Howard St. John
Biography
Born in Chicago and raised in several Canadian cities, Howard St. John was a character actor known for unsympathetic roles on stage, screen, and television. He made his Broadway debut in 1926 in The Blonde Sinner and appeared in more than twenty productions, including Someone Waiting and The Highest Tree. His most famous stage role was General Bullmoose in the musical Li'l Abner, which he later repeated on film. He began screen work in the early 1930s, and Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train (1951) brought him notice. He played stuffy, rigid, or authoritarian parts in Born Yesterday (1950) and The Tender Trap (1955), and had a supporting role in the classic comedy One, Two, Three (1961). He also had the title role in David Harding, Counterspy and its sequel Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard (1950), played Lloyd Prior on NBC's The Investigator (1958), and ended his Broadway career in Tiger at the Gates in 1968.
68years old at death
- Born Chicago
- Died New York City
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 20 years1949 to 1969
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Beyond film
In the hit musical Li'l Abner, St. John took the part of General Bullmoose, which became his most high-profile role, and as Bullmoose he introduced the song "Progress is the Root of All Evil."
First role
St. John made his Broadway debut as James Manton in The Blonde Sinner in 1926. He went on to appear in more than 20 Broadway productions, among them Someone Waiting and The Highest Tree.
A change of course
As a boy, St. John sang on a tour of Canada. He also worked as a stockbroker and for a newspaper.
Howard St. John movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Sixteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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- Bert FreedFate Is the Hunter (1964) and 711 Ocean Drive (1950)
- Norma VardenThree Coins in the Fountain (1954) and Strangers on a Train (1951)
- Robert Osterloh711 Ocean Drive (1950) and The Undercover Man (1949)
- Otto KrugerSex and the Single Girl (1964) and 711 Ocean Drive (1950)
- Claire CarletonBorn Yesterday (1950) and Shockproof (1949)
- Dorothy McGuireThree Coins in the Fountain (1954) and Mister 880 (1950)
- John AlbanSex and the Single Girl (1964) and Lover Come Back (1961)
- Howland ChamberlainThe Big Night (1951) and Mister 880 (1950)
- Esther MinciottiShockproof (1949) and The Undercover Man (1949)
- Ted BessellDon't Drink the Water (1969) and Lover Come Back (1961)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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