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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
Character:Ahmad (archival footage)
Release Date:27/05/2008
Timon of Athens
Character:Second Senator
Release Date:16/04/1981
Schalcken the Painter
Character:Vanderhausen
Release Date:22/12/1979
The Big Sleep
Character:Arthur Geiger
Release Date:13/03/1978
Valentino
Character:Sidney Olcott
Release Date:07/09/1977
Lisztomania
Character:Count d'Agoult
Release Date:10/10/1975
Barcelona Kill
Character:Comisario Mendoza
Release Date:22/02/1973
Savage Messiah
Character:Lionel Shaw
Release Date:27/06/1972
La salamandre d'or
Character:Vandoeuvre
Release Date:31/12/1962
Candidate for Murder
Character:Robert Vaughan
Release Date:01/01/1962
Man Wants to Live
Character:Carter
Release Date:06/11/1961
The Spider's Web
Character:Henry Hailsham-Brown
Release Date:01/11/1960
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Character:Oberon
Release Date:09/11/1958
Island in the Sun
Character:Denis Archer
Release Date:12/06/1957
Safari
Character:Brian Sinden
Release Date:20/06/1956
Guilty?
Character:Nap Rumbold
Release Date:10/04/1956
Untamed
Character:Shawn Kildare
Release Date:01/03/1955
The Man Who Loved Redheads
Character:Lord Binfield
Release Date:06/02/1955
The Teckman Mystery
Character:Philip Chance
Release Date:27/10/1954
Seagulls Over Sorrento
Character:Lieutenant Wharton
Release Date:13/07/1954
King of the Khyber Rifles
Character:Lt. Geoffrey Heath
Release Date:23/12/1953
Melba
Character:Eric Walton
Release Date:07/08/1953
The Village
Character:Allan Manning
Release Date:24/04/1953
Hot Ice
Character:Jim Henderson
Release Date:23/02/1953
The Sound Barrier
Character:Philip Peel
Release Date:22/07/1952
The Angel with the Trumpet
Character:Paul Alt
Release Date:20/03/1950
Call Of The Blood
Character:David Erskine
Release Date:12/02/1948
Journey Together
Character:Flying Instructor, Flying Grading School
Release Date:01/10/1945
The Gentle Sex
Character:Flying Officer David Sheridan
Release Date:23/05/1943
The Thief of Bagdad
Character:Ahmad
Release Date:19/02/1940
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