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John Justin‌

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John Justin

London, England, UK

John Justin

London, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1917-11-24

Popularity

star2.6

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.

Movie Credits

Melba

Melba‌
star0.0
calendar 1953

The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad‌
star7.1
calendar 1940

Barcelona Kill

Barcelona Kill‌
star3.0
calendar 1973

Call Of The Blood

Call Of The Blood‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

King of the Khyber Rifles

King of the Khyber Rifles‌
star5.7
calendar 1953

Untamed

Untamed‌
star5.6
calendar 1955

Lisztomania

Lisztomania‌
star5.9
calendar 1975

Safari

Safari‌
star5.6
calendar 1956

The Sound Barrier

The Sound Barrier‌
star6.5
calendar 1952

The Spider's Web

The Spider's Web‌
star6.2
calendar 1960

Seagulls Over Sorrento

Seagulls Over Sorrento‌
star5.3
calendar 1954

The Teckman Mystery

The Teckman Mystery‌
star6.1
calendar 1954

The Angel with the Trumpet

The Angel with the Trumpet‌
star6.3
calendar 1950

The Man Who Loved Redheads

The Man Who Loved Redheads‌
star5.1
calendar 1955

Savage Messiah

Savage Messiah‌
star6.1
calendar 1972

The Village

The Village‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep‌
star5.9
calendar 1978

Candidate for Murder

Candidate for Murder‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad‌
star7.0
calendar 2008

La salamandre d'or

La salamandre d'or‌
star0.0
calendar 1962

The Gentle Sex

The Gentle Sex‌
star7.0
calendar 1943

Valentino

Valentino‌
star5.9
calendar 1977

Schalcken the Painter

Schalcken the Painter‌
star5.6
calendar 1979

Guilty?

Guilty?‌
star6.0
calendar 1956

Man Wants to Live

Man Wants to Live‌
star0.0
calendar 1961

Journey Together

Journey Together‌
star6.1
calendar 1945

Island in the Sun

Island in the Sun‌
star6.5
calendar 1957

Tv Credits

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way‌
star6.8
calendar 1965

Lillie

Lillie‌
star8.2
calendar 1978

Lady Killers

Lady Killers‌
star5.0
calendar 1980

A Ghost Story for Christmas

A Ghost Story for Christmas‌
star7.4
calendar 1971