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Anthony Dawson

Anthony Dawson

Acting

Born: October 18, 1916Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954) and Midnight Lace (1960), as well as playing Professor Dent in the James Bond film Dr. No (1962). He also appeared as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in From Russia with Love (1963) and Thunderball (1965).

Known For
Filmography
Selling Hitler

Selling Hitler

Marquis of Bath

1993
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

Colonnello Moorcroft

1988
Ghoulies II

Ghoulies II

Priest

1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Self (archive footage)

1987
Where Is Parsifal?

Where Is Parsifal?

Ripple

1984
The Jigsaw Man

The Jigsaw Man

Vicar

1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years

James Bond: The First 21 Years

Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)

1983
Inchon

Inchon

General Collins

1981
Closed Circuit

Closed Circuit

Samuel Pratt (archive footage)

1978
The Count of Monte-Cristo

The Count of Monte-Cristo

Noirtier De Villefort

1975
Massacre in Rome

Massacre in Rome

Lt. Col. Harster

1973
Massacre in Rome

Massacre in Rome

SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster

1973
The Valachi Papers

The Valachi Papers

Federal Investigator

1972
Red Sun

Red Sun

Hyatt

1971
Deadlock

Deadlock

Anthony Sunshine, the old killer

1970
Operation Snafu

Operation Snafu

Italian General

1970
The Battle of Neretva

The Battle of Neretva

General Morelli

1969
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof

Samuel Pratt

1968
Hell Is Empty

Hell Is Empty

Paul Grant

1967
The Rover

The Rover

Captain Vincent

1967
Dirty Heroes

Dirty Heroes

American Colonel

1967
Death Rides a Horse

Death Rides a Horse

Burt Cavanaugh

1967
Operation Kid Brother

Operation Kid Brother

Alpha

1967
Your Turn to Die

Your Turn to Die

Dr. Evans

1967
Triple Cross

Triple Cross

Major Stillman

1966
Thunderball

Thunderball

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

1965
Change Partners

Change Partners

Ben Arkwright

1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

Officer of Dragoons

1965
The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

Mickey (uncredited)

1964
From Russia with Love

From Russia with Love

Ernst Stavros Blofeld

1963
Seven Seas to Calais

Seven Seas to Calais

Lord Burleigh

1962
Dr. No

Dr. No

Professor R. J. Dent

1962
The Curse of the Werewolf

The Curse of the Werewolf

The Marques Siniestro

1961
Offbeat

Offbeat

James Dawson

1961
Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

Roy Ash

1960
Libel

Libel

Gerald Loddon

1959
Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

Barclay

1959
Grip of the Strangler

Grip of the Strangler

Supt. Burk

1958
Action of the Tiger

Action of the Tiger

Security Officer

1957
Hour of Decision

Hour of Decision

Gary Bax

1957
That Lady

That Lady

Don Inigo

1955
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

Charles Swann

1954
Valley of the Eagles

Valley of the Eagles

Sven Nystrom

1951
The Long Dark Hall

The Long Dark Hall

The Man

1951
The Wooden Horse

The Wooden Horse

Pomfret

1950
The Woman in Question

The Woman in Question

Inspector Wilson

1950
They Were Not Divided

They Were Not Divided

Michael

1950
The Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades

Fyodor

1949
School for Secrets

School for Secrets

Flt. Lt. Norton

1946
Beware of Pity

Beware of Pity

Lt. Blannik

1946
The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

Bertie Steen

1945
They Met in the Dark

They Met in the Dark

2nd Code Expert

1943
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

Student

1940