
John Longden
Nov 11, 1900 - May 26, 1971 (70 years old) in 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 Adventures of Robin Hood
The Abbot

Interpol Calling
Lord Ruskington

Man from Interpol
Superintendent Mercer

Jamaica Inn
Captain Johnson (uncredited)

Quatermass 2
Chief Inspector Lomax

Blackmail
Detective Frank Webber

A Matter of Life and Death
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Anna Karenina
Gen. Serpuhousky
Credits
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Frozen Alive 1964Prof. Hubbard★ 4.2
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Munch★ 6.2
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So Evil, So Young 1961★ 4
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An Honourable Murder 1960Julian Caesar★ 5
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Man from Interpol 1960Superintendent Mercer★ 7
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A Woman's Temptation 1959★ NR
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Interpol Calling 1959Lord Ruskington★ 6.7
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Broad Waterways 1959★ NR
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★ 6.3
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Innocent Sinners 1958Admiral★ 7
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Quatermass 2 1957Chief Inspector Lomax★ 6.4
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★ 4.4
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Alias John Preston 1955Richard Sandford★ 5.4
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The Abbot★ 6.1
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Detective★ 6.9
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Meet Mr. Callaghan 1954Jeremy Meraulton★ 6
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Dangerous Cargo 1954Worthington★ 5.2
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The Wallet 1952Man With Pipe★ NR
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The Magic Box 1952Speaker in Connaught Rooms★ 6.3
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The Black Widow 1951Mr. Kemp★ 5
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Sherlock Holmes★ 6
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Pool of London 1951DI Williams★ 6.5
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The Abbot★ 6
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Inspector James★ 5.2
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Colonel O'Sullivan★ 4.7
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Anna Karenina 1948Gen. Serpuhousky★ 6.1
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The Last Load 1948★ NR
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Mortimer Digby★ 5.2
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Tod Jenkins★ 4
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Narrator (voice) (uncredited)★ 7.8
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The Silver Fleet 1943Jost Meertens★ 6
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Death by Design 1943Inspector Slade★ NR
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Unpublished Story 1942Metcalf★ 6.3
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Ground Officer (uncredited)★ 6.6
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Tower of Terror 1941Commander★ 5.5
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Bill★ 4.4
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The Common Touch 1941Stuart Gordon★ 6.3
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Barging Along 1941Narrator★ NR
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Contraband 1940Passport officer★ 6.9
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The Lion Has Wings 1939Unnamed Character★ 6.2
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1939Raven (uncredited)★ 7.4
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Jamaica Inn 1939Captain Johnson (uncredited)★ 6.1
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Q Planes 1939John Peters, a Pilot★ 5.9
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The Gaunt Stranger 1938Inspector Bliss★ 6.2
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Bad Boy 1938Inspector Thompson★ NR
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For Dealers Only 1937★ NR
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Young and Innocent 1937Det. Insp. Kent★ 6.6
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Jennifer Hale 1937Police Inspector Merton★ 5
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It Isn't Done 1937Peter Ashton★ NR
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Thoroughbred 1936Bill Peel★ 6
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Dean Maitland★ 5
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Born Lucky 1933Frank Dale★ NR
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Hugh Bromilow★ NR
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Rynox 1931Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik★ 5.5
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The Wickham Mystery 1931Harry Crawford★ NR
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Hindle Wakes 1931Boyfriend★ NR
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Two Crowded Hours 1931Harry Fielding★ NR
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The Ringer 1931Inspector Wembury★ NR
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The Skin Game 1931Charles Hornblower★ 5.3
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Children of Chance 1930Jeffrey★ NR
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Two Worlds 1930Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky★ NR
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Juno and the Paycock 1930Charles Bentham★ 4.7
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The Flame of Love 1930Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff★ 5.5
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Elstree Calling 1930Himself★ 5.1
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Atlantic 1929Lanchester★ 4.9
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Blackmail 1929Detective Frank Webber★ 6.5
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Piccadilly 1929Man from China (uncredited)★ 6.4
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The Last Post 1929David / Martin★ NR
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★ NR
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Palais De Danse 1928No. 1★ NR
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Quinneys 1927Joseph Quinney★ NR
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The Arcadians 1927Jack Meadows★ NR
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The Glad Eye 1927Floquet★ NR
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The House of Marney 1927★ NR