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John Loder

John Loder

Acting

January 2, 1898 – December 26, 1988 (died at 90)
London, England, UK
Male
89 Movies
2 TV Shows

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.

Sabotage
Sabotage

Sabotage

1937 6.7

as Ted

Age 39 (now 90)
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

1941 7.3

as Ianto Morgan

Age 43 (now 90)
Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

1942 7.4

as Elliot Livingston

Age 44 (now 90)
Gentleman Jim
Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942 7.2

as Carlton De Witt

Age 44 (now 90)
Old Acquaintance
Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance

1943 7.1

as Preston Drake

Age 45 (now 90)
The Man Who Changed His Mind
The Man Who Changed His Mind

The Man Who Changed His Mind

1936 6.1

as Dick Haslewood

Age 38 (now 90)
The Private Life of Henry VIII
The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933 6.4

as Peynell

Age 35 (now 90)
Dishonored Lady
Dishonored Lady

Dishonored Lady

1947 5.8

as Felix Courtland

Age 49 (now 90)
The Brighton Strangler
The Brighton Strangler

The Brighton Strangler

1945 6.2

as Reginald Parker / Edward Grey

Age 47 (now 90)
Jealousy
Jealousy

Jealousy

1945 5.7

as Dr. David Brent

Age 47 (now 90)
Non-Stop New York
Non-Stop New York

Non-Stop New York

1937 6.7

as Inspector Jim Grant

Age 39 (now 90)
The Mysterious Doctor
The Mysterious Doctor

The Mysterious Doctor

1943 6.0

as Sir Henry Leland

Age 45 (now 90)
On the Loose
On the Loose

On the Loose

1931 6.9

as Mr. Loder

Age 33 (now 90)
Passage to Marseille
Passage to Marseille

Passage to Marseille

1944 6.6

as Manning

Age 46 (now 90)
Woman Who Came Back
Woman Who Came Back

Woman Who Came Back

1945 5.9

as Dr. Matt Adams

Age 47 (now 90)
It Happened in Paris
It Happened in Paris

It Happened in Paris

1935 6.2

as Paul

Age 37 (now 90)