John Loder

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Loder (3 January 1898 — 26 December 1988) was a British-American actor. He was born William John Muir Lowe in London. His father was General W. H. M. Lowe, the British officer to whom Patrick Pearse, the leader of the Irish 1916 Rising in Dublin, surrendered. Both General Lowe and his son were present at the surrender of Pearse. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College and followed his father into the army, commissioned into 15th Hussars as a second lieutenant on 17 March 1915, and then serving in the Gallipoli Campaign and at one point being imprisoned by the Germans. Upon being released, he stayed in Germany to run a pickle factory and also began to develop an interest in acting, appearing in bit-parts in a few German films. He left Germany to briefly return to England and then headed to Hollywood to try his luck in the new medium, Talkies. He appeared in The Doctor's Secret, which was Paramount's first talking picture—though his very English persona didn't win America over at this time and he returned to England where he co-starred in plush musicals and intrigue such as Love Life and Laughter and Sabotage. He was the male romantic interest in the 1937 original film version of King Solomon's Mines. When World War II started he returned to America where he seamlessly coasted into a career in 'B' movie roles usually playing upper crust characters with occasional appearances on Broadway. He occasionally did play roles, though supporting ones, in major 'A' films such as How Green Was My Valley, in which he was at the same time one of Roddy McDowall's brothers and Donald Crisp's sons. In 1947 he became an American citizen, his last screen appearance was in 1971. In 1959 he became a naturalised citizen of the United Kingdom as he has been of "uncertain nationality". Description above from the Wikipedia article John Loder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	9.45
Birthday	1898-01-02
Place of Birth	London, England, UK
Also Known As	William John Muir Lowe,

A Daughter Of Destiny

The Man Who Changed His Mind

Dishonored Lady

Now, Voyager

Sabotage

The Doctor's Secret

The Man Hunter

Love, Live & Laugh

How Green Was My Valley

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Gentleman Jim

Jealousy

King Solomon's Mines

Passage to Marseille

On the Loose

The Gorilla Man

Old Acquaintance

The Mysterious Doctor

Confirm or Deny

The First Born

Allá donde el viento brama

Adventure in Iraq

Woman Who Came Back

Wedding Rehearsal

The Brighton Strangler

The Hairy Ape

A Game of Death

Murder Will Out

Adventure in Diamonds

Katia

The Second Floor Mystery

Abroad with Two Yanks

Murder on the Waterfront

Owd Bob

Non-Stop New York

Java Head

Rolling in Money

Guilty Melody

It Happened in Paris

Queen of Hearts

Love, Life and Laughter

Lilies of the Field

Threats

Money for Speed

One Night at Susie's

Doctor Syn

Her Private Affair

Money Means Nothing

The Silent Passenger

The Wife of Monte Cristo

My Song Goes Round the World

The Fighting Guardsman

The Battle

Scotland Yard

You Made Me Love You

Small Hotel

Lorna Doone

Eagle Squadron

Tin Pan Alley

Peace on the Rhine

One Night In Lisbon

Rich People

Diamond Frontier

Ourselves Alone

Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife

Sweethearts and Wives

One More Tomorrow

Black Waters

Meet Maxwell Archer

The Firechasers

18 Minutes

The Secret Man

Fair Game

The Silent Battle

Josette of New Orleans

Sunset Pass

Woman and the Hunter

The Story of Esther Costello

The Unholy Night

The Racketeer