John Justin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Justin (24 November 1917 - 29 November 2002) was a British stage and film actor. John Justinian de Ledesma was born in London, England, the son of a well-off Argentine rancher. Though he grew up on his father's ranch, he was educated at Bryanston School, Dorset. He developed an interest in flying and became a qualified pilot at the age of 12, though he was not allowed to fly solo at the time because of his age. The acting bug bit him early. By the age of 16, he had joined the Plymouth Repertory. In 1937, he briefly trained with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, but did not like it and soon joined the repertory company of John Gielgud. In 1938, he auditioned for and won the role for which he is perhaps best remembered, Ahmad in the 1940 version of The Thief of Bagdad, opposite Sabu. World War II broke out during the film's production. After completing the picture, Justin joined the Royal Air Force, serving as a test pilot and flying instructor. He also worked on two films, The Gentle Sex (1943) with Leslie Howard, and Journey Together (1944) with Edward G. Robinson. With the war's end, Justin returned to acting. He made more films, such as David Lean's The Sound Barrier (1952), Island in the Sun (1957) and Lisztomania (1975), but his strong preference was for the stage. He became a member of the Old Vic company in 1959. He made his Broadway debut in 1960 in the play Little Moon of Alban. Justin was married three times, first to dancer and choreographer Pola Nirenska. His second marriage, to actress Barbara Murray, lasted from 1952 to 1964; they had three daughters. From 1970 to his death in 2002, he was married to Alison McMurdo. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Justin licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Thief of Bagdad
as AhmadWhen Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces...
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The Big Sleep
as Arthur GeigerPrivate eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of...
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Untamed
as Shawn KildareWhen the great potato famine hits Ireland, the diaspora begins as thousands emigrate. Among...
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Lisztomania
as Count d'AgoultIn the 19th century, Romantic composer/pianist Franz Liszt tries to end his hedonistic ways but...
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The Sound Barrier
as Philip PeelFictionalized story of British aerospace engineers solving the problem of supersonic flight.
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Valentino
as Sidney OlcottIn 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot...
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King of the Khyber Rifles
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Savage Messiah
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The Man Who Loved Redheads
as Lord BinfieldFramed in flashback, The Man Who Loved Redheads is an anecdotal comedy about a man (John Justin)...
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Island in the Sun
as Denis ArcherA scandalous tale of politics, social inequality, interracial romance, and murder set on a...
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The Spider's Web
as Henry Hailsham-BrownMystery film based on an Agatha Christie story.
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Safari
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The Angel with the Trumpet
as Paul AltSad tale of a woman who marries the man her family wishes her to wed, not Wooland, the man she...
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Schalcken the Painter
as VanderhausenCan Schalcken save his love, Rose, from the clutches of a ghastly suitor before it is too late?
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The Teckman Mystery
as Philip ChanceA fiction writer begins working on a biography of a pilot who went down during the test flight...
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The Gentle Sex
as Flying Officer David SheridanDuring the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the...
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Seagulls Over Sorrento
as Lieutenant WhartonA Navy lieutenant is borrowed by the British to supervise torpedo experiments after one of their...
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Melba
as Eric WaltonRural Australian Nellie Melba becomes an opera star in 1900s Europe and the United States.
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Journey Together
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The Village
as Allan ManningThe Village (German: Sie fanden eine Heimat) is a 1953 Swiss drama film directed by Leopold...
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La salamandre d'or
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Man Wants to Live
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Guilty?
as Nap RumboldConvinced that a wartime resistance heroine is innocent of a murder charge, Nap Rumbold, a...
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Gideon's Way
as Leonard BrightGideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on...
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Lady Killers
as Mr. Justice ScruttonCompelling crime anthology looks at some of Britain's most notorious murder trials, in which...
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Lillie
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A Ghost Story for Christmas
as VanderhausenA strand of annual British short television adaptations of classic ghost stories, referencing...
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