Howard St. John

Born: 1905-10-09

Howard St. John (October 9, 1905 – March 13, 1974) was a Chicago-born character actor who specialized in unsympathetic roles. His work spanned Broadway, film and television. He is probably best remembered for his bombastic General Bullmoose, which he played in the stage and screen versions of the 1956 musical Li'l Abner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard St. John, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Strangers on a Train

as Police Capt. Turley
Released: 1951-06-27

Two strangers meet on a train. They’ve never met before. Both of whom have someone they’d like...

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One, Two, Three

as Wendell P. Hazeltine
Released: 1961-12-15

C.R. MacNamara is a managing director for Coca Cola in West Berlin during the Cold War, just...

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Lover Come Back

as Mr. John Brackett
Released: 1961-12-20

Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each...

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Sex and the Single Girl

as George Randall
Released: 1964-12-25

A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in...

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Born Yesterday

as Jim Devery
Released: 1950-12-26

Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a...

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Three Coins in the Fountain

as Burgoyne
Released: 1954-05-01

Three American roommates working in Italy wish for the man of their dreams after throwing coins...

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Strait-Jacket

as Raymond Fields
Released: 1964-01-19

After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged...

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Goodbye, My Fancy

as Claude Griswold
Released: 1951-05-19

Agatha has fond memories of her romance with college president Dr. James Merrill, when she was a...

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Shockproof

as Sam Brooks
Released: 1949-01-25

Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful...

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Strange Bedfellows

as Julius L. Stevens
Released: 1965-02-09

After a hasty wedding, Carter and Toni find that they disagree on everything. They separate and...

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I Died a Thousand Times

as Doc Banton
Released: 1955-11-09

After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before...

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The Men

as Ellen's Father
Released: 1950-08-25

Ken, a WWII GI, returns home after he's paralyzed in battle. Residing in the paraplegic ward of...

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711 Ocean Drive

as Lieutenant Pete Wright
Released: 1950-07-01

The Horatio Alger parable gets the film noir treatment with the redoubtable Edmund O’Brien as a...

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Illegal

as E.A. Smith
Released: 1955-10-09

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to...

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Starlift

as Steve Rogers
Released: 1951-12-14

To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his...

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Mister 880

as Chief
Released: 1950-09-29

The Skipper is a charming old man loved by all his neighbors. What they don't know is that he is...

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The Tender Trap

as Mr. Sayers
Released: 1955-11-04

A young actress flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made.

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Li'l Abner

as General Bullmoose
Released: 1959-12-11

A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of...

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The Undercover Man

as Joseph S. Horan
Released: 1949-03-21

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob...

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Fate Is the Hunter

as Mark Hutchins
Released: 1964-11-08

A man refuses to believe that pilot error caused a fatal crash, and persists in looking for...

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Close to My Heart

as E. O. "Frosty" Frost
Released: 1951-10-01

A journalist's wife insists on adopting an abandoned child.

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The Big Night

as Al Judge
Released: 1951-12-07

A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on...

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Banning

as J. Pallister Young
Released: 1967-12-13

A playboy golf pro, kicked off the circuit for alleged cheating, is forced to hustle for a living.

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Don't Drink the Water

as Ambassador Magee
Released: 1969-11-11

The Hollander family's European vacation is interrupted when their plane is forced to land in...

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The Gift of the Magi

as Mr. Spiegel
Released: 1958-12-09

A musical version of O. Henry's famous Christmas story.

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Sanctuary

as Gov. Drake
Released: 1961-04-18

In 1920s rural Mississippi, Nancy Mannigoe, an African-American servant, is placed on death row...

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Cry for Happy

as Vice Adm. Junius B. Bennett
Released: 1961-03-03

Army photographers on leave in Japan take over a geisha house.

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World in My Corner

as Harry Cram
Released: 1956-03-01

A scrappy fighter from Jersey City named Tommy Shea -- "born in a dump, educated in an alley" --...

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Stop, You're Killing Me

as Mahoney
Released: 1952-12-10

A gangster and his wife attempt to go straight. Comedy. Remake of the 1938 film "A Slight Case...

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Madison Avenue

as J.D. Jocelyn
Released: 1961-04-13

An adman and an adwoman put a dangerous milk tycoon in line for the White House.

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The Sun Sets at Dawn

as The Warden
Released: 1950-11-01

A reporter investigates the story of a young man who may have been wrongly convicted and...

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Lafayette

as George Washington
Released: 1962-02-16

The story of Lafayette, the 19 year old pacifist who takes the side of the Colonials during the...

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Matchless

as General Shapiro
Released: 1967-08-13

A secret agent possesses a ring that makes him invisible for a short time, once every 10 hours....

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David Harding, Counterspy

as David Harding
Released: 1950-07-13

A Counterspy in the US military is killed under suspicious circumstances. His friend, Jerry...

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Customs Agent

as Charles Johnson
Released: 1950-05-18

An undercover agent tracks a medicine black market from China to California.

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Quick, Before It Melts

as Harvey T. Sweigert
Released: 1965-01-20

A reporter and a photographer become entwined with women, marriage, and a defecting Russian...

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Saturday's Hero

as Belfrage
Released: 1951-03-01

A talented high school football player encounters trouble in a college program.

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Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard

as David Harding
Released: 1950-11-21

A federal agent joins forces with a British lawman to foil a spy ring.

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Managing Time

as uncredited
Released: 1968-01-01

Peter Drucker teaches you how to be an effective executive.

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as uncredited
First aired: 1950-01-30

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC...

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The Philco Television Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1948-10-03

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...

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The Philco Television Playhouse

as Abbot
First aired: 1948-10-03

The Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self
First aired: 1956-10-05

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...

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Cavalcade of America

as Benjamin Franklin
First aired: 1952-10-01

Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company,...

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Lux Video Theatre

as Judge Ogden
First aired: 1950-10-02

Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The...

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Goodyear Television Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-10-14

The Goodyear Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was telecast live on NBC...

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Studio One

as uncredited
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Studio One

as Mr. Steen
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Studio One

as Herbert
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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The Defenders

as James Stanhope
First aired: 1961-09-16

The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series . It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mr. Spiegel
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as George Washington
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Hank

as Dr. Lewis Royal
First aired: 1965-09-24

Hank is an American situation comedy which is perhaps most notable for being an early example of...

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The Islanders

as John Marston
First aired: 1960-10-02

The Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961,...

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