John Turnbull(1880-1956)

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Lewis Dayton, Shayle Gardner, Tracy Holmes, and John Turnbull in Detective Lloyd (1932)

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John Turnbull was born on 5 November 1880 in Dunbar, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for Cette sacrée jeunesse (1950), Lord Edgware Dies (1934) and Sherlock Holmes contre Moriarty (1937). He was married to Eve Marchew and Beatrice Alice Scott (actress). He died on 22 February 1956 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.

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Known for

Margaret Rutherford and Alastair Sim in Cette sacrée jeunesse (1950)

Cette sacrée jeunesse

7.2

Conrad Matthews

1950

Austin Trevor in Lord Edgware Dies (1934)

Lord Edgware Dies

6.0

Inspector Japp

1934

Judy Gunn, Lyn Harding, and Arthur Wontner in Sherlock Holmes contre Moriarty (1937)

Sherlock Holmes contre Moriarty

5.7

Inspector Lestrade

1937

Janice Adair, Muriel Angelus, Lewis Dayton, Emily Fitzroy, Wallace Geoffrey, Tracy Holmes, Jack Lloyd, and Humberston Wright in Detective Lloyd (1932)

Detective Lloyd

3.8

Barclay - Scotland Yard Superindendant

1932

Credits

Actor

Cette sacrée jeunesse
7.2
- Conrad Matthews
- 1950
The Man from Yesterday
4.9
- Judge
- 1949
Daybreak
6.7
- Superintendent
- 1948
Gas Light
TV Movie
- Sergeant Rough
- 1948
So Well Remembered
7.0
- Morris
- 1947
The Hangman Waits
5.0
- Inspector
- 1947
Le médaillon fatal
6.2
- Sir Roland Jervis
- 1945
Don't Take It to Heart!
6.5
- Police Sergeant
- 1944
L'homme fatal
6.5
- Magistrate (uncredited)
- 1944
There's a Future in It
Short
- Father
- 1943
The Shipbuilders
6.2
- Baird
- 1943
Hard Steel
6.5
- Mr. Rowlandson
- 1942
The Common Touch
6.5
- Father at School Cricket Match
- 1941
Old Mother Riley's Circus
4.8
- Cinema Manager
- 1941
Un drôle de flic
6.1
- Inspector Richards
- 1940

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Personal details

Alternative name
- Stanley Turnbull
Born
- November 5, 1880
- Dunbar, Scotland, UK
Died
- February 22, 1956
- Marylebone, London, England, UK(undisclosed)
Spouses
Other works
He acted in James Bridie and Claud Gurney's play, "Mary Read-Dragoon and Pirate", at His Majesty's Theatre in London, England with Robert Donat, Flora Robson, Iris Hoey, Claud Allister, Beatrice Wilson, Betty Hardy, Wilfred Walter, Marie Dainton, Charles Farrell, Evan Thomas and George Benson in the cast. Tyrone Guthrie was the director.

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Scottish-born former medical student, who began his stage career in 1901. Heavy-set and of no-nonsense demeanour, he specialised in authority figures, on screen invariably as policemen, military types or schoolmasters. During World War II, he directed and produced plays for ENSA.

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