
John Longden
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1900-11-11
- Died
- 1971-05-26
- Place of birth
- West Indies
- Also known as
- John Longdon
Biography
John Longden was a West Indian-born English screen, stage, and television actor. He appeared in dozens of films from 1926 to 1964, including five (Blackmail, Juno and the Paycock, The Skin Game, Young and Innocent, Jamaica Inn) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Longden appeared in numerous television series.
Known For

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as The Abbot / Archbishop / Ned / Count Leger / Sir Gyles of Wren / Lord Blackstone / Chambertin / Walter Fitzurse / Wulfric / Tailor / Sir Walter De Lys / Hodges

The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)

The Count of Monte Cristo
1956

Mark Saber
1954
as Simon Graves / Albert Lake

Interpol Calling
1959
as Lord Ruskington

The Adventures of William Tell
1958
TV Shows (9)

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as The Abbot / Archbishop / Ned / Count Leger / Sir Gyles of Wren / Lord Blackstone / Chambertin / Walter Fitzurse / Wulfric / Tailor / Sir Walter De Lys / Hodges

The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)

The Count of Monte Cristo
1956

Mark Saber
1954
as Simon Graves / Albert Lake

Interpol Calling
1959
as Lord Ruskington

The Adventures of William Tell
1958

Richard the Lionheart
1962
as Sir Thomas

Espionage
1963
as American Ambassador

Man from Interpol
1960
as Mercer / Superintendent Mercer
Movies (77)
Final Column
1955

A Matter of Life and Death
1946
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Innocent Sinners
1958
as Admiral

So Evil, So Young
1961
as Mr. Turner

Young and Innocent
1937
as Det. Insp. Kent

Jamaica Inn
1939
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)

The Silence of Dean Maitland
1934
as Dean Maitland

Juno and the Paycock
1930
as Charles Bentham

Quatermass 2
1957
as Chief Inspector Lomax

Anna Karenina
1948
as Gen. Serpuhousky
It Isn't Done
1937
as Peter Ashton

Blackmail
1929
as Detective Frank Webber

Pool of London
1951
as DI Williams

The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
as The Abbot

Hindle Wakes
1931
as Boyfriend

The Silver Fleet
1943
as Jost Meertens

The Man Who Finally Died
1963
as Munch

The Magic Box
1952
as Speaker in Connaught Rooms

Alias John Preston
1955
as Richard Sandford

The Last Post
1929
as David / Martin

The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
as Tod Jenkins

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939
as Raven (uncredited)

The Skin Game
1931
as Charles Hornblower

The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as Detective

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
as Ground Officer (uncredited)

Death by Design
1943
as Inspector Slade
For Dealers Only
1937

Contraband
1940
as Passport officer

Piccadilly
1929
as Man from China (uncredited)

Elstree Calling
1930
as Himself

The Flight Commander
1928
as Ivan

The Lady Craved Excitement
1950
as Inspector James
An Honourable Murder
1960
as Julian Caesar

Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948
as Colonel O'Sullivan

Dangerous Cargo
1954
as Worthington

Ordeal by Fire
1957
as De La Fayette

Black Widow
1951
as Mr. Kemp

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
1951
as Sherlock Holmes

You Know What Sailors Are
1928

The Last Load
1948
The House of Marney
1927

Q Planes
1939
as John Peters, a Pilot

Meet Mr. Callaghan
1954
as Jeremy Meraulton

The Gaunt Stranger
1938
as Inspector Bliss

Unpublished Story
1942
as Metcalf

Frozen Alive
1964
as Prof. Hubbard

The Lion Has Wings
1939
as Unnamed Character
A Woman's Temptation
1959
as Inspector Syms
The Ringer
1931
as Inspector Wembury

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947
as Mortimer Digby

Three Sundays to Live
1957
as Warder

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958
as Egeus

Tower of Terror
1941
as Commander

Atlantic
1929
as Lanchester

The Wickham Mystery
1931
as Harry Crawford

Jennifer Hale
1937
as Police Inspector Merton

The Flame of Love
1930
as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
Bad Boy
1938
as Inspector Thompson
The Dark Light
1951
as Stephen

The Glad Eye
1927
as Floquet
The Wallet
1952
as Man With Pipe

Two Worlds
1930
as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
The Arcadians
1927
as Jack Meadows

The Common Touch
1941
as Stuart Gordon

Children of Chance
1930
as Jeffrey

Born Lucky
1933
as Frank Dale

Murder on the Second Floor
1932
as Hugh Bromilow
Rose of Tralee
1942
as Paddy O'Brien

Thoroughbred
1936
as Bill Peel
Old Mother Riley's Circus
1941
as Bill
Quinneys
1927
as Joseph Quinney
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
1928
as Le Beau - Illusionist

Rynox
1931
as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
Broad Waterways
1959

Two Crowded Hours
1931
as Harry Fielding

Palais De Danse
1928
as No. 1
Barging Along
1941
as Narrator
About John Longden
John Longden was a West Indian-born English screen, stage, and television actor. He appeared in dozens of films from 1926 to 1964, including five (Blackmail, Juno and the Paycock, The Skin Game, Young and Innocent, Jamaica Inn) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Longden appeared in numerous television series. With 86 credits spanning from 1927 to 1994, John Longden has appeared in 77 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Longden Movies
- Final Column (1955)
- A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Innocent Sinners (1958) — as Admiral
- So Evil, So Young (1961) — as Mr. Turner
- Young and Innocent (1937) — as Det. Insp. Kent
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