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John Dilson

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Feb 18, 1891 (135 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

John Dilson (February 18, 1891 – June 1, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.

Known For

Acting
1944Gun to Gun
1944The Ghost That Walks AloneBascomb (uncredited)
1944Beautiful But BrokePutnam
1943All by MyselfMr. Dilson
1943Happy LandCharles Clayton (uncredited)
1943This Land Is MineMayor's Secretary
1943IdahoBoard Member
1943King of the CowboysBryson
1943The Leopard ManCoroner (uncredited)
1943Slightly Dangerous'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
1943Around the WorldColonel
1943So's Your UncleStevens
1943Dr. Gillespie's Criminal CaseGreen, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
1943Mission to MoscowAmerican Senator (uncredited)
1943Princess O'RourkeElevator Operator (uncredited)
1943She Has What It TakesChamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
1942WildcatGus Sloane
1942Madame SpyProprietor Martin
1942The Mayor of 44th StreetCarter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
1942Queen of BroadwayBickel
1942Sabotage SquadGuthrie
1942The Great GildersleeveMayor Appleton
1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointSenator (uncredited)
1942Over My Dead BodyEditor
1942Obliging Young LadyUncle Joe (uncredited)
1942Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!Judge Smith
1942A Night to RememberMedical Examiner (uncredited)
1942You Can't Escape ForeverPop (uncredited)
1942For Me and My GalLou (uncredited)
1942Fly By NightPolice Dr. Tracy
1941ManpowerJail Clerk (uncredited)
1941Doctors Don't Tell
1941Two Latins from ManhattanJerome Kittleman
1941The Monster and the GirlEmployment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
1941They Meet AgainWilliam Merrill Sr.
1941Johnny EagerPawnbroker (uncredited)
1941The Wagons Roll at NightMinister (uncredited)
1941Man-Made MonsterMedical Examiner
1941Sunset in WyomingPhipps
1941Jesse James at BayCollins (uncredited)
1941Father Steps OutTom Oliver
1941The Lady from CheyenneSpecial Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
1941Andy Hardy's Private SecretaryMr. Davis
1941Sergeant YorkReporter (uncredited)
1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Henry Weldon
1941Citizen KaneWard Heeler (uncredited)
1941The Deadly GameHarkness
1941Across the SierrasDan Woodworth
1941I'll Fix ItBurger, the lawyer
1941Cyclone on HorsebackMr. Williams
1941New York TownDoctor (uncredited)
1941The Great Mr. NobodyPawnbroker
1941Naval AcademyJohn Frazier
1941Highway WestThe Judge (uncredited)
1941Whistling in the DarkHugo in Show (uncredited)
19411-2-3-Go!Mayor
1941The Face Behind the MaskMan at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
1941Unfinished RainbowsProf. Jewett
1940The Secret SevenWalter W. Carter
1940Phantom of ChinatownCharlie Frasier
1940Girls Under 21Albert Carter, School Principal
1940Marked MenDr. James Prentiss Harkness
1940Adventures of Red RyderHale
1940Pioneers of the WestMorgan
1940The Leather Pushers
1940The Man with Nine LivesJohn Hawthorne
1940Stage to ChinoJim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
1940You, the PeopleMr. Sanders
1940King of the Royal MountedWall
1940Danger AheadThomas Hatch
1940Drums of Fu ManchuProf. Ezra Howard
1940The Big PremiereTheater Owner
1940Thundering FrontierCarter Filmore
1940The Grapes of WrathBookseller (uncredited)
1940Charlie Chan's Murder CruisePolice Doctor at Hotel
1940Five Little Peppers at HomeDaniels
1940Music in My HeartCity Editor (uncredited)
1940Brother Rat and a BabyPawnbroker
1940Legion of the LawlessSurveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
1940Edison, the ManBroker
1940Dark CommandTown Leader
1940My Love Came BackAccountant (uncredited)
1940Gallant SonsDruggist (uncredited)
1940City for ConquestMr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
1940I Love You AgainWorker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
1940The Golden FleecingCashier (uncredited)
1940No, No, NanetteDesk Clerk
1940Millionaires in PrisonObserver at Train Station (uncredited)
1940Beyond the SacramentoJason Perry
1940Hold That Woman!Bill Lannigan
1940Women Without NamesSheriff
1940The Great ProfileDoctor Perkins
1940Public Deb No. 1Clerk
1940Glamour for SaleWilson (uncredited)
1940Private AffairsStock Buyer (uncredited)
1939North of ShanghaiEditor
1939Flying G-MenDr. Alexander Craig
1939Scandal SheetChris Durk
1939Racketeers of the RangeWiliam J. Benson
1939Stand Up and FightAuctioneer
1939They Made Me a CriminalDoctor (uncredited)
1939Nancy Drew... ReporterDeputy Coroner (uncredited)
1939Blackwell's IslandFinlay (uncredited)
1939It's a Wonderful WorldDoctor (uncredited)
1939Each Dawn I DieParole Board Member (uncredited)
1939In Name OnlyHead Train Steward (uncredited)
1939The Man They Could Not HangKing - City Editor (uncredited)
1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonSecretary (uncredited)
1939RenoMr. Jones - Casino Manager
1939Bad Little AngelMr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
1939Fixer DuganSteve
1939Here I Am a StrangerProfessor
1939Money to LoanClarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
1939Trouble in SundownEdward Simmons
1939Weather WizardsCalifornia Meteorologist
1939Sabotage(uncredited)
1939Andy Hardy Gets Spring FeverMr. Davis (uncredited)
1939S.O.S Tidal WaveAppleby
1939A Woman is the JudgeRamsey
1939Ex-ChampLawton
1939Drunk DrivingDoctor (uncredited)
1938Think It Over
1938Women in PrisonHenry Russell
1938Who Killed Gail Preston?Mr. Curran
1938Gang BulletsCapt. Brown
1938Racket BustersMr. Robbins (uncredited)
1938Tarnished AngelMr. Greer
1938KentuckyMan at Race Track
1938A Clean SweepBank Manager
1938The ChaserProcess Server
1938Too Hot to HandleFilm Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)
1937Easy LivingNervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
1937Dick TracyEllery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
1937Midnight TaxiDoc Wilson
1937Love Is on the AirMeeting Chairman
1937Love Is NewsClerk (uncredited)
1937The Shadow StrikesBill Gordan
1937Borrowing TroubleClark
1936The President's MysteryBanker (uncredited)
1936The Ex-Mrs. BradfordAnalyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
1936Three of a KindDoc Adams
1936The Drag NetArnold Crane
1936Robinson Crusoe of Clipper IslandE.G. Ellsworth
1936The Country DoctorCity Editor (uncredited)
1936Easy MoneyLawyer Rusick
1936And Sudden DeathJudge
1936Hitch Hike To HeavenCharlie Reed
1936The Public PaysMilk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
1936Great GuyCity Editor (Uncredited)
1936Wives Never KnowDoctor (uncredited)
1935Happiness C.O.D.Snyder
1935The Girl Who Came BackHenchman Waddy
1935Every Night at EightHuxley
1935Twin TripletsJ. Benton, City Editor
1935We're Only HumanBallistics Expert
1935Woman WantedJuror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
1935Cheers of the CrowdBarney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
1935The Calling of Dan MatthewsCity Editor Edison (uncredited)
1935Special AgentGus (uncredited)
1935Death from a Distance
1934A Man's GameJohn T. Bradley
1934I'll Tell the WorldLegendre
1934The WesternerSenator Lockhart