Howard St. John

★ Acting #20,863

1905 - 1974 (age 68) • Acting

Born: 10/9/1905 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Died: 3/13/1974 (age 68)

Known for: Acting

Howard St. John

★ Acting #20,863

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.

Known For

One, Two, Three

75%

Wendell P. Hazeltine

1961

Born Yesterday

73%

Jim Devery

1950

Strait-Jacket

66%

Raymond Fields

1964

Three Coins in the Fountain

59%

Burgoyne

1954

Illegal

65%

E.A. Smith

1955

Shockproof

63%

Sam Brooks

1949

The Undercover Man

61%

Joseph S. Horan

1949

711 Ocean Drive

64%

Lieutenant Pete Wright

1950

Don't Drink the Water

53%

Ambassador Magee

1969

Managing Time

1968

Banning

58%

J. Pallister Young

1967

Matchless

43%

General Shapiro

1967

Hank

47%

Dr. Lewis Royal

1965

Strange Bedfellows

60%

Julius L. Stevens

1965

Quick, Before It Melts

38%

Harvey T. Sweigert

1965

Sex and the Single Girl

66%

George Randall

1964

Profiles in Courage

75%

Hinrichsen

1964

Fate Is the Hunter

65%

Mark Hutchins

1964

Strait-Jacket

66%

Raymond Fields

1964

The Patriots

80%

George Washington

1963

Lafayette

56%

George Washington

1962

Lover Come Back

70%

Mr. John Brackett

1961

One, Two, Three

75%

Wendell P. Hazeltine

1961

The Defenders

63%

James Stanhope

1961

Sanctuary

54%

Governor Drake

1961

Madison Avenue

66%

J.D. Jocelyn

1961

Cry for Happy

54%

Vice Adm. Junius B. Bennett

1961

The Islanders

80%

John Marston

1960

Li'l Abner

62%

General Bullmoose

1959

The Gift of the Magi

80%

Mr. Spiegel

1958

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

64%

Self

1956

World in My Corner

58%

Harry Cram

1956

I Died a Thousand Times

62%

Doc Banton

1955

The Tender Trap

62%

Mr. Sayers

1955

Illegal

65%

E.A. Smith

1955

Summer Playhouse

Unknown

1954