Occupation Actor Years active 1924–58 | Name John Miljan Role Actor | |
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Born November 9, 1892 ( 1892-11-09 ) Lead, South Dakota, U.S. Died January 24, 1960, Hollywood, California, United States Spouse Victoria Lowe Creighton (m. 1927–1960) Children Creighton Hale Jr., Robert Lowe Hale Movies The Sin of Nora Moran, The Ghost Walks, Murder at Glen Athol, The Plainsman, Samson and Delilah Similar People Alan Crosland, Jack Conway, Edward Sedgwick, Roy Del Ruth, Creighton Hale | ||
Tomorrow's Youth (1934) DICKIE MOORE
John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in 201 films between 1924 and 1958. He was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four decades, beginning in 1923.
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Miljan made his first sound film in 1927 in the promotional trailer for The Jazz Singer, inviting audiences to see the upcoming landmark film. In later years he played imposing, authoritative parts such as high-ranking executives and military officers. He is best remembered as General Custer in Cecil B. De Mille's film The Plainsman.
Death
Miljan died from cancer in Hollywood in 1960, aged 67. He was married to Victoire Lowe and adopted her two sons from her first marriage to actor Creighton Hale.
Filmography
Actor
1958
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold as
Chief Tomache
1958
Broken Arrow (TV Series) as
Klosen
- Backlash (1958) - Klosen
1957
Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
- The Lone Woman (1957)
1957
Apache Warrior as
Chief Nantan
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) as
Jean Dubois
- Master at Arms (1957) - Jean Dubois
1956
Johnny Moccasin (TV Movie) as
Chief Dark Thunder
1956
The Ten Commandments as
The Blind One
1956
Passport to Danger (TV Series)
- Helsinki (1956)
1956
The Wild Dakotas as
Antelope
1956
Frontier (TV Series) as
Chief
- The Captivity of Joe Long (1956) - Chief
1956
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
- The Gentle Stranger (1956)
1955
Public Defender (TV Series) as
Jesse Caswell / Walton Lorring
- End of the Line (1955) - Jesse Caswell
- The Director (1955) - Walton Lorring
1955
Run for Cover as
Mayor Walsh
1955
Pirates of Tripoli as
Malek
1953
Fort Algiers as
Arab Chieftain (uncredited)
1952
The Savage as
Chief White Thunder (uncredited)
1952
Bonzo Goes to College as
Wilbur Crane
1952
Anything Can Happen as
Indian (scenes deleted)
1951
Camera Sleuth (Short) as
Herman Taphert (uncredited)
1951
M as
Blind Baloon Vendor
1950
Walk Softly, Stranger as
Old Man (uncredited)
1950
Mule Train as
Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
1949
Mrs. Mike as
Mr. Howard
1949
Samson and Delilah as
Lesh Lakish
1949
Stampede as
T.J. Furman
1949
Adventure in Baltimore as
Mr. Eckert
1948
Perilous Waters as
Carter Larkin
1947
The Flame as
Detective
1947
Unconquered as
Prosecutor at Court-Martial (uncredited)
1947
That's My Man as
Secretary
1947
Sinbad, the Sailor as
Moga
1946
Queen of the Amazons as
Narrator / Col. Jones
1946
White Tie and Tails as
Mr. Latimer
1946
The Killers as
Jake the Rake (uncredited)
1946
The Last Crooked Mile as
Police Lt. Mayrin
1946
Lost City of the Jungle as
Dr. Gaffron
1945
Wildfire as
Pete Fanning
1945
Back to Bataan as
Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
1945
It's in the Bag! as
Mr. Arnold
1944
I Accuse My Parents as
Dan Wilson
1944
The Merry Monahans as
Arnold Pembroke, Has-Been Matinee Idol
1944
Bride by Mistake as
Maj. Harvey
1943
The Iron Major as
Oregon State Coach (uncredited)
1943
The Fallen Sparrow as
Inspector Tobin
1943
Bombardier as
Chaplain Charlie Craig
1943
Submarine Alert as
Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
1942
The Boss of Big Town as
Kenneth Craige
1942
Scattergood Survives a Murder as
Rolfe
1942
Criminal Investigator as
Edward Judson
1942
The Devil with Hitler (Short) as
Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
1942
The Big Street as
McWhirter (uncredited)
1942
North of the Rockies as
Lionel Morgan
1942
True to the Army as
Drake
1942
Obliging Young Lady as
George Potter
1941
Riot Squad as
Jim Grosso
1941
The Deadly Game as
Henri Franck
1941
Forced Landing as
General Valdane
1941
Double Cross as
Nick Taggart
1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde as
Bob Roycroft
1940
Texas Rangers Ride Again as
Carter Dangerfield
1940
Young Bill Hickok as
Nicholas Tower
1940
New Moon as
Pierre Brugnon
1940
Queen of the Mob as
Pan
1940
Women Without Names as
John Marlin, Asst Dist. Attey.
1940
Emergency Squad as
Slade Wiley
1939
Fast and Furious as
Eric Bartell
1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor as
Dr. Dolan
1939
Juarez as
Mariano Escobedo
1939
The Oklahoma Kid as
Ringo
1939
Pardon Our Nerve as
Duke Page
1938
Ride a Crooked Mile as
Lt. Col. Stuart
1938
If I Were King as
Thibaut D'Aussigny
1938
Border G-Man as
Louis Rankin
1938
Miracle Money (Short) as
Dr. Jones
1938
Man-Proof as
Tommy Gaunt
1936
Arizona Mahoney as
Cameron Lloyd
1936
The Plainsman as
Gen. George A. Custer
1936
North of Nome as
Dawson
1936
The Gentleman from Louisiana as
Baltimore
1936
Private Number as
Stapp
1936
Sutter's Gold as
Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
1936
The Criminal Within as
Bill Holt
1935
3 Kids and a Queen as
Boss Benton
1935
Under the Pampas Moon as
Gregory Scott
1935
Mississippi as
Major Patterson
1935
Charlie Chan in Paris as
Albert Dufresne
1934
The Ghost Walks as
Prescott Ames
1934
Tomorrow's Youth as
Thomas Hall Sr.
1934
Belle of the Nineties as
Ace Lamont
1934
Young and Beautiful as
Gordon Douglas
1934
Unknown Blonde as
Frank Wilson
1934
The Line-Up as
Reginald Fields
1934
Whirlpool as
Barney Gaige
1934
Madame Spy as
Weber
1934
The Poor Rich as
Prince Abdul Hamidshan
1933
The Sin of Nora Moran as
Paulino
1933
King for a Night as
Walter Douglas
1933
Twin Husbands as
Jerry Van Trevor / Jerry Werrenden
1933
The Mad Game as
William Bennett
1933
The Way to Love as
Marco
1933
Blind Adventure as
Regan
1933
The Nuisance as
John Calhoun
1933
What-No Beer? as
Butch Lorado
1933
Whistling in the Dark as
Charlie Shaw
1932
Flesh as
Joe Willard
1932
The Kid from Spain as
Pancho
1932
Prosperity as
Holland
1932
Unashamed as
District Attorney Harris
1932
The Rich Are Always with Us as
Greg Grannard
1932
Night Court as
Crawford
1932
Are You Listening? as
Ted Russell
1932
The Wet Parade as
Major Doleshal
1932
Arsène Lupin as
Prefect of Police
1932
The Beast of the City as
District Attorney
1932
Emma as
District Attorney
1931
West of Broadway as
Norm
1931
Possessed as
John Driscoll
1931
Hell Divers as
Jack Griffin
1931
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) as
Burlingham
1931
Son of India as
Juggat
1931
Politics as
Jim Curango
1931
The Iron Man as
Paul H. Lewis
1931
The Secret 6 as
Joe Colimo
1931
Gentleman's Fate as
Florio
1931
Inspiration as
Henry Coutant, the Sculptor
1931
The Voice of Hollywood No. 7 (Second Series) (Short)
1931
The Great Meadow as
Daniel Boone (uncredited)
1930
Great Day
1930
Paid as
Inspector Burke
1930
Remote Control as
Doctor Leonard T. Kruger
1930
War Nurse as
French Medical Officer (uncredited)
1930
Our Blushing Brides as
Martin W. Sanderson
1930
The Sea Bat as
Juan
1930
The Unholy Three as
Prosecuting Attorney
1930
In Gay Madrid as
Armada - the Torero (uncredited)
1930
Show Girl in Hollywood as
Frank Buelow, the Director
1930
Free and Easy as
John Miljan - Actor in Bedroom Scene
1930
Not So Dumb (uncredited)
1930
The Woman Racket as
Chris
1929
Devil-May-Care as
Lucien DeGrignon
1929
Untamed as
Bennock
1929
Times Square as
Dick Barclay
1929
The Unholy Night as
Major Mallory
1929
Speedway as
Lee Renny
1929
Fashions in Love as
Frank Martin
1929
A Man's Man as
John Miljan (uncredited)
1929
Innocents of Paris as
Monsieur Renard
1929
Gossip (Short) as
Bill - Alice's Husband
1929
The Voice of the City as
Dapper Don Wilkes
1929
The Desert Song as
Captain Paul Fontaine
1929
Hardboiled Rose as
Steve Wallace
1929
Queen of the Night Clubs as
Grant - Lawyer
1929
The Eternal Woman as
Gil Martin
1929
Stark Mad as
Dr. Milo
1928
The Home Towners as
Joe Roberts
1928
Land of the Silver Fox as
James Crawford
1928
The Terror as
Alfred Katman
1928
Women They Talk About as
Officer
1928
Lady Be Good as
Murray
1928
Tenderloin as
Bank Teller
1928
The Crimson City as
Gregory Kent
1928
The Little Snob as
Walt Keene
1928
Glorious Betsy as
Preston
1927
Husbands for Rent as
Hugh Frazer
1927
The Slaver as
Cyril Blake
1927
The Silver Slave as
Philip Caldwell
1927
Sailor Izzy Murphy as
The Lunatic
1927
The Jazz Singer as
Host (uncredited)
1927
A Sailor's Sweetheart as
Mark
1927
The Clown as
Bert Colton
1927
The Desired Woman as
Lieutenant Kellogg
1927
Stranded as
Grant Payne
1927
The Satin Woman as
Maurice
1927
What Happened to Father as
Victor Smith
1927
Old San Francisco as
Don Luis (uncredited)
1927
Framed as
Lola's Husband
1927
Rough House Rosie as
Lew McKay
1927
Lovers? as
Alvarez
1927
Paying the Price as
Michael Donovan
1927
The Ladybird as
Jules Ranier
1927
The Yankee Clipper as
Paul de Vigny
1927
Quarantined Rivals as
Ed - The Barber
1927
The Final Extra as
Mervin Le Roy
1927
Wolf's Clothing as
Johnson Craigie
1926
My Official Wife as
Nicholas
1926
Almost a Lady as
Henri
1926
Unknown Treasures as
Ralph Cheneey
1926
The Men Women Love as
Eduardo
1926
The Amateur Gentleman as
Viscount John Devenham
1926
Devil's Island as
André Le Févier
1926
Race Wild
1926
Footloose Widows as
Mr. Smith
1926
The Lucky Fool
1926
Brooding Eyes as
Drummond
1926
The Devil's Circus as
Lieberkind
1925
Flaming Waters as
Jasper Thorne
1925
Morals for Men as
Leonard Wallace
1925
The Unchastened Woman as
Lawrence Sanbury
1925
The Unnamed Woman as
Archie Wesson
1925
Sealed Lips as
George Garnett
1925
Wreckage as
Maurice Dysart
1925
The Overland Limited as
Brice Miller
1925
Silent Sanderson as
Jim Downing
1925
Sackcloth and Scarlet as
Samuel Curtis
1925
The Phantom of the Opera as
Valentin (uncredited)
1924
On the Stroke of Three as
Henry Mogridge
1924
The Painted Lady as
Carter
1924
Empty Hearts as
Frank Gorman
1924
Romance Ranch as
Clifton Venable
1924
The Lone Chance as
Lew Brody
1924
Love Letters as
Thomas Chadwick
Self
1930
Estrellados as
Self (Guest Appearance)
1930
Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 18 (Short) as
Self
1927
John Miljan: Vitaphone Trailer Announcement - 'the Jazz Singer' (Documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
1982
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV Movie documentary) as
Actor - 'Belle of the Nineties' (uncredited)
1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (in "The Killers")
1939
Land of Liberty
References
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