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
Young and Innocent
(1937)
Det. Insp. Kent
Jamaica Inn
(1939)
Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Quatermass II
(1957)
Chief Inspector Lomax
A Matter of Life and Death
(1946)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Blackmail
(1929)
Detective Frank Webber
The Skin Game
(1931)
Charles Hornblower
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
(1939)
Raven (uncredited)
Pool of London
(1951)
DI Williams
Full Filmography
Acting
The House of Marney
(1927)
Quinneys
(1927)
Joseph Quinney
The Arcadians
(1927)
Jack Meadows
The Glad Eye
(1927)
Floquet
Palais De Danse
(1928)
No. 1
Juno and the Paycock
(1929)
Charles Bentham
Blackmail
(1929)
Detective Frank Webber
Piccadilly
(1929)
Man from China (uncredited)
Atlantic
(1929)
Lanchester
The Last Post
(1929)
David / Martin
The Flame of Love
(1930)
Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
Elstree Calling
(1930)
Himself
Children of Chance
(1930)
Jeffrey
Two Worlds
(1930)
Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
The Skin Game
(1931)
Charles Hornblower
Hindle Wakes
(1931)
Boyfriend
Rynox
(1931)
Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
The Ringer
(1931)
Inspector Wembury
Two Crowded Hours
(1931)
Harry Fielding
The Wickham Mystery
(1931)
Harry Crawford
Murder on the Second Floor
(1932)
Hugh Bromilow
Born Lucky
(1933)
Frank Dale
The Silence of Dean Maitland
(1934)
Dean Maitland
Thoroughbred
(1936)
Bill Peel
Young and Innocent
(1937)
Det. Insp. Kent
It Isn't Done
(1937)
Peter Ashton
Jennifer Hale
(1937)
Police Inspector Merton
The Gaunt Stranger
(1938)
Inspector Bliss
Bad Boy
(1938)
Inspector Thompson
Q Planes
(1939)
John Peters, a Pilot
Jamaica Inn
(1939)
Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
(1939)
Raven (uncredited)
The Lion Has Wings
(1939)
Unnamed Character
Contraband
(1940)
Passport officer
The Common Touch
(1941)
Stuart Gordon
Tower of Terror
(1941)
Commander
Old Mother Riley's Circus
(1941)
Bill
Barging Along
(1941)
Narrator
Unpublished Story
(1942)
Metcalf
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
(1942)
Ground Officer (uncredited)
Death by Design
(1943)
Inspector Slade
The Silver Fleet
(1943)
Jost Meertens
A Matter of Life and Death
(1946)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
(1947)
Mortimer Digby
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
(1947)
Tod Jenkins
Bonnie Prince Charlie
(1948)
Colonel O'Sullivan
The Last Load
(1948)
The Lady Craved Excitement
(1950)
Inspector James
The Elusive Pimpernel
(1950)
The Abbot
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
(1951)
Sherlock Holmes
Pool of London
(1951)
DI Williams
The Black Widow
(1951)
Mr. Kemp
The Magic Box
(1952)
Speaker in Connaught Rooms
The Wallet
(1952)
Dangerous Cargo
(1954)
Worthington
Meet Mr. Callaghan
(1954)
Jeremy Meraulton
Alias John Preston
(1955)
Richard Sandford
The Ship That Died of Shame
(1955)
Detective
Quatermass II
(1957)
Chief Inspector Lomax
Innocent Sinners
(1958)
Admiral
An Honourable Murder
(1960)
Julian Caesar
So Evil, So Young
(1961)
The Man Who Finally Died
(1963)
Munch
Frozen Alive
(1964)
Prof. Hubbard
Writing
Directing