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John Stuart

John Stuart

Acting1898Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK

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.

Acting History

1978
Superman
as 10th Elder
1977
Supernatural
TVas Mr Pettifer2 eps
1975
Royal Flash
as English General
1965
Theatre 625
TVas Ardrossan1 eps
1964
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
TVas Anaesthetist1 eps
1963
Paranoiac
as Williams
The Human Jungle
TVas Dr. MacRae
1962
Danger by My Side
as Prison Governor
1960
Sink the Bismarck!
as Captain Kerr - 'Hood'
Village of the Damned
as Professor Smith
Bottoms Up!
as Police Officer
1959
Too Many Crooks
as Inspector Jensen
The Mummy
as Coroner
1958
1957
The Naked Truth
as Police Inspector
Quatermass 2
as The Police Commissioner
1956
Eyewitness
as Chief Constable
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TVas Stationarius1 eps
1955
John & Julie
as Palace Policeman
The Gilded Cage
as Harding
It's a Great Day
as Detective Inspector
Mark Saber
TVas George Hilton1 eps
1953
Street Corner
as Magistrate
1952
The Magic Box
as 2nd Platform Man at Connaught
The Ringer
as Gardener
To the Rescue
as Owner of Kennels
1949
Ten Little Indians
as Dr. Edward Armstrong
Man on the Run
as Det. Inspector Jim McBane
1948
Escape from Broadmoor
as Inspector Thornton
1947
Mrs. Fitzherbert
as Duke of Bedford
Mine Own Executioner
as Dr. John Hayling
1945
Madonna of the Seven Moons
as Guiseppe Labardi
1944
Candles at Nine
as William Gardener, Turf Commission
1943
Headline
as L.B. Ellington
Women Aren't Angels
as Major Gaunt
1942
Hard Steel
as Alan Saunders
Banana Ridge
as Chief Police Officer Staples
The Missing Million
as Inspector Dicker
1941
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
as John Cartwright
Ships with Wings
as Commdr. Hood
1940
1937
The Show Goes On
as Mack McDonald
Talking Feet
as Dr. Roger Hood
1935
Abdul the Damned
as Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army
Once a Thief
as Roger Drummond
1934
The Black Abbot
as Frank Brooks
1933
The House of Trent
as John Trent
Little Fella
as Major Tony Griffiths
The Wandering Jew
as Pietro Morelli (Phase III)
The Pointing Finger
as Lord Rollestone
This Week of Grace
as Henry Baring
1932
1931
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sir Henry Baskerville
Hindle Wakes
as Alan Jeffcote
1930
1929
Atlantic
as Lawrence
Kitty
as Alex St. George
1928
Yacht of the Seven Sins
as Kilian Gurlitt
1927
Roses of Picardy
as Lieutenant Skene
Hindle Wakes
as Allan Jeffcote
A Woman in Pawn
as James Rawdon
1925
The Pleasure Garden
as Hugh Fielding
1923
The School for Scandal
as Charles Surface

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/17/1898
Day of Death
10/17/1979
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK