Howard St. John
Date of birth: 1905-10-09
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Howard Sidney St. John
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard St. John, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
One, Two, Three
1961-12-15
C.R. MacNamara is a managing director for Coca-Cola in West Berlin during the Cold War, just before
The Men
1950-08-25
Ken, a WWII GI, returns home after he's paralyzed in battle. Residing in the paraplegic ward of a ve
Strangers on a Train
1951-06-27
A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit th
The Undercover Man
1949-03-21
Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime bo
Born Yesterday
1950-12-26
Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congr
Shockproof
1949-01-25
Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye o
Li'l Abner
1959-12-11
A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of Dogpatch,
Lover Come Back
1961-12-20
Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike e
I Died a Thousand Times
1955-11-09
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before reti
Three Coins in the Fountain
1954-05-01
Three American roommates working in Italy wish for the man of their dreams after throwing coins into
Strait-Jacket
1964-01-19
After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughte
The Big Night
1951-12-07
A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the
711 Ocean Drive
1950-07-01
A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a bet
The Tender Trap
1955-11-04
A young actress flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made.
The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950-11-01
A reporter investigates the story of a young man who may have been wrongly convicted and sentenced t
The Gift of the Magi
1958-12-09
A musical version of O. Henry's famous Christmas story.
Illegal
1955-10-09
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find o
Madison Avenue
1961-04-13
An adman and an adwoman put a dangerous milk tycoon in line for the White House.
Stop, You're Killing Me
1952-12-10
With the end of Prohibition a former bootlegger and his wife attempt to go straight. Remake of the 1
Mister 880
1950-09-29
The Skipper is a charming old man loved by all his neighbors. What they don't know is that he is als
Fate Is the Hunter
1964-10-16
An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and pe
Customs Agent
1950-05-18
An undercover agent tracks a medicine black market from China to California.
Goodbye, My Fancy
1951-05-19
Agatha has fond memories of her romance with college president Dr. James Merrill, when she was a stu
Matchless
1967-08-13
A secret agent possesses a ring that makes him invisible for a short time, once every 10 hours. He i
David Harding, Counterspy
1950-07-13
A Counterspy in the US military is killed under suspicious circumstances. His friend, Jerry Baldwin,
Starlift
1951-12-14
To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie ge
Saturday's Hero
1951-03-01
A talented high school football player encounters trouble in a college program.
Sanctuary
1961-04-18
In 1920s rural Mississippi, Nancy Mannigoe, an African-American servant, is placed on death row for
Don't Drink the Water
1969-11-11
The Hollander family's European vacation is interrupted when their plane is forced to land in Vulgar
Close to My Heart
1951-10-01
A journalist's wife insists on adopting an abandoned child.
World in My Corner
1956-03-01
A scrappy fighter from Jersey City named Tommy Shea -- "born in a dump, educated in an alley" -- cat
Sex and the Single Girl
1964-12-25
A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to
Strange Bedfellows
1965-02-09
After a hasty wedding, Carter and Toni find that they disagree on everything. They separate and seve
Banning
1967-12-13
A playboy golf pro, kicked off the circuit for alleged cheating, is forced to hustle for a living.
Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard
1950-11-21
A federal agent joins forces with a British lawman to foil a spy ring.
Quick, Before It Melts
1965-01-20
A reporter and a photographer become entwined with women, marriage, and a defecting Russian scientis
Lafayette
1962-02-16
The story of Lafayette, the 19 year old pacifist who takes the side of the Colonials during the Amer
Cry for Happy
1961-03-03
Army photographers on leave in Japan take over a geisha house.
Managing Time
1968-01-01
Peter Drucker teaches you how to be an effective executive.
The Patriots
1963-11-15
Thomas Jefferson has just returned from France, hoping to relax with his daughters at Monticello. Ge