Deceased

How Did Howard St. John Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 68

Also known asHoward Sidney St. JohnGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/10/1905Born inChicago, Illinois, U.S.Died13/03/1974 (aged 68)Died inNew York CityCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ5920929 ↗TMDb#5792 ↗

Howard St. John was a Chicago-born character actor who specialized in unsympathetic roles. His work spanned Broadway, film and television. Among his best-remembered roles are the bombastic General Bullmoose in the stage and screen versions of the 1956 musical Li'l Abner, and his supporting roles in the classic comedies Born Yesterday (1950) and One, Two, Three (1961).

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Filmography44 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1969	Don't Drink the WaterMovie	Ambassador Magee	64
1968	Managing TimeMovie	—	63
1967	MatchlessMovie	General Shapiro	62
1967	BanningMovie	J. Pallister Young	62
1965	Strange BedfellowsMovie	Julius L. Stevens	60
1965	Quick, Before It MeltsMovie	Harvey T. Sweigert	60
1964	Sex and the Single GirlMovie	George Randall	59
1964	Strait-JacketMovie	Raymond Fields	59
1964	Profiles in CourageSeries	Hinrichsen	59
1964	Fate Is the HunterMovie	Mark Hutchins	59
1962	LafayetteMovie	George Washington	57
1961	The DefendersSeries	James Stanhope	56
1961	One, Two, ThreeMovie	Wendell P. Hazeltine	56
1961	Lover Come BackMovie	Mr. John Brackett	56
1961	SanctuaryMovie	Governor Drake	56
1961	Cry for HappyMovie	Vice Adm. Junius B. Bennett	56
1960	The IslandersSeries	John Marston	55
1958	The Gift of the MagiMovie	Mr. Spiegel	53
1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries	Self	51
1956	World in My CornerMovie	Harry Cram	51
1955	I Died a Thousand TimesMovie	Doc Banton	50
1955	IllegalMovie	E.A. Smith	50
1955	The Tender TrapMovie	Mr. Sayers	50
1954	Three Coins in the FountainMovie	Burgoyne	49
1954	Summer PlayhouseSeries	—	49
1952	Cavalcade of AmericaSeries	Benjamin Franklin	47
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Mr. Spiegel	46
1951	Goodbye, My FancyMovie	Claude Griswold	46
1951	Goodyear Television PlayhouseSeries	—	46
1951	Strangers on a TrainMovie	Police Capt. Turley	46
1951	The Big NightMovie	Al Judge	46
1951	Saturday's HeroMovie	Belfrage	46
1950	Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries	—	45
1950	The MenMovie	Ellen's Father	45
1950	Mister 880Movie	Chief	45
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Judge Ogden	45
1950	711 Ocean DriveMovie	Lieutenant Pete Wright	45
1950	Customs AgentMovie	Charles Johnson	45
1950	David Harding, CounterspyMovie	David Harding	45
1949	ShockproofMovie	Sam Brooks	44
1949	The Undercover ManMovie	Joseph S. Horan	44
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	—	43
1948	Studio OneSeries	—	43
1948	Studio OneSeries	Mr. Steen	43