John Loder
Known for Acting · 91 credits
- Born
- 1898-01-02
- Died
- 1988-12-26
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- William John Muir Lowe
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (89)
Sabotage
1937
as Ted
Dishonored Lady
1947
as Felix Courtland
Rich People
1929
as Captain Danforth
How Green Was My Valley
1941
as Ianto Morgan
Now, Voyager
1942
as Elliot Livingston
Diamond Frontier
1940
as Dr. Charles Clayton
Scotland Yard
1941
as Sir John Lasher
Black Waters
1929
as Charles
Java Head
1934
as Gerrit Ammidon
Lorna Doone
1934
as John Ridd
Wedding Rehearsal
1932
as John Hopkins aka Bimbo
Doctor Syn
1937
as Denis Cobtree
A Daughter Of Destiny
1928
as Viscount
Passage to Marseille
1944
as Manning
Old Acquaintance
1943
as Preston Drake
Woman and the Hunter
1957
as Mitchell Gifford
Gentleman Jim
1942
as Carlton De Witt
Gideon's Day
1958
as Ponsford 'The Duke'
The Private Life of Henry VIII
1933
as Peynell
The Unholy Night
1929
as Captain Dorchester
The Firechasers
1971
as Routledge
Owd Bob
1938
as David Moore
Jealousy
1945
as Dr. David Brent
Abroad with Two Yanks
1944
as Aussie Sgt. Cyril North
The Story of Esther Costello
1957
as Paul Marchant
Katia
1938
as Tsar Alexandre II of Russia
Eagle Squadron
1942
as Paddy Carson
One More Tomorrow
1946
as Owen Arthur
The Fighting Guardsman
1945
as Sir John Tanley
The Man Who Changed His Mind
1936
as Dick Haslewood
It Happened in Paris
1935
as Paul
King Solomon's Mines
1937
as Sir Henry Curtis
Her Private Affair
1929
as Carl Weild
The Racketeer
1929
as Jack Oakhurst
On the Loose
1931
as Mr. Loder
Adventure in Iraq
1943
as George Torrence
The Hairy Ape
1944
as Tony Lazar
The Wife of Monte Cristo
1946
as De Villefort, Prefect of Police
The Brighton Strangler
1945
as Reginald Parker / Edward Grey
The Battle
1934
as Commander Fergan
Seas Beneath
1931
as Franz Shiller
Sunset Pass
1929
as Ashleigh Preston
Confirm or Deny
1941
as Captain Lionel Channing
Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife
1936
as Prince Lobkowitz
Woman Who Came Back
1945
as Dr. Matt Adams
The Case of Lena Smith
1929
as (uncredited)
Under Secret Orders
1937
as Lt. Peter Carr
Tin Pan Alley
1940
as Reggie Carstairs
Adventure in Diamonds
1940
as Michael Barclay
Lilies of the Field
1930
as Walter Harker
The Doctor's Secret
1929
as Hugh Paton
The Second Floor Mystery
1930
as Fraser-Freer's Younger Brother
Sing As We Go
1934
as Hugh Phillips
A Game of Death
1945
as Don Rainsford
The Secret Man
1958
as Major Anderson
You Made Me Love You
1933
as Harry Berne
One Night at Susie's
1930
as Hayes
Ourselves Alone
1936
as Captain Wiltshire
Guilty Melody
1936
as Richard Carter
The Mysterious Doctor
1943
as Sir Henry Leland
Rolling in Money
1934
as Lord Gawthorpe
Threats
1940
as Dick Stone
The Gorilla Man
1943
as Captain Craig Killian
Casanovas Erbe
1928
The Silent Battle
1939
as Bordier
Non-Stop New York
1937
as Inspector Jim Grant
Die weiße Spinne
1927
One Night In Lisbon
1941
as Cmdr. Peter Walmsley
18 Minutes
1935
as Trelawney
Sweethearts and Wives
1930
as Sam Worthington
Murder Will Out
1939
as Dr. Paul Raymond
Are You There?
1930
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Anything to Declare?
1938
as Capt. Rufus Grant
My Song Goes Round the World
1934
as Rico
Fair Game
1928
as Oberleutnant von Rohnstedt
Love, Life and Laughter
1934
as Prince Charles
The Man Hunter
1930
as George Castle
Money Means Nothing
1932
as Earl Egbert
Allá donde el viento brama
1963
Small Hotel
1957
as Mr. Finch
The First Born
1928
as Lord David Harborough
Murder on the Waterfront
1943
as Holbrook
Love, Live & Laugh
1929
as Dr. Price
Queen of Hearts
1936
as Derek Cooper
Meet Maxwell Archer
1940
as Maxwell Archer
Money for Speed
1933
as Mitch
Peace on the Rhine
1938
as Émile Scheffer
Josette of New Orleans
1958
as The Colonel
The Silent Passenger
1935
as John Ryder
About 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… With 91 credits spanning from 1927 to 1971, John Loder has appeared in 89 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Sabotage (1937) — as Ted
- Dishonored Lady (1947) — as Felix Courtland
- Rich People (1929) — as Captain Danforth
- How Green Was My Valley (1941) — as Ianto Morgan
- Now, Voyager (1942) — as Elliot Livingston
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