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name: "John Loder"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 January 1898"
died: "26 December 1988"
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average_as: "actor"
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updated: "2026-09-20T00:29:13.476545+00:00"
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# John Loder

Actor. Born 2 January 1898 in London, England, UK. Died 26 December 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 January 1898, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 26 December 1988
- **Active:** 1933–1941
- **Also known as:** William John Muir Lowe
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Loder_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1700875, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517058/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29127

## Biography

John Loder (born William John Muir Lowe) was a British actor who appeared in films in Germany, Britain and the United States. He was born in London in 1898 and educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He served as an officer in the 15th Hussars during the First World War, seeing action at Gallipoli before being taken prisoner by German forces.

After the war he remained in Germany, where he managed a pickle factory and began acting in bit parts in silent films. He later worked in Britain and Hollywood, with credited roles including Peynell in *The Private Life of Henry VIII* (1933) and Ianto Morgan in *How Green Was My Valley* (1941). Other appearances include *Sabotage* (1936) and *Now, Voyager* (1942). He became a United States citizen in 1947 and continued working in film and television until the early 1970s.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *How Green Was My Valley* (1941), Fi1m 82, as Ianto Morgan — [page](https://film.one/film/how-green-was-my-valley.md)

## Complete filmography (92)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Firechasers* (1971), as Routledge
- *Allá donde el viento brama* (1963), Actor
- *The Secret Man* (1958), as Major Anderson
- *Gideon's Day* (1958), as Ponsford 'The Duke'
- *Josette of New Orleans* (1958), as The Colonel
- *The Story of Esther Costello* (1957), as Paul Marchant
- *Small Hotel* (1957), as Mr. Finch
- *Woman and the Hunter* (1957), as Mitchell Gifford
- *The Count of Monte Cristo* (1956), series, Actor
- *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, as Preston Mitchell
- *Dishonored Lady* (1947), as Felix Courtland
- *One More Tomorrow* (1946), as Owen Arthur
- *The Wife of Monte Cristo* (1946), as De Villefort, Prefect of Police
- *Woman Who Came Back* (1945), as Dr. Matt Adams
- *A Game of Death* (1945), as Don Rainsford
- *Jealousy* (1945), as Dr. David Brent
- *The Brighton Strangler* (1945), as Reginald Parker / Edward Grey
- *The Fighting Guardsman* (1945), as Sir John Tanley
- *Abroad with Two Yanks* (1944), as Aussie Sgt. Cyril North
- *The Hairy Ape* (1944), as Tony Lazar
- *Passage to Marseille* (1944), as Manning
- *Old Acquaintance* (1943), as Preston Drake
- *Adventure in Iraq* (1943), as George Torrence
- *Murder on the Waterfront* (1943), as Holbrook
- *The Mysterious Doctor* (1943), as Sir Henry Leland
- *The Gorilla Man* (1943), as Captain Craig Killian
- *Gentleman Jim* (1942), as Carlton De Witt
- *Now, Voyager* (1942), as Elliot Livingston
- *Eagle Squadron* (1942), as Paddy Carson
- *Confirm or Deny* (1941), as Captain Lionel Channing
- *How Green Was My Valley* (1941), as Ianto Morgan — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/how-green-was-my-valley.md)
- *One Night In Lisbon* (1941), as Cmdr. Peter Walmsley
- *Scotland Yard* (1941), as Sir John Lasher
- *Tin Pan Alley* (1940), as Reggie Carstairs
- *Diamond Frontier* (1940), as Dr. Charles Clayton
- *Adventure in Diamonds* (1940), as Michael Barclay
- *Meet Maxwell Archer* (1940), as Maxwell Archer
- *Threats* (1940), as Dick Stone
- *Murder Will Out* (1939), as Dr. Paul Raymond
- *The Silent Battle* (1939), as Bordier
- *Anything to Declare?* (1938), as Capt. Rufus Grant
- *Peace on the Rhine* (1938), as Émile Scheffer
- *Katia* (1938), as Tsar Alexandre II of Russia
- *Owd Bob* (1938), as David Moore
- *Under Secret Orders* (1937), as Lt. Peter Carr
- *Non-Stop New York* (1937), as Inspector Jim Grant
- *Doctor Syn* (1937), as Denis Cobtree
- *King Solomon's Mines* (1937), as Sir Henry Curtis
- *Sabotage* (1936), as Ted
- *Queen of Hearts* (1936), as Derek Cooper
- *The Man Who Changed His Mind* (1936), as Dick Haslewood
- *Guilty Melody* (1936), as Richard Carter
- *Ourselves Alone* (1936), as Captain Wiltshire
- *Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife* (1936), as Prince Lobkowitz
- *It Happened in Paris* (1935), as Paul
- *The Silent Passenger* (1935), as John Ryder
- *18 Minutes* (1935), as Trelawney
- *Lorna Doone* (1934), as John Ridd
- *My Song Goes Round the World* (1934), as Rico
- *Sing As We Go* (1934), as Hugh Phillips
- *Rolling in Money* (1934), as Lord Gawthorpe
- *Java Head* (1934), as Gerrit Ammidon
- *The Battle* (1934), as Commander Fergan
- *Love, Life and Laughter* (1934), as Prince Charles
- *La bataille* (1934), as Herbert Fergan
- *You Made Me Love You* (1933), as Harry Berne
- *The Private Life of Henry VIII* (1933), as Peynell
- *Money for Speed* (1933), as Mitch
- *Wedding Rehearsal* (1932), as John Hopkins aka Bimbo
- *Money Means Nothing* (1932), as Earl Egbert
- *On the Loose* (1931), as Mr. Loder
- *Seas Beneath* (1931), as Franz Shiller
- *Are You There?* (1930), as Bit Role (uncredited)
- *One Night at Susie's* (1930), as Hayes
- *Sweethearts and Wives* (1930), as Sam Worthington
- *The Man Hunter* (1930), as George Castle
- *The Second Floor Mystery* (1930), as Fraser-Freer's Younger Brother
- *Lilies of the Field* (1930), as Walter Harker
- *Rich People* (1929), as Captain Danforth
- *The Racketeer* (1929), as Jack Oakhurst
- *Love, Live & Laugh* (1929), as Dr. Price
- *Her Private Affair* (1929), as Carl Weild
- *The Unholy Night* (1929), as Captain Dorchester
- *Black Waters* (1929), as Charles
- *Sunset Pass* (1929), as Ashleigh Preston
- *The Doctor's Secret* (1929), as Hugh Paton
- *The Case of Lena Smith* (1929), as (uncredited)
- *The First Born* (1928), as Lord David Harborough
- *Casanovas Erbe* (1928), Actor
- *Fair Game* (1928), as Oberleutnant von Rohnstedt
- *A Daughter Of Destiny* (1928), as Viscount
- *Die weiße Spinne* (1927), Actor

## Gallery

- ![Lord Calvert Whiskey ad, featuring John Loder, 1949](https://film.one/media/person/1226558/gallery-1343acb11a6f.jpg) Lord Calvert Whiskey ad, featuring John Loder, 1949 — Lord Calvert / Photographer: Valentino Sarra, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/John_Loder_1949.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Still from the American drama film The Doctor's Secret (1929). Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors, actresses](https://film.one/media/person/1226558/gallery-86d0a12a2f1d.jpg) Still from the American drama film The Doctor's Secret (1929). Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors, actresses — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/The_Doctor%27s_Secret_%28SAYRE_14809%29.jpg/1280px-The_Doctor%27s_Secret_%28SAYRE_14809%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![John Loder](https://film.one/media/person/1226558/gallery-cffedc17c59c.jpg) John Loder — Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Hedy_Lamarr_and_John_Loder.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Lobby card from the 1945 film Jealousy with John Loder, Karen Morley and Jane Randolph.](https://film.one/media/person/1226558/gallery-990b5ee3af37.jpg) Lobby card from the 1945 film Jealousy with John Loder, Karen Morley and Jane Randolph. — Republic Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Jealousy_lobby_card_1945.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![John Loder](https://film.one/media/person/1226558/gallery-4ed661d4fde2.jpg) John Loder — Image via TMDB
- ![Lobby card for the American western film The Sunset Pass (1929).](https://film.one/media/person/1226558/gallery-c486a11cb1a2.jpg) Lobby card for the American western film The Sunset Pass (1929). — Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Sunset_Pass_lobby_card.jpg/1280px-Sunset_Pass_lobby_card.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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