John Justin
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1917-11-24
- Died
- 2002-11-29
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- John Justinian de Ledesma
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
John Justin (24 November 1917 - 29 November 2002) was a British stage and film actor.
John Justinian de Ledesma was born in London, England, the son of a well-off Argentine rancher. Though he grew up on his father's ranch, he was educated at Bryanston School, Dorset. He developed an interest in flying and became a qualified pilot at the age of 12, though he was not allowed to fly solo at the time because of his age.
The acting bug bit him early. By the age of 16, he had joined the Plymouth Repertory. In 1937, he briefly trained with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, but did not like it and soon joined the repertory company of John Gielgud. In 1938, he auditioned for and won the role for which he is perhaps best remembered, Ahmad in the 1940 version of The Thief of Bagdad, opposite Sabu.
World War II broke out during the film's production. After completing the picture, Justin joined the Royal Air Force, serving as a test pilot and flying instructor. He also worked on two films, The Gentle Sex (1943) with Leslie Howard, and Journey Together (1944) with Edward G. Robinson.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Omnibus
1967
as Vanderhousen
Gideon's Way
1965
as Leonard Bright
Churchill's People
1974
as Vice-Admiral Buckner
Lady Killers
1980
as Mr. Justice Scrutton
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Vanderhausen
Theatre Night
1957
as Alec Grimes
Supernatural
1977
as Dorabella's Father
On Trial
1960
as Sir William Gordon-Cumming
Movies (30)
The Thief of Bagdad
1940
as Ahmad
Valentino
1977
as Sidney Olcott
The Big Sleep
1978
as Arthur Geiger
Lisztomania
1975
as Count d'Agoult
La salamandre d'or
1962
as Vandoeuvre
Savage Messiah
1972
as Lionel Shaw
Hot Ice
1953
as Jim Henderson
Island in the Sun
1957
as Denis Archer
The Teckman Mystery
1954
as Philip Chance
The Gentle Sex
1943
as Flying Officer David Sheridan
The Man Who Loved Redheads
1955
as Lord Binfield
Candidate for Murder
1962
as Robert Vaughan
Timon of Athens
1981
as Second Senator
The Sound Barrier
1952
as Philip Peel
Untamed
1955
as Shawn Kildare
King of the Khyber Rifles
1953
as Lt. Geoffrey Heath
Safari
1956
as Brian Sinden
Melba
1953
as Eric Walton
Schalcken the Painter
1979
as Vanderhausen
Barcelona Kill
1973
as Comisario Mendoza
The Spider's Web
1960
as Henry Hailsham-Brown
The Angel with the Trumpet
1950
as Paul Alt
Call Of The Blood
1948
as David Erskine
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958
as Oberon
Journey Together
1945
as Flying Instructor, Flying Grading School
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
2008
as Ahmad (archival footage)
Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954
as Lieutenant Wharton
The Village
1953
as Allan Manning
Guilty?
1956
as Nap Rumbold
Man Wants to Live
1961
as Carter
About John Justin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Justin (24 November 1917 - 29 November 2002) was a British stage and film actor. John Justinian de Ledesma was born in London, England, the son of a well-off Argentine rancher. Though he grew up on his father's ranch, he was educated at Bryanston School, Dorset. He developed an interest in flying and became a qualified pilot at the age of 12, though he was not allowed to fly solo at the time because of his age. The acting bug bit him early. By the age of 16, he had joined the Plymouth Repertory. In… With 38 credits spanning from 1940 to 2008, John Justin has appeared in 30 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Justin Movies
- The Thief of Bagdad (1940) — as Ahmad
- Valentino (1977) — as Sidney Olcott
- The Big Sleep (1978) — as Arthur Geiger
- Lisztomania (1975) — as Count d'Agoult
- La salamandre d'or (1962) — as Vandoeuvre
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