Acting · London, England, UK · Born January 2, 1898
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Loder (3 January 1898 — 26 December 1988) was a British-American actor. He was born William John Muir Lowe in London. His father was General W. H. M. Lowe, the British officer to whom Patrick Pearse, the leader of the Irish 1916 Rising in Dublin, surrendered. Both General Lowe and his son were present at the surrender of Pearse. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College and followed his father into the army, commissioned into 15th Hussars as a second lieutenant on 17 March 1915, and then serving in the Gallipoli Campaign and at one point being imprisoned by the Germans. Upon being released, he stayed in Germany to run a pickle factory and also began to develop an interest in acting, appearing in bit-parts in a few German films. He left Germany to briefly return to England and then headed to Hollywood to try his luck in the new medium, Talkies. He appeared in The Doctor's Secret, which was Paramount's first talking picture—though his very English persona didn't win America over at this time and he returned to England where he co-starred in plush musicals and intrigue such as Love Life and Laughter and Sabotage. He was the male romantic interest in the 1937 original film version of King Solomon's Mines. When World War II started he returned to America where he seamlessly coasted into a career in 'B' movie roles usually playing upper crust characters with occasional appearances on Broadway. He occasionally did play roles, though supporting ones, in major 'A' films such as How Green Was My Valley, in which he was at the same time one of Roddy McDowall's brothers and Donald Crisp's sons. In 1947 he became an American citizen, his last screen appearance was in 1971. In 1959 he became a naturalised citizen of the United Kingdom as he has been of "uncertain nationality". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Loder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
MovieThe Firechasers
1971
as Routledge
MovieAllá donde el viento brama
1963
MovieThe Secret Man
1958
as Major Anderson
MovieGideon's Day
1958
as Ponsford 'The Duke'
MovieJosette of New Orleans
1958
as The Colonel
MovieThe Story of Esther Costello
1957
as Paul Marchant
MovieSmall Hotel
1957
as Mr. Finch
MovieWoman and the Hunter
1957
as Mitchell Gifford
TVThe Count of Monte Cristo
1956
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Preston Mitchell
MovieDishonored Lady
1947
as Felix Courtland
MovieOne More Tomorrow
1946
as Owen Arthur
MovieThe Wife of Monte Cristo
1946
as De Villefort, Prefect of Police
MovieWoman Who Came Back
1945
as Dr. Matt Adams
MovieA Game of Death
1945
as Don Rainsford
MovieJealousy
1945
as Dr. David Brent
MovieThe Brighton Strangler
1945
as Reginald Parker / Edward Grey
MovieThe Fighting Guardsman
1945
as Sir John Tanley
MovieAbroad with Two Yanks
1944
as Aussie Sgt. Cyril North
MovieThe Hairy Ape
1944
as Tony Lazar
MoviePassage to Marseille
1944
as Manning
MovieOld Acquaintance
1943
as Preston Drake
MovieAdventure in Iraq
1943
as George Torrence
MovieMurder on the Waterfront
1943
as Holbrook
MovieThe Mysterious Doctor
1943
as Sir Henry Leland
MovieThe Gorilla Man
1943
as Captain Craig Killian
MovieGentleman Jim
1942
as Carlton De Witt
MovieNow, Voyager
1942
as Elliot Livingston
MovieEagle Squadron
1942
as Paddy Carson
MovieConfirm or Deny
1941
as Captain Lionel Channing
MovieHow Green Was My Valley
1941
as Ianto Morgan
MovieOne Night In Lisbon
1941
as Cmdr. Peter Walmsley
MovieScotland Yard
1941
as Sir John Lasher
MovieTin Pan Alley
1940
as Reggie Carstairs
MovieDiamond Frontier
1940
as Dr. Charles Clayton
MovieAdventure in Diamonds
1940
as Michael Barclay
MovieMeet Maxwell Archer
1940
as Maxwell Archer
MovieThreats
1940
as Dick Stone
Murder Will Out
1939
as Dr. Paul Raymond
MovieThe Silent Battle
1939
as Bordier
MovieAnything to Declare?
1938
as Capt. Rufus Grant
MoviePeace on the Rhine
1938
as Émile Scheffer
MovieKatia
1938
as Tsar Alexandre II of Russia
MovieOwd Bob
1938
as David Moore
MovieUnder Secret Orders
1937
as Lt. Peter Carr
MovieNon-Stop New York
1937
as Inspector Jim Grant
MovieDoctor Syn
1937
as Denis Cobtree
MovieKing Solomon's Mines
1937
as Sir Henry Curtis
MovieSabotage
1937
as Ted
MovieQueen of Hearts
1936
as Derek Cooper
MovieThe Man Who Changed His Mind
1936
as Dick Haslewood
Guilty Melody
1936
as Richard Carter
MovieOurselves Alone
1936
as Captain Wiltshire
MovieWhom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife
1936
as Prince Lobkowitz
MovieIt Happened in Paris
1935
as Paul
MovieThe Silent Passenger
1935
as John Ryder
Movie18 Minutes
1935
as Trelawney
MovieLorna Doone
1934
as John Ridd
MovieMy Song Goes Round the World
1934
as Rico
MovieSing As We Go
1934
as Hugh Phillips
Rolling in Money
1934
as Lord Gawthorpe
MovieJava Head
1934
as Gerrit Ammidon
MovieThe Battle
1934
as Commander Fergan
MovieLove, Life and Laughter
1934
as Prince Charles
MovieLa bataille
1934
as Herbert Fergan
MovieYou Made Me Love You
1933
as Harry Berne
MovieThe Private Life of Henry VIII
1933
as Peynell
MovieMoney for Speed
1933
as Mitch
MovieWedding Rehearsal
1932
as John Hopkins aka Bimbo
Money Means Nothing
1932
as Earl Egbert
MovieOn the Loose
1931
as Mr. Loder
MovieSeas Beneath
1931
as Franz Shiller
MovieAre You There?
1930
as Bit Role (uncredited)
MovieOne Night at Susie's
1930
as Hayes
Sweethearts and Wives
1930
as Sam Worthington
MovieThe Man Hunter
1930
as George Castle
MovieThe Second Floor Mystery
1930
as Fraser-Freer's Younger Brother
MovieLilies of the Field
1930
as Walter Harker
MovieRich People
1929
as Captain Danforth
MovieThe Racketeer
1929
as Jack Oakhurst
MovieLove, Live & Laugh
1929
as Dr. Price
MovieHer Private Affair
1929
as Carl Weild
MovieThe Unholy Night
1929
as Captain Dorchester
MovieBlack Waters
1929
as Charles
MovieSunset Pass
1929
as Ashleigh Preston
MovieThe Doctor's Secret
1929
as Hugh Paton
MovieThe Case of Lena Smith
1929
as (uncredited)
MovieThe First Born
1928
as Lord David Harborough
Casanovas Erbe
1928
MovieFair Game
1928
as Oberleutnant von Rohnstedt
MovieA Daughter Of Destiny
1928
as Viscount
MovieDie weiße Spinne
1927
