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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

6

Melba
1953-08-07

The Thief of Bagdad

7.1

The Thief of Bagdad
1940-02-19

4.667

Barcelona Kill
1973-02-22

Call Of The Blood

7

Call Of The Blood
1948-02-12

King of the Khyber Rifles

5.923

King of the Khyber Rifles
1953-12-23

5.714

Untamed
1955-03-01

5.838

Lisztomania
1975-10-10

5.611

Safari
1956-06-20

The Sound Barrier

6.508

The Sound Barrier
1952-07-22

The Spider's Web

6.533

The Spider's Web
1960-11-01

Seagulls Over Sorrento

6.05

Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954-07-13

The Teckman Mystery

6.105

The Teckman Mystery
1954-10-27

The Angel with the Trumpet

7

The Angel with the Trumpet
1950-03-20

The Man Who Loved Redheads

5.063

The Man Who Loved Redheads
1955-02-06

6.288

Savage Messiah
1972-06-27

8

The Village
1953-04-24

5.875

The Big Sleep
1978-03-13

Candidate for Murder

0

Candidate for Murder
1962-01-01

Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

7

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

La salamandre d'or

8

La salamandre d'or
1962-12-31

7.042

The Gentle Sex
1943-05-23

5.804

Valentino
1977-09-07

Schalcken the Painter

5.727

Schalcken the Painter
1979-12-22

5.5

Guilty?
1956-04-10

Man Wants to Live

10

Man Wants to Live
1961-11-06

Journey Together

6.643

Journey Together
1945-10-01

Island in the Sun

6.5

Island in the Sun
1957-06-12

Timon of Athens

8.5

Timon of Athens
1981-04-16

A Midsummer Night's Dream

7

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958-11-09

7

Hot Ice
1953-02-23

7

Gideon's Way
1965-03-18

7.5

Lady Killers
1980-07-20

A Ghost Story for Christmas

7.4

A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971-12-24

0

Theatre Night
1957-01-21

Churchill's People

5

Churchill's People
1974-12-30

7.2

Omnibus
1967-10-13

7.227

Supernatural
1977-06-11