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John Loder
Also known as: William John Muir Lowe
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Loder (3 January 1898 — 26 December 1988) was a British-American actor. He was born William John Muir Lowe in London. His father was General W. H. M. Lowe, the British officer to whom Patrick Pearse, the leader of the Irish 1916 Rising in Dublin, surrendered. Both General Lowe and his son were present at the surrender of Pearse. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College and followed his father into the army, commissioned into 15th Hussars as a second lieutenant on 17 March 1915, and then serving in the Gallipoli Campaign and at one point being imprisoned by the Germans. Upon being released, he stayed in Germany to run a pickle factory and also began to develop an interest in acting, appearing in bit-parts in a few German films. He left Germany to briefly return to England and then headed to Hollywood to try his luck in the new medium, Talkies. He appeared in The Doctor's Secret, which was Paramount's first talking picture—though his very English persona didn't win America over at this time and he returned to England where he co-starred in plush musicals and intrigue such as Love Life and Laughter and Sabotage. He was the male romantic interest in the 1937 original film version of King Solomon's Mines. When World War II started he returned to America where he seamlessly coasted into a career in 'B' movie roles usually playing upper crust characters with occasional appearances on Broadway. He occasionally did play roles, though supporting ones, in major 'A' films such as How Green Was My Valley, in which he was at the same time one of Roddy McDowall's brothers and Donald Crisp's sons. In 1947 he became an American citizen, his last screen appearance was in 1971. In 1959 he became a naturalised citizen of the United Kingdom as he has been of "uncertain nationality". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Loder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 2, 1898
Day of Death
December 26, 1988
Age at Death
90 years old
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Popularity Score
0.6
Filmography
The Firechasers
Routledge
1971Movie
Allá donde el viento brama
1963Movie
The Secret Man
Major Anderson
1958Movie
Josette of New Orleans
The Colonel
1958Movie
Gideon's Day
Ponsford 'The Duke'
1958Movie
Small Hotel
Mr. Finch
1957Movie
Woman and the Hunter
Mitchell Gifford
1957Movie
The Story of Esther Costello
Paul Marchant
1957Movie
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956TV
Robert Montgomery Presents
Preston Mitchell
1950TV
Dishonored Lady
Felix Courtland
1947Movie
The Wife of Monte Cristo
De Villefort, Prefect of Police
1946Movie
One More Tomorrow
Owen Arthur
1946Movie
Jealousy
Dr. David Brent
1945Movie
Woman Who Came Back
Dr. Matt Adams
1945Movie
The Brighton Strangler
Reginald Parker / Edward Grey
1945Movie
A Game of Death
Don Rainsford
1945Movie
The Fighting Guardsman
Sir John Tanley
1945Movie
Passage to Marseille
Manning
1944Movie
The Hairy Ape
Tony Lazar
1944Movie
Abroad with Two Yanks
Aussie Sgt. Cyril North
1944Movie
The Gorilla Man
Captain Craig Killian
1943Movie
Old Acquaintance
Preston Drake
1943Movie
The Mysterious Doctor
Sir Henry Leland
1943Movie
Adventure in Iraq
George Torrence
1943Movie
Murder on the Waterfront
Holbrook
1943Movie
Now, Voyager
Elliot Livingston
1942Movie
Gentleman Jim
Carlton De Witt
1942Movie
Eagle Squadron
Paddy Carson
1942Movie
How Green Was My Valley
Ianto Morgan
1941Movie
Confirm or Deny
Captain Lionel Channing
1941Movie
Scotland Yard
Sir John Lasher
1941Movie
One Night In Lisbon
Cmdr. Peter Walmsley
1941Movie
Adventure in Diamonds
Michael Barclay
1940Movie
Threats
Dick Stone
1940Movie
Tin Pan Alley
Reggie Carstairs
1940Movie
Diamond Frontier
Dr. Charles Clayton
1940Movie
Meet Maxwell Archer
Maxwell Archer
1940Movie
Murder Will Out
Dr. Paul Raymond
1939Movie
The Silent Battle
Bordier
1939Movie
Katia
Tsar Alexandre II of Russia
1938Movie
Owd Bob
David Moore
1938Movie
Peace on the Rhine
Émile Scheffer
1938Movie
Anything to Declare?
Capt. Rufus Grant
1938Movie
Sabotage
Ted
1937Movie
King Solomon's Mines
Sir Henry Curtis
1937Movie
Non-Stop New York
Inspector Jim Grant
1937Movie
Doctor Syn
Denis Cobtree
1937Movie
Under Secret Orders
Lt. Peter Carr
1937Movie
The Man Who Changed His Mind
Dick Haslewood
1936Movie
Guilty Melody
Richard Carter
1936Movie
Queen of Hearts
Derek Cooper
1936Movie
Ourselves Alone
Captain Wiltshire
1936Movie
Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife
Prince Lobkowitz
1936Movie
It Happened in Paris
Paul
1935Movie
The Silent Passenger
John Ryder
1935Movie
18 Minutes
Trelawney
1935Movie
Java Head
Gerrit Ammidon
1934Movie
Rolling in Money
Lord Gawthorpe
1934Movie
Love, Life and Laughter
Prince Charles
1934Movie
My Song Goes Round the World
Rico
1934Movie
The Battle
Commander Fergan
1934Movie
Lorna Doone
John Ridd
1934Movie
Sing As We Go
Hugh Phillips
1934Movie
La bataille
Herbert Fergan
1934Movie
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Peynell
1933Movie
Money for Speed
Mitch
1933Movie
You Made Me Love You
Harry Berne
1933Movie
Wedding Rehearsal
John Hopkins aka Bimbo
1932Movie
Money Means Nothing
Earl Egbert
1932Movie
On the Loose
Mr. Loder
1931Movie
Seas Beneath
Franz Shiller
1931Movie
The Man Hunter
George Castle
1930Movie
The Second Floor Mystery
Fraser-Freer's Younger Brother
1930Movie
Lilies of the Field
Walter Harker
1930Movie
One Night at Susie's
Hayes
1930Movie
Sweethearts and Wives
Sam Worthington
1930Movie
Are You There?
Bit Role (uncredited)
1930Movie
The Doctor's Secret
Hugh Paton
1929Movie
Love, Live & Laugh
Dr. Price
1929Movie
Her Private Affair
Carl Weild
1929Movie
Rich People
Captain Danforth
1929Movie
Black Waters
Charles
1929Movie
Sunset Pass
Ashleigh Preston
1929Movie
The Unholy Night
Captain Dorchester
1929Movie
The Racketeer
Jack Oakhurst
1929Movie
The Case of Lena Smith
(uncredited)
1929Movie
A Daughter Of Destiny
Viscount
1928Movie
The First Born
Lord David Harborough
1928Movie
Fair Game
Oberleutnant von Rohnstedt
1928Movie
Casanovas Erbe
1928Movie
Die weiße Spinne
1927Movie