John Longden

John Longden

Actor · Director · Writer

West Indies
November 11, 1900

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.

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Representative Works

Final Column
Final Column
8.0
/ English
Jamaica Inn
Jamaica Inn
6.1
/ English
Blackmail
Blackmail
6.5
/ English
Innocent Sinners
Innocent Sinners
7.5
/ English
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
6.0
/ English
Young and Innocent
Young and Innocent
6.5
/ English
Quatermass 2
Quatermass 2
6.4
/ English
Hindle Wakes
Hindle Wakes
10.0
/ English
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.4
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

A Matter of Life and Death
1946Winner

Best Performance

A Matter of Life and Death

Jamaica Inn
1939Nominee

Best Performance

Jamaica Inn

Blackmail
1929Nominee

Best Performance

Blackmail

Career Highlights

Innocent Sinners
1958Highlight

Best Performance

Innocent Sinners

Anna Karenina
1948Highlight

Best Performance

Anna Karenina

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