
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.

Detective Frank Webber
Blackmail

Det. Insp. Kent
Young and Innocent

Richard Sandford
Alias John Preston

Chief Inspector Lomax
Quatermass 2

Charles Bentham
Juno and the Paycock

Charles Hornblower
The Skin Game

Passport officer
Contraband

Narrator
Barging Along

Inspector Bliss
The Gaunt Stranger

David / Martin
The Last Post

Joseph Quinney
Quinneys

Jack Meadows
The Arcadians

Floquet
The Glad Eye

Mortimer Digby
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

Mr. Turner
So Evil, So Young

Tod Jenkins
The Adventures of Dusty Bates

Peter Ashton
It Isn't Done

Worthington
Dangerous Cargo

Inspector James
The Lady Craved Excitement

Colonel O'Sullivan
Bonnie Prince Charlie

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Matter of Life and Death

Inspector Thompson
Bad Boy

Man With Pipe
The Wallet

Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Jamaica Inn

Raven (uncredited)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Jeremy Meraulton
Meet Mr. Callaghan

The Last Load

John Peters, a Pilot
Q Planes

Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
The Flame of Love

Admiral
Innocent Sinners

Bill Peel
Thoroughbred

Himself
Elstree Calling

Boyfriend
Hindle Wakes

Dean Maitland
The Silence of Dean Maitland

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared

Julian Caesar
An Honourable Murder

Frank Dale
Born Lucky

Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
Rynox

Stuart Gordon
The Common Touch

Police Inspector Merton
Jennifer Hale

Man from China (uncredited)
Piccadilly

DI Williams
Pool of London

Mr. Kemp
Black Widow

Commander
Tower of Terror

Jeffrey
Children of Chance

Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
Two Worlds

Inspector Wembury
The Ringer

Harry Fielding
Two Crowded Hours

Harry Crawford
The Wickham Mystery

Hugh Bromilow
Murder on the Second Floor

Lanchester
Atlantic

The House of Marney

Metcalf
Unpublished Story

Inspector Slade
Death by Design

No. 1
Palais De Danse

Unnamed Character
The Lion Has Wings

Speaker in Connaught Rooms
The Magic Box

Prof. Hubbard
Der Fall X701

Ground Officer (uncredited)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

Bill
Old Mother Riley's Circus

Jost Meertens
The Silver Fleet

Munch
The Man Who Finally Died

The Abbot
The Elusive Pimpernel

Detective
The Ship That Died of Shame

Inspector Syms
A Woman's Temptation

You Know What Sailors Are

Gen. Serpuhousky
Anna Karenina

For Dealers Only

Broad Waterways

Ivan
The Flight Commander

Le Beau - Illusionist
Mademoiselle Parley Voo

De La Fayette
Ordeal by Fire

Egeus
A Midsummer Night's Dream

Stephen
The Dark Light

Paddy O'Brien
Rose of Tralee

Warder
Three Sundays to Live
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
76
Gender
Male
Birthday
1900-11-11
Place of Birth
West Indies
Also Known As
John Longdon