Occupation Actor Years active 1934–1944 | Name John Dilson Role Film actor | |
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Born February 18, 1891 ( 1891-02-18 ) Brooklyn, New York, United States Died June 1, 1944, Ventura, California, United States Movies Phantom of Chinatown, Marked Men, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Is, Dick Tracy vs Crime - Inc, The Man with Nine Lives Similar People William Witney, Phil Rosen, Ray Taylor, Leslie Goodwins, Richard Thorpe | ||
John Dilson (February 18, 1891 – June 1, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.
Filmography
Actor
1945
Rhapsody in Blue as
Music Critic (uncredited)
1944
The Yellow Rose of Texas as
Businessman (uncredited)
1944
Take It Big as
Customer (uncredited)
1944
Easy Life (Short) as
Landlord (uncredited)
1944
Once Upon a Time as
Businessman (uncredited)
1944
Buffalo Bill as
President Rutherford B. Hayes (uncredited)
1944
Jam Session as
Resident Mistaken for Raymond Stuart (uncredited)
1944
The Ghost That Walks Alone as
Bascomb (uncredited)
1944
Beautiful But Broke as
Putnam
1944
Gun to Gun (Short) as
Judge Travers (uncredited)
1943
The Song of Bernadette as
Doctor (uncredited)
1943
In Old Oklahoma as
Witherspoon's Clerk (uncredited)
1943
My Tomato (Short) as
Neighbor (uncredited)
1943
Around the World as
Colonel (uncredited)
1943
Happy Land as
Charles Clayton (uncredited)
1943
The Iron Major as
Doctor (uncredited)
1943
Princess O'Rourke as
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1943
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith as
Head of Draft Board (uncredited)
1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady as
Salesman (uncredited)
1943
Here Comes Kelly as
Driscoll
1943
So's Your Uncle as
Stevens
1943
Pilot #5 as
Defense Instructor (uncredited)
1943
All by Myself as
Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
1943
False Faces as
Burnett -- Coroner (uncredited)
1943
The Leopard Man as
Coroner (uncredited)
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as
Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
1943
This Land Is Mine as
Mayor's Secretary (uncredited)
1943
Mission to Moscow as
American Senator (uncredited)
1943
She Has What It Takes as
Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
1943
King of the Cowboys as
Bryson (uncredited)
1943
Slightly Dangerous as
'Telegram' Reporter (uncredited)
1943
Idaho as
Board Member (uncredited)
1943
Lady Bodyguard as
Doctor (as John H. Dilson)
1942
Over My Dead Body as
Editor
1942
The Great Gildersleeve as
Mayor Appleton (uncredited)
1942
Madame Spy as
Proprietor Martin
1942
Pittsburgh as
Wilson (uncredited)
1942
A Night to Remember as
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
1942
Queen of Broadway as
Bickel
1942
For Me and My Gal as
Lou (uncredited)
1942
Mighty Lak a Goat (Short) as
Banker Stone in Film (uncredited)
1942
You Can't Escape Forever as
Pop (uncredited)
1942
Highways by Night as
Baldy Middleton (uncredited)
1942
The Falcon's Brother as
Ship's Officer in Stateroom (uncredited)
1942
Wildcat as
Gus Sloane
1942
Sabotage Squad as
Mr. Guthrie (uncredited)
1942
Footlight Serenade as
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1942
They All Kissed the Bride as
M.J.'s Bookkeeper (uncredited)
1942
The Mayor of 44th Street as
Carter - the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point as
Senator (uncredited)
1942
Tarzan's New York Adventure as
Court Clerk (uncredited)
1942
Ship Ahoy as
Dr. Loring (uncredited)
1942
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! as
Judge Smith (uncredited)
1942
Obliging Young Lady as
Uncle Joe (uncredited)
1942
Fly-By-Night as
Police Doctor Tracy (uncredited)
1942
Sealed Lips as
Building Manager (uncredited)
1941
Design for Scandal as
Court Clerk (uncredited)
1941
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. as
Henry Weldon
1941
Johnny Eager as
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1941
More Worlds to Conquer (Short) as
Prof. Jewett
1941
Unholy Partners as
Circulation Man (uncredited)
1941
The Body Disappears as
Dr. Jasper (uncredited)
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man as
First Coroner (uncredited)
1941
Blues in the Night as
Dr. Morse (uncredited)
1941
New York Town as
Doctor (uncredited)
1941
Jesse James at Bay as
Collins (uncredited)
1941
International Lady as
Decoding Expert (uncredited)
1941
I'll Fix It (Short) as
Burger, the lawyer
1941
The Stork Pays Off as
Judge (uncredited)
1941
Man at Large as
Cable Reporter with Von Rohn Bulletin (uncredited)
1941
Two Latins from Manhattan as
Jerome Kittleman
1941
Doctors Don't Tell (uncredited)
1941
Manpower as
Jail Clerk (uncredited)
1941
Dressed to Kill as
Joe - the Coroner (uncredited)
1941
The Deadly Game as
Harkness
1941
Whistling in the Dark as
Hugo Vanderhoff in Show (uncredited)
1941
Highway West as
The Judge (uncredited)
1941
Father Steps Out as
Tom Oliver
1941
The Musical Bandit (Short) as
Scroggs (uncredited)
1941
Sunset in Wyoming as
Phipps
1941
They Meet Again as
William Merrill Sr.
1941
Two in a Taxi as
Mr. Quinn (uncredited)
1941
Sergeant York as
Reporter (uncredited)
1941
Blossoms in the Dust as
Auctioneer (uncredited)
1941
Cyclone on Horseback as
Mr. Williams
1941
Naval Academy as
John Frazier
1941
Affectionately Yours as
Joe, at the Club (uncredited)
1941
Citizen Kane as
Ward Heeler (uncredited)
1941
1-2-3-Go! (Short) as
Mayor of Greenpoint
1941
The Wagons Roll at Night as
Minister (uncredited)
1941
Rookies on Parade as
Officer (uncredited)
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne as
Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick (uncredited)
1941
Men of Boys Town as
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1941
Man Made Monster as
Medical Examiner
1941
Footsteps in the Dark as
Coroner (uncredited)
1941
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary as
Mr. Davis
1941
The Great Mr. Nobody as
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1941
Across the Sierras as
Dan Woodworth
1941
Father's Son as
Tex (uncredited)
1941
Blonde Inspiration as
Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
1941
The Monster and the Girl as
Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
1941
The Face Behind the Mask as
Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
1940
No, No, Nanette as
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1940
Thundering Frontier as
Carter Filmore
1940
You, the People (Short) as
Mr. Sanders (uncredited)
1940
Phantom of Chinatown as
Charlie Frasier (as John H. Dilson)
1940
Gallant Sons as
Druggist (uncredited)
1940
Girls Under 21 as
Albert Carter, School Principal
1940
Beyond the Sacramento as
Jason Perry
1940
Life with Henry as
Business Man (uncredited)
1940
Slightly Tempted as
Cornell (uncredited)
1940
Marked Men as
Dr. Harkness
1940
Glamour for Sale as
Wilson (uncredited)
1940
King of the Royal Mounted as
Doctor Wall [Ch. 1]
1940
City for Conquest as
Mr. Cahn (uncredited)
1940
Public Deb No. 1 as
Clerk (uncredited)
1940
The Leather Pushers as
Doctor (uncredited)
1940
The Great Profile as
Doctor Perkins (uncredited)
1940
Soak the Old (Short) as
Pension Leader (uncredited)
1940
The Golden Fleecing as
Cashier (uncredited)
1940
The Secret Seven as
Walter Carter (uncredited)
1940
I Love You Again as
Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
1940
Stage to Chino as
Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
1940
My Love Came Back as
Accountant (uncredited)
1940
Millionaires in Prison as
Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
1940
Private Affairs as
Stock Buyer (uncredited)
1940
Adventures of Red Ryder as
Hale
1940
Hold That Woman! as
Bill Lannigan
1940
Edison, the Man as
Broker (uncredited)
1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise as
Police Doctor (uncredited)
1940
The Man with Nine Lives as
John Hawthorne
1940
Dark Command as
Town Leader (uncredited)
1940
Drums of Fu Manchu as
Prof. Ezra Howard
1940
Women Without Names as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1940
Pioneers of the West as
Morgan
1940
The Big Premiere (Short) as
Theater Owner
1940
A Door Will Open (Short) as
Lawrence's Attorney (uncredited)
1940
Teddy the Rough Rider (Short) as
Lyman Gage (uncredited)
1940
Five Little Peppers at Home as
Daniels (uncredited)
1940
Village Barn Dance as
Manager (uncredited)
1940
Know Your Money (Short) as
Bank Teller (uncredited)
1940
The Grapes of Wrath as
Bookseller (uncredited)
1940
Danger Ahead as
Thomas Hatch
1940
Brother Rat and a Baby as
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1940
Legion of the Lawless as
Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
1940
Music in My Heart as
City Editor (uncredited)
1939
Thou Shalt Not Kill as
Attorney (uncredited)
1939
Laugh It Off as
Dr. Swan (uncredited)
1939
Reno as
Mr. Jones - Casino Manager (uncredited)
1939
Drunk Driving (Short) as
Doctor (uncredited)
1939
Bad Little Angel as
Mr. Brown - Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as
Secretary (uncredited)
1939
Scandal Sheet as
Chris Durk
1939
Sabotage as
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
1939
A Woman Is the Judge as
Ramsey
1939
Here I Am a Stranger as
Professor (uncredited)
1939
Tropic Fury as
Third Board Member (uncredited)
1939
Konga, the Wild Stallion as
Judge (uncredited)
1939
Everybody's Hobby as
Newspaper Employee (uncredited)
1939
The Man They Could Not Hang as
King - City Editor (uncredited)
1939
When Tomorrow Comes as
Man (uncredited)
1939
In Name Only as
Head Train Steward (uncredited)
1939
Each Dawn I Die as
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever as
Mr. Davis - School Principal (uncredited)
1939
They All Come Out as
Doctor (uncredited)
1939
Ring Madness (Short)
1939
S.O.S. Tidal Wave as
Appleby (uncredited)
1939
Racketeers of the Range as
William J. Benson
1939
Ex-Champ as
Lawton (uncredited)
1939
It's a Wonderful World as
Doctor (uncredited)
1939
Fixer Dugan as
Steve
1939
Women in the Wind as
Sloan (scenes deleted)
1939
Weather Wizards (Short) as
California Meteorologist (uncredited)
1939
Sales Slips (Short) as
Store Manager
1939
On Trial as
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1939
Trouble in Sundown as
Edward Simmons
1939
Money to Loan (Short) as
Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant (uncredited)
1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter as
Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
1939
Flying G-Men as
Dr. Alexander Craig
1939
Blackwell's Island as
Finlay (uncredited)
1939
North of Shanghai as
Editor
1939
They Made Me a Criminal as
Doctor (uncredited)
1939
Arizona Legion as
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
1939
Stand Up and Fight as
Auctioneer (uncredited)
1938
Federal Man-Hunt as
Dr. Fowler (uncredited)
1938
Kentucky as
Man at Race Track (uncredited)
1938
There's That Woman Again as
Coroner's Deputy (uncredited)
1938
Thanks for Everything as
Mr. Lish (uncredited)
1938
A Clean Sweep (Short) as
Bank Manager
1938
Angels with Dirty Faces as
Chronicle Editor (uncredited)
1938
Major Difficulties (Short)
1938
Gang Bullets as
Capt. Brown
1938
Tarnished Angel as
Mr. Greer (uncredited)
1938
Down in 'Arkansaw' as
Graves
1938
The Night Hawk as
Doctor (uncredited)
1938
Hold That Co-ed as
Director of Public Works (uncredited)
1938
Too Hot to Handle as
Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)
1938
My Lucky Star as
Cabot Department Head
1938
The Crowd Roars as
First Doctor (uncredited)
1938
The Chaser as
Process Server (uncredited)
1938
Think It Over (Short) as
Detective Posing as Arson Victim (uncredited)
1938
Racket Busters as
Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
1938
Island in the Sky as
Mac - Coroner (uncredited)
1938
Women in Prison as
Henry Russell
1938
Who Killed Gail Preston? as
Mr. Curran (uncredited)
1938
Port of Missing Girls as
American Consul (uncredited)
1938
Sergeant Murphy as
Rover Meat Co. Superintendent (uncredited)
1937
All American Sweetheart as
Dr. Blair (uncredited)
1937
The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble as
Clark (uncredited)
1937
Nothing Sacred as
City Editor (uncredited)
1937
The Shadow Strikes as
Bill Gordon (uncredited)
1937
Love Is on the Air as
Meeting Chairman (uncredited)
1937
Escape by Night as
The Doctor (uncredited)
1937
Bad Guy as
Doctor Logan Attending Bettu (uncredited)
1937
They Won't Forget as
Detective Briggs (uncredited)
1937
Easy Living as
Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
1937
The 13th Man as
Henry L. Martin (uncredited)
1937
Venus Makes Trouble as
Rankin (uncredited)
1937
Midnight Taxi as
Doc Wilson (uncredited)
1937
Motor Madness as
Matthew Lewis, Marine Sales Corporation (uncredited)
1937
Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States (Short) as
Colonist Tavern Patron (uncredited)
1937
Love Is News as
Clerk (uncredited)
1937
Dick Tracy as
Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
1936
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island as
E.G. Ellsworth
1936
Under Your Spell as
Sponsor (uncredited)
1936
Pigskin Parade as
Doctor (uncredited)
1936
The Public Pays (Short) as
Moore, Milk Company Executive (uncredited)
1936
The President's Mystery as
Banker (uncredited)
1936
Wives Never Know as
Doctor (uncredited)
1936
Missing Girls as
S.O.S.
1936
Great Guy as
City Editor (uncredited)
1936
The Case of the Velvet Claws as
Carl Atwood - Attorney (uncredited)
1936
And Sudden Death as
Judge (uncredited)
1936
Easy Money as
Rusick
1936
Three of a Kind as
Doc Adams
1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford as
Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
1936
The Drag-Net as
Arnold Crane
1936
Gentle Julia as
Uncle (uncredited)
1936
Charlie Chan at the Circus as
Doctor (uncredited)
1936
Hitch Hike to Heaven as
Charlie Reed
1936
The Country Doctor as
City Editor (uncredited)
1936
It Had to Happen as
Juror (uncredited)
1936
Next Time We Love as
Stage Manager (uncredited)
1935
We're Only Human as
Ballistics Expert (uncredited)
1935
Your Uncle Dudley as
Printer (uncredited)
1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews as
City Editor Edison (uncredited)
1935
I Found Stella Parish as
Charles Einfeld at the Joe Burns Company (uncredited)
1935
Twin Triplets (Short) as
J. Benton, City Editor
1935
Special Agent as
Gus (uncredited)
1935
Happiness C.O.D. as
Snyder
1935
Cheers of the Crowd as
Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
1935
Every Night at Eight as
Huxley (as John H. Dilson)
1935
Woman Wanted as
Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
1935
The Murder Man as
Meltzer - City Editor (uncredited)
1935
The Girl Who Came Back as
Wadsworth
1935
Death from a Distance as
McCoonerll - Newspaper Editor
1934
The Silver Streak as
Doctor (uncredited)
1934
The Westerner as
Senator Lockhart (as John H. Dilson)
1934
A Man's Game as
John T. Bradley
1934
I'll Tell the World as
Legendre (uncredited)
Archive Footage
1990
Dick Tracy (TV Movie) as
Ellery Brewester
1966
Robinson Crusoe of Mystery Island (TV Movie) as
E. G. Ellsworth
1943
Drums of Fu Manchu as
Ezra Howard
1942
The Yukon Patrol as
Enemy Scientist
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