John Justin

Known for ActingBorn 1917-11-24Died 2002-11-29London, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Man Wants to Live

Timon of Athens

La salamandre d'or

The Village

Lady Killers

A Ghost Story for Christmas

Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

Supernatural

Omnibus

Gideon's Way

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Hot Ice

The Thief of Bagdad

The Angel with the Trumpet

Call Of The Blood

The Gentle Sex

The Spider's Web

Journey Together

Island in the Sun

The Sound Barrier

Savage Messiah

The Big Sleep

The Teckman Mystery

Seagulls Over Sorrento

Lisztomania

Valentino

Untamed

Melba

Schalcken the Painter

King of the Khyber Rifles

Safari

Guilty?

Churchill's People

The Man Who Loved Redheads

Barcelona Kill

Candidate for Murder

On Trial

Theatre Night