
John Lodge
Born
October 20, 1903
Died
October 29, 1985 (82 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
John Davis Lodge (October 20, 1903 – October 29, 1985) was an American film actor, lawyer, 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 often was 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. Lodge was a member of four prominent political families in the Northeast United States: the Cabot, Lodge, Frelinghuysen and Davis families. He was a direct descendant of at least seven U.S. senators, and had many other politicians in his family, including his brother, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., who ran for Vice President of the United States in 1960 alongside presidential nominee Richard Nixon but was defeated by John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Known For

An Audience with...
Self · (1 episode)
1978

From Mayerling to Sarajevo
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
1940

Pasha's Wives
Vedad Bey, her husband
1939

Heartbeat
Lord Jerry Dansbury
1939

Queer Cargo
Capt. Harley
1938

Bank Holiday
Stephen Howard
1938
Premiere
Inspector Bonnard
1938

Tonight at Eleven
Jack Morris
1937

Bulldog Drummond at Bay
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