Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Of 2025Holiday Watch GuideGotham AwardsCelebrity PhotosSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

John Batten(1903-1993)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
John Batten
John Batten was born on 3 April 1903 in Rotorua, New Zealand. He was an actor, known for The Love Waltz (1930), The Greenwood Tree (1929) and Trapped in a Submarine (1932). He was married to Madeleine Murat. He died on 10 August 1993 in Colchester, Essex, England, UK.
BornApril 3, 1903
DiedAugust 10, 1993(90)
BornApril 3, 1903
DiedAugust 10, 1993(90)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank

Photos3

View Poster
View Poster
View Poster

Known for

Georg Alexander, Lilian Harvey, and Wilhelm Thiele in The Love Waltz (1930)
The Love Waltz
  • Bobby Fould
  • 1930
Marguerite Allan in The Greenwood Tree (1929)
The Greenwood Tree
6.2
  • Dick Dewey
  • 1929
John Batten in Trapped in a Submarine (1932)
Trapped in a Submarine
6.4
  • Actor
  • 1932
The Great Game (1930)
The Great Game
6.9
  • Dicky Brown
  • 1930

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Actor

  • For Those in Peril (1944)
    For Those in Peril
    6.3
    • Wireless Officer
    • 1944
  • Ian Hunter and Laura La Plante in The Church Mouse (1934)
    The Church Mouse
    6.0
    • Geoffrey Steele
    • 1934
  • As Good As New
    • 1933
  • Winifred Oughton in Call Me Mame (1933)
    Call Me Mame
    • Gordon Roantree
    • 1933
  • High Finance
    • Tom
    • 1933
  • The Wonderful Story
    • John Martin
    • 1932
  • John Batten in Trapped in a Submarine (1932)
    Trapped in a Submarine
    6.4
    • 1932
  • The Great Game (1930)
    The Great Game
    6.9
    • Dicky Brown
    • 1930
  • Georg Alexander, Lilian Harvey, and Wilhelm Thiele in The Love Waltz (1930)
    The Love Waltz
    • Bobby Fould
    • 1930
  • Marguerite Allan in The Greenwood Tree (1929)
    The Greenwood Tree
    6.2
    • Dick Dewey
    • 1929
  • Basil Rathbone and Norma Shearer in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)
    The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
    6.0
    • Guest (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Don Alvarado, Belle Bennett, Phyllis Haver, Jean Hersholt, and Sally O'Neil in The Battle of the Sexes (1928)
    The Battle of the Sexes
    6.5
    • Judson's Friend
    • 1928
  • Lina Basquette and Tom Keene in The Godless Girl (1928)
    The Godless Girl
    7.1
    • Undetermined role (uncredited)
    • 1928
  • Virginia Brown Faire in The Chorus Kid (1928)
    The Chorus Kid
    • Jimmy Garrett
    • 1928
  • Barbara Bedford and William Collier Jr. in Backstage (1927)
    Backstage
    • Eddie
    • 1927

Soundtrack

  • Ian Hunter and Laura La Plante in The Church Mouse (1934)
    The Church Mouse
    6.0
    • performer: "La Marseillaise" (1792)
    • 1934

Personal details

Edit
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • April 3, 1903
    • Rotorua, New Zealand
  • Died
    • August 10, 1993
    • Colchester, Essex, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Madeleine Murat1932 - ? (1 child)

Did you know

Edit
  • Trivia
    He was the older brother of famed 1930s New Zealand pilot Jean Batten (1909-1982).

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.