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.
In 1947 he became an American citizen, his last screen appearance was in 1971. In 1959 he became a naturalised citizen of the United Kingdom as he has been of "uncertain nationality".
Description above from the Wikipedia article John Loder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
all 94
Movies 92
TV Shows 2
The Firechasers (1971)
The Secret Man (1958)
Gideon's Day (1958)
Josette of New Orleans (1958)
The Story of Esther Costello (1957)
Small Hotel (1957)
Woman and the Hunter (1957)
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
Dishonored Lady (1947)
One More Tomorrow (1946)
The Wife of Monte Cristo (1946)
The Fighting Guardsman (1946)
Woman Who Came Back (1945)
A Game of Death (1945)
Jealousy (1945)
The Brighton Strangler (1945)
Abroad with Two Yanks (1944)
The Hairy Ape (1944)
Old Acquaintance (1943)
Adventure in Iraq (1943)
Murder on the Waterfront (1943)
The Mysterious Doctor (1943)
The Gorilla Man (1943)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Now, Voyager (1942)
Eagle Squadron (1942)
Confirm or Deny (1941)
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
One Night In Lisbon (1941)
Scotland Yard (1941)
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
Diamond Frontier (1940)
Adventure in Diamonds (1940)
Meet Maxwell Archer (1940)
Threats (1940)
Murder Will Out (1939)
Anything to Declare? (1938)
Peace on the Rhine (1938)
Katia (1938)
Owd Bob (1938)
Under Secret Orders (1937)
Non-Stop New York (1937)
Doctor Syn (1937)
King Solomon's Mines (1937)
Sabotage (1937)
Queen of Hearts (1936)
The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
Guilty Melody (1936)
Ourselves Alone (1936)
The Silent Passenger (1935)
18 Minutes (1935)
Lorna Doone (1934)
Sing As We Go (1934)
Java Head (1934)
The Battle (1934)
Rolling in Money (1934)
Love, Life and Laughter (1934)
You Made Me Love You (1933)
Money Means Nothing (1932)
On the Loose (1931)
Seas Beneath (1931)
Sweethearts and Wives (1930)
The Man Hunter (1930)
The Second Floor Mystery (1930)
Lilies of the Field (1930)
Rich People (1929)
The Racketeer (1929)
Love, Live & Laugh (1929)
Her Private Affair (1929)
The Unholy Night (1929)
Black Waters (1929)
Sunset Pass (1929)
The Doctor's Secret (1929)
The First Born (1928)
Die Sünderin (1928)
Fair Game (1928)
A Daughter Of Destiny (1928)
Die weiße Spinne (1927)
Der große Unbekannte (1927)
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1898-01-02
Deathday1988-12-26 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, England, UK
Relationshipshttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/fd396e3deeccf0e93a729a225e6ae4af (1949-01-01 - 1955-01-01), http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/6eb437069a35261bef678b0a7d0d3b5e, Hedy Lamarr (1943-01-01 - 1947-01-01), http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/f6db876b72f4fe7a0bc37a23a0fd6fca (1958-01-01 - 1972-01-01), Micheline Cheirel (1936-01-01 - 1941-01-01)
ChildrenAnthony Loder, Denise Loder-DeLuca, Robin William Lowe
FatherWilliam Lowe
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also Known AsWilliam John Muir Lowe
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Last updated:
- John Loder
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons