
Acting · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK · Born July 17, 1898
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.
MovieSuperman
1978
as 10th Elder
TVSupernatural
1977
as Mr Pettifer
MovieRoyal Flash
1975
as English General
TVThe Carnforth Practice
1974
as Judge
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Ardrossan
MovieThe Scarlet Blade
1963
as Beverley
TVThe Human Jungle
1963
as Dr. MacRae
MovieParanoiac
1963
as Williams
MovieDanger by My Side
1962
as Prison Governor
TVDr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
as Anaesthetist
MovieVillage of the Damned
1960
as Professor Smith
MovieBottoms Up!
1960
as Police Officer
MovieSink the Bismarck!
1960
as Captain Kerr - 'Hood'
MovieThe Mummy
1959
as Coroner
MovieToo Many Crooks
1959
as Inspector Jensen
MovieThe Secret Man
1958
as Dr. Warren
MovieFurther Up the Creek
1958
as Admiral
MovieChain of Events
1958
as Bank Manager
MovieThe Revenge of Frankenstein
1958
as Inspector
MovieThe Naked Truth
1957
as Police Inspector
MovieQuatermass 2
1957
as The Police Commissioner
MovieThe Betrayal
1957
MovieEyewitness
1956
as Chief Constable
MovieThe Last Man to Hang
1956
as Magistrate
MovieTons of Trouble
1956
as Doctor
MovieJohnny, You're Wanted
1956
as Surgeon
Space School
1956
MovieAlias John Preston
1955
as Dr. Underwood
TVThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Pinot
MovieJohn and Julie
1955
as Palace Policeman
MovieThe Gilded Cage
1955
as Harding
MovieIt's a Great Day
1955
as Detective Inspector
MovieThe Men of Sherwood Forest
1954
as Moraine
TVMark Saber
1954
as George Hilton
The Lost Planet
1954
MovieStreet Corner
1953
as Magistrate
MovieThe Ringer
1952
as Gardener
MovieTo the Rescue
1952
as Owner of Kennels
MovieThe Magic Box
1952
as 2nd Platform Man at Connaught
MovieMr. Denning Drives North
1951
as Wilson
The Railway Children
1951
Ten Little Indians
1949
as Dr. Edward Armstrong
MovieMan on the Run
1949
as Det. Inspector Jim McBane
The Man from Yesterday
1949
as Gerald Amersley
MovieThird Time Lucky
1949
as Inspector
MovieEscape from Broadmoor
1948
as Inspector Thornton
MovieHouse of Darkness
1948
as Crabtree
MovieR.U.R.
1948
as Alquist
MovieMrs. Fitzherbert
1947
as Duke of Bedford
MovieMine Own Executioner
1947
as Dr. John Hayling
MovieThe Phantom Shot
1947
as Inspector Webb
MovieMadonna of the Seven Moons
1945
as Guiseppe Labardi
MovieCandles at Nine
1944
as William Gardener, Turf Commission
MovieHeadline
1943
as L.B. Ellington
Women Aren't Angels
1943
as Major Gaunt
Hard Steel
1942
as Alan Saunders
MovieBanana Ridge
1942
as Chief Police Officer Staples
MovieThe Missing Million
1942
as Inspector Dicker
MoviePenn of Pennsylvania
1942
as Bindle
MovieThe Big Blockade
1942
as Royal Navy: Naval Officer
MovieThe Seventh Survivor
1942
as Robert Cooper
MovieShips with Wings
1941
as Commdr. Hood
Old Mother Riley's Ghosts
1941
as John Cartwright
Old Mother Riley in Society
1940
as Tony Morgan
The Claydon Treasure Mystery
1938
as Peter Kerrigan
MovieTalking Feet
1937
as Dr. Roger Hood
MovieThe Show Goes On
1937
as Mack McDonald
Pearls Bring Tears
1937
as Harry Willshire
MovieReasonable Doubt
1936
as Noel Hampton
MovieAbdul the Damned
1935
as Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army
MovieD’Ye Ken John Peel?
1935
as Captain Moonlight / Captain Freeman
MovieOnce a Thief
1935
as Roger Drummond
Blind Justice
1935
as John Summers
MovieLend Me Your Husband
1935
as Jeff Green
The Blue Squadron
1934
as Colonel Mario Spada
MovieBella Donna
1934
as Nigel Armine
MovieThe Green Pack
1934
as Larry Dean
MovieThe Black Abbot
1934
as Frank Brooks
MovieThe Pointing Finger
1933
as Lord Rollestone
MovieThe House of Trent
1933
as John Trent
MovieThe Wandering Jew
1933
as Pietro Morelli (Phase III)
Enemy of the Police
1933
as John Meakin
Mayfair Girl
1933
as Robert Blair
MovieLove's Old Sweet Song
1933
as Paul Kingslake
MovieThis Week of Grace
1933
as Henry Baring
MovieThe Lost Chord
1933
as David Graham
Little Fella
1933
as Major Tony Griffiths
MovieThe Mistress of Atlantis
1932
as Lt. Saint-Avit
MovieVerdict of the Sea
1932
as Gentleman Burton
MovieMen of Steel
1932
as James 'Iron' Harg
MovieNumber Seventeen
1932
as Barton
In a Monastery Garden
1932
as Michael Ferrier
The Wrong Mr. Perkins
1931
as Larry Byrne
MovieHindle Wakes
1931
as Alan Jeffcote
MovieThe Hound of the Baskervilles
1931
as Sir Henry Baskerville
MovieChildren of Chance
1930
as Gordon
MovieKissing Cup's Race
1930
as Lord Jimmy Hilhoxton
No Exit
1930
as Bill Alden
MovieThe Nipper
1930
as Max Nicholson
High Seas
1930
as Tony Bracklethorpe
MovieElstree Calling
1930
Eve's Fall
1930
as Jack Tremaine
MovieTaxi for Two
1929
as Jack Devenish
MovieAtlantic
1929
as Lawrence
MovieKitty
1929
as Alex St. George
Smashing Through
1928
as Richard Bristol
MovieYacht of the Seven Sins
1928
as Kilian Gurlitt
Mademoiselle Parley Voo
1928
as John Smith - Theater Manager
MovieThe Flight Commander
1928
as John Massey
Sailors Don't Care
1928
as Slinger Woods
A Woman in Pawn
1927
as James Rawdon
MovieHindle Wakes
1927
as Allan Jeffcote
MovieThe Glad Eye
1927
as Maurice
MovieRoses of Picardy
1927
as Lieutenant Skene
MovieMademoiselle from Armentieres
1927
as Johnny
London Love
1927
as Harry Raymond
Baddesley Manor: The Phantom Gambler
1926
as Stephen Ellis
The Tower of London
1926
MovieThe Pleasure Garden
1925
as Hugh Fielding
A Daughter of Love
1925
as Dudley Bellairs
MovieWe Women
1925
as Michael Rivven
The Alley of Golden Hearts
1924
as Jack
His Grace Gives Notice
1924
as Joseph Longley
MovieThe Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots
1924
as George Douglas
MovieThe School for Scandal
1923
as Charles Surface
Little Miss Nobody
1923
as Guy Cheviot
The Mistletoe Bough
1923
as Lord Lovell
The Great Gay Road
1920
as Rodney Foster