John Loder

John Loder

1898-01-02 London, England, UK 87 Credits

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 Hussar...

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The Firechasers

The Firechasers

1971

as Routledge

7.2
Acting

Insurance investigator must find out who is setting fires. Along the way he meets and works with a beautiful newspaper reporter and falls in love.

Allá donde el viento brama

Allá donde el viento brama

1963

Acting

The action takes place in Comodo Rivadavia, and reenacts a 1907 mission lead by José Fuchs, who was supposed to find water but found oil instead.

The Secret Man

The Secret Man

1958

as Major Anderson

6.3
Acting

A physicist finds himself drawn into an investigation to track down a spy at his research station.

Gideon's Day

Gideon's Day

1958

as Ponsford 'The Duke'

6.4
Acting

Scotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a traffic-violation ticket from a young police officer. From t...

Josette of New Orleans

Josette of New Orleans

1958

as The Colonel

Acting

Josette of New Orleans

The Story of Esther Costello

The Story of Esther Costello

1957

as Paul Marchant

6.9
Acting

Eighteen-year-old Esther has been deaf and blind since the accident which killed her mother. Wealthy Margaret Landi, a native of Esther's village in I...

Small Hotel

Small Hotel

1957

as Mr. Finch

6.5
Acting

The dining room of the Jolly Fiddler has long been presided over by Albert, an aged but very shrewd waiter. A past master of the gentle art of fiddlin...

Woman and the Hunter

Woman and the Hunter

1957

as Mitchell Gifford

Acting

When embittered safari guide David Kirby accepts a fateful commission to lead a hunting trip for wealthy and ruthless American Mitchell Gifford, trage...

Dishonored Lady

Dishonored Lady

1947

as Felix Courtland

5.7
Acting

Art editor Madeleine Damian carries on numerous loveless affairs. After a failed relationship with advertiser Felix Courtland, the increasingly depres...

One More Tomorrow

One More Tomorrow

1946

as Owen Arthur

5.5
Acting

Shiftless playboy Tom Collier lives to jump from party to party — until he meets photographer Christie Sage. Through Christie, Tom takes over the owne...

The Wife of Monte Cristo

The Wife of Monte Cristo

1946

as De Villefort, Prefect of Police

5.8
Acting

In this sequel to the original story, Monte Cristo count Edmund Dantes (Martin Kosleck) returns to Paris to get revenge but soon finds himself pursued...

Woman Who Came Back

Woman Who Came Back

1945

as Dr. Matt Adams

5.5
Acting

A young woman is tormented by the belief that she is the victim of a witch's curse.

A Game of Death

A Game of Death

1945

as Don Rainsford

6.2
Acting

A shipwrecked Don Rainsford washes up on a homicidal big-game hunter's Caribbean island where the madman hunts human prey for his personal island habi...

Jealousy

Jealousy

1945

as Dr. David Brent

5.4
Acting

A female cabbie is suspected of killing her drunken husband.

The Brighton Strangler

The Brighton Strangler

1945

as Reginald Parker / Edward Grey

5.9
Acting

After suffering a head injury during the Blitz, John Loder, a theatre actor comes to believe himself to be the Brighton Strangler, the murderer he was...

The Fighting Guardsman

The Fighting Guardsman

1945

as Sir John Tanley

7.0
Acting

A French Baron robs Louis XVI like Robin Hood.

Abroad with Two Yanks

Abroad with Two Yanks

1944

as Aussie Sgt. Cyril North

6.0
Acting

Biff and Jeff, two American G.I.'s on furlough in Australia during The Second World War, are enjoying their time the way most soldiers on leave do. Wh...

The Hairy Ape

The Hairy Ape

1944

as Tony Lazar

5.6
Acting

Aboard ship, a spoiled woman (Susan Hayward) insults the brutish stoker (William Bendix) while watching him work.

Passage to Marseille

Passage to Marseille

1944

as Manning

6.6
Acting

A freedom-loving French journalist sacrifices his happiness and security to battle Nazi tyranny.

Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance

1943

as Preston Drake

6.9
Acting

Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.

Adventure in Iraq

Adventure in Iraq

1943

as George Torrence

5.4
Acting

Three Allied soldiers in an airplane flying to Egypt crash-land in Iraq. They are taken in by a local sheik, but soon begin to suspect that he may not...

Murder on the Waterfront

Murder on the Waterfront

1943

as Holbrook

5.0
Acting

A sailor and his wife become involved in a murder investigation.

The Mysterious Doctor

The Mysterious Doctor

1943

as Sir Henry Leland

5.6
Acting

The citizens of a tiny Cornish village are tormented during World War II by a headless ghost which is haunting the local tin mine.

The Gorilla Man

The Gorilla Man

1943

as Captain Craig Killian

5.0
Acting

A wounded soldier discovers his hospital is secretly run by the Nazis.

Gentleman Jim

Gentleman Jim

1942

as Carlton De Witt

7.2
Acting

As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the...

Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

1942

as Elliot Livingston

7.4
Acting

A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.

Eagle Squadron

Eagle Squadron

1942

as Paddy Carson

Acting

An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in love with a beautiful English girl.

Confirm or Deny

Confirm or Deny

1941

as Captain Lionel Channing

3.8
Acting

Newsman Mitch and teletype operator Jennifer, whose job is to see he doesn't send inappropriate stuff out of the country, dodge bombs during the blitz...

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

1941

as Ianto Morgan

7.3
Acting

A man in his fifties reminisces about his childhood growing up in a Welsh mining village at the turn of the 20th century.

One Night In Lisbon

One Night In Lisbon

1941

as Cmdr. Peter Walmsley

Acting

Saucy screwball comedy wherein lovely Madeleine falls in love with flier Fred despite interference from her fiancee and his ex.

Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard

1941

as Sir John Lasher

Acting

Inspector Cork pursues a bank robber who serves in the army and receives facial injuries. After plastic surgery he shows up as a bank president planni...

Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

1940

as Reggie Carstairs

4.8
Acting

Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new s...

Diamond Frontier

Diamond Frontier

1940

as Dr. Charles Clayton

Acting

Story of the early days of the diamond-mining era in South Africa.

Adventure in Diamonds

Adventure in Diamonds

1940

as Michael Barclay

5.2
Acting

A government pilot (George Brent) falls for a woman (Isa Miranda) helping her partner (John Loder) smuggle diamonds out of South Africa.

Meet Maxwell Archer

Meet Maxwell Archer

1940

as Maxwell Archer

Acting

Maxwell Archer, a private detective, attempts to clear a young man wrongly accused of murder.

Threats

Threats

1940

as Dick Stone

5.4
Acting

"Menaces" deals with the months before WW2 in a hotel :t he fear of the impending war never leaves the guests of an hotel in Paris.

Murder Will Out

1939

as Dr. Paul Raymond

Acting

Paul and Pamela Raymond become immersed in intrigue after receiving a costly jade. As they look for assistance in saving their skins, all their leads ...

The Silent Battle

The Silent Battle

1939

as Bordier

Acting

Secret agents try to defeat terrorists on the Orient Express.

Anything to Declare?

Anything to Declare?

1938

as Capt. Rufus Grant

4.0
Acting

John Loder and Elliot Makeham star in Redd Davis’s British topical crime thriller. Professor Grayson is working on an anti-gas experiment and Dr. Klee...

Peace on the Rhine

Peace on the Rhine

1938

as Émile Scheffer

7.0
Acting

During the lead up to a second World War, one of several French films hoping for peace,specifically between Germany and France as shown by a border fa...

Katia

Katia

1938

as Tsar Alexandre II of Russia

9.0
Acting

In the middle of the 19th century, Tsar Alexander II made the acquaintance of a young aristocratic girl from the provinces, unruly in character. He fa...

Owd Bob

Owd Bob

1938

as David Moore

5.4
Acting

Adam McAdam is an old, dour sheepherder whose life is devoted to his faithful dog, the whiskey bottle and his daughter, Jeannie. And a conflict that a...

Under Secret Orders

Under Secret Orders

1937

as Lt. Peter Carr

Acting

During the First World War, a woman doctor falls in love with one of her patients who turns out to be a German spy. She herself ends up working for Ge...

Non-Stop New York

Non-Stop New York

1937

as Inspector Jim Grant

6.3
Acting

A young woman finds herself as the intended victim of a murder plot on a transatlantic flight from London to New York.

Doctor Syn

Doctor Syn

1937

as Denis Cobtree

6.6
Acting

A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this British production.

King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

1937

as Sir Henry Curtis

5.3
Acting

White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.

Sabotage

Sabotage

1937

as Ted

6.7
Acting

Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her h...

Queen of Hearts

Queen of Hearts

1936

as Derek Cooper

Acting

A woman prevents a popular stage performer getting arrested for drunk driving, though has to pretend to be a rich benefactor when she next meets him.

The Man Who Changed His Mind

The Man Who Changed His Mind

1936

as Dick Haslewood

6.0
Acting

Dr. Laurence, a once-respectable scientist, begins to research the origin of the mind and the soul. The science community rejects him, and he risks lo...

Guilty Melody

1936

as Richard Carter

Acting

A British spy falls in love with a singer whose husband is working for the enemy.

Ourselves Alone

Ourselves Alone

1936

as Captain Wiltshire

5.0
Acting

In 1921, as Irish nationalists battle with British authorities, a young girl is torn between loyalty to her brother, an IRA leader, her fiance, a poli...

Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife

Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife

1936

as Prince Lobkowitz

5.2
Acting

Mozart biopic.

It Happened in Paris

It Happened in Paris

1935

as Paul

5.9
Acting

A British millionaire's son travels to France to study art, and falls in love in Paris.

The Silent Passenger

The Silent Passenger

1935

as John Ryder

4.5
Acting

A really well made British murder mystery from British Gaumont studios. Story opens with a dead body found in a trunk. Who's the cold-blooded killer?

18 Minutes

18 Minutes

1935

as Trelawney

10.0
Acting

A lion-tamer's partly innate and partly acquired attitude to other living beings - that they shall submit without question to his will - is applied wi...

Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

1934

as John Ridd

5.8
Acting

High drama, set in the English moorland of the 1600s. John Ridd wants revenge on the criminal Doone family, but falls in love with the daughter of the...

My Song Goes Round the World

1934

as Rico

5.0
Acting

Set in Venice, the touching and sometimes comic story of a diminutive tenor who falls in love whilst striving for success. Also filmed in German as Ei...

Sing As We Go

Sing As We Go

1934

as Hugh Phillips

5.7
Acting

When the textile mill closes, putting her out of work, Gracie finds herself experiencing all of the amusements of Blackpool.

Rolling in Money

1934

as Lord Gawthorpe

Acting

An impoverished duchess arranges a marriage for her daughter to a wealthy working-class London barber.

Java Head

Java Head

1934

as Gerrit Ammidon

6.0
Acting

The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. The owner has two sons. One, a handsome seafarer, i...

The Battle

The Battle

1934

as Fergan

7.0
Acting

The Battle is a 1934 Franco-British co-production English language drama film directed by Nicolas Farkas and Viktor Tourjansky, and starring Charles B...

Love, Life and Laughter

Love, Life and Laughter

1934

as Prince Charles

7.5
Acting

Gracie plays a London publican's daughter named after Nell Gwynn, who much like the original, becomes romantically involved with a King(John Loder).

You Made Me Love You

You Made Me Love You

1933

as Harry Berne

6.9
Acting

A rich American businessman in London makes believe he's lost all his money so that his daughter will marry a composer.

The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933

as Peynell

6.4
Acting

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of tre...

Money for Speed

Money for Speed

1933

as Mitch

Acting

A motorcycle champion becomes a stunt rider after he is banned from speedway racing.

Wedding Rehearsal

Wedding Rehearsal

1932

as John Hopkins aka Bimbo

4.6
Acting

The grandmother of a British nobleman, reluctant to marry, plays matchmaker. He outmaneuvers her by getting all of the matches married off .

Money Means Nothing

1932

as Earl Egbert

Acting

British comedy film directed by Harcourt Templeman and Herbert Wilcox..

On the Loose

On the Loose

1931

as Mr. Loder

6.7
Acting

Two young women, Zasu and Thelma, complain that all of their dates take them to Coney Island. The next day a car goes by and they are splashed with mu...

Seas Beneath

Seas Beneath

1931

as Franz Shiller

5.4
Acting

In the waning days of WWI, a U.S. "Mystery Ship," sets sail for the coast of Spain towing a submarine. Their mission is to find and sink a U-boat that...

One Night at Susie's

One Night at Susie's

1930

as Hayes

5.8
Acting

A woman gets help from her gangster friends after her foster son takes the blame for a murder he did not commit.

Sweethearts and Wives

1930

as Sam Worthington

Acting

An aristocrat tries to prevent her sister's divorce by attempting to recover a diamond necklace, which is being used as incriminating evidence against...

The Man Hunter

The Man Hunter

1930

as George Castle

Acting

Rin-Tin-Tin leaves his usual far north and ranch settings for Africa.

The Second Floor Mystery

The Second Floor Mystery

1930

as Fraser-Freer's Younger Brother

Acting

In this mystery, a man and woman have been corresponding through a "personal" column under the names Lord Strawberries and Lady Grapefruit. When the m...

Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field

1930

as Walter Harker

3.5
Acting

Mildred Harker loses custody of her child in a messy divorce settlement. Leaving her hometown in disgrace, Mildred heads to New York, where after a cr...

Rich People

1929

as Captain Danforth

Acting

Connie Hayden (Constance Bennett) faces a dilemma; will she choose the rich guy or the ordinary Joe? Naturally, Connie has the answer in time for the ...

The Racketeer

The Racketeer

1929

as Jack Oakhurst

4.9
Acting

A dapper gangster sponsors an alcoholic violinist in order to win the love of a glamorous divorced socialite.

Love, Live & Laugh

Love, Live & Laugh

1929

as Dr. Price

Acting

Any movie that starts Jewish entertainer George Jessel as an Italian accordionist named Luigi can't be all bad. In love with the beautiful Margharita ...

Her Private Affair

Her Private Affair

1929

as Carl Weild

4.0
Acting

A married society woman accidentally kills her would-be lover and blackmailer and then suffers a crisis of conscience when his disgruntled butler is c...

The Unholy Night

The Unholy Night

1929

as Captain Dorchester

5.3
Acting

When a rash of murders depletes their number, a billionaire's employees are brought together at an Englishman's estate.

Black Waters

Black Waters

1929

as Charles

Acting

A mad captain poses as a cleric to murder people aboard a fogbound ship.

Sunset Pass

Sunset Pass

1929

as Ashleigh Preston

Acting

This Zane Grey adaptation stars square-jawed Jack Holt as a lawman going undercover to ferret out a notorious cattle rustler.

The Doctor's Secret

The Doctor's Secret

1929

as Hugh Paton

Acting

Young Englishwoman Lillian Garson is unhappy with her marriage and decides to elope with another man. However he is killed in a car accident and she r...

The First Born

The First Born

1928

as Lord David Harborough

4.2
Acting

Would-be politician Sir Hugo Boycott and his wife Madeleine have an unhappy marriage. Madeleine is aware that Hugo is a serial philanderer, and their ...

Casanovas Erbe

1928

Acting
Fair Game

Fair Game

1928

as Oberleutnant von Rohnstedt

Acting
A Daughter Of Destiny

A Daughter Of Destiny

1928

as Viscount

6.4
Acting

Hanns Heinz Ewers' grim science-fiction novel Alraune has already been filmed twice when this version was assembled in 1928. In another of his "mad do...

Die weiße Spinne

Die weiße Spinne

1927

Acting