John Stuart

Born: 1898-07-17 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK

Died: 1979-10-17

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1991

The Emperor's New Clothes ... (Music)

1983

Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet ... (Music)
David Copperfield ... (Music)

1978

Superman as 10th Elder

1977

Supernatural as Mr Pettifer

1975

Royal Flash as English General

1974

The Carnforth Practice as Judge

1964

Theatre 625 as Ardrossan

1963

The Human Jungle as Dr. MacRae
Paranoiac as Williams
The Scarlet Blade as Beverley

1962

Dr. Finlay's Casebook as Anaesthetist
Danger by My Side as Prison Governor

1960

Village of the Damned as Professor Smith
Sink the Bismarck! as Captain Kerr - 'Hood'
Bottoms Up! as Police Officer

1959

The Mummy as Coroner
Too Many Crooks as Inspector Jensen

1958

The Revenge of Frankenstein as Inspector
Further Up the Creek as Admiral
Chain of Events as Bank Manager
The Secret Man as Dr. Warren

1957

Quatermass 2 as The Police Commissioner
The Naked Truth as Police Inspector
The Betrayal

1956

The Last Man to Hang as Magistrate
Johnny, You're Wanted as Surgeon
Eyewitness as Chief Constable
Space School
Tons of Trouble as Doctor

1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood as Pinot
John and Julie as Palace Policeman
It's a Great Day as Detective Inspector
Alias John Preston as Dr. Underwood
The Gilded Cage as Harding

1954

Mark Saber as George Hilton
The Men of Sherwood Forest as Moraine
The Lost Planet

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

1951

The Railway Children
Mr. Denning Drives North as Wilson

1949

Man on the Run as Det. Inspector Jim McBane
The Man from Yesterday as Gerald Amersley
Third Time Lucky as Inspector
Ten Little Indians as Dr. Edward Armstrong

1948

Escape from Broadmoor as Inspector Thornton
House of Darkness as Crabtree
R.U.R. as Alquist

1947

Mine Own Executioner as Dr. John Hayling
Mrs. Fitzherbert as Duke of Bedford
The Phantom Shot as Inspector Webb

1945

Madonna of the Seven Moons as Guiseppe Labardi

1944

Candles at Nine as William Gardener, Turf Commission

1943

Women Aren't Angels as Major Gaunt
Headline as L.B. Ellington

1942

The Big Blockade as Royal Navy: Naval Officer
Penn of Pennsylvania as Bindle
The Missing Million as Inspector Dicker
Hard Steel as Alan Saunders
The Seventh Survivor as Robert Cooper
Banana Ridge as Chief Police Officer Staples

1937

The Show Goes On as Mack McDonald
Pearls Bring Tears as Harry Willshire
Talking Feet as Dr. Roger Hood

1936

Reasonable Doubt as Noel Hampton

1935

Lend Me Your Husband as Jeff Green
D’Ye Ken John Peel? as Captain Moonlight / Captain Freeman
Abdul the Damned as Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army
Once a Thief as Roger Drummond
Blind Justice as John Summers

1934

Bella Donna as Nigel Armine
The Blue Squadron as Colonel Mario Spada
The Black Abbot as Frank Brooks
The Green Pack as Larry Dean

1933

Love's Old Sweet Song as Paul Kingslake
Enemy of the Police as John Meakin
This Week of Grace as Henry Baring
The Wandering Jew as Pietro Morelli (Phase III)
The House of Trent as John Trent
The Pointing Finger as Lord Rollestone
The Lost Chord as David Graham
Mayfair Girl as Robert Blair
Little Fella as Major Tony Griffiths

1932

Number Seventeen as Barton
In a Monastery Garden as Michael Ferrier
The Mistress of Atlantis as Lt. Saint-Avit
Verdict of the Sea as Gentleman Burton
Men of Steel as James 'Iron' Harg

1931

Hindle Wakes as Alan Jeffcote
The Hound of the Baskervilles as Sir Henry Baskerville
The Wrong Mr. Perkins as Larry Byrne

1930

Elstree Calling
The Nipper as Max Nicholson
Kissing Cup's Race as Lord Jimmy Hilhoxton
High Seas as Tony Bracklethorpe
Children of Chance as Gordon
Eve's Fall as Jack Tremaine
No Exit as Bill Alden

1929

Kitty as Alex St. George
Atlantic as Lawrence
Taxi for Two as Jack Devenish

1928

Sailors Don't Care as Slinger Woods
Yacht of the Seven Sins as Kilian Gurlitt
Smashing Through as Richard Bristol
The Flight Commander as John Massey
Mademoiselle Parley Voo as John Smith - Theater Manager

1927

London Love as Harry Raymond
A Woman in Pawn as James Rawdon
Hindle Wakes as Allan Jeffcote
Roses of Picardy as Lieutenant Skene
Mademoiselle from Armentieres as Johnny
The Glad Eye as Maurice

1926

The Tower of London
Baddesley Manor: The Phantom Gambler as Stephen Ellis

1925

The Pleasure Garden as Hugh Fielding
A Daughter of Love as Dudley Bellairs
We Women as Michael Rivven

1924

The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots as George Douglas
His Grace Gives Notice as Joseph Longley
The Alley of Golden Hearts as Jack

1923

The School for Scandal as Charles Surface
Little Miss Nobody as Guy Cheviot
The Mistletoe Bough as Lord Lovell

1920

The Great Gay Road as Rodney Foster