Birthday:
Nov 11, 1900
Place of Birth: West Indies
Place of Birth: West Indies
John Longden
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Blackmail | Detective Frank Webber | 1929 |
| Young and Innocent | Det. Insp. Kent | 1937 |
| Alias John Preston | Richard Sandford | 1955 |
| Quatermass 2 | Chief Inspector Lomax | 1957 |
| Juno and the Paycock | Charles Bentham | 1930 |
| The Skin Game | Charles Hornblower | 1931 |
| Contraband | Passport officer | 1940 |
| Barging Along | Narrator | 1941 |
| The Gaunt Stranger | Inspector Bliss | 1938 |
| The Last Post | David / Martin | 1929 |
| Quinneys | Joseph Quinney | 1927 |
| The Arcadians | Jack Meadows | 1927 |
| The Glad Eye | Floquet | 1927 |
| The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Mortimer Digby | 1947 |
| So Evil, So Young | 1961 | |
| The Adventures of Dusty Bates | Tod Jenkins | 1947 |
| It Isn't Done | Peter Ashton | 1937 |
| Dangerous Cargo | Worthington | 1954 |
| The Lady Craved Excitement | Inspector James | 1950 |
| Bonnie Prince Charlie | Colonel O'Sullivan | 1948 |
| A Matter of Life and Death | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1946 |
| Bad Boy | Inspector Thompson | 1938 |
| The Wallet | Man With Pipe | 1952 |
| Jamaica Inn | Captain Johnson (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Raven (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Meet Mr. Callaghan | Jeremy Meraulton | 1954 |
| The Last Load | 1948 | |
| Q Planes | John Peters, a Pilot | 1939 |
| The Flame of Love | Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff | 1930 |
| Innocent Sinners | Admiral | 1958 |
| Thoroughbred | Bill Peel | 1936 |
| Elstree Calling | Himself | 1930 |
| Hindle Wakes | Boyfriend | 1931 |
| The Silence of Dean Maitland | Dean Maitland | 1934 |
| Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared | Sherlock Holmes | 1951 |
| An Honourable Murder | Julian Caesar | 1960 |
| Born Lucky | Frank Dale | 1933 |
| Rynox | Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik | 1931 |
| The Common Touch | Stuart Gordon | 1941 |
| Jennifer Hale | Police Inspector Merton | 1937 |
| Piccadilly | Man from China (uncredited) | 1929 |
| Pool of London | DI Williams | 1951 |
| The Black Widow | Mr. Kemp | 1951 |
| Tower of Terror | Commander | 1941 |
| Children of Chance | Jeffrey | 1930 |
| Two Worlds | Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky | 1930 |
| The Ringer | Inspector Wembury | 1931 |
| Two Crowded Hours | Harry Fielding | 1931 |
| The Wickham Mystery | Harry Crawford | 1931 |
| Murder on the Second Floor | Hugh Bromilow | 1932 |
| Atlantic | Lanchester | 1929 |
| The House of Marney | 1927 | |
| Unpublished Story | Metcalf | 1942 |
| Death by Design | Inspector Slade | 1943 |
| Palais De Danse | No. 1 | 1928 |
| The Lion Has Wings | Unnamed Character | 1939 |
| The Magic Box | Speaker in Connaught Rooms | 1952 |
| Frozen Alive | Prof. Hubbard | 1964 |
| One of Our Aircraft Is Missing | Ground Officer (uncredited) | 1942 |
| Old Mother Riley's Circus | Bill | 1941 |
| The Silver Fleet | Jost Meertens | 1943 |
| The Man Who Finally Died | Munch | 1963 |
| The Elusive Pimpernel | The Abbot | 1950 |
| The Ship That Died of Shame | Detective | 1955 |
| A Woman's Temptation | 1959 | |
| You Know What Sailors Are | 1928 | |
| Anna Karenina | Gen. Serpuhousky | 1948 |
| For Dealers Only | 1937 | Series | Cast | Year |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | 1956 | |
| Interpol Calling | Lord Ruskington | 1959 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | The Abbot | 1955 |
| The Adventures of William Tell | 1958 | |
| Man from Interpol | Superintendent Mercer | 1960 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Archbishop | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Ned | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Count Leger | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Sir Gyles of Wren | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Lord Blackstone | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Chambertin | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Walter Fitzurse | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Wulfric | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Tailor | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Sir Walter De Lys | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Hodges | 1955 |
| Man from Interpol | Mercer | 1960 |
