John Longden

1900-11-11 – 1971-05-26 (age 70) West Indies

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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.

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John Longden

John Longden

Known For

A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

1946

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

1939

as Captain Johnson (uncredited)

Young and Innocent

Young and Innocent

1937

as Det. Insp. Kent

Blackmail

Blackmail

1929

as Detective Frank Webber

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

as Raven (uncredited)

Barging Along

1941

as Narrator

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1948

as Gen. Serpuhousky

Quatermass 2

Quatermass 2

1957

as Chief Inspector Lomax

The Man Who Finally Died

The Man Who Finally Died

1963

as Munch

The Skin Game

The Skin Game

1931

as Charles Hornblower

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

1942

as Ground Officer (uncredited)

Innocent Sinners

Innocent Sinners

1958

as Admiral

Juno and the Paycock

Juno and the Paycock

1930

as Charles Bentham

Final Column

1955

The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952

as Speaker in Connaught Rooms

Alias John Preston

Alias John Preston

1955

as Richard Sandford

Piccadilly

Piccadilly

1929

as Man from China (uncredited)

The Elusive Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950

as The Abbot

The Ship That Died of Shame

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955

as Detective

The Last Post

The Last Post

1929

as David / Martin