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Howard St. John
Actor· Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Howard St. John (October 9, 1905 – March 13, 1974) was a Chicago-born character actor who specialized in unsympathetic roles. His work spanned Broadway, film and television. He is probably best remembered for his bombastic General Bullmoose, which he played in the stage and screen versions of the 1956 musical Li'l Abner.
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Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Strangers on a Train
Police Capt. Turley · 1951
One, Two, Three
Wendell P. Hazeltine · 1961
Born Yesterday
Jim Devery · 1950
Lover Come Back
Mr. John Brackett · 1961
Strait-Jacket
Raymond Fields · 1964
The Men
Ellen's Father · 1950
Sex and the Single Girl
George Randall · 1964
Three Coins in the Fountain
Burgoyne · 1954
Filmography
35 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Don't Drink the Water | Ambassador Magee | Film |
| 1967 | Matchless | General Shapiro | Film |
| 1967 | Banning | J. Pallister Young | Film |
| 1965 | Strange Bedfellows | Julius L. Stevens | Film |
| 1965 | Quick, Before It Melts | Harvey T. Sweigert | Film |
| 1964 | Strait-Jacket | Raymond Fields | Film |
| 1964 | Sex and the Single Girl | George Randall | Film |
| 1964 | Fate Is the Hunter | Mark Hutchins | Film |
| 1962 | Lafayette | George Washington | Film |
| 1961 | Sanctuary | Gov. Drake | Film |
| 1961 | One, Two, Three | Wendell P. Hazeltine | Film |
| 1961 | Madison Avenue | J.D. Jocelyn | Film |
| 1961 | Cry for Happy | Vice Adm. Junius B. Bennett | Film |
| 1961 | Lover Come Back | Mr. John Brackett | Film |
| 1959 | Li'l Abner | General Bullmoose | Film |
| 1956 | World in My Corner | Harry Cram | Film |
| 1955 | The Tender Trap | Mr. Sayers | Film |
| 1955 | I Died a Thousand Times | Doc Banton | Film |
| 1955 | Illegal | E.A. Smith | Film |
| 1954 | Three Coins in the Fountain | Burgoyne | Film |
| 1952 | Stop, You're Killing Me | Commissioner Mahoney | Film |
| 1951 | Goodbye, My Fancy | Claude Griswold | Film |
| 1951 | Saturday's Hero | Belfrage | Film |
| 1951 | The Big Night | Al Judge | Film |
| 1951 | Strangers on a Train | Police Capt. Turley | Film |
| 1951 | Starlift | Steve Rogers | Film |
| 1950 | The Sun Sets at Dawn | The Warden | Film |
| 1950 | Born Yesterday | Jim Devery | Film |
| 1950 | 711 Ocean Drive | Lieutenant Pete Wright | Film |
| 1950 | The Men | Ellen's Father | Film |
| 1950 | Customs Agent | Charles Johnson | Film |
| 1950 | Mister 880 | Chief | Film |
| 1950 | David Harding, Counterspy | David Harding | Film |
| 1949 | The Undercover Man | Joseph S. Horan | Film |
| 1949 | Shockproof | Sam Brooks | Film |
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