From Alfred Hitchcock Wiki

• born: 11/Nov/1900 (West Indies)
• died: 26/May/1971 (London, England, UK)

Biography

British actor John Longden played the hero in a number of silent films during the late '20s and into the '30s. He later became a noted character actor.

Before becoming an actor, Longden, a native of the West Indies, worked as a mining engineer.

Filmography

With Hitchcock...

• Blackmail (1929) - cast: Det. Frank Webber
• Elstree Calling (1930) - cast
• Juno and the Paycock (1930) - cast: Charles Bentham
• The Skin Game (1931) - cast: Charles Hornblower
• Young and Innocent (1937) - cast: Det. Insp. Kent
• Jamaica Inn (1939) - cast: Capt. Johnson (uncredited)

Other works of note...

• Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) - cast (uncredited)
• Contraband (1940) - cast: Passport Officer
• One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) - cast: Ground Officer (uncredited)
• A Matter of Life and Death (1946) - cast: Narrator of introduction (uncredited)
• The Magic Box (1951) - cast: Speaker in Connaught Rooms
• Quatermass 2 (1957) - cast: Lomax

Links

• Internet Movie Database

Image Gallery

Images from the Hitchcock Gallery (click to view larger versions or search for all relevant images)...