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John Justin
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1917-11-24,London, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

The Thief of Bagdad

7.1

The Thief of Bagdad
1940-12-25

3

Barcelona Kill
1973-02-22

King of the Khyber Rifles

5.7

King of the Khyber Rifles
1953-12-23

5.6

Untamed
1955-03-01

5.8

Lisztomania
1975-10-10

5.5

Safari
1956-06-20

The Sound Barrier

6.5

The Sound Barrier
1952-10-10

The Spider's Web

6.2

The Spider's Web
1960-11-01

Seagulls Over Sorrento

5.3

Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954-07-13

The Teckman Mystery

6.2

The Teckman Mystery
1954-10-27

The Angel with the Trumpet

6.3

The Angel with the Trumpet
1950-03-20

The Man Who Loved Redheads

5.1

The Man Who Loved Redheads
1955-02-06

6.1

Savage Messiah
1972-06-27

Candidate for Murder

0

Candidate for Murder
1962-01-01

7

The Gentle Sex
1943-05-23

7

The Village
1953-04-24

Schalcken the Painter

5.6

Schalcken the Painter
1979-12-22

6

Guilty?
1956-04-10

Man Wants to Live

0

Man Wants to Live
1961-11-06

Journey Together

6.1

Journey Together
1945-10-01

Island in the Sun

6.5

Island in the Sun
1957-06-12

0

Melba
1953-08-07

Call Of The Blood

0

Call Of The Blood
1948-02-12

5.837

The Big Sleep
1978-03-13

Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

7

Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
2008-05-27

La salamandre d'or

0

La salamandre d'or
1962-12-31

5.868

Valentino
1977-09-07

6.75

Gideon's Way
1965-03-18

8.25

Lillie
1978-09-24

5

Lady Killers
1980-07-20