Acting
John Longden
EN cinema · 78 credits
Born
11 November 1900
Died
26 May 1971 (aged 70)
Birthplace
West Indies
Also known as John Longdon
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
Filmography
Frozen Alive
as Prof. Hubbard
So Evil, So Young
as Mr. Turner
An Honourable Murder
1960
An Honourable Murder
as Julian Caesar
A Woman's Temptation
1959
A Woman's Temptation
as Inspector Syms
Innocent Sinners
as Admiral
Quatermass 2
as Chief Inspector Lomax
Ordeal by Fire
as De La Fayette
Three Sundays to Live
as Warder
Alias John Preston
as Richard Sandford
The Ship That Died of Shame
as Detective
Dangerous Cargo
as Worthington
Meet Mr. Callaghan
as Jeremy Meraulton
The Wallet
1952
The Wallet
as Man With Pipe
The Magic Box
as Speaker in Connaught Rooms
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
as Sherlock Holmes
Pool of London
as Det. Insp. Williams
Black Widow
as Mr. Kemp
The Lady Craved Excitement
as Inspector James
The Elusive Pimpernel
as The Abbot
Bonnie Prince Charlie
as Colonel O'Sullivan
Anna Karenina
as Gen. Serpuhousky
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Mortimer Digby
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as Tod Jenkins
A Matter of Life and Death
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Death by Design
as Inspector Slade
The Silver Fleet
as Jost Meertens
Unpublished Story
as Metcalf
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as Ground Officer (uncredited)
Rose of Tralee
1942
Rose of Tralee
as Paddy O'Brien
The Common Touch
as Stuart Gordon
Tower of Terror
as Commander
Contraband
as Passport officer
Jamaica Inn
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Raven (uncredited)
Q Planes
as John Peters, a Pilot
The Lion Has Wings
as Unnamed Character
The Gaunt Stranger
as Inspector Bliss
Bad Boy
1938
Bad Boy
as Inspector Thompson
Young and Innocent
as Det. Insp. Kent
It Isn't Done
1937
It Isn't Done
as Peter Ashton
Jennifer Hale
as Police Inspector Merton
Thoroughbred
as Bill Peel
The Silence of Dean Maitland
as Dean Maitland
Born Lucky
as Frank Dale
Murder on the Second Floor
as Hugh Bromilow
Come Into My Parlour
1932
Come Into My Parlour
Director, Writer
The Skin Game
as Charles Hornblower
Hindle Wakes
as Boyfriend
Rynox
as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
The Ringer
1931
The Ringer
as Inspector Wembury
Two Crowded Hours
as Harry Fielding
The Wickham Mystery
as Harry Crawford
Juno and the Paycock
as Charles Bentham
The Flame of Love
as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
Elstree Calling
as Himself
Children of Chance
as Jeffrey
Two Worlds
as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
Blackmail
as Detective Frank Webber
The Last Post
as David / Martin
Piccadilly
as Man from China (uncredited)
Atlantic
as Lanchester
Palais De Danse
as No. 1, Writer
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
1928
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
as Le Beau - Illusionist, Writer
Quinneys
1927
Quinneys
as Joseph Quinney, Scenario Writer
The Arcadians
1927
The Arcadians
as Jack Meadows
The Glad Eye
as Floquet