Portrait of John Longden

Acting

John Longden

Career

Active from 1927 to 1961, busiest in 1931 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
24
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Blackmail
Blackmail
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Longden Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Class Conflict 3
  • British Cinema 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • 1930s 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Early Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

7 titles ยท average score 48
Frozen Alive
Frozen Alive (1964)
GoodWatch score 35

as Prof. Hubbard

Espionage
Espionage (1963)

TV show ยท as American Ambassador

The Man Who Finally Died
The Man Who Finally Died (1963)
GoodWatch score 61

as Munch

Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Lionheart (1962)

TV show ยท as Sir Thomas

So Evil, So Young
So Evil, So Young (1961)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mr. Turner

An Honourable Murder
An Honourable Murder (1960)

as Julian Caesar

Man from Interpol
Man from Interpol (1960)

TV show ยท as Superintendent Mercer / Mercer

1950s

23 titles ยท average score 63
A Woman's Temptation
A Woman's Temptation (1959)

as Inspector Syms

Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling (1959)

TV show ยท as Lord Ruskington

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1958)

as Egeus

The Adventures of William Tell
The Adventures of William Tell (1958)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Quatermass 2
Quatermass 2 (1957)
GoodWatch score 74

as Chief Inspector Lomax

Three Sundays to Live
Three Sundays to Live (1957)

as Warder

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)

TV show

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Wulfric / Sir Gyles of Wren

Mark Saber
Mark Saber (1954)

TV show ยท as Albert Lake / Simon Graves

Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared (1951)

as Sherlock Holmes

Black Widow
Black Widow (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mr. Kemp

The Lady Craved Excitement
The Lady Craved Excitement (1950)

as Inspector James

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 66
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Gen. Serpuhousky

Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
GoodWatch score 53

as Colonel O'Sullivan

The Adventures of Dusty Bates
The Adventures of Dusty Bates (1947)

as Tod Jenkins

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mortimer Digby

A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
GoodWatch score 90

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Death by Design
Death by Design (1943)

as Inspector Slade

The Silver Fleet
The Silver Fleet (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Jost Meertens

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ground Officer (uncredited)

Rose of Tralee
Rose of Tralee (1942)

as Paddy O'Brien

Old Mother Riley's Circus
Old Mother Riley's Circus (1941)

as Bill

Tower of Terror
Tower of Terror (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

as Commander

Contraband
Contraband (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Passport officer

1930s

24 titles ยท average score 54
The Gaunt Stranger
The Gaunt Stranger (1938)

as Inspector Bliss

Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

as Det. Insp. Kent

Jennifer Hale
Jennifer Hale (1937)

as Police Inspector Merton

Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred (1936)

as Bill Peel

The Silence of Dean Maitland
The Silence of Dean Maitland (1934)

as Dean Maitland

Born Lucky
Born Lucky (1933)

as Frank Dale

Rynox
Rynox (1931)

as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik

The Skin Game
The Skin Game (1931)
GoodWatch score 43

as Charles Hornblower

The Ringer
The Ringer (1931)

as Inspector Wembury

Two Crowded Hours
Two Crowded Hours (1931)

as Harry Fielding

The Flame of Love
The Flame of Love (1930)

as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff

Two Worlds
Two Worlds (1930)

as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky

1920s

10 titles ยท average score 68
Blackmail
Blackmail (1929)
GoodWatch score 74

as Detective Frank Webber

The Last Post
The Last Post (1929)

as David / Martin

Piccadilly
Piccadilly (1929)
GoodWatch score 77

as Man from China (uncredited)

Atlantic
Atlantic (1929)
GoodWatch score 52

as Lanchester

Palais De Danse
Palais De Danse (1928)

as No. 1

The Flight Commander
The Flight Commander (1928)

as Ivan

Mademoiselle Parley Voo
Mademoiselle Parley Voo (1928)

as Le Beau - Illusionist

Quinneys
Quinneys (1927)

as Joseph Quinney

The Arcadians
The Arcadians (1927)

as Jack Meadows

The Glad Eye
The Glad Eye (1927)

as Floquet