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
| Birth Location | West Indies |
|---|---|
| Born | 1900-11-11 |
| Died | 1971-05-26 |
Movies
Frozen Alive
as Prof. Hubbard
1964
The Man Who Finally Died
as Munch
1963
1961
An Honourable Murder
as Julian Caesar
1960
Innocent Sinners
as Admiral
1958
Quatermass II
as Chief Inspector Lomax
1957
Alias John Preston
as Richard Sandford
1955
The Ship That Died of Shame
as Detective
1955
Meet Mr. Callaghan
as Jeremy Meraulton
1954
Dangerous Cargo
as Worthington
1954
1952
The Magic Box
as Speaker in Connaught Rooms
1952
The Black Widow
as Mr. Kemp
1951
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
as Sherlock Holmes
1951
Pool of London
as DI Williams
1951
The Elusive Pimpernel
as The Abbot
1950
The Lady Craved Excitement
as Inspector James
1950
Bonnie Prince Charlie
as Colonel O'Sullivan
1948
1948
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Mortimer Digby
1947
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as Tod Jenkins
1947
A Matter of Life and Death
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1946
The Silver Fleet
as Jost Meertens
1943
Death by Design
as Inspector Slade
1943
Unpublished Story
as Metcalf
1942
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as Ground Officer (uncredited)
1942
Tower of Terror
as Commander
1941
Old Mother Riley's Circus
as Bill
1941
The Common Touch
as Stuart Gordon
1941
Barging Along
as Narrator
1941
Contraband
as Passport officer
1940
The Lion Has Wings
as Unnamed Character
1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Raven (uncredited)
1939
Jamaica Inn
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
1939
Q Planes
as John Peters, a Pilot
1939
The Gaunt Stranger
as Inspector Bliss
1938
Bad Boy
as Inspector Thompson
1938
Young and Innocent
as Det. Insp. Kent
1937
Jennifer Hale
as Police Inspector Merton
1937
It Isn't Done
as Peter Ashton
1937
Thoroughbred
as Bill Peel
1936
The Silence of Dean Maitland
as Dean Maitland
1934
Born Lucky
as Frank Dale
1933
Murder on the Second Floor
as Hugh Bromilow
1932
Rynox
as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
1931
The Wickham Mystery
as Harry Crawford
1931
Hindle Wakes
as Boyfriend
1931
Two Crowded Hours
as Harry Fielding
1931
The Ringer
as Inspector Wembury
1931
The Skin Game
as Charles Hornblower
1931
Children of Chance
as Jeffrey
1930
Two Worlds
as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
1930
The Flame of Love
as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
1930
Elstree Calling
as Himself
1930
Juno and the Paycock
as Charles Bentham
1929
Atlantic
as Lanchester
1929
Blackmail
as Detective Frank Webber
1929
Piccadilly
as Man from China (uncredited)
1929
The Last Post
as David / Martin
1929
Palais De Danse
as No. 1
1928
Quinneys
as Joseph Quinney
1927
The Arcadians
as Jack Meadows
1927
The Glad Eye
as Floquet
1927
1927
Movies
Come Into My Parlour
Writer
1932
Come Into My Parlour
Director
1932
Palais De Danse
Writer
1928
Quinneys
Scenario Writer
1927
