Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 11, 1900
Place of Birth
West Indies
Also Known As
- John Longdon
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.
Known For - Movies
Rynox
as Anthony Xavier 'Tony' Benedik
A Matter of Life and Death
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Jamaica Inn
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Blackmail
as Detective Frank Webber
Young and Innocent
as Det. Insp. Kent
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Raven (uncredited)
Contraband
as Passport officer
Quatermass 2
as Chief Inspector Lomax
Q Planes
as John Peters, a Pilot
The Elusive Pimpernel
as The Abbot
Known For - TV Shows
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as The Abbot
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Chambertin
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Gyles of Wren
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Walter Fitzurse
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Lord Blackstone
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Walter De Lys
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Archbishop
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Wulfric
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Count Leger
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Tailor