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

The Ghost That Walks Alone
Bascomb (uncredited)

Beautiful But Broke
Putnam

Gun to Gun

Around the World
Colonel

Happy Land
Charles Clayton (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke
Elevator Operator (uncredited)

So's Your Uncle
Stevens

All by Myself
Mr. Dilson

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

The Leopard Man
Coroner (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine
Mayor's Secretary

Mission to Moscow
American Senator (uncredited)

She Has What It Takes
Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

King of the Cowboys
Bryson

Slightly Dangerous
'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

Idaho
Board Member

The Great Gildersleeve
Mayor Appleton

Madame Spy
Proprietor Martin

A Night to Remember
Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Queen of Broadway
Bickel

For Me and My Gal
Lou (uncredited)

The Mayor of 44th Street
Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)

You Can't Escape Forever
Pop (uncredited)

Wildcat
Gus Sloane

Sabotage Squad
Guthrie

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Senator (uncredited)

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
Judge Smith

Obliging Young Lady
Uncle Joe (uncredited)

Fly By Night
Police Dr. Tracy

Over My Dead Body
Editor

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Henry Weldon

Johnny Eager
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Unfinished Rainbows
Prof. Jewett

New York Town
Doctor (uncredited)

Jesse James at Bay
Collins (uncredited)
I'll Fix It
Burger, the lawyer

Two Latins from Manhattan
Jerome Kittleman

Sergeant York
Reporter (uncredited)

Doctors Don't Tell

Manpower
Jail Clerk (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark
Hugo in Show (uncredited)

The Deadly Game
Harkness

Highway West
The Judge (uncredited)

Father Steps Out
Tom Oliver

Sunset in Wyoming
Phipps

They Meet Again
William Merrill Sr.

Cyclone on Horseback
Mr. Williams

Naval Academy
John Frazier

1-2-3-Go!
Mayor

The Wagons Roll at Night
Minister (uncredited)

Citizen Kane
Ward Heeler (uncredited)

The Lady from Cheyenne
Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

Man-Made Monster
Medical Examiner

The Monster and the Girl
Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Mr. Davis

The Great Mr. Nobody
Pawnbroker

Across the Sierras
Dan Woodworth

The Face Behind the Mask
Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

No, No, Nanette
Desk Clerk

Thundering Frontier
Carter Filmore

You, the People
Mr. Sanders

Phantom of Chinatown
Charlie Frasier

Gallant Sons
Druggist (uncredited)

Girls Under 21
Albert Carter, School Principal

Beyond the Sacramento
Jason Perry

Marked Men
Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

Glamour for Sale
Wilson (uncredited)

City for Conquest
Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

King of the Royal Mounted
Wall

Public Deb No. 1
Clerk

The Leather Pushers

The Great Profile
Doctor Perkins

The Golden Fleecing
Cashier (uncredited)

The Secret Seven
Walter W. Carter

I Love You Again
Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)

Stage to Chino
Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

My Love Came Back
Accountant (uncredited)

Millionaires in Prison
Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

Private Affairs
Stock Buyer (uncredited)

Hold That Woman!
Bill Lannigan

Adventures of Red Ryder
Hale

Edison, the Man
Broker

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Police Doctor at Hotel

The Man with Nine Lives
John Hawthorne

Dark Command
Town Leader

The Grapes of Wrath
Bookseller (uncredited)

Drums of Fu Manchu
Prof. Ezra Howard

Women Without Names
Sheriff

Pioneers of the West
Morgan

The Big Premiere
Theater Owner

Five Little Peppers at Home
Daniels

Danger Ahead
Thomas Hatch

Brother Rat and a Baby
Pawnbroker

Legion of the Lawless
Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)

Music in My Heart
City Editor (uncredited)

Reno
Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

Drunk Driving
Doctor (uncredited)

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

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Secretary (uncredited)

Scandal Sheet
Chris Durk

Sabotage
(uncredited)

A Woman is the Judge
Ramsey

Here I Am a Stranger
Professor

Each Dawn I Die
Parole Board Member (uncredited)

In Name Only
Head Train Steward (uncredited)

The Man They Could Not Hang
King - City Editor (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Mr. Davis (uncredited)

S.O.S Tidal Wave
Appleby

Racketeers of the Range
Wiliam J. Benson

It's a Wonderful World
Doctor (uncredited)

Ex-Champ
Lawton

Fixer Dugan
Steve

Weather Wizards
California Meteorologist

Trouble in Sundown
Edward Simmons

Money to Loan
Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

Nancy Drew... Reporter
Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

Flying G-Men
Dr. Alexander Craig

Blackwell's Island
Finlay (uncredited)

North of Shanghai
Editor

They Made Me a Criminal
Doctor (uncredited)

Stand Up and Fight
Auctioneer

Kentucky
Man at Race Track
A Clean Sweep
Bank Manager

Gang Bullets
Capt. Brown

Tarnished Angel
Mr. Greer

Too Hot to Handle
Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)

The Chaser
Process Server

Think It Over

Racket Busters
Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

Women in Prison
Henry Russell

Who Killed Gail Preston?
Mr. Curran

Borrowing Trouble
Clark

The Shadow Strikes
Bill Gordan

Love Is on the Air
Meeting Chairman

Easy Living
Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

Midnight Taxi
Doc Wilson

Love Is News
Clerk (uncredited)

Dick Tracy
Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

Great Guy
City Editor (Uncredited)

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
E.G. Ellsworth

The Public Pays
Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

The President's Mystery
Banker (uncredited)

Wives Never Know
Doctor (uncredited)

And Sudden Death
Judge

Easy Money
Lawyer Rusick

Three of a Kind
Doc Adams

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

The Drag Net
Arnold Crane

Hitch Hike To Heaven
Charlie Reed

The Country Doctor
City Editor (uncredited)

We're Only Human
Ballistics Expert

The Calling of Dan Matthews
City Editor Edison (uncredited)

Happiness C.O.D.
Snyder

Twin Triplets
J. Benton, City Editor

The Girl Who Came Back
Henchman Waddy

Special Agent
Gus (uncredited)

Cheers of the Crowd
Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)

Woman Wanted
Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

Every Night at Eight
Huxley

Death from a Distance

The Westerner
Senator Lockhart

A Man's Game
John T. Bradley

I'll Tell the World
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