John Longden

John Longden

Acting
Born Nov 11, 1900
From West Indies
Died May 26, 1971

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

Filmography — Acting

A Matter of Life and Death
7.8
1946

A Matter of Life and Death

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Jamaica Inn
6.1
1939

Jamaica Inn

Captain Johnson (uncredited)

Contraband
7.1
1940

Contraband

Passport officer

Blackmail
6.5
1929

Blackmail

Detective Frank Webber

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.4
1939

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Raven (uncredited)

Anna Karenina
6.0
1948

Anna Karenina

Gen. Serpuhousky

Quatermass 2
6.4
1957

Quatermass 2

Chief Inspector Lomax

Young and Innocent
6.6
1937

Young and Innocent

Det. Insp. Kent

Q Planes
5.9
1939

Q Planes

John Peters, a Pilot

Juno and the Paycock
4.6
1930

Juno and the Paycock

Charles Bentham

Piccadilly
6.4
1929

Piccadilly

Man from China (uncredited)

The Magic Box
6.4
1952

The Magic Box

Speaker in Connaught Rooms

The Man Who Finally Died
6.2
1963

The Man Who Finally Died

Munch

The Lion Has Wings
6.2
1939

The Lion Has Wings

Unnamed Character

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
6.6
1942

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

Ground Officer (uncredited)

Unpublished Story
6.3
1942

Unpublished Story

Metcalf

The Ship That Died of Shame
7.0
1955

The Ship That Died of Shame

Detective

Elstree Calling
5.0
1930

Elstree Calling

Himself

The Elusive Pimpernel
5.9
1950

The Elusive Pimpernel

The Abbot

The Skin Game
5.4
1931

The Skin Game

Charles Hornblower

Bonnie Prince Charlie
4.7
1948

Bonnie Prince Charlie

Colonel O'Sullivan

Pool of London
6.5
1951

Pool of London

DI Williams

The Common Touch
6.3
1941

The Common Touch

Stuart Gordon

Rynox
5.5
1932

Rynox

Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik

Frozen Alive
4.2
1964

Frozen Alive

Prof. Hubbard

The Silver Fleet
6.0
1943

The Silver Fleet

Jost Meertens

The Lady Craved Excitement
5.2
1950

The Lady Craved Excitement

Inspector James

Jennifer Hale
5.0
1937

Jennifer Hale

Police Inspector Merton

So Evil, So Young
4.0
1961

So Evil, So Young

Mr. Turner

3.8
1951

The Dark Light

Stephen

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
5.2
1947

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

Mortimer Digby

5.0
1960

An Honourable Murder

Julian Caesar

The Gaunt Stranger
7.1
1938

The Gaunt Stranger

Inspector Bliss

1931

The Ringer

Inspector Wembury

Two Worlds
1930

Two Worlds

Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky

Alias John Preston
5.3
1955

Alias John Preston

Richard Sandford

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
6.0
1951

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared

Sherlock Holmes

Dangerous Cargo
5.2
1954

Dangerous Cargo

Worthington

Black Widow
5.0
1951

Black Widow

Mr. Kemp

Atlantic
5.0
1929

Atlantic

Lanchester

Death by Design
1943

Death by Design

Inspector Slade

The Glad Eye
1927

The Glad Eye

Floquet

Tower of Terror
5.6
1941

Tower of Terror

Commander

Meet Mr. Callaghan
6.0
1954

Meet Mr. Callaghan

Jeremy Meraulton

The Adventures of Dusty Bates
4.0
1947

The Adventures of Dusty Bates

Tod Jenkins

The Silence of Dean Maitland
5.0
1934

The Silence of Dean Maitland

Dean Maitland

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Egeus

Ordeal by Fire
1957

Ordeal by Fire

De La Fayette

Three Sundays to Live
5.0
1957

Three Sundays to Live

Warder

Children of Chance
1930

Children of Chance

Jeffrey

Innocent Sinners
7.0
1958

Innocent Sinners

Admiral

1942

Rose of Tralee

Paddy O'Brien

The Flame of Love
5.5
1930

The Flame of Love

Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff

Hindle Wakes
1931

Hindle Wakes

Boyfriend

1937

It Isn't Done

Peter Ashton

6.0
1959

A Woman's Temptation

Inspector Syms

The Last Load
1948

The Last Load

Murder on the Second Floor
1932

Murder on the Second Floor

Hugh Bromilow

1927

The Arcadians

Jack Meadows

The Wickham Mystery
1931

The Wickham Mystery

Harry Crawford

1938

Bad Boy

Inspector Thompson

Two Crowded Hours
1931

Two Crowded Hours

Harry Fielding

1927

Quinneys

Joseph Quinney

Thoroughbred
6.0
1936

Thoroughbred

Bill Peel

1952

The Wallet

Man With Pipe

1959

Broad Waterways

1937

For Dealers Only

Born Lucky
1933

Born Lucky

Frank Dale

3.8
1941

Old Mother Riley's Circus

Bill

The Flight Commander
1928

The Flight Commander

Ivan

You Know What Sailors Are
1928

You Know What Sailors Are

1928

Mademoiselle Parley Voo

Le Beau - Illusionist

1927

The House of Marney

Palais De Danse
1928

Palais De Danse

No. 1

The Last Post
1929

The Last Post

David / Martin

1941

Barging Along

Narrator

Filmography — Crew