Portrait of John Longden

Acting

John Longden

Titles
67movies9TV shows
Career

Active from 1927 to 1960, busiest in 1931 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
23
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent
GoodWatch score76/100

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 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
John Longden Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.2
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 2.9
  • Dark Humor
    1.7, average 2.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Cinema 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Early Sound Era 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • 1930s 2
  • Suspenseful 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74

1960s

6 titles · average score 47
GoodWatch34
Poster for Frozen Alive

as Prof. Hubbard

Poster for Espionage

TV show · as American Ambassador

Poster for Richard the Lionheart

TV show · as Sir Thomas

Poster for Man from Interpol

TV show · as Superintendent Mercer / Mercer

1950s

20 titles · average score 61
Poster for Interpol Calling

TV show · as Lord Ruskington

GoodWatch65
Poster for Quatermass 2

as Chief Inspector Lomax

GoodWatch46
Poster for The Adventures of Robin Hood

TV show · as Count Leger / Lord Blackstone

Poster for Mark Saber

TV show · as Simon Graves / Albert Lake

GoodWatch67
Poster for The Magic Box

as Speaker in Connaught Rooms

All 20 titles from the 1950s

1940s

14 titles · average score 64
All 14 titles from the 1940s

1930s

24 titles · average score 59
Poster for The Gaunt Stranger

as Inspector Bliss

GoodWatch76
Poster for Young and Innocent

as Det. Insp. Kent

Poster for Jennifer Hale

as Police Inspector Merton

Poster for Born Lucky

as Frank Dale

GoodWatch52
Poster for The Skin Game

as Charles Hornblower

Poster for Rynox

as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik

Poster for The Ringer

as Inspector Wembury

Poster for Two Crowded Hours

as Harry Fielding

Poster for The Flame of Love

as Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff

Poster for Two Worlds

as Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky

All 24 titles from the 1930s

1920s

10 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch73
Poster for Blackmail

as Detective Frank Webber

GoodWatch50
Poster for Atlantic

as Lanchester

Poster for The Last Post

as David / Martin

GoodWatch80
Poster for Piccadilly

as Man from China (uncredited)

Poster for Mademoiselle Parley Voo

as Le Beau - Illusionist

Poster for The Arcadians

as Jack Meadows

Poster for Quinneys

as Joseph Quinney

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