
John Longden
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Blackmail
as Detective Frank Webber
1929

Young and Innocent
as Det. Insp. Kent
1937

Alias John Preston
as Richard Sandford
1955

Quatermass 2
as Chief Inspector Lomax
1957

Juno and the Paycock
as Charles Bentham
1930

The Skin Game
as Charles Hornblower
1931

Contraband
as Passport officer
1940
Barging Along
as Narrator
1941

The Gaunt Stranger
as Inspector Bliss
1938

The Last Post
as David / Martin
1929
Quinneys
as Joseph Quinney
1927
The Arcadians
as Jack Meadows
1927

The Glad Eye
as Floquet
1927

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Mortimer Digby
1947

So Evil, So Young
as Mr. Turner
1961

The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as Tod Jenkins
1947
It Isn't Done
as Peter Ashton
1937

Dangerous Cargo
as Worthington
1954

The Lady Craved Excitement
as Inspector James
1950

Bonnie Prince Charlie
as Colonel O'Sullivan
1948
TV Appearances

The Count of Monte Cristo
1956

Interpol Calling
as Lord Ruskington
1959

The Adventures of Robin Hood
as The Abbot
1955

The Adventures of William Tell
1958

The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Archbishop
1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Ned
1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Count Leger
1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Gyles of Wren
1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Lord Blackstone
1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Chambertin
1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Walter Fitzurse
1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Wulfric
1955