
John Longden
Acting
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Acting Credits
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Biography
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

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Tailor

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Lord Blackstone

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Wulfric

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Walter Fitzurse

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Chambertin

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Walter De Lys

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Ned
Filmography

The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)

Frozen Alive
1964
as Prof. Hubbard

The Man Who Finally Died
1963
as Munch

Espionage
1963
as American Ambassador

Richard the Lionheart
1962
as Sir Thomas

So Evil, So Young
1961
as Mr. Turner
An Honourable Murder
1960
as Julian Caesar

Man from Interpol
1960
as Mercer

Man from Interpol
1960
as Superintendent Mercer
A Woman's Temptation
1959
as Inspector Syms
Broad Waterways
1959

Interpol Calling
1959
as Lord Ruskington

Innocent Sinners
1958
as Admiral

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958
as Egeus

The Adventures of William Tell
1958

Quatermass 2
1957
as Chief Inspector Lomax

Ordeal by Fire
1957
as De La Fayette

Three Sundays to Live
1957
as Warder

The Count of Monte Cristo
1956

Alias John Preston
1955
as Richard Sandford

The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as Detective
Final Column
1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as The Abbot

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Tailor

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Lord Blackstone

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Wulfric

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Walter Fitzurse

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Chambertin

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir Walter De Lys

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Ned

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Count Leger

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir Gyles of Wren

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Archbishop

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Hodges

Dangerous Cargo
1954
as Worthington

Meet Mr. Callaghan
1954
as Jeremy Meraulton

Mark Saber
1954
as Simon Graves

Mark Saber
1954
as Albert Lake
The Wallet
1952
as Man With Pipe

The Magic Box
1952
as Speaker in Connaught Rooms

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
1951
as Sherlock Holmes

Pool of London
1951
as DI Williams

Black Widow
1951
as Mr. Kemp
The Dark Light
1951
as Stephen

The Lady Craved Excitement
1950
as Inspector James

The Elusive Pimpernel
1950
as The Abbot

Bonnie Prince Charlie
1948
as Colonel O'Sullivan

The Last Load
1948

Anna Karenina
1948
as Gen. Serpuhousky

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947
as Mortimer Digby

The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
as Tod Jenkins

A Matter of Life and Death
1946
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Death by Design
1943
as Inspector Slade

The Silver Fleet
1943
as Jost Meertens

Unpublished Story
1942
as Metcalf

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
as Ground Officer (uncredited)
Rose of Tralee
1942
as Paddy O'Brien
Barging Along
1941
as Narrator

The Common Touch
1941
as Stuart Gordon

Tower of Terror
1941
as Commander
Old Mother Riley's Circus
1941
as Bill

Contraband
1940
as Passport officer

Jamaica Inn
1939
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939
as Raven (uncredited)

Q Planes
1939
as John Peters, a Pilot

The Lion Has Wings
1939
as Unnamed Character

The Gaunt Stranger
1938
as Inspector Bliss
Bad Boy
1938
as Inspector Thompson

Young and Innocent
1937
as Det. Insp. Kent
It Isn't Done
1937
as Peter Ashton

Jennifer Hale
1937
as Police Inspector Merton
For Dealers Only
1937

Thoroughbred
1936
as Bill Peel

The Silence of Dean Maitland
1934
as Dean Maitland

Born Lucky
1933
as Frank Dale

Murder on the Second Floor
1932
as Hugh Bromilow

The Skin Game
1931
as Charles Hornblower

Hindle Wakes
1931
as Boyfriend

Rynox
1931
as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
The Ringer
1931
as Inspector Wembury

Two Crowded Hours
1931
as Harry Fielding

The Wickham Mystery
1931
as Harry Crawford

Juno and the Paycock
1930
as Charles Bentham

The Flame of Love
1930
as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff

Elstree Calling
1930
as Himself

Children of Chance
1930
as Jeffrey

Two Worlds
1930
as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky

Blackmail
1929
as Detective Frank Webber

The Last Post
1929
as David / Martin

Piccadilly
1929
as Man from China (uncredited)

Atlantic
1929
as Lanchester

Palais De Danse
1928
as No. 1

You Know What Sailors Are
1928

The Flight Commander
1928
as Ivan
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
1928
as Le Beau - Illusionist
Quinneys
1927
as Joseph Quinney
The Arcadians
1927
as Jack Meadows

The Glad Eye
1927
as Floquet
The House of Marney
1927