John Stuart
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In a business that burns through people quickly, John Stuart is a long-distance runner with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. Work has kept arriving for 106 years, which is its own kind of achievement. If one title has to stand in for the rest, it is 'Superman'. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'Village of the Damned'. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today. Casting directors have gone to him for horror more than for anything else.
John Stuart
85 Movies
6 Series
In a business that burns through people quickly, John Stuart is a long-distance runner with the unglamorous consistency that long careers are made of. Work has kept arriving for 106 years, which is its own kind of achievement. If one title has to stand in for the rest, it is 'Superman'. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'Village of the Damned'. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today. Casting directors have gone to him for horror more than for anything else.
Movies
Plays 10th Elder
Superman
1978
Plays Professor Smith
Village of the Damned
1960
Plays The Police Commissioner
Quatermass 2
1957
Plays Williams
Paranoiac
1963
Plays Captain Kerr - 'Hood'
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
Plays Coroner
The Mummy
1959
Plays Inspector
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958
Plays Admiral
Further Up the Creek
1958
Plays Alan Jeffcote
Hindle Wakes
1931
Plays Barton
Number Seventeen
1932
Plays Gardener
The Ringer
1952
Plays Nigel Armine
Bella Donna
1934
Plays Moraine
The Men of Sherwood Forest
1954
Plays Guiseppe Labardi
Madonna of the Seven Moons
1945
Plays William Gardener, Turf Commission
Candles at Nine
1944
Plays Dr. Underwood
Alias John Preston
1955
Plays Hugh Fielding
The Pleasure Garden
1925
Plays Police Inspector
The Naked Truth
1957
Plays Det. Inspector Jim McBane
Man on the Run
1949
Plays Commdr. Hood
Ships with Wings
1941
Plays L.B. Ellington
Headline
1943
Plays Beverley
The Scarlet Blade
1963
Plays 2nd Platform Man at Connaught
The Magic Box
1952
Plays Magistrate
The Last Man to Hang
1956
Plays English General
Royal Flash
1975
Plays Inspector Dicker
The Missing Million
1942
Plays Wilson
Mr. Denning Drives North
1951
Plays Prison Governor
Danger by My Side
1962
Plays Doctor
Tons of Trouble
1956
Plays Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army
Abdul the Damned
1935
Plays Royal Navy: Naval Officer
The Big Blockade
1942
Plays Crabtree
House of Darkness
1948
Plays Inspector Thornton
Escape from Broadmoor
1948
Plays Palace Policeman
John and Julie
1955
Plays Jack Devenish
Taxi for Two
1929
Plays Dr. John Hayling
Mine Own Executioner
1947
Plays Chief Constable
Eyewitness
1956
Plays Henry Baring
This Week of Grace
1933
Plays Frank Brooks
The Black Abbot
1934
Plays Larry Dean
The Green Pack
1934
Plays Detective Inspector
It's a Great Day
1955
Plays Pietro Morelli (Phase III)
The Wandering Jew
1933
Plays Inspector Jensen
Too Many Crooks
1959
Plays Duke of Bedford
Mrs. Fitzherbert
1947
Plays Allan Jeffcote
Hindle Wakes
1927
Plays Harding
The Gilded Cage
1955
Plays Lord Rollestone
The Pointing Finger
1933
Plays Alquist
R.U.R.
1948
Plays Bindle
Penn of Pennsylvania
1942
Plays Magistrate
Street Corner
1953
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Superman
10th Elder
1978
Film
Supernatural
Mr Pettifer · 2 episodes
1977–
TV
Royal Flash
English General
1975
Film
Theatre 625
Ardrossan · 1 episode
1964–
TV
The Scarlet Blade
Beverley
1963
Film
The Human Jungle
Dr. MacRae · 1 episode
1963–
TV
Paranoiac
Williams
1963
Film
Danger by My Side
Prison Governor
1962
Film
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Anaesthetist · 1 episode
1962–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is John Stuart still alive?
John Stuart passed away on October 17, 1979 at age 81.
What are the most famous roles of John Stuart?
John Stuart is best known for roles in Superman, Village of the Damned, The Mummy.
How many movies has John Stuart been in?
Over a 59-year career (since 1920), John Stuart has appeared in 85 movies and 6 TV shows.
What was John Stuart's first movie?
The career of John Stuart began with The Great Gay Road (1920).
What is John Stuart's most recent movie or series?
John Stuart's most recent release is Superman, which premiered on December 14, 1978.
What TV shows has John Stuart appeared in?
On television, John Stuart has appeared in The Adventures of Robin Hood, Supernatural, The Human Jungle, Theatre 625.
John Stuart
1898-07-17 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
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.