John Stuart (actor)

John Stuart
Born	John Alfred Louden Croall (1898-07-18)July 18, 1898 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Died	17 October 1979(1979-10-17) (aged 81) London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1920-1979
Spouse	Muriel Angelus (1928–1938)

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 Alfred Hitchcock.

Biography

He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

His first talkie Kitty (1929) was a successful production. His last role was in the film Superman (1978), as a Kryptonian elder.

He is buried in Brompton Cemetery, 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His son, Jonathan Croall, wrote a 2012 book about the screen idols of the 1920s, with much previously unpublished personal and professional information about his father.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

• Her Son (1920) as Min Gascoyne
• The Great Gay Road (1920) as Rodney Foster
• The Lights of Home (1920) as Philip Compton
• Land of My Fathers (1921) as David Morgan
• Sinister Street (1922) as Michael Fane
• The Little Mother (1922) as Jack
• A Sporting Double (1922) as Will Blunt
• If Four Walls Told (1922) as Cuthbert
• This Freedom (1923) as Huggo Occleve
• The Mistletoe Bough (1923) as Lord Lovell
• Little Miss Nobody (1923) as Guy Cheviot
• The School for Scandal (1923) as Charles Surface
• The Reverse of the Medal (1923) as Pilot
• The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots (1923) as George Douglas
• Constant Hot Water (1923) as
• His Grace Gives Notice (1924) as Joseph Longley
• The Alley of Golden Hearts (1924) as Jack
• Her Redemption (1924) as Jack Latimer
• We Women (1925) as Michael Rivven
• A Daughter of Love (1925) as Dudley Bellairs
• Venetian Lovers (1925) as Bob Goring
• Parted (1925) as The Tourist
• The Pleasure Garden (1925) as Hugh Fielding
• London Love (1926) as Harry Raymond
• Mademoiselle from Armentieres (1927) as Johnny
• Roses of Picardy (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 (1927) as James Rawdon
• Sailors Don't Care (1928) as Slinger Woods
• Mademoiselle Parley Voo (1928) as John
• Yacht of the Seven Sins (1928) as Kilian Gurlitt
• Smashing Through (1929) as Richard Bristol
• High Seas (1929) as Tiny Bracklethorpe
• Kitty (1929) as Alex St. George
• Taxi for Two (1929) as Jack Devenish
• Atlantic (1929) as Lawrence
• Elstree Calling (1930)
• The Nipper (1930) as Max Nicholson
• No Exit (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 (1932) as Michael Ferrier
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1932) as Sir Henry Baskerville
• Verdict of the Sea (1932) as Gentleman Burton
• Number Seventeen (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 (1933) as David Graham
• This Week of Grace (1933) as Henry Baring
• Head of the Family (1933) as Bill Stanmore
• Mayfair Girl (1933) as Robert Blair
• Enemy of the Police (1933) as John Meakin
• The Wandering Jew (1933) as Pietro Morelli
• The House of Trent (1933) as John Trent
• The Pointing Finger (1933) as Lord Rollestone
• Naughty Cinderella (1933) as Michael Wynard
• Mr. Quincey of Monte Carlo (1933) as Mr. Quincey
• Love's Old Sweet Song (1933) as Paul Kingslake
• Little Fella (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 (1934) as Trevor Phillips
• Grand Prix (1934) as Jack Holford
• The Blue Squadron (1934) as Colonel Mario Spada
• The Green Pack (1934) as Larry Dean
• Blind Justice (1934) as John Summers
• D'Ye Ken John Peel? (1935) as Captain Moonlight / Captain Freeman
• Royal Cavalcade (1935) as Explorer in Tent
• Lend Me Your Husband (1935) as Jeff Green
• Once a Thief (1935) as Roger Drummond
• Abdul the Damned (1935) as Capt. Talak-Bey
• The Secret Voice (1936) as Jim Knowles
• Reasonable Doubt (1936) as Noel Hampton
• The Elder Brother (1937) as Ronald Bellairs
• Pearls Bring Tears (1937) as Harry Willshire
• The Show Goes On (1937) as Mack McDonald
• Talking Feet (1937) as Dr. Roger Hood
• The Claydon Treasure Mystery (1938) as Peter Kerrigan
• Old Mother Riley in Society (1940) as Tony Morgan
• Old Mother Riley's Ghosts (1941) as John Cartwright
• The Seventh Survivor (1942) as Robert Cooper
• Ships with Wings (1942) as Commdr. Hood
• The Big Blockade (1942) as Royal Navy: Naval Officer
• Penn of Pennsylvania (1942) as Bindle
• The Missing Million (1942) as Inspector Dicker
• Banana Ridge (1942) as Chief Police Officer Staples
• Hard Steel (1942) as Alan Saunders
• Flying Fortress (1942) as Captain Harvey (uncredited)
• Women Aren't Angels (1943) as Major Gaunt
• Headline (1944) as L.B. Ellington
• Candles at Nine (1944) as William Gardener - Turf Commission
• Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945) as Giuseppe
• The Phantom Shot (1947) as Inspector Webb
• Mine Own Executioner (1947) as Dr. John Hayling
• Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947) as Duke of Bedford
• House of Darkness (1948) as Crabtree - the Solicitor
• Escape from Broadmoor (1948, short) as Inspector Thornton
• Third Time Lucky (1949) as Inspector
• The Temptress (1949) as Sir Charles Clifford
• The Man from Yesterday (1949) as Gerald Amersley
• Man on the Run (1949) as Det. Inspector Jim McBane
• The Magic Box (1951) as 2nd Platform Man at Connaught
• Mr. Denning Drives North (1952) as Wilson
• The Ringer (1952) as Gardener
• Mantrap (1953) as Doctor
• Street Corner (1953) as Magistrate
• Four Sided Triangle (1953) as Solicitor
• Front Page Story (1954) as Counsel for the Prosecution
• The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) as Moraine
• The Gilded Cage (1955) as Harding
• John and Julie (1955) as Palace Policeman
• Alias John Preston (1955) as Dr. Underwood
• It's a Great Day (1955) as Detective Inspector Marker
• Tons of Trouble (1956) as Doctor
• Johnny, You're Wanted (1956) as Surgeon
• Raiders of the River (1956) as Mr. Hampton
• The Last Man to Hang? (1956) as Magistrate
• Eyewitness (1956) as Chief Constable
• Five Clues to Fortune (1957) as Abbot
• Quatermass 2 (1957) as Commissioner
• The Naked Truth (1957) as Police Inspector
• The Betrayal (1957) as War Crimes Commissioner
• The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) as Inspector
• Blood of the Vampire (1958) as Uncle Phillippe
• Chain of Events (1958) as Bank Manager
• Further Up the Creek (1958) as Admiral
• The Secret Man (1958) as Dr. Warren
• Too Many Crooks (1959) as Inspector Jensen
• The Mummy (1959) as Coroner
• Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Captain Ralph Kerr (Hood)
• Bottoms Up (1960) as Police Officer
• Village of the Damned (1960) as Professor Smith
• Compelled (1960) as Book man
• Pit of Darkness (1961) as Lord Barnsford (uncredited)
• Danger by My Side (1962) as Prison Governor
• Paranoiac (1963) as Williams
• The Scarlet Blade (1964) as Beverley (uncredited)
• Young Winston (1972) as Speaker Peel
• Royal Flash (1975) as English General
• Superman (1978) as 10th Elder (Krypton Council)

External links

• John Stuart at IMDb
• John Stuart at Find a Grave