Person
John Longden
Actor · Crew· West Indies
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
The roles that explain the career.
A Matter of Life and Death
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1946
Blackmail
Detective Frank Webber · 1929
Young and Innocent
Det. Insp. Kent · 1937
Jamaica Inn
Captain Johnson (uncredited) · 1939
Quatermass 2
Chief Inspector Lomax · 1957
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Raven (uncredited) · 1939
The Skin Game
Charles Hornblower · 1931
Anna Karenina
Gen. Serpuhousky · 1948
Filmography
34 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Frozen Alive | Prof. Hubbard | Film |
| 1963 | The Man Who Finally Died | Munch | Film |
| 1961 | So Evil, So Young | Mr. Turner | Film |
| 1957 | Three Sundays to Live | Warder | Film |
| 1957 | Quatermass 2 | Chief Inspector Lomax | Film |
| 1955 | Alias John Preston | Richard Sandford | Film |
| 1955 | The Ship That Died of Shame | Detective | Film |
| 1955 | Final Column | Film | |
| 1954 | Meet Mr. Callaghan | Jeremy Meraulton | Film |
| 1951 | Black Widow | Mr. Kemp | Film |
| 1951 | Pool of London | DI Williams | Film |
| 1950 | The Elusive Pimpernel | The Abbot | Film |
| 1948 | Anna Karenina | Gen. Serpuhousky | Film |
| 1948 | Bonnie Prince Charlie | Colonel O'Sullivan | Film |
| 1947 | The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Mortimer Digby | Film |
| 1946 | A Matter of Life and Death | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | The Silver Fleet | Jost Meertens | Film |
| 1942 | One of Our Aircraft Is Missing | Ground Officer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Unpublished Story | Metcalf | Film |
| 1941 | Tower of Terror | Commander | Film |
| 1941 | The Common Touch | Stuart Gordon | Film |
| 1940 | Contraband | Passport officer | Film |
| 1939 | Q Planes | John Peters, a Pilot | Film |
| 1939 | The Lion Has Wings | Unnamed Character | Film |
| 1939 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Raven (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Jamaica Inn | Captain Johnson (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | The Gaunt Stranger | Inspector Bliss | Film |
| 1937 | Young and Innocent | Det. Insp. Kent | Film |
| 1931 | The Skin Game | Charles Hornblower | Film |
| 1930 | Elstree Calling | Himself | Film |
| 1930 | Juno and the Paycock | Charles Bentham | Film |
| 1929 | Piccadilly | Man from China (uncredited) | Film |
| 1929 | Atlantic | Lanchester | Film |
| 1929 | Blackmail | Detective Frank Webber | Film |
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