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John Loder
Actor
Born January 2, 1898Died December 26, 1988 (90 years)
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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".
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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".
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Known For
Filmography
| 1971 | The Firechasers · as Routledge |
| 1958 | The Secret Man · as Major Anderson |
| 1958 | Gideon of Scotland Yard · as Ponsford 'the Duke' |
| 1958 | Dial 999 (TV Series) · as Bruce |
| 1957 | The Story of Esther Costello · as Paul Marchant |
| 1957 | Small Hotel · as Mr. Finch |
| 1957 | The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) · as Sir John Gaylord |
| 1956 | The Count of Monte Cristo (TV Series) |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | The Vise (TV Series) · as Colonel March |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theatre (TV Series) · as Preston Mitchell |
| 1948 | The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1947 | Dishonored Lady · as Felix Courtland |
| 1946 | Lights Out (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1946 | One More Tomorrow · as Owen Arthur |
| 1946 | The Wife of Monte Cristo · as De Villefort, Prefect Of Police |
| 1945 | Woman Who Came Back · as Dr. Matt Adams |
| 1945 | A Game of Death · as Don Rainsford |
| 1945 | The Brighton Strangler · as Reginald Parker / Edward Grey |
| 1945 | Jealousy · as Dr. David Brent |
| 1945 | The Fighting Guardsman · as Sir John Tanley |
| 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 | Adventure in Diamonds · as Michael Barclay |
| 1940 | Threats · as Dick Stone |
| 1938 | Anything to Declare? · as Capt. Rufus Grant |
| 1938 | Paix sur le Rhin · as Émile Scheffer |
| 1938 | Katia · as Tsar Alexandre Ii Of Russia |
| 1938 | To the Victor · 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 |
| 1936 | |
| 1936 | The Man Who Lived Again · as Dick Haslewood |
| 1936 | Queen of Hearts · as Derek Cooper |
| 1936 | Mozart · as Prince Lobkowitz |
| 1935 | It Happened in Paris · as Paul |
| 1935 | The Silent Passenger · as John Ryder |
| 1934 | Lorna Doone · as John Ridd |
| 1934 | Sing As We Go! · as Hugh Phillips |
| 1934 | Java Head · as Gerrit Ammidon |
| 1934 | My Song Goes Round the World · as Rico |
| 1934 | Love, Life & Laughter · as Prince Charles |
| 1934 | Thunder in the East · as Fergan |
| 1933 | You Made Me Love You · as Harry Berne |
| 1933 | The Private Life of Henry VIII · as Peynell |
| 1933 | La bataille · as Herbert Fergan |
| 1933 | Paris Plane · as Cast |
| 1932 | Wedding Rehearsal · as John Hopkins Aka Bimbo |
| 1931 | On the Loose · as Mr. Loder |
| 1931 | The Seas Beneath · as Franz Shiller |
| 1930 | One Night at Susie's · as Hayes |
| 1930 | Sweethearts and Wives · as Sam Worthington |
| 1930 | The Second Floor Mystery · as Fraser-Freer's Younger Brother |
| 1929 | Lilies of the Field · as Walter Harker |
| 1929 | The Racketeer · as Jack Oakhurst |
| 1929 | Her Private Affair · as Carl Weild |
| 1929 | The Unholy Night · as Captain Dorchester |
| 1929 | The Case of Lena Smith · as Cast |
| 1928 | The First Born · as Lord David Harborough |
| 1928 | A Daughter of Destiny · as Viscount |