Cast & creator
John Longden
Best known for The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Adventures of Robin Hood
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: John Longdon
82
film credits
22
television credits
99
1927–1994 · acting roles
7.1
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (104)
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Abbot
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
Tailor
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
Lord Blackstone
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
Wulfric
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
Walter Fitzurse
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
Chambertin
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Walter De Lys
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
Ned
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
Count Leger
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Gyles of Wren
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
Archbishop
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
Hodges
1955
Espionage
American Ambassador
1963
Interpol Calling
Lord Ruskington
1959
Mark Saber
Simon Graves
1954Mark Saber
Albert Lake
1954
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
1994
Richard the Lionheart
Sir Thomas
1962
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
A Matter of Life and Death
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1946
Jamaica Inn
Captain Johnson (uncredited)
1939
Quatermass 2
Chief Inspector Lomax
1957
Man from Interpol
Mercer
1960Man from Interpol
Superintendent Mercer
1960
Blackmail
Detective Frank Webber
1929
Young and Innocent
Det. Insp. Kent
1937
Anna Karenina
Gen. Serpuhousky
1948
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Ground Officer (uncredited)
1942Final Column
1955
Juno and the Paycock
Charles Bentham
1930
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Raven (uncredited)
1939Barging Along
Narrator
1941
The Man Who Finally Died
Munch
1963
The Skin Game
Charles Hornblower
1931
Innocent Sinners
Admiral
1958
Piccadilly
Man from China (uncredited)
1929
The Silver Fleet
Jost Meertens
1943
The Ship That Died of Shame
Detective
1955
So Evil, So Young
Mr. Turner
1961
The Lion Has Wings
Unnamed Character
1939
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
Tod Jenkins
1947
Q Planes
John Peters, a Pilot
1939
The Lady Craved Excitement
Inspector James
1950
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Mortimer Digby
1947
Pool of London
Det. Insp. Williams
1951
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Egeus
1958
The Magic Box
Speaker in Connaught Rooms
1952
The Elusive Pimpernel
The Abbot
1950
Contraband
Passport officer
1940
You Know What Sailors Are
1928
The Silence of Dean Maitland
Dean Maitland
1934
Hindle Wakes
Boyfriend
1931
Alias John Preston
Richard Sandford
1955The House of Marney
1927A Woman's Temptation
Inspector Syms
1959
Three Sundays to Live
Warder
1957
The Flame of Love
Lieutenant Boris Boriskoff
1930Come Into My Parlour
Director
1932Come Into My Parlour
Writer
1932
Unpublished Story
Metcalf
1942It Isn't Done
Peter Ashton
1937
Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared
Sherlock Holmes
1951
Death by Design
Inspector Slade
1943
Murder on the Second Floor
Hugh Bromilow
1932
Frozen Alive
Prof. Hubbard
1964Old Mother Riley's Circus
Bill
1941
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Colonel O'Sullivan
1948
Elstree Calling
Himself
1930
The Common Touch
Stuart Gordon
1941
The Last Post
David / Martin
1929
Meet Mr. Callaghan
Jeremy Meraulton
1954
Ordeal by Fire
De La Fayette
1957
The Gaunt Stranger
Inspector Bliss
1938
The Flight Commander
Ivan
1928
The Last Load
1948An Honourable Murder
Julian Caesar
1960
Atlantic
Lanchester
1929
Black Widow
Mr. Kemp
1951
Tower of Terror
Commander
1941
Dangerous Cargo
Worthington
1954Rose of Tralee
Paddy O'Brien
1942
Rynox
Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
1931
Children of Chance
Jeffrey
1930For Dealers Only
1937The Dark Light
Stephen
1951The Ringer
Inspector Wembury
1931
Palais De Danse
No. 1
1928Palais De Danse
Writer
1928Quinneys
Joseph Quinney
1927Quinneys
Scenario Writer
1927Bad Boy
Inspector Thompson
1938
Two Worlds
Lt. Stanislaus von Zaminsky
1930
The Glad Eye
Floquet
1927The Wallet
Man With Pipe
1952Mademoiselle Parley Voo
Le Beau - Illusionist
1928Mademoiselle Parley Voo
Writer
1928
Two Crowded Hours
Harry Fielding
1931The Arcadians
Jack Meadows
1927
The Wickham Mystery
Harry Crawford
1931
Born Lucky
Frank Dale
1933
Thoroughbred
Bill Peel
1936
Jennifer Hale
Police Inspector Merton
1937