
John Stuart
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
John Stuart (John Alfred Louden Croall; 18 July 1898 β 17 October 1979) was born to Scottish parents, and was a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He successfully made the transition to talking pictures in the 1930s and his film career went on to span almost six decades. He appeared in 172 films (including shorts), 123 stage plays, and 103 television plays and series.
Known For
Filmography

Superman
1978
as 10th Elder

Supernatural
1977
as Mr Pettifer

Royal Flash
1975
as English General

The Carnforth Practice
1974
as Judge

Theatre 625
1964
as Ardrossan

The Scarlet Blade
1963
as Beverley

Paranoiac
1963
as Williams

The Human Jungle
1963
as Dr. MacRae

Danger by My Side
1962
as Prison Governor

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
as Anaesthetist

Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as Captain Kerr - 'Hood'

Village of the Damned
1960
as Professor Smith

Bottoms Up!
1960
as Police Officer

The Mummy
1959
as Coroner

Too Many Crooks
1959
as Inspector Jensen

The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958
as Inspector

Further Up the Creek
1958
as Admiral

The Secret Man
1958
as Dr. Warren

Chain of Events
1958
as Bank Manager

Quatermass 2
1957
as The Police Commissioner

The Naked Truth
1957
as Police Inspector

The Betrayal
1957

Johnny, You're Wanted
1956
as Surgeon

Tons of Trouble
1956
as Doctor

The Last Man to Hang
1956
as Magistrate

Eyewitness
1956
as Chief Constable
Space School
1956

Alias John Preston
1955
as Dr. Underwood

The Gilded Cage
1955
as Harding

It's a Great Day
1955
as Detective Inspector

John and Julie
1955
as Palace Policeman

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Pinot

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Stationarius

The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954
as Moraine
The Lost Planet
1954

Mark Saber
1954
as George Hilton

Street Corner
1953
as Magistrate

To the Rescue
1952
as Owner of Kennels

The Ringer
1952
as Gardener

The Magic Box
1952
as 2nd Platform Man at Connaught

Mr. Denning Drives North
1951
as Wilson
The Railway Children
1951
Ten Little Indians
1949
as Dr. Edward Armstrong

Third Time Lucky
1949
as Inspector
The Man from Yesterday
1949
as Gerald Amersley

Man on the Run
1949
as Det. Inspector Jim McBane

House of Darkness
1948
as Crabtree

Escape from Broadmoor
1948
as Inspector Thornton

R.U.R.
1948
as Alquist

Mine Own Executioner
1947
as Dr. John Hayling

The Phantom Shot
1947
as Inspector Webb

Mrs. Fitzherbert
1947
as Duke of Bedford

Madonna of the Seven Moons
1945
as Guiseppe Labardi

Candles at Nine
1944
as William Gardener, Turf Commission

Headline
1943
as L.B. Ellington
Women Aren't Angels
1943
as Major Gaunt
Hard Steel
1942
as Alan Saunders

The Missing Million
1942
as Inspector Dicker

The Seventh Survivor
1942
as Robert Cooper

Banana Ridge
1942
as Chief Police Officer Staples

Penn of Pennsylvania
1942
as Bindle

The Big Blockade
1942
as Royal Navy: Naval Officer
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
1941
as John Cartwright

Ships with Wings
1941
as Commdr. Hood
Old Mother Riley in Society
1940
as Tony Morgan
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
1938
as Peter Kerrigan
Pearls Bring Tears
1937
as Harry Willshire

The Show Goes On
1937
as Mack McDonald

Talking Feet
1937
as Dr. Roger Hood

Reasonable Doubt
1936
as Noel Hampton

Abdul the Damned
1935
as Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army

Lend Me Your Husband
1935
as Jeff Green

Once a Thief
1935
as Roger Drummond
Blind Justice
1935
as John Summers

DβYe Ken John Peel?
1935
as Captain Moonlight / Captain Freeman
The Blue Squadron
1934
as Colonel Mario Spada

The Black Abbot
1934
as Frank Brooks

Bella Donna
1934
as Nigel Armine

The Green Pack
1934
as Larry Dean

The Wandering Jew
1933
as Pietro Morelli (Phase III)

Love's Old Sweet Song
1933
as Paul Kingslake

The Pointing Finger
1933
as Lord Rollestone

This Week of Grace
1933
as Henry Baring

The House of Trent
1933
as John Trent

The Lost Chord
1933
as David Graham
Mayfair Girl
1933
as Robert Blair
Little Fella
1933
as Major Tony Griffiths
Enemy of the Police
1933
as John Meakin

Number Seventeen
1932
as Barton

The Mistress of Atlantis
1932
as Lt. Saint-Avit

Verdict of the Sea
1932
as Gentleman Burton
In a Monastery Garden
1932
as Michael Ferrier

Men of Steel
1932
as James 'Iron' Harg

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1931
as Sir Henry Baskerville

Hindle Wakes
1931
as Alan Jeffcote
The Wrong Mr. Perkins
1931
as Larry Byrne
High Seas
1930
as Tony Bracklethorpe
Eve's Fall
1930
as Jack Tremaine

The Nipper
1930
as Max Nicholson

Kissing Cup's Race
1930
as Lord Jimmy Hilhoxton
No Exit
1930
as Bill Alden

Children of Chance
1930
as Gordon

Elstree Calling
1930

Taxi for Two
1929
as Jack Devenish

Atlantic
1929
as Lawrence

Kitty
1929
as Alex St. George
Sailors Don't Care
1928
as Slinger Woods

Yacht of the Seven Sins
1928
as Kilian Gurlitt
Smashing Through
1928
as Richard Bristol

The Flight Commander
1928
as John Massey
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
1928
as John Smith - Theater Manager

Hindle Wakes
1927
as Allan Jeffcote
A Woman in Pawn
1927
as James Rawdon

The Glad Eye
1927
as Maurice

Roses of Picardy
1927
as Lieutenant Skene
London Love
1927
as Harry Raymond

Mademoiselle from Armentieres
1927
as Johnny
Baddesley Manor: The Phantom Gambler
1926
as Stephen Ellis
The Tower of London
1926

The Pleasure Garden
1925
as Hugh Fielding

We Women
1925
as Michael Rivven
A Daughter of Love
1925
as Dudley Bellairs
His Grace Gives Notice
1924
as Joseph Longley
The Alley of Golden Hearts
1924
as Jack

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924
as George Douglas
The Mistletoe Bough
1923
as Lord Lovell

The School for Scandal
1923
as Charles Surface
Little Miss Nobody
1923
as Guy Cheviot
The Great Gay Road
1920
as Rodney Foster