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John Dilson

John Dilson

Acting

Born: February 18, 1891Brooklyn, New York, USA

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
Filmography
The Ghost That Walks Alone

The Ghost That Walks Alone

Bascomb (uncredited)

1944
Beautiful But Broke

Beautiful But Broke

Putnam

1944
Gun to Gun

Gun to Gun

1944
Around the World

Around the World

Colonel

1943
Happy Land

Happy Land

Charles Clayton (uncredited)

1943
Princess O'Rourke

Princess O'Rourke

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1943
So's Your Uncle

So's Your Uncle

Stevens

1943
All by Myself

All by Myself

Mr. Dilson

1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

1943
The Leopard Man

The Leopard Man

Coroner (uncredited)

1943
This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine

Mayor's Secretary

1943
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

American Senator (uncredited)

1943
She Has What It Takes

She Has What It Takes

Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

1943
King of the Cowboys

King of the Cowboys

Bryson

1943
Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

1943
Idaho

Idaho

Board Member

1943
The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve

Mayor Appleton

1942
Madame Spy

Madame Spy

Proprietor Martin

1942
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

1942
Queen of Broadway

Queen of Broadway

Bickel

1942
For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal

Lou (uncredited)

1942
The Mayor of 44th Street

The Mayor of 44th Street

Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)

1942
You Can't Escape Forever

You Can't Escape Forever

Pop (uncredited)

1942
Wildcat

Wildcat

Gus Sloane

1942
Sabotage Squad

Sabotage Squad

Guthrie

1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Senator (uncredited)

1942
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

Judge Smith

1942
Obliging Young Lady

Obliging Young Lady

Uncle Joe (uncredited)

1942
Fly By Night

Fly By Night

Police Dr. Tracy

1942
Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

Editor

1942
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Henry Weldon

1941
Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

1941

Unfinished Rainbows

Prof. Jewett

1941
New York Town

New York Town

Doctor (uncredited)

1941
Jesse James at Bay

Jesse James at Bay

Collins (uncredited)

1941

I'll Fix It

Burger, the lawyer

1941
Two Latins from Manhattan

Two Latins from Manhattan

Jerome Kittleman

1941
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

Reporter (uncredited)

1941
Doctors Don't Tell

Doctors Don't Tell

1941
Manpower

Manpower

Jail Clerk (uncredited)

1941
Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

Hugo in Show (uncredited)

1941
The Deadly Game

The Deadly Game

Harkness

1941
Highway West

Highway West

The Judge (uncredited)

1941
Father Steps Out

Father Steps Out

Tom Oliver

1941
Sunset in Wyoming

Sunset in Wyoming

Phipps

1941
They Meet Again

They Meet Again

William Merrill Sr.

1941
Cyclone on Horseback

Cyclone on Horseback

Mr. Williams

1941
Naval Academy

Naval Academy

John Frazier

1941
1-2-3-Go!

1-2-3-Go!

Mayor

1941
The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night

Minister (uncredited)

1941
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

Ward Heeler (uncredited)

1941
The Lady from Cheyenne

The Lady from Cheyenne

Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

1941
Man-Made Monster

Man-Made Monster

Medical Examiner

1941
The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

1941
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

Mr. Davis

1941
The Great Mr. Nobody

The Great Mr. Nobody

Pawnbroker

1941
Across the Sierras

Across the Sierras

Dan Woodworth

1941
The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

1941
No, No, Nanette

No, No, Nanette

Desk Clerk

1940
Thundering Frontier

Thundering Frontier

Carter Filmore

1940
You, the People

You, the People

Mr. Sanders

1940
Phantom of Chinatown

Phantom of Chinatown

Charlie Frasier

1940
Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons

Druggist (uncredited)

1940
Girls Under 21

Girls Under 21

Albert Carter, School Principal

1940
Beyond the Sacramento

Beyond the Sacramento

Jason Perry

1940
Marked Men

Marked Men

Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

1940
Glamour for Sale

Glamour for Sale

Wilson (uncredited)

1940
City for Conquest

City for Conquest

Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

1940
King of the Royal Mounted

King of the Royal Mounted

Wall

1940
Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

Clerk

1940
The Leather Pushers

The Leather Pushers

1940
The Great Profile

The Great Profile

Doctor Perkins

1940
The Golden Fleecing

The Golden Fleecing

Cashier (uncredited)

1940
The Secret Seven

The Secret Seven

Walter W. Carter

1940
I Love You Again

I Love You Again

Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)

1940
Stage to Chino

Stage to Chino

Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

1940
My Love Came Back

My Love Came Back

Accountant (uncredited)

1940
Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison

Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

1940
Private Affairs

Private Affairs

Stock Buyer (uncredited)

1940
Hold That Woman!

Hold That Woman!

Bill Lannigan

1940
Adventures of Red Ryder

Adventures of Red Ryder

Hale

1940
Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

Broker

1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Police Doctor at Hotel

1940
The Man with Nine Lives

The Man with Nine Lives

John Hawthorne

1940
Dark Command

Dark Command

Town Leader

1940
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

Bookseller (uncredited)

1940
Drums of Fu Manchu

Drums of Fu Manchu

Prof. Ezra Howard

1940
Women Without Names

Women Without Names

Sheriff

1940
Pioneers of the West

Pioneers of the West

Morgan

1940
The Big Premiere

The Big Premiere

Theater Owner

1940
Five Little Peppers at Home

Five Little Peppers at Home

Daniels

1940
Danger Ahead

Danger Ahead

Thomas Hatch

1940
Brother Rat and a Baby

Brother Rat and a Baby

Pawnbroker

1940
Legion of the Lawless

Legion of the Lawless

Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)

1940
Music in My Heart

Music in My Heart

City Editor (uncredited)

1940
Reno

Reno

Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

1939
Drunk Driving

Drunk Driving

Doctor (uncredited)

1939
Bad Little Angel

Bad Little Angel

Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)

1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Secretary (uncredited)

1939
Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

Chris Durk

1939
Sabotage

Sabotage

(uncredited)

1939
A Woman is the Judge

A Woman is the Judge

Ramsey

1939
Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger

Professor

1939
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

Parole Board Member (uncredited)

1939
In Name Only

In Name Only

Head Train Steward (uncredited)

1939
The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang

King - City Editor (uncredited)

1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Mr. Davis (uncredited)

1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave

S.O.S Tidal Wave

Appleby

1939
Racketeers of the Range

Racketeers of the Range

Wiliam J. Benson

1939
It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

Doctor (uncredited)

1939
Ex-Champ

Ex-Champ

Lawton

1939
Fixer Dugan

Fixer Dugan

Steve

1939
Weather Wizards

Weather Wizards

California Meteorologist

1939
Trouble in Sundown

Trouble in Sundown

Edward Simmons

1939
Money to Loan

Money to Loan

Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter

Nancy Drew... Reporter

Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

1939
Flying G-Men

Flying G-Men

Dr. Alexander Craig

1939
Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island

Finlay (uncredited)

1939
North of Shanghai

North of Shanghai

Editor

1939
They Made Me a Criminal

They Made Me a Criminal

Doctor (uncredited)

1939
Stand Up and Fight

Stand Up and Fight

Auctioneer

1939
Kentucky

Kentucky

Man at Race Track

1938

A Clean Sweep

Bank Manager

1938
Gang Bullets

Gang Bullets

Capt. Brown

1938
Tarnished Angel

Tarnished Angel

Mr. Greer

1938
Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)

1938
The Chaser

The Chaser

Process Server

1938
Think It Over

Think It Over

1938
Racket Busters

Racket Busters

Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

1938
Women in Prison

Women in Prison

Henry Russell

1938
Who Killed Gail Preston?

Who Killed Gail Preston?

Mr. Curran

1938
Borrowing Trouble

Borrowing Trouble

Clark

1937
The Shadow Strikes

The Shadow Strikes

Bill Gordan

1937
Love Is on the Air

Love Is on the Air

Meeting Chairman

1937
Easy Living

Easy Living

Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

1937
Midnight Taxi

Midnight Taxi

Doc Wilson

1937
Love Is News

Love Is News

Clerk (uncredited)

1937
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

1937
Great Guy

Great Guy

City Editor (Uncredited)

1936
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

E.G. Ellsworth

1936
The Public Pays

The Public Pays

Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

1936
The President's Mystery

The President's Mystery

Banker (uncredited)

1936
Wives Never Know

Wives Never Know

Doctor (uncredited)

1936
And Sudden Death

And Sudden Death

Judge

1936
Easy Money

Easy Money

Lawyer Rusick

1936
Three of a Kind

Three of a Kind

Doc Adams

1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

1936
The Drag Net

The Drag Net

Arnold Crane

1936
Hitch Hike To Heaven

Hitch Hike To Heaven

Charlie Reed

1936
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

City Editor (uncredited)

1936
We're Only Human

We're Only Human

Ballistics Expert

1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews

The Calling of Dan Matthews

City Editor Edison (uncredited)

1935
Happiness C.O.D.

Happiness C.O.D.

Snyder

1935
Twin Triplets

Twin Triplets

J. Benton, City Editor

1935
The Girl Who Came Back

The Girl Who Came Back

Henchman Waddy

1935
Special Agent

Special Agent

Gus (uncredited)

1935
Cheers of the Crowd

Cheers of the Crowd

Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)

1935
Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted

Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

1935
Every Night at Eight

Every Night at Eight

Huxley

1935
Death from a Distance

Death from a Distance

1935
The Westerner

The Westerner

Senator Lockhart

1934
A Man's Game

A Man's Game

John T. Bradley

1934
I'll Tell the World

I'll Tell the World

Legendre

1934