Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 17, 1898
Place of Birth:
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
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John Stuart
Biography
John Stuart (John Alfred Louden Croall; 18 July 1898 – 17 October 1979) was born to Scottish parents, and was a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He successfully made the transition to talking pictures in the 1930s and his film career went on to span almost six decades. He appeared in 172 films (including shorts), 123 stage plays, and 103 television plays and series.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Superman | 10th Elder |
| 1975 | Royal Flash | English General |
| 1963 | The Scarlet Blade | Beverley |
| 1963 | Paranoiac | Williams |
| 1962 | Danger by My Side | Terry - Undercover Detective |
| 1960 | Sink the Bismarck! | Captain Kerr - 'Hood' |
| 1960 | Village of the Damned | Professor Smith |
| 1960 | Bottoms Up! | Police Officer |
| 1959 | The Mummy | Coroner |
| 1959 | Too Many Crooks | Inspector Jensen |
| 1958 | The Revenge of Frankenstein | Inspector |
| 1958 | Further Up the Creek | Admiral |
| 1958 | The Secret Man | Dr. Warren |
| 1958 | Chain of Events | Bank Manager |
| 1957 | Quatermass 2 | The Police Commissioner |
| 1957 | The Naked Truth | Police Inspector |
| 1956 | Johnny, You're Wanted | Surgeon |
| 1956 | Tons of Trouble | Doctor |
| 1956 | The Last Man to Hang | Magistrate |
| 1956 | Eyewitness | Chief Constable |
| 1955 | Alias John Preston | Dr. Underwood |
| 1955 | The Gilded Cage | Harding |
| 1955 | It's a Great Day | Detective Inspector |
| 1954 | The Men of Sherwood Forest | Moraine |
| 1953 | Street Corner | Magistrate |
| 1952 | To the Rescue | Owner of Kennels |
| 1952 | The Ringer | Gardener |
| 1952 | The Magic Box | 2nd Platform Man at Connaught |
| 1951 | Mr. Denning Drives North | Wilson |
| 1949 | Ten Little Indians | Dr. Edward Armstrong |
| 1949 | Third Time Lucky | Inspector |
| 1949 | The Man from Yesterday | Gerald Amersley |
| 1949 | Man on the Run | Det. Inspector Jim McBane |
| 1948 | House of Darkness | Crabtree |
| 1948 | Escape from Broadmoor | Inspector Thornton |
| 1948 | R.U.R. | Alquist |
| 1947 | Mine Own Executioner | Dr. John Hayling |
| 1947 | The Phantom Shot | Inspector Webb |
| 1947 | Mrs. Fitzherbert | Duke of Bedford |
| 1945 | Madonna of the Seven Moons | Guiseppe Labardi |
| 1944 | Candles at Nine | William Gardener, Turf Commission |
| 1943 | Headline | L.B. Ellington |
| 1943 | Women Aren't Angels | Major Gaunt |
| 1942 | Hard Steel | Alan Saunders |
| 1942 | The Missing Million | Inspector Dicker |
| 1942 | The Seventh Survivor | Robert Cooper |
| 1942 | Banana Ridge | Chief Police Officer Staples |
| 1942 | Penn of Pennsylvania | Bindle |
| 1941 | Old Mother Riley's Ghosts | John Cartwright |
| 1941 | Ships with Wings | Commdr. Hood |
| 1940 | Old Mother Riley in Society | Tony Morgan |
| 1938 | The Claydon Treasure Mystery | Peter Kerrigan |
| 1937 | Pearls Bring Tears | Harry Willshire |
| 1937 | The Show Goes On | Mack McDonald |
| 1937 | Talking Feet | Dr. Roger Hood |
| 1936 | Reasonable Doubt | Noel Hampton |
| 1935 | Abdul the Damned | Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army |
| 1935 | Lend Me Your Husband | Jeff Green |
| 1935 | Once a Thief | Roger Drummond |
| 1935 | Blind Justice | John Summers |
| 1935 | D’Ye Ken John Peel? | Captain Moonlight / Captain Freeman |
| 1934 | The Blue Squadron | |
| 1934 | The Black Abbot | Frank Brooks |
| 1934 | Bella Donna | Nigel Armine |
| 1934 | The Green Pack | Larry Dean |
| 1933 | The Wandering Jew | Pietro Morelli (Phase III) |
| 1933 | Love's Old Sweet Song | Paul Kingslake |
| 1933 | The Pointing Finger | Lord Rollestone |
| 1933 | This Week of Grace | Henry Baring |
| 1933 | The House of Trent | John Trent |
| 1933 | The Lost Chord | David Graham |
| 1933 | Mayfair Girl | Robert Blair |
| 1933 | Little Fella | Major Tony Griffiths |
| 1933 | Enemy of the Police | John Meakin |
| 1932 | Number Seventeen | Barton |
| 1932 | The Mistress of Atlantis | Lt. Saint-Avit |
| 1932 | Verdict of the Sea | Gentleman Burton |
| 1932 | In a Monastery Garden | Michael Ferrier |
| 1932 | Men of Steel | James 'Iron' Harg |
| 1931 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | Sir Henry Baskerville |
| 1931 | Hindle Wakes | Alan Jeffcote |
| 1931 | The Wrong Mr. Perkins | Larry Byrne |
| 1930 | High Seas | Tony Bracklethorpe |
| 1930 | Eve's Fall | Jack Tremaine |
| 1930 | The Nipper | Max Nicholson |
| 1930 | Kissing Cup's Race | Lord Jimmy Hilhoxton |
| 1930 | No Exit | Bill Alden |
| 1930 | Children of Chance | Gordon |
| 1930 | Elstree Calling | |
| 1929 | Taxi for Two | Jack Devenish |
| 1929 | Atlantic | Lawrence |
| 1929 | Kitty | Alex St. George |
| 1928 | Sailors Don't Care | Slinger Woods |
| 1928 | Yacht of the Seven Sins | Kilian Gurlitt |
| 1928 | Smashing Through | Richard Bristol |
| 1928 | The Flight Commander | John Massey |
| 1928 | Mademoiselle Parley Voo | John Smith - Theater Manager |
| 1927 | Hindle Wakes | Allan Jeffcote |
| 1927 | A Woman in Pawn | James Rawdon |
| 1927 | The Glad Eye | Maurice |
| 1927 | Roses of Picardy | Lieutenant Skene |
| 1927 | London Love | Harry Raymond |
| 1927 | Mademoiselle from Armentieres | Johnny |
| 1926 | Baddesley Manor: The Phantom Gambler | Stephen Ellis |
| 1926 | The Tower of London | |
| 1925 | The Pleasure Garden | Hugh Fielding |
| 1925 | We Women | Michael Rivven |
| 1925 | A Daughter of Love | Dudley Bellairs |
| 1924 | His Grace Gives Notice | Joseph Longley |
| 1924 | The Alley of Golden Hearts | Jack |
| 1924 | The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots | George Douglas |
| 1923 | The Mistletoe Bough | Lord Lovell |
| 1923 | The School for Scandal | Charles Surface |
| 1923 | Little Miss Nobody | Guy Cheviot |
| 1920 | The Great Gay Road | Rodney Foster |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Accident | |
| 1974 | The Carnforth Practice | |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle | Dr. MacRae |
| 1956 | Space School | |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Pinot |
| 1955 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Stationarius |
| 1954 | The Lost Planet | |
| 1951 | The Railway Children |