John Stuart

Biography

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.

Known For

Superman

as 10th Elder

Village of the Damned

as Professor Smith

The Mummy

as Coroner

The Revenge of Frankenstein

as Inspector

Quatermass 2

as The Police Commissioner

Number Seventeen

as Barton

Sink the Bismarck!

as Captain Kerr - 'Hood'

Paranoiac

as Williams

The Pleasure Garden

as Hugh Fielding

The Naked Truth

as Police Inspector