John Turnbull
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Turnbull was a British film actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Turnbull (actor),licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: November 5, 1880
Place of Birth: Dunbar, Scotland, UK
Known For
Tudor Rose
The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
During a holiday by the British seaside, Hornleigh and Bingham grow bored and turn their hand to investigating a local crime.
The Passing of the Third Floor Back
The tenants of an old London boarding house spend their time in petty bickering and sniping until a mysterious stranger arrives at their door.
The 39 Steps
Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.
The Gaunt Stranger
A lawyer receives a note telling him that he'll be dead in 48 hours - and Scotland Yard must work fast to uncover the serial killer known as 'The Ringer'.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
18th century English aristocrat Sir Percy Blakeney leads a double life. He appears to be merely the effete aristocrat, but in reality is part of an underground effort to free French nobles from Robespierre's Reign of Terror.
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for a year without touching his inheritance.
Where There's a Will
Will Hay plays the pennyless, bungling solicitor Benjamin Stubbins, who arrives at his office to find his insolent office boy (Graham Moffatt) with his feet up on the desk, reading a wild west magazine, which Hay confiscates so that he can read it later. Stubbins later takes a job from a group of Americans who claim they want him to track down some ancestors of theirs in Scotland. In reality however they want to use his office so they can rob a safe in the room immediately below his office. Stubbins takes the job (which is designed to keep him out of the office). In the end Stubbins realises his mistake and at a Christmas Eve fancy dress party he informs a group of carol singing policeman about the Americans nefarious activities
Spare a Copper
George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi saboteurs as the stooge for their planned destruction of the British battleship HMS Hercules. Framed by the villains and forced to go on the run, George sets out to clear his name with the aid of new girlfriend, Jane.
Rembrandt
A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife, Rembrandt's work takes a dark turn, which offends many of his patrons.
Filmography
as Edgar
as Conrad Matthews: Staff of Nutbourne
as Superintendent
as Morris
as Inspector
as Sir Roland Jervis
as Police Sergeant
as Magistrate (uncredited)
as Baird
as Father at School Cricket Match
as Inspector Richards
as Inspector Gill
as Station-master
as Chief Constable
as Sir Andrew Hamilton
as Inspector Roberts
as Prison Governor
as Superintendent Hallick
as uncredited
as Minor Role
as Inspector Lestrade
as Stevenson
as Minister
as Arundel
as Detective Collins
as Masters
as Captain Roberts
as Major Tomkin
as Scottish Police Inspector (uncredited)
as Capt. Crump
as Jellyband
as Inspector Goodall
as Moore
as Butler
as Inspector Japp
as Inspector Ramage
as Inspector Lockwood
as Rumyantsev
as Inspector North
as Hans Holbein (uncredited)
as Inspector Jukes
as Detective Inspector Carr
as Officer
as Police Inspector
as Barclay - Scotland Yard Superindendant
as Von Zeppelin
as Howard Clayton
as Inspector Dawford
as Superintendent
as Sprules