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18 July 1898(Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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17 October 1979(London, UK)
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Biography
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John Stuart (born John Alfred Louden Croall; 18 July 1898 – 17 October 1979), was a Scottish actor, and a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He appeared in three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Biography
He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
His first talkie Kitty (1929) was a successful production. His last role was in the film Superman (1978), as a Kryptonian elder.
He is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.
His son, Jonathan Croall, wrote a 2012 book about the screen idols of the 1920s, with much previously unpublished personal and professional information about his father.