John Lodge

Born: 1903-10-20

John Davis Lodge (October 20, 1903 – October 29, 1985) was an American film actor, lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was the 79th governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955, and later served as U.S. ambassador to Spain, Argentina, and Switzerland. As an actor, he often was credited simply as John Lodge. He had roles in four Hollywood films between 1933 and 1935, including playing Marlene Dietrich's lover in The Scarlet Empress and Shirley Temple's father in The Little Colonel. He starred or co-starred in many British and European films between 1935 and 1940. Lodge was a member of four prominent political families in the Northeast United States: the Cabot, Lodge, Frelinghuysen and Davis families. He was a direct descendant of at least seven U.S. senators, and had many other politicians in his family, including his brother, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., who ran for Vice President of the United States in 1960 alongside presidential nominee Richard Nixon but was defeated by John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.


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Little Women

as Brooke
Released: 1933-11-24

Little Women is a coming-of-age drama tracing the lives of four sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy....

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The Scarlet Empress

as Count Alexei
Released: 1934-05-09

During the 18th century, German noblewoman Sophia Frederica, who would later become Catherine...

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From Mayerling to Sarajevo

as L'archiduc François Ferdinand
Released: 1940-10-10

Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, is kept absent from the royal court due...

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The Little Colonel

as Jack Sherman
Released: 1935-02-22

After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former...

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Murders in the Zoo

as Roger Hewitt
Released: 1933-03-31

Dr. Gorman is a millionaire adventurer, traveling the world in search of dangerous game. His...

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Menace

as Ronald Cavendish
Released: 1934-11-22

A psychotic man stalks three innocent people whom he believes are responsible for his brother's...

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Bank Holiday

as Stephen Howard
Released: 1938-01-27

A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to...

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Queer Cargo

as Capt. Harley
Released: 1938-08-06

The Captain of a tramp steamer is forced by his ship's owner to smuggle some priceless pearls,...

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Bulldog Drummond at Bay

as Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond
Released: 1937-05-01

Drummond goes up against foreign agents who are trying to steal plans for a top-secret aircraft.

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The Tenth Man

as George Winter
Released: 1936-08-12

George Winter, a self-made businessman and MP, lets nothing get in the way of his climb to the...

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Ourselves Alone

as County Inspector Hanney
Released: 1936-04-27

One of the most significant films ever made about the Troubles in Ireland, a powerful story of...

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Crimson Dynasty

as Grand Duke Frederick
Released: 1935-12-04

Koenigsmark is a 1935 British-French drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Elissa...

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Tonight at Eleven

as Jack Morris
Released: 1937-12-01

A comedy poking fun at earlier 1930s American crime films: A society lady goes after a gang of...

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Pasha's Wives

as Vedad Bey, son mari,
Released: 1939-02-18

Mireille, a Frenchwoman, marries a westernized Turkish diplomat and, thinking that she will live...

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Sensation

as Pat Heston
Released: 1936-12-16

Pat Heaton may be the best crime reporter in town but his fiancée Claire, despairing of the more...

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Under the Tonto Rim

as Joe Gilbert
Released: 1933-04-07

Western comedy.

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Heartbeat

as Lord Jerry Dansbury
Released: 1939-01-13

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An Audience with...

as Self
First aired: 1978-01-08

An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend...

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