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Howard St. John

Actor

Howard St. John

Born October 9, 1905 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Died March 13, 197441 films

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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One, Two, Three poster7.5One, Two, Three1961Born Yesterday poster7.3Born Yesterday1950Lover Come Back poster7.0Lover Come Back1961Strait-Jacket poster6.6Strait-Jacket1964The Men poster7.0The Men1950Sex and the Single Girl poster6.5Sex and the Single Girl1964Illegal poster6.5Illegal1955Three Coins in the Fountain poster5.9Three Coins in the Fountain1954

Filmography

41 films as actor
  1. 1969Don't Drink the WaterAmbassador Magee
  2. 1968Managing Time
  3. 1967BanningJ. Pallister Young
  4. 1967MatchlessGeneral Shapiro
  5. 1965Strange BedfellowsJulius L. Stevens
  6. 1965Quick, Before It MeltsHarvey T. Sweigert
  7. 1964Sex and the Single GirlGeorge Randall
  8. 1964Fate Is the HunterMark Hutchins
  9. 1964Strait-JacketRaymond Fields
  10. 1963The PatriotsGeorge Washington
  11. 1962LafayetteGeorge Washington
  12. 1961Lover Come BackMr. John Brackett
  13. 1961One, Two, ThreeWendell P. Hazeltine
  14. 1961SanctuaryGovernor Drake
  15. 1961Madison AvenueJ.D. Jocelyn
  16. 1961Cry for HappyVice Adm. Junius B. Bennett
  17. 1959Li'l AbnerGeneral Bullmoose
  18. 1959Forty-Five Minutes from BroadwayJames Blake
  19. 1958The Gift of the MagiMr. Spiegel
  20. 1956World in My CornerHarry Cram
  21. 1955I Died a Thousand TimesDoc Banton
  22. 1955The Tender TrapMr. Sayers
  23. 1955IllegalE.A. Smith
  24. 1954Three Coins in the FountainBurgoyne
  25. 1952Stop, You're Killing MeCommissioner Mahoney
  26. 1951StarliftSteve Rogers
  27. 1951The Big NightAl Judge
  28. 1951Close to My HeartE. O. "Frosty" Frost
  29. 1951Strangers on a TrainCaptain Turley
  30. 1951Goodbye, My FancyClaude Griswold
  31. 1951Saturday's HeroBelfrage
  32. 1950Born YesterdayJim Devery
  33. 1950Counterspy Meets Scotland YardDavid Harding
  34. 1950The Sun Sets at DawnThe Warden
  35. 1950Mister 880Chief
  36. 1950The MenEllen's Father
  37. 1950David Harding, CounterspyDavid Harding
  38. 1950711 Ocean DriveLieutenant Pete Wright
  39. 1950Customs AgentCharles Johnson
  40. 1949The Undercover ManJoseph S. Horan
  41. 1949ShockproofSam Brooks