Howard 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.

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Known for

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Sex and the Single Girl

1964 ⭐ 6.5

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Fate Is the Hunter

1964 ⭐ 6.5

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Strait-Jacket

1964 ⭐ 6.5

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Lover Come Back

1961 ⭐ 7.0

Career timeline

1969

Don't Drink the Water

Ambassador Magee · 1969

⭐ 5.3

1968

Managing Time

1968

1967

Banning

J. Pallister Young · 1967

⭐ 5.8

Matchless

General Shapiro · 1967

⭐ 4.3

1965

Strange Bedfellows

Julius L. Stevens · 1965

⭐ 6.0

Quick, Before It Melts

Harvey T. Sweigert · 1965

⭐ 3.8

1964

Sex and the Single Girl

George Randall · 1964

⭐ 6.5

Fate Is the Hunter

Mark Hutchins · 1964

⭐ 6.5

Strait-Jacket

Raymond Fields · 1964

⭐ 6.5

1962

Lafayette

George Washington · 1962

⭐ 5.9

1961

Lover Come Back

Mr. John Brackett · 1961

⭐ 7.0

One, Two, Three Notable

Wendell P. Hazeltine · 1961

⭐ 7.5

Sanctuary

Gov. Drake · 1961

⭐ 5.4

1959

Li'l Abner

General Bullmoose · 1959

⭐ 6.2

1958

The Gift of the Magi Notable

Mr. Spiegel · 1958

⭐ 8.0

1956

World in My Corner

Harry Cram · 1956

⭐ 5.8

1955

I Died a Thousand Times

Doc Banton · 1955

⭐ 6.2

The Tender Trap

Mr. Sayers · 1955

⭐ 6.2

Illegal

E.A. Smith · 1955

⭐ 6.4

1954

Three Coins in the Fountain

Burgoyne · 1954

⭐ 5.9

1952

Stop, You're Killing Me Notable

Commissioner Mahoney · 1952

⭐ 7.7

1951

Starlift

Steve Rogers · 1951

⭐ 6.8

The Big Night

Al Judge · 1951

⭐ 6.8

Close to My Heart

E. O. "Frosty" Frost · 1951

⭐ 6.6

1950

Born Yesterday Notable

Jim Devery · 1950

⭐ 7.2

Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard

David Harding · 1950

⭐ 6.2

The Sun Sets at Dawn

The Warden · 1950

⭐ 6.4

1949

The Undercover Man

Joseph S. Horan · 1949

⭐ 6.1

Shockproof

Sam Brooks · 1949

⭐ 6.3

Frequently appears with

Tony Curtis

Bob Weston

Natalie Wood

Helen Gurley Brown

Henry Fonda

Frank Broderick

Lauren Bacall

Sylvia Broderick

Mel Ferrer

Rudy DeMeyer

Glenn Ford

Sam McBane

Jane Russell

Self

Rod Taylor

Captain Jack Savage

Suzanne Pleshette

Martha Webster

Nancy Kwan

Sally Fraser

Full filmography

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Don't Drink the Water

1969 ⭐ 5.3

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Managing Time

1968

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Banning

1967 ⭐ 5.8

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Matchless

1967 ⭐ 4.3

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Strange Bedfellows

1965 ⭐ 6.0

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Quick, Before It Melts

1965 ⭐ 3.8

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Sex and the Single Girl

1964 ⭐ 6.5

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Fate Is the Hunter

1964 ⭐ 6.5

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Strait-Jacket

1964 ⭐ 6.5

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Lafayette

1962 ⭐ 5.9

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Lover Come Back

1961 ⭐ 7.0

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One, Two, Three

1961 ⭐ 7.5

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Sanctuary

1961 ⭐ 5.4

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Madison Avenue

1961 ⭐ 6.6

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Cry for Happy

1961 ⭐ 5.6

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Li'l Abner

1959 ⭐ 6.2

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The Gift of the Magi

1958 ⭐ 8.0

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World in My Corner

1956 ⭐ 5.8

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I Died a Thousand Times

1955 ⭐ 6.2

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The Tender Trap

1955 ⭐ 6.2