up the Creek
1958
as Admiral
Enemy of the Police
1933
as John Meakin
Danger by My Side
1962
as Prison Governor
The Last Man to Hang
1956
as Magistrate
R.U.R.
1948
as Alquist
Tons of Trouble
1956
as Doctor
The Betrayal
1957
It's a Great Day
1955
as Detective Inspector
Eyewitness
1956
as Chief Constable
Women Aren't Angels
1943
as Major Gaunt
In a Monastery Garden
1932
as Michael Ferrier
Kitty
1929
as Alex St. George
The Pointing Finger
1933
as Lord Rollestone
Atlantic
1929
as Lawrence
The Missing Million
1942
as Inspector Dicker
The Seventh Survivor
1942
as Robert Cooper
A Woman in Pawn
1927
as James Rawdon
The Show Goes On
1937
as Mack McDonald
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
1941
as John Cartwright
Johnny, You're Wanted
1956
as Surgeon
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
1928
as John Smith - Theater Manager
Mademoiselle from Armentieres
1927
as Johnny
No Exit
1930
as Bill Alden
Blind Justice
1935
as John Summers
The Man from Yesterday
1949
as Gerald Amersley
Hard Steel
1942
as Alan Saunders
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
1938
as Peter Kerrigan
Once a Thief
1935
as Roger Drummond
Little Fella
1933
as Major Tony Griffiths
House of Darkness
1948
as Crabtree
The Lost Chord
1933
as David Graham
This Week of Grace
1933
as Henry Baring
D’Ye Ken John Peel?
1935
as Captain Moonlight / Captain Freeman
Banana Ridge
1942
as Chief Police Officer Staples
The Glad Eye
1927
as Maurice
His Grace Gives Notice
1924
as Joseph Longley
The House of Trent
1933
as John Trent
Roses of Picardy
1927
as Lieutenant Skene
Mayfair Girl
1933
as Robert Blair
The Alley of Golden Hearts
1924
as Jack
The Green Pack
1934
as Larry Dean
The Phantom Shot
1947
as Inspector Webb
Verdict of the Sea
1932
as Gentleman Burton
To the Rescue
1952
as Owner of Kennels
Eve's Fall
1930
as Jack Tremaine
About John Stuart
John Stuart (John Alfred Louden Croall; 18 July 1898 – 17 October 1979) was born to Scottish parents, and was a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He successfully made the transition to talking pictures in the 1930s and his film career went on to span almost six decades. He appeared in 172 films (including shorts), 123 stage plays, and 103 television plays and series. With 128 credits spanning from 1920 to 1978, John Stuart has appeared in 118 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Stuart Movies
- Superman (1978) — as 10th Elder
- Village of the Damned (1960) — as Professor Smith
- London Love (1927) — as Harry Raymond
- Sink the Bismarck! (1960) — as Captain Kerr - 'Hood'
- Quatermass 2 (1957) — as The Police Commissioner
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