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John Stuart

John Stuart

Actor · Died October 17, 1979, aged 81 · Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK

John Stuart (John Alfred Louden Croall; 18 July 1898 – 17 October 1979) was born to Scottish parents, and was a very popular leading man in British silent films in the 1920s. He successfully made the transition to talking pictures in the 1930s and his film career went on to span almost six decades. He appeared in 172 films (including shorts), 123 stage plays, and 103 television plays and series.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 17, 1898
Died
October 17, 1979 (aged 81)
From
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 131 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 5% in 30 days

What are John Stuart's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Self
25%
Survival
16%
Bonds
11%
Ideas
8%
Power
5%
Deception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
4
Melancholic
5
Joyful
1
Absurd
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch John Stuart's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John Stuart's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

131 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Emperor's New Clothes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Composer

  • Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • David Copperfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Composer

  • Superman(1978)

    as 10th Elder

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Supernatural (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr Pettifer

  • Royal Flash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as English General

  • The Carnforth Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Ardrossan

  • The Scarlet Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Beverley

  • The Human Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. MacRae

  • Paranoiac(1963)

    as Williams

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Danger by My Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Prison Governor

  • Dr. Finlay's Casebook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Anaesthetist

  • Village of the Damned(1960)

    as Professor Smith

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Bottoms Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Police Officer

  • Sink the Bismarck!(1960)

    as Captain Kerr - 'Hood'

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Mummy(1959)

    as Coroner

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Too Many Crooks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Inspector Jensen

  • The Secret Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Dr. Warren

  • Further Up the Creek(1958)

    as Admiral

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Chain of Events (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Bank Manager

  • The Revenge of Frankenstein(1958)

    as Inspector

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Your Past Is Showing(1957)

    as Police Inspector

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Quatermass 2(1957)

    as The Police Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Eyewitness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Chief Constable

  • The Last Man to Hang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Magistrate

  • Tons of Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Doctor

  • Johnny, You're Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Surgeon

  • Space School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Alias John Preston(1955)

    as Dr. Underwood

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Pinot · as Stationarius

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • John and Julie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Palace Policeman

  • The Gilded Cage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Harding

  • It's a Great Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Detective Inspector

  • The Men of Sherwood Forest(1954)

    as Moraine

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Mark Saber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as George Hilton

  • The Lost Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Street Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Magistrate

  • The Ringer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Gardener

  • The Magic Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as 2nd Platform Man at Connaught

  • To the Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Owner of Kennels

  • Mr. Denning Drives North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Wilson

  • The Railway Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ten Little Indians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Dr. Edward Armstrong

  • Man on the Run(1949)

    as Det. Inspector Jim McBane

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Man from Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Gerald Amersley

  • Third Time Lucky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Inspector

  • Escape from Broadmoor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Inspector Thornton

  • House of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Crabtree

  • R.U.R. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Alquist

  • Mrs. Fitzherbert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Duke of Bedford

  • Mine Own Executioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Dr. John Hayling

  • The Phantom Shot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Inspector Webb

  • Madonna of the Seven Moons(1945)

    as Guiseppe Labardi

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Candles at Nine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as William Gardener, Turf Commission

  • Headline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as L.B. Ellington

  • Women Aren't Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Major Gaunt

  • Hard Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Alan Saunders

  • Banana Ridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Chief Police Officer Staples

  • The Missing Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Inspector Dicker

  • Penn of Pennsylvania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Bindle

  • The Big Blockade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Royal Navy: Naval Officer

  • The Seventh Survivor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Robert Cooper

  • Ships with Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Commdr. Hood

  • Old Mother Riley's Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as John Cartwright

  • Old Mother Riley in Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Tony Morgan

  • The Claydon Treasure Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Peter Kerrigan

  • Talking Feet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dr. Roger Hood

  • The Show Goes On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mack McDonald

  • Pearls Bring Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Harry Willshire

  • Reasonable Doubt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Noel Hampton

  • Abdul the Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army

  • D’Ye Ken John Peel? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Captain Moonlight / Captain Freeman

  • Once a Thief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Roger Drummond

  • Blind Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as John Summers

  • Lend Me Your Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Jeff Green

  • The Blue Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Colonel Mario Spada

  • Bella Donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Nigel Armine

  • The Green Pack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Larry Dean

  • The Black Abbot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Frank Brooks

  • The Pointing Finger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Lord Rollestone

  • The House of Trent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as John Trent

  • The Wandering Jew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Pietro Morelli (Phase III)

  • Enemy of the Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as John Meakin

  • Mayfair Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Robert Blair

  • Love's Old Sweet Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Paul Kingslake

  • This Week of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Henry Baring

  • The Lost Chord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as David Graham

  • Little Fella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Major Tony Griffiths

  • The Mistress of Atlantis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Lt. Saint-Avit

  • Verdict of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Gentleman Burton

  • Men of Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as James 'Iron' Harg

  • Number Seventeen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Barton

  • In a Monastery Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Michael Ferrier

  • The Wrong Mr. Perkins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Larry Byrne

  • Hindle Wakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Alan Jeffcote

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sir Henry Baskerville

  • Children of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Gordon

  • Kissing Cup's Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Lord Jimmy Hilhoxton

  • No Exit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Bill Alden

  • The Nipper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Max Nicholson

  • High Seas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Tony Bracklethorpe

  • Elstree Calling(1930)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Eve's Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Jack Tremaine

  • Taxi for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jack Devenish

  • Atlantic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Lawrence

  • Kitty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Alex St. George

  • Smashing Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Richard Bristol

  • Yacht of the Seven Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Kilian Gurlitt

  • Mademoiselle Parley Voo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as John Smith - Theater Manager

  • The Flight Commander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as John Massey

  • Sailors Don't Care (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Slinger Woods

  • A Woman in Pawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as James Rawdon

  • Hindle Wakes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Allan Jeffcote

  • The Glad Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Maurice

  • Roses of Picardy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Lieutenant Skene

  • Mademoiselle from Armentieres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Johnny

  • London Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Harry Raymond

  • Baddesley Manor: The Phantom Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Stephen Ellis

  • The Tower of London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    Actor

  • The Pleasure Garden(1925)

    as Hugh Fielding

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • A Daughter of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Dudley Bellairs

  • We Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Michael Rivven

  • The Alley of Golden Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Jack

  • His Grace Gives Notice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Joseph Longley

  • The Loves of Mary, Queen of Scots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as George Douglas

  • The School for Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Charles Surface

  • Little Miss Nobody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Guy Cheviot

  • The Mistletoe Bough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Lord Lovell

  • The Great Gay Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Rodney Foster

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 131 titles from 1920 to 1991; peak year 1960.

Highest rated

The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

Midcredits 72nd

Film career

19201991

Peak 1960 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting128 of 131: 128 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score69thMusic3 of 131: 3 only music, 0 with another role

By decade

1920s26 · acting1930s38 · acting1940s23 · acting1950s28 · acting1960s9 · acting1970s4 · acting1980s2 · crew1990s1 · crew

Billing

usually 14th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
2560

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do John Stuart's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 16 titles divides audiences: 11 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most loved · actor

Superman (1978)

Midcredits 91st · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does John Stuart work with?

People who share at least 2 of John Stuart's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alfred Hitchcock shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers