John Longden
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 11 November 1900 · West Indies
- Died
- 26 May 1971
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
Acting 77
- 1964Frozen Alive as Prof. Hubbard
- 1963The Man Who Finally Died as Munch
- 1961So Evil, So Young as Mr. Turner
- 1960An Honourable Murder as Julian Caesar
- 1959A Woman's Temptation as Inspector Syms
- 1959Broad Waterways
- 1958A Midsummer Night's Dream as Egeus
- 1958Innocent Sinners as Admiral
- 1957Ordeal by Fire as De La Fayette
- 1957Three Sundays to Live as Warder
- 1957Quatermass 2 as Chief Inspector Lomax
- 1955Alias John Preston as Richard Sandford
- 1955The Ship That Died of Shame as Detective
- 1955Final Column
- 1954Meet Mr. Callaghan as Jeremy Meraulton
- 1954Dangerous Cargo as Worthington
- 1952The Wallet as Man With Pipe
- 1952The Magic Box as Speaker in Connaught Rooms
- 1951Black Widow as Mr. Kemp
- 1951The Dark Light as Stephen
- 1951Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared as Sherlock Holmes
- 1951Pool of London as DI Williams
- 1950The Elusive Pimpernel as The Abbot
- 1950The Lady Craved Excitement as Inspector James
- 1948Bonnie Prince Charlie as Colonel O'Sullivan
- 1948Anna Karenina as Gen. Serpuhousky
- 1948The Last Load
- 1947The Ghosts of Berkeley Square as Mortimer Digby
- 1947The Adventures of Dusty Bates as Tod Jenkins
- 1946A Matter of Life and Death as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1943The Silver Fleet as Jost Meertens
- 1943Death by Design as Inspector Slade
- 1942Unpublished Story as Metcalf
- 1942One of Our Aircraft Is Missing as Ground Officer (uncredited)
- 1942Rose of Tralee as Paddy O'Brien
- 1941Tower of Terror as Commander
- 1941Old Mother Riley's Circus as Bill
- 1941The Common Touch as Stuart Gordon
- 1941Barging Along as Narrator
- 1940Contraband as Passport officer
- 1939The Lion Has Wings as Unnamed Character
- 1939Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Raven (uncredited)
- 1939Jamaica Inn as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
- 1939Q Planes as John Peters, a Pilot
- 1938The Gaunt Stranger as Inspector Bliss
- 1938Bad Boy as Inspector Thompson
- 1937For Dealers Only
- 1937Jennifer Hale as Police Inspector Merton
- 1937It Isn't Done as Peter Ashton
- 1937Young and Innocent as Det. Insp. Kent
- 1936Thoroughbred as Bill Peel
- 1934The Silence of Dean Maitland as Dean Maitland
- 1933Born Lucky as Frank Dale
- 1932Murder on the Second Floor as Hugh Bromilow
- 1931Rynox as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
- 1931The Wickham Mystery as Harry Crawford
- 1931Hindle Wakes as Boyfriend
- 1931Two Crowded Hours as Harry Fielding
- 1931The Ringer as Inspector Wembury
- 1931The Skin Game as Charles Hornblower
- 1930Children of Chance as Jeffrey
- 1930Two Worlds as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
- 1930Juno and the Paycock as Charles Bentham
- 1930The Flame of Love as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
- 1930Elstree Calling as Himself
- 1929Atlantic as Lanchester
- 1929Blackmail as Detective Frank Webber
- 1929Piccadilly as Man from China (uncredited)
- 1929The Last Post as David / Martin
- 1928You Know What Sailors Are
- 1928Palais De Danse as No. 1
- 1928Mademoiselle Parley Voo as Le Beau - Illusionist
- 1928The Flight Commander as Ivan
- 1927Quinneys as Joseph Quinney
- 1927The Arcadians as Jack Meadows
- 1927The Glad Eye as Floquet
- 1927The House of Marney
Directing 1
- 1932Come Into My Parlour · director
Writing 4
- 1932Come Into My Parlour · writer
- 1928Palais De Danse · writer
- 1928Mademoiselle Parley Voo · writer
- 1927Quinneys · scenario writer