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
The Scarlet Blade as Beverley
Paranoiac as Williams

1962

Dr. Finlay's Casebook as Anaesthetist
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

The Mummy as Coroner
Too Many Crooks as Inspector Jensen

1958

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

1957

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

1956

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

1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood as Pinot
Alias John Preston as Dr. Underwood
John and Julie as Palace Policeman
It's a Great Day as Detective Inspector
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
Third Time Lucky as Inspector
The Man from Yesterday as Gerald Amersley
Ten Little Indians as Dr. Edward Armstrong

1948

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

1947

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

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

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

1937

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

1936

Reasonable Doubt as Noel Hampton

1935

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

1934

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

1933

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

1932

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

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

1929

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

1928

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

1927

London Love as Harry Raymond
A Woman in Pawn as James Rawdon
Roses of Picardy as Lieutenant Skene
Hindle Wakes as Allan Jeffcote
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
The Alley of Golden Hearts as Jack
His Grace Gives Notice as Joseph Longley

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