Acting
John Stuart
EN, DE cinema · 122 credits
Born
17 July 1898
Died
17 October 1979 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Also known as John Alfred Louden Croall
John Stuart (John Alfred Louden Croall; 18 July 1898 – 17 October 1979) was born to Scottish parents, and was a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He successfully made the transition to talking pictures in the 1930s and his film career went on to span almost six decades. He appeared in 172 films (including shorts), 123 stage plays, and 103 television plays and series.
Known for
Filmography
Superman
as 10th Elder
Royal Flash
as English General
The Scarlet Blade
as Beverley
Paranoiac
as Williams
Danger by My Side
as Prison Governor
Sink the Bismarck!
as Captain Kerr - 'Hood'
Village of the Damned
as Professor Smith
Bottoms Up!
as Police Officer
The Mummy
as Coroner
Too Many Crooks
as Inspector Jensen
The Revenge of Frankenstein
as Inspector
Further Up the Creek
as Admiral
The Secret Man
as Dr. Warren
Chain of Events
as Bank Manager
Quatermass 2
as The Police Commissioner
The Naked Truth
as Police Inspector
Johnny, You're Wanted
as Surgeon
Tons of Trouble
as Doctor
The Last Man to Hang
as Magistrate
Eyewitness
as Chief Constable
Alias John Preston
as Dr. Underwood
The Gilded Cage
as Harding
It's a Great Day
as Detective Inspector
John and Julie
as Palace Policeman
The Men of Sherwood Forest
as Moraine
Street Corner
as Magistrate
To the Rescue
as Owner of Kennels
The Ringer
as Gardener
The Magic Box
as 2nd Platform Man at Connaught
Mr. Denning Drives North
as Wilson
Ten Little Indians
1949
Ten Little Indians
as Dr. Edward Armstrong
Third Time Lucky
as Inspector
The Man from Yesterday
1949
The Man from Yesterday
as Gerald Amersley
Man on the Run
as Det. Inspector Jim McBane
The Temptress
as Sir Charles Clifford
House of Darkness
as Crabtree
Escape from Broadmoor
as Inspector Thornton
R.U.R.
as Alquist
Mine Own Executioner
as Dr. John Hayling
The Phantom Shot
as Inspector Webb
Mrs. Fitzherbert
as Duke of Bedford
Madonna of the Seven Moons
as Guiseppe Labardi
Candles at Nine
as William Gardener, Turf Commission
Headline
as L.B. Ellington
Women Aren't Angels
1943
Women Aren't Angels
as Major Gaunt
Hard Steel
1942
Hard Steel
as Alan Saunders
The Missing Million
as Inspector Dicker
The Seventh Survivor
as Robert Cooper
Banana Ridge
as Chief Police Officer Staples
Penn of Pennsylvania
as Bindle
The Big Blockade
as Royal Navy: Naval Officer
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
1941
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
as John Cartwright
Ships with Wings
as Commdr. Hood
Pearls Bring Tears
1937
Pearls Bring Tears
as Harry Willshire
The Show Goes On
as Mack McDonald
Talking Feet
as Dr. Roger Hood
Reasonable Doubt
as Noel Hampton
Abdul the Damned
as Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army
Lend Me Your Husband
as Jeff Green
Once a Thief
as Roger Drummond
Blind Justice
1935
Blind Justice
as John Summers
D’Ye Ken John Peel?
as Captain Moonlight / Captain Freeman
The Blue Squadron
1934
The Blue Squadron
as Colonel Mario Spada
The Black Abbot
as Frank Brooks
Bella Donna
as Nigel Armine
The Green Pack
as Larry Dean
The Wandering Jew
as Pietro Morelli (Phase III)
Love's Old Sweet Song
as Paul Kingslake
The Pointing Finger
as Lord Rollestone
This Week of Grace
as Henry Baring
The House of Trent
as John Trent
The Lost Chord
as David Graham
Mayfair Girl
1933
Mayfair Girl
as Robert Blair
Little Fella
1933
Little Fella
as Major Tony Griffiths
Enemy of the Police
1933
Enemy of the Police
as John Meakin
Number Seventeen
as Barton
The Mistress of Atlantis
as Lt. Saint-Avit
Verdict of the Sea
as Gentleman Burton
In a Monastery Garden
1932
In a Monastery Garden
as Michael Ferrier
Men of Steel
as James 'Iron' Harg
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sir Henry Baskerville
Hindle Wakes
as Alan Jeffcote
High Seas
1930
High Seas
as Tony Bracklethorpe
Eve's Fall
1930
Eve's Fall
as Jack Tremaine
Children of Chance
as Gordon
The Nipper
as Max Nicholson
No Exit
1930
No Exit
as Bill Alden
Kissing Cup's Race
as Lord Jimmy Hilhoxton
Taxi for Two
as Jack Devenish
Atlantic
as Lawrence
Kitty
as Alex St. George
Sailors Don't Care
1928
Sailors Don't Care
as Slinger Woods
Yacht of the Seven Sins
as Kilian Gurlitt
Smashing Through
1928
Smashing Through
as Richard Bristol
The Flight Commander
as John Massey
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
1928
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
as John Smith - Theater Manager
Hindle Wakes
as Allan Jeffcote
A Woman in Pawn
1927
A Woman in Pawn
as James Rawdon
The Glad Eye
as Maurice
Roses of Picardy
as Lieutenant Skene
London Love
1927
London Love
as Harry Raymond
Baddesley Manor: The Phantom Gambler
1926
Baddesley Manor: The Phantom Gambler
as Stephen Ellis
The Pleasure Garden
as Hugh Fielding
We Women
as Michael Rivven
A Daughter of Love
1925
A Daughter of Love
as Dudley Bellairs
His Grace Gives Notice
1924
His Grace Gives Notice
as Joseph Longley
The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
as George Douglas
The Mistletoe Bough
1923
The Mistletoe Bough
as Lord Lovell
The School for Scandal
as Charles Surface
Little Miss Nobody
1923
Little Miss Nobody
as Guy Cheviot
The Great Gay Road
1920
The Great Gay Road
as Rodney Foster