John Justin
John Justin (born November 23, 1917 in London , United Kingdom , as John Justinian de Ledesma ; † November 29, 2002 ibid) was a British actor on stage, film and television.
Life
Born in London, the son of an Argentine haciendero spent his youth on his father's hacienda before returning to England. Justin first appeared on the theater boards in Plymouth in 1933. Four years later he joined John Gielgud's repertory theater troupe . Almost at the same time, England's most powerful film producer, Alexander Korda , brought him in front of the camera. The attractive Londoner became famous in 1940 with the central part of Ahmad in Korda's lavish, prestigious, expensive and colorful film fantasy from 1001 Nights The Thief of Baghdad . The Second World War , which Justin spent mainly as a test pilot and instructor in the uniform of a Royal Air Force pilot, initially prevented the continuation of his film career.
After 1945, John Justin was unable to build on the fame he had achieved with The Thief of Baghdad , despite an intense film presence and leading roles on both sides of the Atlantic, because the mimes lacked interpretational sophistication. Instead, Justin focused again on theater work and was a member of the Old Vic Theater from 1959 . In 1960 he made his debut on Broadway in New York City . Later, in the 1970s, he was seen with supporting film roles, especially in productions by Ken Russell . In the meantime, television had become more and more important in his career. As a stage performer, John Justin was seen as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman as well as in William Shakespeare's As You Like It , in Agatha Christie's Die Mausefalle and in Frank Wedekind's Lulu .
John Justin was married three times, including to actress Barbara Murray . He died in 2002 at the age of 85.
Filmography (selection)
- 1937: Dark stores ( Dark Journey )
- 1940: The Thief of Baghdad ( The Thief of Bagdad )
- 1942: The Gentle Sex
- 1945: Journey Together
- 1947: Call of the Blood
- 1949: The Angel With the Trumpet
- 1950: The World of Light (TV movie)
- 1952: The Unknown Enemy ( The Sound Barrier )
- 1952: Hot Ice
- 1953: They found a home ( our village )
- 1953: reunion in Monte Carlo ( Melba )
- 1953: The Captain of Peshawar ( King of the Khyber Rifles )
- 1954: Seagulls Over Sorrento
- 1954: The case Teckman ( The Teckman Mystery )
- 1954: The man who loved redheads ( The Man Who Loved Redheads )
- 1955: The Untamed ( Untamed )
- 1955: The King of Safari ( Safari )
- 1956: Secret War ( Guilty? )
- 1956: Hot Earth ( Island in the Sun )
- 1959: The Widow of Bath (TV series)
- 1960: The spider's web ( The Spider's Web )
- 1961: Les hommes veulent vivre
- 1962: Candidate for Murder
- 1962: Le salamandre d'or
- 1972: Savage Messiah
- 1973: The sharks of Barcelona (raid)
- 1975: Lisztomania
- 1977: Valentino
- 1977: Dead Sleep Better ( The Big Sleep )
- 1979: Schalcken the Panier (TV movie)
- 1980: Very Like a Whale (TV movie)
- 1981: Timon of Athens (TV movie)
- 1982: trench coat
- 1983: Good at Art (TV movie)
literature
- International Motion Picture Almanac 1965, p. 146
- Ephraim Katz : The Film Encyclopedia, Fourth Edition. Revised by Fred Klein and Ronald Dean Nolen. New York 2001, p. 717.
Web links
- John Justin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Justin, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | De Ledesma, John Justinian (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor in stage, film and television |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 2002 |
| Place of death | London , UK |