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John Davis Lodge was an American lawyer, actor, politician, and diplomat. He was the 79th Governor of Connecticut from 1951 to 1955, and later served as U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Argentina, and Switzerland. As an actor, he was often credited simply as John Lodge. He had roles in four Hollywood films between 1933 and 1935, including playing Marlene Dietrich's lover in The Scarlet Empress and Shirley Temple's father in The Little Colonel. He starred or co-starred in many British and European films between 1935 and 1940.
Birth Name
John Davis Lodge
Born
Tuesday, 20 October 1903
Died
Tuesday, 29 October 1985
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Svengoolie | Roger Hewitt | 1995 |
The Jackie Gleason Show | 1966 | |
Combat! | Maj. Ramsey | 1962 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Ex-Governor of Connecticut (as John Davis Lodge) | 1961 |
Lightning Conductor | Anderson | 1945 |
Queer Cargo | Capt. Harley | 1941 |
De Mayerling à Sarajevo | L'archiduc François Ferdinand | 1940 |
Just Like a Woman | Tony Walsh | 1939 |
Pasha's Wives | Vedad Bey / Vedad Bey, son mari, | 1939 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Svengoolie | Roger Hewitt | 1995 |
The Jackie Gleason Show | 1966 | |
Combat! | Maj. Ramsey | 1962 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Ex-Governor of Connecticut (as John Davis Lodge) | 1961 |
Lightning Conductor | Anderson | 1945 |
Queer Cargo | Capt. Harley | 1941 |
De Mayerling à Sarajevo | L'archiduc François Ferdinand | 1940 |
Just Like a Woman | Tony Walsh | 1939 |
Pasha's Wives | Vedad Bey / Vedad Bey, son mari, | 1939 |
Heartbeat | Lord Jerry Dansbury | 1939 |
Bank Holiday | Stephen Howard | 1938 |
Tonight at Eleven | Jack Morris | 1937 |
Bulldog Drummond at Bay | Hugh Drummond / Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond | 1937 |
Sensation | Pat Heston | 1936 |
The Tenth Man | George Winter | 1936 |
Ourselves Alone | County Inspector Hanney | 1936 |
Crimson Dynasty | Grand Duke Frederick | 1935 |
The Little Colonel | Jack Sherman | 1935 |
Menace | Ronald Cavendish | 1934 |
The Scarlet Empress | Count Alexei | 1934 |
Little Women | Brooke | 1933 |
Under the Tonto Rim | Joe Gilbert | 1933 |
Murders in the Zoo | Roger Hewitt | 1933 |
The Woman Accused | Dr. Simpson | 1933 |