John Justin
Known for Acting · 37 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 (7)
Movies (30)
The Thief of Bagdad
1940
as Ahmad
The Big Sleep
1978
as Arthur Geiger
Valentino
1977
as Sidney Olcott
Untamed
1955
as Shawn Kildare
Lisztomania
1975
as Count d'Agoult
Savage Messiah
1972
as Lionel Shaw
Safari
1956
as Brian Sinden
Island in the Sun
1957
as Denis Archer
The Spider's Web
1960
as Henry Hailsham-Brown
King of the Khyber Rifles
1953
as Lt. Geoffrey Heath
The Sound Barrier
1952
as Philip Peel
Journey Together
1945
as Flying Instructor, Flying Grading School
The Gentle Sex
1943
as Flying Officer David Sheridan
The Angel with the Trumpet
1950
as Paul Alt
Melba
1953
as Eric Walton
Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954
as Lieutenant Wharton
The Man Who Loved Redheads
1955
as Lord Binfield
Candidate for Murder
1962
as Robert Vaughan
The Teckman Mystery
1954
as Philip Chance
Guilty?
1956
as Nap Rumbold
Timon of Athens
1981
as Second Senator
Schalcken the Painter
1979
as Vanderhausen
Barcelona Kill
1973
as Comisario Mendoza
The Village
1953
as Allan Manning
Hot Ice
1953
as Jim Henderson
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958
as Oberon
La salamandre d'or
1962
as Vandoeuvre
Man Wants to Live
1961
as Carter
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
2008
as Ahmad (archival footage)
Call Of The Blood
1948
as David Erskine
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 37 credits spanning from 1940 to 2008, John Justin has appeared in 30 films and 7 TV shows.
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- The Thief of Bagdad (1940) — as Ahmad
- The Big Sleep (1978) — as Arthur Geiger
- Valentino (1977) — as Sidney Olcott
- Untamed (1955) — as Shawn Kildare
- Lisztomania (1975) — as Count d'Agoult
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