John Longden

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.

Known For

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Unpublished Story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

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

Gender

Male

Birthday

1900-11-11

Place of Birth

West Indies

Also Known As

John Longdon