John Longden

John Longden

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.

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Known For

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955 • as The Abbot

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955 • as Archbishop

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955 • as Ned

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955 • as Count Leger

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955 • as Sir Gyles of Wren

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955 • as Lord Blackstone

Filmography

1964

Frozen Alive
Frozen Alive
as Prof. Hubbard
Movie - Released: 12/1/1964

1963

The Man Who Finally Died
The Man Who Finally Died
as Munch
Movie - Released: 12/1/1963

1961

So Evil, So Young
So Evil, So Young
Movie - Released: 1/1/1961

1960

Movie
An Honourable Murder
as Julian Caesar
Movie - Released: 3/31/1960
Man from Interpol
Man from Interpol
as Superintendent Mercer
TV - Released: 1/30/1960
Man from Interpol
Man from Interpol
as Mercer
TV - Released: 1/30/1960

1959

Movie
A Woman's Temptation
Movie - Released: 12/12/1959
Movie
Broad Waterways
Movie - Released: 1/1/1959
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling
as Lord Ruskington
TV - Released: 9/13/1959

1958

Innocent Sinners
Innocent Sinners
as Admiral
Movie - Released: 3/25/1958
The Adventures of William Tell
The Adventures of William Tell
TV - Released: 9/15/1958

1957

Quatermass 2
Quatermass 2
as Chief Inspector Lomax
Movie - Released: 5/24/1957

1956

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
TV - Released: 2/20/1956

1955

Alias John Preston
Alias John Preston
as Richard Sandford
Movie - Released: 12/14/1955
The Ship That Died of Shame
The Ship That Died of Shame
as Detective
Movie - Released: 4/19/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as The Abbot
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Archbishop
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Ned
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Count Leger
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Gyles of Wren
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Lord Blackstone
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Chambertin
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Walter Fitzurse
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Wulfric
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Tailor
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Walter De Lys
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Hodges
TV - Released: 9/26/1955

1954

Dangerous Cargo
Dangerous Cargo
as Worthington
Movie - Released: 5/1/1954
Meet Mr. Callaghan
Meet Mr. Callaghan
as Jeremy Meraulton
Movie - Released: 6/1/1954

1952

Movie
The Wallet
as Man With Pipe
Movie - Released: 3/1/1952
The Magic Box
The Magic Box
as Speaker in Connaught Rooms
Movie - Released: 1/1/1952

1951

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
as Sherlock Holmes
Movie - Released: 4/1/1951
Pool of London
Pool of London
as DI Williams
Movie - Released: 2/20/1951
The Black Widow
The Black Widow
as Mr. Kemp
Movie - Released: 10/22/1951

1950

Movie
The Lady Craved Excitement
as Inspector James
Movie - Released: 8/1/1950
The Elusive Pimpernel
The Elusive Pimpernel
as The Abbot
Movie - Released: 11/7/1950

1948

Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie
as Colonel O'Sullivan
Movie - Released: 10/26/1948
The Last Load
The Last Load
Movie - Released: 1/1/1948
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
as Gen. Serpuhousky
Movie - Released: 1/22/1948

1947

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Mortimer Digby
Movie - Released: 10/30/1947
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as Tod Jenkins
Movie - Released: 9/1/1947

1946

A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/15/1946

1943

Death by Design
Death by Design
as Inspector Slade
Movie - Released: 1/23/1943
The Silver Fleet
The Silver Fleet
as Jost Meertens
Movie - Released: 3/15/1943

1942

Unpublished Story
Unpublished Story
as Metcalf
Movie - Released: 8/10/1942
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as Ground Officer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/24/1942

1941

Movie
Barging Along
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1941
The Common Touch
The Common Touch
as Stuart Gordon
Movie - Released: 11/15/1941
Tower of Terror
Tower of Terror
as Commander
Movie - Released: 12/27/1941
Movie
Old Mother Riley's Circus
as Bill
Movie - Released: 12/10/1941

1940

Contraband
Contraband
as Passport officer
Movie - Released: 5/11/1940

1939

Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/11/1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Raven (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/28/1939
Q Planes
Q Planes
as John Peters, a Pilot
Movie - Released: 2/21/1939
The Lion Has Wings
The Lion Has Wings
as Unnamed Character
Movie - Released: 11/3/1939

1938

The Gaunt Stranger
The Gaunt Stranger
as Inspector Bliss
Movie - Released: 10/27/1938
Movie
Bad Boy
as Inspector Thompson
Movie - Released: 1/1/1938

1937

Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent
as Det. Insp. Kent
Movie - Released: 11/1/1937
Movie
It Isn't Done
as Peter Ashton
Movie - Released: 2/24/1937
Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale
as Police Inspector Merton
Movie - Released: 10/6/1937
Movie
For Dealers Only
Movie - Released: 11/25/1937

1936

Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
as Bill Peel
Movie - Released: 5/9/1936

1934

The Silence of Dean Maitland
The Silence of Dean Maitland
as Dean Maitland
Movie - Released: 5/12/1934

1933

Born Lucky
Born Lucky
as Frank Dale
Movie - Released: 4/5/1933

1932

Murder on the Second Floor
Murder on the Second Floor
as Hugh Bromilow
Movie - Released: 3/4/1932

1931

The Skin Game
The Skin Game
as Charles Hornblower
Movie - Released: 2/26/1931
Hindle Wakes
Hindle Wakes
as Boyfriend
Movie - Released: 10/2/1931
Rynox
Rynox
as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
Movie - Released: 11/4/1931
Movie
The Ringer
as Inspector Wembury
Movie - Released: 3/31/1931
Two Crowded Hours
Two Crowded Hours
as Harry Fielding
Movie - Released: 7/8/1931
The Wickham Mystery
The Wickham Mystery
as Harry Crawford
Movie - Released: 10/19/1931

1930

Juno and the Paycock
Juno and the Paycock
as Charles Bentham
Movie - Released: 6/29/1930
The Flame of Love
The Flame of Love
as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
Movie - Released: 3/7/1930
Elstree Calling
Elstree Calling
as Himself
Movie - Released: 2/6/1930
Children of Chance
Children of Chance
as Jeffrey
Movie - Released: 11/20/1930
Two Worlds
Two Worlds
as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
Movie - Released: 7/28/1930

1929

Blackmail
Blackmail
as Detective Frank Webber
Movie - Released: 7/11/1929
The Last Post
The Last Post
as David / Martin
Movie - Released: 1/11/1929
Piccadilly
Piccadilly
as Man from China (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/1/1929
Atlantic
Atlantic
as Lanchester
Movie - Released: 11/15/1929

1928

Palais De Danse
Palais De Danse
as No. 1
Movie - Released: 7/27/1928
You Know What Sailors Are
You Know What Sailors Are
Movie - Released: 12/14/1928

1927

Movie
Quinneys
as Joseph Quinney
Movie - Released: 12/1/1927
Movie
The Arcadians
as Jack Meadows
Movie - Released: 10/1/1927
The Glad Eye
The Glad Eye
as Floquet
Movie - Released: 6/1/1927
Movie
The House of Marney
Movie - Released: 4/4/1927