Acting

John Longden

Born 1900-11-11 · West Indies

Died 1971-05-26

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.

Credits

Newest first

The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Frozen Alive
as Prof. Hubbard
1964
The Man Who Finally Died
as Munch
1963
Espionage
as American Ambassador
1963
Richard the Lionheart
as Sir Thomas
1962
So Evil, So Young
as Mr. Turner
1961
An Honourable Murder
as Julian Caesar
1960
Man from Interpol
as Mercer
1960
Man from Interpol
as Superintendent Mercer
1960
A Woman's Temptation
as Inspector Syms
1959
Interpol Calling
as Lord Ruskington
1959
Broad Waterways
1959
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Egeus
1958
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Innocent Sinners
as Admiral
1958
Ordeal by Fire
as De La Fayette
1957
Three Sundays to Live
as Warder
1957
Quatermass 2
as Chief Inspector Lomax
1957
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Alias John Preston
as Richard Sandford
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as The Abbot
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Chambertin
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Gyles of Wren
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Walter Fitzurse
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Lord Blackstone
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Walter De Lys
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Archbishop
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Wulfric
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Count Leger
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Tailor
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Ned
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Hodges
1955
The Ship That Died of Shame
as Detective
1955
Final Column
1955
Mark Saber
as Simon Graves
1954
Mark Saber
as Albert Lake
1954
Meet Mr. Callaghan
as Jeremy Meraulton
1954
Dangerous Cargo
as Worthington
1954
The Wallet
as Man With Pipe
1952
The Magic Box
as Speaker in Connaught Rooms
1952
Black Widow
as Mr. Kemp
1951
The Dark Light
as Stephen
1951
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
as Sherlock Holmes
1951
Pool of London
as Det. Insp. 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
Anna Karenina
as Gen. Serpuhousky
1948
The Last Load
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
Rose of Tralee
as Paddy O'Brien
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
For Dealers Only
1937
Jennifer Hale
as Police Inspector Merton
1937
It Isn't Done
as Peter Ashton
1937
Young and Innocent
as Det. Insp. Kent
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
Come Into My Parlour
Director
1932
Come Into My Parlour
Writer
1932
Rynox
as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
1931
The Wickham Mystery
as Harry Crawford
1931