John Stuart (actor)

John Stuart (actor)
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His son, Jonathan Croall, wrote a 2012 book about the screen idols of the 1920s, with much previously unpublished personal and professional information about his father.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
Three Sundays to Live (1957) as The Judge (uncredited)
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)
References
External links
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