John Loder
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1971 · The Firechasers as Routledge
- 1963 · Allá donde el viento brama as
- 1958 · The Secret Man as Major Anderson
- 1958 · Gideon's Day as Ponsford 'The Duke'
- 1958 · Josette of New Orleans as The Colonel
- 1957 · The Story of Esther Costello as Paul Marchant
- 1957 · Small Hotel as Mr. Finch
- 1957 · Woman and the Hunter as Mitchell Gifford
- 1956 · The Count of Monte Cristo as
- 1950 · Robert Montgomery Presents as Preston Mitchell
- 1947 · Dishonored Lady as Felix Courtland
- 1946 · One More Tomorrow as Owen Arthur
- 1946 · The Wife of Monte Cristo as De Villefort, Prefect of Police
- 1946 · The Fighting Guardsman as Sir John Tanley
- 1945 · Woman Who Came Back as Dr. Matt Adams
- 1945 · A Game of Death as Don Rainsford
- 1945 · Jealousy as Dr. David Brent
- 1945 · The Brighton Strangler as Reginald Parker / Edward Grey
- 1944 · Abroad with Two Yanks as Aussie Sgt. Cyril North
- 1944 · The Hairy Ape as Tony Lazar
- 1944 · Passage to Marseille as Manning
- 1943 · Old Acquaintance as Preston Drake
- 1943 · Adventure in Iraq as George Torrence
- 1943 · Murder on the Waterfront as Holbrook
- 1943 · The Mysterious Doctor as Sir Henry Leland
- 1943 · The Gorilla Man as Captain Craig Killian
- 1942 · Gentleman Jim as Carlton De Witt
- 1942 · Now, Voyager as Elliot Livingston
- 1942 · Eagle Squadron as Paddy Carson
- 1941 · Confirm or Deny as Captain Lionel Channing
- 1941 · How Green Was My Valley as Ianto Morgan
- 1941 · One Night In Lisbon as Cmdr. Peter Walmsley
- 1941 · Scotland Yard as Sir John Lasher
- 1940 · Tin Pan Alley as Reggie Carstairs
- 1940 · Diamond Frontier as Dr. Charles Clayton
- 1940 · Adventure in Diamonds as Michael Barclay
- 1940 · Meet Maxwell Archer as Maxwell Archer
- 1940 · Threats as Dick Stone
- 1939 · Murder Will Out as Dr. Paul Raymond
- 1939 · The Silent Battle as Bordier
- 1938 · Anything to Declare? as Capt. Rufus Grant
- 1938 · Peace on the Rhine as Émile Scheffer
- 1938 · Katia as Le Tsar Alexandre II de Russie
- 1938 · Owd Bob as David Moore
- 1937 · Under Secret Orders as Lt. Peter Carr
- 1937 · Non-Stop New York as Inspector Jim Grant
- 1937 · Doctor Syn as Denis Cobtree
- 1937 · King Solomon's Mines as Sir Henry Curtis
- 1937 · Sabotage as Ted
- 1936 · Queen of Hearts as Derek Cooper
- 1936 · The Man Who Changed His Mind as Dick Haslewood
- 1936 · Guilty Melody as Richard Carter
- 1936 · Ourselves Alone as Captain Wiltshire
- 1936 · Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife as Prince Lobkowitz
- 1935 · It Happened in Paris as Paul
- 1935 · The Silent Passenger as John Ryder
- 1935 · 18 Minutes as Trelawney
- 1934 · Lorna Doone as John Ridd
- 1934 · My Song Goes Round the World as Rico
- 1934 · Sing As We Go as Hugh Phillips
- 1934 · Java Head as Gerrit Ammidon
- 1934 · The Battle as Fergan
- 1934 · Love, Life and Laughter as Prince Charles
- 1934 · Rolling in Money as Lord Gawthorpe
- 1933 · You Made Me Love You as Harry Berne
- 1933 · The Private Life of Henry VIII as Peynell
- 1933 · Money for Speed as Mitch
- 1932 · Wedding Rehearsal as John Hopkins aka Bimbo
- 1932 · Money Means Nothing as Earl Egbert
- 1931 · On the Loose as Mr. Loder
- 1931 · Seas Beneath as Franz Shiller
- 1930 · One Night at Susie's as Hayes
- 1930 · Sweethearts and Wives as Sam Worthington
- 1930 · The Man Hunter as George Castle
- 1930 · The Second Floor Mystery as Fraser-Freer's Younger Brother
- 1930 · Lilies of the Field as Walter Harker
- 1929 · Rich People as Captain Danforth
- 1929 · The Racketeer as Jack Oakhurst
- 1929 · Love, Live & Laugh as Dr. Price
- 1929 · Her Private Affair as Carl Weild
- 1929 · The Unholy Night as Captain Dorchester
- 1929 · Black Waters as Charles
- 1929 · Sunset Pass as Ashleigh Preston
- 1929 · The Doctor's Secret as Hugh Paton
- 1928 · The First Born as Lord David Harborough
- 1928 · Casanovas Erbe as
- 1928 · Fair Game as Oberleutnant von Rohnstedt
- 1928 · A Daughter Of Destiny as Viscount
- 1927 · Die weiße Spinne as