Howard St. John

from Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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Biography

Howard St. John (October 9, 1905 – March 13, 1974) was a Chicago-born character actor who specialized in unsympathetic roles. His work spanned Broadway, film and television. He is probably best remembered for his bombastic General Bullmoose, which he played in the stage and screen versions of the 1956 musical Li'l Abner.

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Timeline

1969Aged 64

  • Poster for Don't Drink the Water

    Ambassador Magee

1968Aged 63

  • Poster for Managing Time

    (Unknown)

1967Aged 62

  • Poster for Matchless

    General Shapiro

  • Poster for Banning

    J. Pallister Young

1965Aged 60

  • Poster for Quick, Before It Melts

    Harvey T. Sweigert

  • Poster for Strange Bedfellows

    Julius L. Stevens

1964Aged 59

  • Poster for Strait-Jacket

    Raymond Fields

  • Poster for Fate Is the Hunter

    Mark Hutchins

  • Poster for Sex and the Single Girl

    George Randall

1963Aged 58

1962Aged 57

  • Poster for Lafayette

    George Washington

1961Aged 56

  • Poster for Cry for Happy

    Vice Adm. Junius B. Bennett

  • Poster for Madison Avenue

    J.D. Jocelyn

  • Poster for Sanctuary

    Gov. Drake

  • Poster for One, Two, Three

    Wendell P. Hazeltine

  • Poster for Lover Come Back

    Mr. John Brackett

1959Aged 54

1958Aged 53

  • Poster for The Gift of the Magi

    Mr. Spiegel

1956Aged 51

  • Poster for World in My Corner

    Harry Cram

1955Aged 50

  • Poster for Illegal

    E.A. Smith

  • Poster for The Tender Trap

    Mr. Sayers

  • Poster for I Died a Thousand Times

    Doc Banton

1954Aged 49

  • Poster for Three Coins in the Fountain

    Burgoyne

1952Aged 47

  • Poster for Stop, You're Killing Me

    Commissioner Mahoney

1951Aged 46

  • Poster for Saturday's Hero

    Belfrage

  • Poster for Goodbye, My Fancy

    Claude Griswold

  • Poster for Strangers on a Train

    Police Capt. Turley

  • Poster for Close to My Heart

    E. O. "Frosty" Frost

  • Poster for The Big Night

    Al Judge

  • Poster for Starlift

    Steve Rogers

1950Aged 45

  • Poster for Customs Agent

    Charles Johnson

  • Poster for 711 Ocean Drive

    Lieutenant Pete Wright

  • Poster for David Harding, Counterspy

    David Harding

  • Poster for The Men

    Ellen's Father

  • Poster for Mister 880

    Chief

  • Poster for The Sun Sets at Dawn

    The Warden

  • Poster for Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard

    David Harding

  • Poster for Born Yesterday

    Jim Devery

1949Aged 44

  • Poster for Shockproof

    Sam Brooks

  • Poster for The Undercover Man

    Joseph S. Horan

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