John Stuart (born John Alfred Louden Croall; 18 July 1898 – 17 October 1979), was a Scottish actor, and a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He appeared in three films directed by

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Biography

The Gary Cooper pub in Dunstable stands as a tribute to one of the Hollywood greats, but if fate had taken a different direction the pub could have been called The John Stuart. Cooper and Stuart were contemporaries in 1912 at Dunstable Grammar School – now Ashton Middle School – in High Street North. Both went into acting, but while Cooper went on to win two Oscars for Sergeant York and High Noon, Stuart stayed in Britain and is virtually forgotten. Yet his career spanned 59 years, during which he made more than 160 films and 60 TV dramas and serials, and appeared in about 150 plays. His films started with silent movies and ended in 1978 with a bit part in the blockbuster Superman. His career could have been even more stellar but for a decision he made in 1928. Just as he seemed to be on the brink of a lucrative career in US films, with the offer of a five-year contract at £25,000 a year by Paramount, Stuart opted to stay at home and support the struggling British industry. But even at home, Stuart was still a major star, cementing his place with the leading role in Kitty, the first British talkie (1928 silent version, 1929 sound added), in which he was an outstanding success and prompting the Sunday Dispatch to write: “Quite definitely proves himself to be one of the finest picture actors in the world.” Four years earlier he had taken the starring role in Alfred Hitchcock’s directorial debut, The Pleasure Garden. John Stuart was born John Croall in

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, Scotland. in 1898. He moved to London with his family aged 7 and was sent to board at Dunstable Grammar School, where he overlapped with the younger Gary Cooper in his final year. Writing of Cooper, Stuart said: “We had never seen each other since those school days of 1912, and then we met just a few months before he died n 1961 when I happened to be working in the same studio at the time he was making his last film The Naked Edge. “I went on the set to see him and we talked about the old days and had many a laugh. We were photographed together, and I shall always treasure the souvenir I have of that occasion.” Stuart developed his interest in theatre at Dunstable GS, on one occasion selling his school books and playing truant to see a production of Hamlet! But at 13 his parents’ marriage broke up and he went to live with his father in Eastbourne. It was at Eastbourne College that he really started to act. After leaving school, he worked in the family chassis-building firm and when the Great War broke out, he joined the Black Watch at 19 but was invalided out with trench fever. To family disapproval, he decided to try his luck in the theatre and became an extra in The Trojan Women at the Old Vic and had to stop Sybil Thorndike from jumping off the walls of Troy. On the strength of his claim in his CV, that he had been “supporting Miss Thorndike at the Vic”, he found a job with a touring company. He landed his first film role immediately after the tour in 1920, aged 21 and with a new surname. Thanks to a piece of good luck, he was at a dinner party with the director Walter West, who was making a film called Her Son. Because he resembled West’s wife, Violet Hopson, who was playing the part of the mother, he was signed up. According to Studio magazine the stars of the film were “delighted with his fresh and natural performance”. And Picture Show magazine wrote: “John Stuart played so easily, without a trace of self-consciousness – he is the ideal type for romance.” His reputation and popularity grew rapidly, and role after role came his way. Within a year he was playing leading men, causing Picturegoer magazine to comment: “Along with Rudolph Valentino, John Barrymore and Ivor Novello, John Stuart is among the masculines who can wear fantastic clothes and get away with it.” In a Picture-goer competition in 1927, he and Novello were the only British stars to make the top ten famous film lovers, alongside John Barrymore, John Gilbert, Ronald Colman and Douglas Fairbanks. In six years he made 23 films and 20 shorts, and in 1933 alone, he made 12 films in as many months. The Daily Chronicle said: “John Stuart is very easily the best leading man in British pictures”, while Era film critic R. B. Marriott called him a genius. The Daily Sketch said: “He has been called the English Valentino.” In 1928, the Sunday Express reported: “John Stuart has admirers all over the world and his fan mail now averages several hundred letters a week.” He was president of his own fan club, which published a thrice-yearly magazine, organised events that Stuart and other stars attended and had several hundred members. At one event the former DGS truant was surrounded by cheering girls, and had to be rescued by stewards. The turning point in his career came after the release of Kitty when he was screen-tested by Paramount and offered the five-year contract at £25,000 a year – but turned it down. In later years he said: “I still wonder if I did the right thing.” A year later it seemed that he might get a second chance of Hollywood fame when Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford interviewed him. She was looking for “an Adonis” to help her to break out of the roles where she often played characters half her age. News leaked, and one report said: “He means to work for British films only and help make us the world leaders of the film industry.” He heard no more. Sadly, his career also stalled somewhat in the 1930s because of inferior films he was obliged to make under his contract with British-Gaumont Studios, and work tailed off during the Second World War. He tried to join up but was deemed unfit because of his earlier trench fever, so joined the Home Guard. Inevitably, as he approached his 50s at the end of the War, there were fewer leading roles and spells of unemployment. His days as a star were over, although for the best part of 30 years he continued to work, combining countless stage appearances and small parts in films with radio and TV appearances. He appeared with Sam Kydd in Sink The Bismarck!, Mr Denning Drives North, Further Up The Creek and Too Many Crooks in the 1950s but it isn’t known whether they knew they were both Old Dunstablians! At the height of his popularity he told Picturegoer: “The screen has cost me myself. Always I am John Stuart the actor. Sometimes I have to run away from crowds. The person that cinema-goers mob is the black and white shadow player. I love being a shadow on the screen but sometimes I wish I could rid myself of my shadow double when the cameras cease to turn.” Three times married and with two sons, Stuart made his final film appearance in Superman (1978), alongside Marlon Brando as an Elder of Krypton. He died a year later, aged 81. His first talkie '' Kitty'' (1929) was a successful production. His last role was in the film ''

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'' (1978), as a

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elder. He is buried in

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, London. His son, Jonathan Croall, wrote a 2012 book about the screen idols of the 1920s, with much previously unpublished personal and professional information about his father.

Filmography

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Her Son ''Her Son'' is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Stewart Rome and Mercy Hatton. It was based on the 1907 novel ''Her Son'' by Horace Annesley Vachell. Cast * Violet Hopson - Dorothy Fairfax ...

'' (1920) as Min Gascoyne * '' The Great Gay Road'' (1920) as Rodney Foster * '' The Lights of Home'' (1920) as Philip Compton * ''

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'' (1921) as David Morgan * ''

Sinister Street ''Sinister Street'' is a 1913–1914 novel by Compton Mackenzie. It is a kind of ''Bildungsroman'' or novel about growing up, and concerns two children, Michael Fane and his sister Stella. Both of them are born out of wedlock, something which ...

'' (1922) as Michael Fane * ''

The Little Mother ''The Little Mother'' is an American silent short drama film produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film stars Marie Eline who goes to her mother's employer and asks for her mother's job after she dies. Her employer is an artist with a kind hea ...

'' (1922) as Jack * ''

A Sporting Double ''A Sporting Double'' is a 1922 British silent drama film directed by Arthur Rooke and starring John Stuart, Lilian Douglas and Douglas Munro.Low p.456 The film is set in the horse racing world. It was re-released in 1926 by Butcher's Film Se ...

'' (1922) as Will Blunt * ''

If Four Walls Told ''If Four Walls Told'' is a 1923 British silent film, silent drama film directed by Fred Paul and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, Fred Paul and Campbell Gullan. It was based on a play by Edward Percy Smith, Edward Percy. Cast * Lillian Hall-Davis ...

'' (1922) as Cuthbert * ''

This Freedom ''This Freedom'' is a 1923 British silent drama film directed by Denison Clift and starring Fay Compton, Clive Brook Clifford Hardman "Clive" Brook (1 June 1887 – 17 November 1974) was an English film actor. After making his first ...

'' (1923) as Huggo Occleve * ''

The Mistletoe Bough The Legend of the Mistletoe Bough is a horror story which has been associated with many mansions and stately homes in England. A new bride, playing a game of hide-and-seek or trying to get away from the crowd during her wedding breakfast, hides i ...

'' (1923) as Lord Lovell * '' Little Miss Nobody'' (1923) as Guy Cheviot * ''

The School for Scandal ''The School for Scandal'' is a comedy of manners written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. Plot Act I Scene I: Lady Sneerwell, a wealthy young widow, and her hireling Sna ...

'' (1923) as Charles Surface * ''

The Reverse of the Medal ''The Reverse of the Medal'' is the eleventh historical novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1986. The story is set during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. Returning from the far side of the world, ...

'' (1923) as Pilot * ''

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'' (1923) as George Douglas * '' Constant Hot Water'' (1923) as * '' His Grace Gives Notice'' (1924) as Joseph Longley * ''

The Alley of Golden Hearts ''The Alley of Golden Hearts'' is a 1924 British silent drama film directed by Bertram Phillips and starring Queenie Thomas, John Stuart and Frank Stanmore.Low p.328 Cast * Queenie Thomas as Charity * John Stuart as Jack * Frank Stanmo ...

'' (1924) as Jack * ''

Her Redemption ''Her Redemption'' is a 1924 British silent crime film directed by Bertram Phillips and starring Queenie Thomas, John Stuart and Cecil Humphreys.Goble p.795 Cast * Queenie Thomas as Olivia / Sylvia Meredith * John Stuart as Jack Latimer ...

'' (1924) as Jack Latimer * ''

We Women ''We Women'' is a 1925 British silent comedy film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Beatrice Ford, Pauline Cartwright and John Stuart. It depicts the adventures of the flappers Billie and Dollie, who work as dance hostesses.Hunter & Port ...

'' (1925) as Michael Rivven * ''

A Daughter of Love ''A Daughter of Love'' is a 1925 British silent drama film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, John Stuart and Jameson Thomas.Low p.153 Cast * Violet Hopson as Mary Tannerhill * John Stuart as Dudley Bellairs * Jameson Th ...

'' (1925) as Dudley Bellairs * ''

Venetian Lovers ''Venetian Lovers'' is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Walter Niebuhr and Frank A. Tilley and starring Arlette Marchal, Hugh Miller and John Mylong.Palmer p.553 The film's art direction was by Willy Reiber. It was made at the Em ...

'' (1925) as Bob Goring * ''

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'' (1925) as The Tourist * '' The Pleasure Garden'' (1925) as Hugh Fielding * ''

London Love ''London Love'' is a 1926 British silent drama film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Fay Compton, John Stuart and Miles Mander. It was an adaptation of the novel ''Whirlpool'' by Arthur Applin. The screenplay concerns a young woman ...

'' (1926) as Harry Raymond * '' Mademoiselle from Armentieres'' (1927) as Johnny * ''

Roses of Picardy "Roses of Picardy" is a popular British song with lyrics by Frederick Weatherly and music by Haydn Wood. Published in London in 1916 by Chappell & Co, it was one of the most famous songs of the First World War and has been recorded frequently u ...

'' (1927) as Lieutenant Skene * '' The Glad Eye'' (1927) as Maurice * '' Hindle Wakes'' (1927) as Allan Jeffcote * '' The Flight Commander'' (1927) as John Massey * ''

A Woman in Pawn ''A Woman in Pawn'' is a 1927 British silent crime film directed by Edwin Greenwood and starring Gladys Jennings, John Stuart and Lauderdale Maitland. It was based on a melodramatic play by Frank Stayton. It was made at the Lime Grove Studios ...

'' (1927) as James Rawdon * '' Sailors Don't Care'' (1928) as Slinger Woods * ''

Mademoiselle Parley Voo ''Mademoiselle Parley Voo'' is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Estelle Brody, John Stuart and Alf Goddard. It was made as a sequel to Elvey's earlier hit '' Mademoiselle from Armentieres'' (1926), and wa ...

'' (1928) as John * '' Yacht of the Seven Sins'' (1928) as Kilian Gurlitt * '' Smashing Through'' (1929) as Richard Bristol * ''

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'' (1929) as Tiny Bracklethorpe * '' Kitty'' (1929) as Alex St. George * ''

Taxi for Two ''Taxi for Two'' is a 1929 part talkie British romantic comedy film drama directed by Denison Clift and Alexander Esway and starring Mabel Poulton and John Stuart. Produced by Gainsborough Pictures, it was the first sound film made by Gainsbo ...

'' (1929) as Jack Devenish * ''

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'' (1929) as Lawrence * ''

Elstree Calling ''Elstree Calling'' is a 1930 British comedy musical film directed by Adrian Brunel and Alfred Hitchcock at Elstree Studios. Synopsis The film, referred to as "A Cine-Radio Revue" in its original publicity, is a lavish musical film revue and wa ...

'' (1930) * ''

The Nipper ''The Nipper'' is a 1930 British musical film directed by Louis Mercanton and starring Betty Balfour, John Stuart, and Anne Grey. It is also known by the alternative title ''The Brat''. Cast * Betty Balfour - The Nipper * John Stuart - Max N ...

'' (1930) as Max Nicholson * ''

No Exit ''No Exit'' (french: Huis clos, links=no, ) is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The play was first performed at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in May 1944. The play begins with three characters who find themselves waiting ...

'' (1930) as Bill Alden * '' Kissing Cup's Race'' (1930) as Lord Jimmy Hilhoxton * '' Children of Chance'' (1930) as Gordon * '' Hindle Wakes'' (1931) as Alan Jeffcote * ''

In a Monastery Garden ''In a Monastery Garden'' is a piece of light classical music by Albert Ketèlbey, who composed it in 1915 after a visit to a real monastic garden, now the Benedictine monastery of St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth in Surrey. It was especially s ...

'' (1932) as Michael Ferrier * ''

The Hound of the Baskervilles ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' is the third of the four crime novels by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in ''The Strand Magazine'' from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set i ...

'' (1932) as Sir Henry Baskerville * ''

Verdict of the Sea ''Verdict of the Sea'' is a 1932 British adventure film directed by Frank Miller and Sidney Northcote and starring John Stuart, Moira Lynd and Cyril McLaglen. It was made at Elstree Studios and on location by British International Pictures, t ...

'' (1932) as Gentleman Burton * ''

Number Seventeen ''Number Seventeen'' is a 1932 comedy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring John Stuart, Anne Grey and Leon M. Lion. The film, which is based on the 1925 burlesque stage play '' Number Seventeen'' written by Joseph Jeffers ...

'' (1932) as Barton - the Detective * '' Men of Steel'' (1932) as James 'Iron' Harg * '' The Mistress of Atlantis'' (1932) as Lt. Saint-Avit * ''

The Lost Chord "The Lost Chord" is a song composed by Arthur Sullivan in 1877 at the bedside of his brother Fred during Fred's last illness. The manuscript is dated 13 January 1877; Fred Sullivan died five days later. The lyric was written as a poem by Adelai ...

'' (1933) as David Graham * ''

This Week of Grace ''This Week of Grace'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Gracie Fields, Henry Kendall and John Stuart. The screenplay concerns a poor, unemployed woman who is made housekeeper at the estate of a wealthy du ...

'' (1933) as Henry Baring * ''

Head of the Family ''Head of the Family'' is an American 1996 B movie black comedy released by Full Moon Features. It concerns a Southern couple who blackmail a family of mutants to get money and revenge. Plot Howard (Gordon Jennison Noice) is the meanest nastie ...

'' (1933) as Bill Stanmore * ''

Mayfair Girl ''Mayfair Girl'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by George King and starring Sally Blane, John Stuart and Glen Alyn. A quota quickie, it was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Bros. Chibnall p.274 Cast * Sally ...

'' (1933) as Robert Blair * ''

Enemy of the Police ''Enemy of the Police'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by George King and starring John Stuart, Viola Keats and A. Bromley Davenport. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers.Chibnall p.271 Cast * John St ...

'' (1933) as John Meakin * ''

The Wandering Jew The Wandering Jew is a mythical immortal man whose legend began to spread in Europe in the 13th century. In the original legend, a Jew who taunted Jesus on the way to the Crucifixion was then cursed to walk the Earth until the Second Coming. Th ...

'' (1933) as Pietro Morelli * ''

The House of Trent ''The House of Trent'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Anne Grey, Wendy Barrie, Moore Marriott and Peter Gawthorne. It follows a doctor who faces both a scandal and a moral dilemma when a patient of his dies w ...

'' (1933) as John Trent * '' The Pointing Finger'' (1933) as Lord Rollestone * ''

Naughty Cinderella ''Naughty Cinderella'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jean Daumery and starring John Stuart, Winna Winifried and Betty Huntley-Wright. It was produced as a quota quickie by Warner Bros. at the company's Teddington Studios in London. ...

'' (1933) as Michael Wynard * ''

Mr. Quincey of Monte Carlo ''Mr. Quincey of Monte Carlo'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by John Daumery and starring John Stuart (actor), John Stuart, Rosemary Ames and Ben Welden. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.268 Cast * John Stu ...

'' (1933) as Mr. Quincey * ''

Love's Old Sweet Song "Love's Old Sweet Song" is a Victorian parlour song published in 1884 by composer James Lynam Molloy and lyricist Graham Clifton Bingham. The first line of the chorus is "Just a song at twilight", and its title is sometimes misidentified as su ...

'' (1933) as Paul Kingslake * ''

Little Fella ''Little Fella'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by William C. McGann and starring John Stuart, Joan Marion and Hal Walters. It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie.Chibnall p.268 Cast * Marie Ault as Mrs. Turner * Glyn Ja ...

'' (1933) as Major Tony Griffiths * '' Home, Sweet Home'' (1933) as Richard Pelham * '' Bella Donna'' (1934) as Nigel Armine * '' The Black Abbot'' (1934) as Frank Brooks * ''

The Four Masked Men ''The Four Masked Men'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by George Pearson and starring John Stuart, Judy Kelly and Richard Cooper. It was adapted by Cyril Campion from his play, "The Masqueraders." Its plot concerns a man who hunts do ...

'' (1934) as Trevor Phillips * ''

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'' (1934) as Jack Holford * '' The Blue Squadron'' (1934) as Colonel Mario Spada * ''

The Green Pack ''The Green Pack'' is a 1934 British drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring John Stuart, Aileen Marson and Hugh Miller. It was based on a play of the same name by Edgar Wallace. In the film, the wealthy investor in a South Africa ...

'' (1934) as Larry Dean * '' Blind Justice'' (1934) as John Summers * ''

D'Ye Ken John Peel? ''D'Ye Ken John Peel?'' (released in America as ''Captain Moonlight'') is a 1935 British adventure film directed by Henry Edwards and starring John Garrick, Winifred Shotter and Stanley Holloway. It was made at Julius Hagen's Twickenham Stud ...

'' (1935) as Captain Moonlight / Captain Freeman * ''

Royal Cavalcade ''Royal Cavalcade'', also known as ''Regal Cavalcade'', is a 1935 British, black-and-white, drama film directed by six separate directors: Thomas Bentley (Supervising Director), Herbert Brenon, Norman Lee, Walter Summers, W. P. Kellino and Mar ...

'' (1935) as Explorer in Tent * '' Lend Me Your Husband'' (1935) as Jeff Green * '' Once a Thief'' (1935) as Roger Drummond * ''

Abdul the Damned ''Abdul the Damned'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Fritz Kortner, Nils Asther and John Stuart. It was made at the British International Pictures studios by Alliance-Capitol Productions. It is set in the Ottoma ...

'' (1935) as Capt. Talak-Bey * ''

The Secret Voice ''The Secret Voice'' is a 1936 British thriller film directed by George Pearson and starring John Stuart, Diana Beaumont and John Kevan. The screenplay concerns a scientist trying to prevent his new invention from being discovered by enemy spie ...

'' (1936) as Jim Knowles * ''

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'' (1936) as Noel Hampton * ''

The Elder Brother ''The Elder Brother'' is an early seventeenth-century English stage play, a comedy written by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger. Apparently dating from 1625, it may have been the last play Fletcher worked on before his August 1625 death. Dat ...

'' (1937) as Ronald Bellairs * ''

Pearls Bring Tears ''Pearls Bring Tears'' is a 1937 British comedy drama film directed by Manning Haynes and starring John Stuart, Dorothy Boyd and Googie Withers. Plot Madge Hart (Dorothy Boyd) borrows a pearl necklace to wear to a dance, but then accidental ...

'' (1937) as Harry Willshire * '' The Show Goes On'' (1937) as Mack McDonald * ''

Talking Feet ''Talking Feet'' is a 1937 British musical film directed by John Baxter and starring Hazel Ascot, Enid Stamp-Taylor and Jack Barty. It was made at Shepperton Studios. The film's sets were designed by John Bryan. ''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' ...

'' (1937) as Dr. Roger Hood * ''

The Claydon Treasure Mystery ''The Claydon Treasure Mystery'' is a 1938 film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring John Stuart (actor), John Stuart, Garry Marsh and Evelyn Ankers. Murder at a large old manor house attracts the attentions of a mystery writer. It was made ...

'' (1938) as Peter Kerrigan * ''

Old Mother Riley in Society ''Old Mother Riley in Society'' is a low budget 1940 black and white British comedy film, directed by John Baxter, and starring Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane. It is the fifth in the long running Old Mother Riley series, and features the screen ...

'' (1940) as Tony Morgan * ''

Old Mother Riley's Ghosts ''Old Mother Riley's Ghosts'' is a 1941 British comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and John Stuart. It was the 8th in the long-running Old Mother Riley series. Old Mother Riley inherits a castle in Scot ...

'' (1941) as John Cartwright * ''

The Seventh Survivor ''The Seventh Survivor'' is a 1942 British spy war film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Austin Trevor, Linden Travers and John Stuart. It was produced by British National Films and Shaftesbury Films. Shot in 1941, it was released i ...

'' (1942) as Robert Cooper * ''

Ships with Wings ''Ships with Wings'' is a 1941 British war film directed by Sergei Nolbandov and starring John Clements, Leslie Banks and Jane Baxter. The film is set during the Battle of Greece (1940-1941). It depicts military aviation. Plot During the Second ...

'' (1942) as Commdr. Hood * ''

The Big Blockade ''The Big Blockade'' is a 1942 British black-and-white war propaganda film in the style of dramatised documentary. It is directed by Charles Frend and stars Will Hay, Leslie Banks, Michael Redgrave and John Mills. It was produced by Michael Bal ...

'' (1942) as Royal Navy: Naval Officer * ''

Penn of Pennsylvania ''Penn of Pennsylvania'' is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, Dennis Arundell, Henry Oscar, Herbet Lomas and Edward Rigby. The film depicts the life of the Quaker found ...

'' (1942) as Bindle * ''

The Missing Million ''The Missing Million'' is a 1942 British crime film directed by Philip Brandon and starring Linden Travers, John Warwick and Patricia Hilliard. It is adapted from the 1923 novel ''The Missing Million'' by Edgar Wallace. A millionaire is persecu ...

'' (1942) as Inspector Dicker * '' Banana Ridge'' (1942) as Chief Police Officer Staples * ''

Hard Steel ''Hard Steel'' is a 1942 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Wilfrid Lawson, Betty Stockfeld and John Stuart. It was based on the novel ''Steel Saraband'' by Roger Dataller. The film was one of four made by G.H.W. Product ...

'' (1942) as Alan Saunders * ''

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'' (1942) as Captain Harvey (uncredited) * ''

Women Aren't Angels ''Women Aren't Angels'' is a 1943 black and white British comedy film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Aldwych Theatre farceurs Robertson Hare and Alfred Drayton, with Polly Ward and Joyce Heron. It was made at Welwyn Studios and bas ...

'' (1943) as Major Gaunt * ''

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'' (1944) as L.B. Ellington * ''

Candles at Nine ''Candles at Nine'' is a 1944 British mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Jessie Matthews, John Stuart and Beatrix Lehmann. A wealthy man taunts his relations and staff about which of them shall inherit his estate after he chan ...

'' (1944) as William Gardener - Turf Commission * ''

Madonna of the Seven Moons ''Madonna of the Seven Moons'' is a 1945 British drama film directed by Arthur Crabtree for Gainsborough Pictures and starring Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger and Patricia Roc. The film was produced by Rubeigh James Minney, with cinematography ...

'' (1945) as Giuseppe * ''

The Phantom Shot ''The Phantom Shot'' is a 1947 British mystery film directed by Mario Zampi and starring John Stuart, Olga Lindo and Howard Marion-Crawford. It marked Zampi's return to filmmaking after he had been interned during the Second World War.Chibnall & ...

'' (1947) as Inspector Webb * ''

Mine Own Executioner ''Mine Own Executioner'' is a 1947 British psychological thriller drama film starring Burgess Meredith and directed by Anthony Kimmins, and based on the novel of the same name by Nigel Balchin. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. ...

'' (1947) as Dr. John Hayling * ''

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'' (1947) as Duke of Bedford * '' House of Darkness'' (1948) as Crabtree - the Solicitor * ''

Escape from Broadmoor ''Escape from Broadmoor'' is a 1948 British short film featuring John Le Mesurier, in one of his earliest screen appearances. He plays Pendicost, a man escaped from an asylum, whom police are hunting down. The title is a reference to Broadmoor h ...

'' (1948, short) as Inspector Thornton * '' Third Time Lucky'' (1949) as Inspector * ''

The Temptress ''The Temptress'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Greta Garbo, Antonio Moreno, Lionel Barrymore, and Roy D'Arcy. It premiered on October 10, 1926. The film melodrama was based on a novel by Vi ...

'' (1949) as Sir Charles Clifford * ''

The Man from Yesterday ''The Man from Yesterday'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic war drama film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Berthold Viertel, and written by Oliver H. P. Garrett, based on a story by Neil Blackwell and Rowland G. Edwards. Plot In P ...

'' (1949) as Gerald Amersley * ''

Man on the Run ''Man on the Run'' is a 1949 British film noir directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Edward Chapman, Kenneth More and Laurence Harvey. Plot An army deserter, still a fugitive in post-war Britain, wanders i ...

'' (1949) as Det. Inspector Jim McBane * ''

The Magic Box ''The Magic Box'' is a 1951 British Technicolor biographical drama film directed by John Boulting. The film stars Robert Donat as William Friese-Greene, with numerous cameo appearances by performers such as Peter Ustinov and Laurence Olivie ...

'' (1951) as 2nd Platform Man at Connaught * ''

Mr. Denning Drives North ''Mr. Denning Drives North'' is a 1951 British mystery film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring John Mills, Phyllis Calvert and Sam Wanamaker. The plot concerns an aircraft manufacturer (Mills) who accidentally kills the boyfriend (Herbert ...

'' (1952) as Wilson * '' The Ringer'' (1952) as Gardener * '' Mantrap'' (1953) as Doctor * '' Street Corner'' (1953) as Magistrate * ''

Four Sided Triangle ''Four Sided Triangle'' is a 1953 British science-fiction film directed by Terence Fisher, adapted from the 1949 novel by William F. Temple. It stars Stephen Murray (actor), Stephen Murray, Barbara Payton and James Hayter (actor), James Hayter. ...

'' (1953) as Solicitor * ''

Front Page Story ''Front Page Story'' is a 1954 British drama film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Allan and Eva Bartok. It was shot in black-and-white at Shepperton Studios with some location shooting in London. The film's sets we ...

'' (1954) as Counsel for the Prosecution * ''

The Men of Sherwood Forest ''The Men of Sherwood Forest'' is a 1954 British adventure film directed by Val Guest and starring Don Taylor, Reginald Beckwith, Eileen Moore and David King-Wood. The film follows the exploits of Robin Hood and his followers. Doreen Carwit ...

'' (1954) as Moraine * '' The Gilded Cage'' (1955) as Harding * ''

John and Julie ''John and Julie'' (1955) is a British comedy film, starring Colin Gibson, Lesley Dudley, Noelle Middleton and Moira Lister, and featuring Peter Sellers and Sid James in early screen roles. Plot The film is set in 1953 in the week leading up t ...

'' (1955) as Palace Policeman * ''

Alias John Preston ''Alias John Preston'' is a 1955 British thriller film directed by David MacDonald and starring Betta St. John, Alexander Knox and Christopher Lee. Its plot is about a mysterious and wealthy man who moves to a small village where he outwardly ...

'' (1955) as Dr. Underwood * ''

It's a Great Day ''It's a Great Day'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by John Warrington. A spin-off of the popular soap ''The Grove Family'', the film stars Ruth Dunning as Gladys Grove, Edward Evans as Bob Grove, and Sid James as Harry Mason. Nancy R ...

'' (1955) as Detective Inspector Marker * ''

Tons of Trouble ''Tons of Trouble'' is a 1956 black and white British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Richard Hearne, William Hartnell and Austin Trevor. Plot The eccentric caretaker of a block of flats, Mr. Pastry (Richard Hearne), is i ...

'' (1956) as Doctor * ''

Johnny, You're Wanted ''Johnny, You're Wanted'' is a 1956 British crime B-movie, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring John Slater. The film features famous strongwoman Joan Rhodes performing her stage act. It was based on the 1953 BBC television series of the s ...

'' (1956) as Surgeon * ''

Raiders of the River Raider(s) may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Paul Revere & the Raiders, an American rock band * "Raider", a track from the 1969 album '' Farewell Aldebaran'', by Judy Henske and Jerry Yester * "Raiders", a track from the 1987 album '' Young a ...

'' (1956) as Mr. Hampton * ''

The Last Man to Hang? ''The Last Man to Hang?'' is a 1956 crime film directed by Terence Fisher. It stars Tom Conway and Elizabeth Sellars. The film was produced by John Gossage for Act Films Ltd. Plot Music critic Sir Roderick Strood is having an affair with a bea ...

'' (1956) as Magistrate * ''

Eyewitness Eyewitness or eye witness may refer to: Witness * Witness, someone who has knowledge acquired through first-hand experience ** Eyewitness memory ** Eyewitness testimony Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Eyewitness'' (1956 film), a Britis ...

'' (1956) as Chief Constable * ''

Five Clues to Fortune ''Five Clues to Fortune'' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Joe Mendoza and starring David Hemmings, John Rogers and Roberta Paterson. Its plot involves two children who try to prevent an aristocrat's secretary from secretly selling th ...

'' (1957) as Abbot * ''

Quatermass 2 ''Quatermass 2'' (retitled ''Enemy From Space'' in the United States and Canada) is a 1957 black-and-white British science fiction horror film drama from Hammer Film Productions. It was originally released in the UK as ''Quatermass II'' and was ...

'' (1957) as Commissioner * ''

The Naked Truth The Naked Truth may refer to: Literature * ''The Naked Truth'' (novel), a 1993 fictional memoir by Leslie Nielsen * ''The Naked Truth'' (book), a 2007 commentary on film ratings Film * ''The Naked Truth'' (1914 film), a silent Italian film * ...

'' (1957) as Police Inspector * ''

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'' (1957) as War Crimes Commissioner * ''

Three Sundays to Live ''Three Sundays to Live'' is a low budget 1957 film noir British film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Kieron Moore and Jane Griffiths. The title refers to the law of the period, which required that after a death sentence had been passed, ...

(1957) as The Judge (uncredited) * ''

The Revenge of Frankenstein ''The Revenge of Frankenstein'' is a 1958 Technicolor British horror film made by Hammer Film Productions. Directed by Terence Fisher, the film stars Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews (actor), Francis Matthews, Michael Gwynn and Eunice Gayson. In ...

'' (1958) as Inspector * ''

Blood of the Vampire ''Blood of the Vampire'' is a 1958 British colour horror film directed by Henry Cass and starring Donald Wolfit, Barbara Shelley, and Vincent Ball. The film was produced by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman for Tempean Films, from a screenpl ...

'' (1958) as Uncle Phillippe * ''

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'' (1958) as Bank Manager * ''

Further Up the Creek ''Further Up the Creek'' is a 1958 British comedy film written and directed by Val Guest and starring David Tomlinson, Frankie Howerd, Shirley Eaton, Thora Hird, Desmond Llewelyn and Lionel Jeffries. It served as a follow up to '' Up the Creek'' ...

'' (1958) as Admiral * ''

The Secret Man ''The Secret Man'' is a 1917 American silent Western film, directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. Two of the five reels of the film survive at the Library of Congress film archive. Plot As described in a film magazine, Cheyenne Harr ...

'' (1958) as Dr. Warren * ''

Too Many Crooks ''Too Many Crooks'' is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Mario Zampi. The plot concerns a bunch of inept crooks who kidnap the wife of a shady businessman, only for him to decide he doesn’t want her back. It stars George Cole, Sidney Ja ...

'' (1959) as Inspector Jensen * ''

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'' (1959) as Coroner * ''

Sink the Bismarck! ''Sink the Bismarck!'' is a 1960 black-and-white CinemaScope British war film based on the 1959 book ''The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck'' by C. S. Forester. It stars Kenneth More and Dana Wynter and was directed by Lewis Gilbert.Weiler, A.H ...

'' (1960) as Captain

Ralph Kerr Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

(Hood) * '' Bottoms Up'' (1960) as Police Officer * '' Village of the Damned'' (1960) as Professor Smith * ''

Compelled ''Compelled'' is a 1960 British neo noir black and white crime film, one of two films directed by Ramsey Herrington. It stars Ronald Howard and Beth Rogan. Plot Ex-con Paul Adams is an engineer blackmailed into assisting with a jewel theft ...

'' (1960) as Book man * ''

Pit of Darkness ''Pit of Darkness'' is a 1961 British thriller film, directed by Lance Comfort and starring William Franklyn and Moira Redmond. The film is an amnesia thriller dealing with a man's attempts to piece together a sequence of strange events in which ...

'' (1961) as Lord Barnsford (uncredited) * ''

Danger by My Side ''Danger by My Side'' is a 1963 British crime thriller directed by Charles Saunders and starring Anthony Oliver. Plot Lynne Marsden sees her undercover detective brother killed by a speeding car. She goes in search of the murderers, which lead ...

'' (1962) as Prison Governor * ''

Paranoiac Paranoia is an instinct or thought process that is believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concer ...

'' (1963) as Williams * ''

The Scarlet Blade ''The Scarlet Blade'' (released in the United States as ''The Crimson Blade'') is a 1963 British adventure film directed by John Gilling and starring Lionel Jeffries, Oliver Reed, Jack Hedley and June Thorburn. It is a period drama set during ...

'' (1964) as Beverley (uncredited) * ''

Young Winston ''Young Winston'' is a 1972 British biographical adventure drama war film covering the early years of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, based in particular on his 1930 book, '' My Early Life''. The first part of the film covers Churchill ...

'' (1972) as Speaker Peel * ''

Royal Flash ''Royal Flash'' is a 1970 novel by George MacDonald Fraser. It is the second of the Flashman novels. It was made into the film ''Royal Flash'' in 1975 and remains the only Flashman novel to be filmed. Plot summary ''Royal Flash'' is set during ...

'' (1975) as English General * ''

'' (1978) as 10th Elder (Krypton Council)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stuart, John 1898 births 1979 deaths Scottish male film actors Scottish male silent film actors Male actors from Edinburgh Burials at Brompton Cemetery 20th-century Scottish male actors