1917-11-24 ( 107 years old ) in London, England, UK
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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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Movies
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
2008-05-27
Schalcken the Painter
1979-12-22
The Big Sleep
1978-03-13
Valentino
1977-09-07
Lisztomania
1975-10-10
Barcelona Kill
1973-02-22
Savage Messiah
1972-06-27
La salamandre d'or
1962-12-31
Candidate for Murder
1962-01-01
Man Wants to Live
1961-11-06
The Spider's Web
1960-11-01
Island in the Sun
1957-06-12
Safari
1956-06-20
Guilty?
1956-04-10
Untamed
1955-03-01
The Man Who Loved Redheads
1955-02-06
The Teckman Mystery
1954-10-27
Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954-07-13
King of the Khyber Rifles
1953-12-23
Melba
1953-08-07
The Village
1953-04-24
The Sound Barrier
1952-10-10
The Angel with the Trumpet
1950-03-20
Call Of The Blood
1948-02-12
Journey Together
1945-10-01
The Gentle Sex
1943-05-23
The Thief of Bagdad
1940-02-19
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