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John Justin(1917-2002)

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John Justin
In 1847, the Irish potato famine forces Katie O'Neill and her husband to emigrate to a troubled South Africa where Katie runs into an old flame.
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John Justin was born on 24 November 1917 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Thief of Bagdad (1940), The Teckman Mystery (1954) and Island in the Sun (1957). He was married to Alison McMurdo, Barbara Murray and Pola Nirenska. He died on 29 November 2002 in London, England, UK.
BornNovember 24, 1917
DiedNovember 29, 2002(85)
BornNovember 24, 1917
DiedNovember 29, 2002(85)
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Known for

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad
7.4
  • Ahmad
  • 1940
The Teckman Mystery (1954)
The Teckman Mystery
6.3
  • Philip Chance
  • 1954
Joan Fontaine, James Mason, Harry Belafonte, Joan Collins, Dorothy Dandridge, and Michael Rennie in Island in the Sun (1957)
Island in the Sun
6.1
  • Denis Archer
  • 1957
La redada (1973)
La redada
4.5
  • Comisario Mendoza
  • 1973

Credits

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Actor

  • Good at Art
    TV Movie
    • Mr. Coles
    • 1983
  • Trenchcoat (1983)
    Trenchcoat
    5.2
    • Marquis De Pena
    • 1983
  • John Fraser, Georgina Hale, and Joan Sims in Lady Killers (1980)
    Lady Killers
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Justice Scrutton
    • 1981
  • Timon of Athens (1981)
    Timon of Athens
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Second Senator
    • 1981
  • Alan Bates and Gemma Jones in Very Like a Whale (1980)
    Very Like a Whale
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Party Guest
    • 1980
  • Jeremy Clyde in Schalcken the Painter (1979)
    Schalcken the Painter
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Vanderhausen
    • 1979
  • Peter Gilmore and Anne Stallybrass in The Onedin Line (1971)
    The Onedin Line
    7.6
    TV Series
    • José da Silva
    • 1979
  • Francesca Annis in Lillie (1978)
    Lillie
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Prince Paul Esterhazy
    • Prince Esterhazy
    • 1978
  • Robert Mitchum and Candy Clark in The Big Sleep (1978)
    The Big Sleep
    5.8
    • Arthur Geiger
    • 1978
  • Rudolf Nureyev and Michelle Phillips in Valentino (1977)
    Valentino
    6.0
    • Sidney Olcott
    • 1977
  • Supernatural (1977)
    Supernatural
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Dorabella's Father
    • 1977
  • Lisztomania (1975)
    Lisztomania
    6.1
    • Count d'Agoult
    • 1975
  • Churchill's People (1974)
    Churchill's People
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Vice-Admiral Buckner
    • 1975
  • Once Upon a Time
    TV Series
    • Marat
    • 1973
  • La redada (1973)
    La redada
    4.5
    • Comisario Mendoza
    • 1973

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The Thief of Bagdad
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The Thief of Bagdad

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • November 24, 1917
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 29, 2002
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Alison McMurdo1970 - November 29, 2002 (his death)
  • Other works
    (6/63) Stage: Appeared in William Shakespeare (I)'s play, "Much Ado About Nothing," at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park, London, England, with Ann Morrish, Denis Quilley OBE, David King, Jill Dixon, Edgar Wreford, Bernard Lloyd, Sebastian Breaks, Michael Blakemore OBE, James Ottaway, and Richard Kane in the cast. David William was director.
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    In later years, he dismissed his film career 'as a mistake' and concentrated on the stage, frequently acting at the Old Vic and the Royal Court.
  • Quotes
    [on "The Thief Of Baghdad" (1940)]: It was really a Korda film. If it had been the mess it looked like being, then Korda would have been finished, so he might as well get the credit. Korda was technically the producer, but he controlled it totally, and, effectively, he directed it.

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