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John Dilson

Actor
Born February 18, 1891Died June 1, 1944 (53 years)
John Dilson (February 18, 1891 – June 1, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Nothing Sacred
  • Dark Command
  • They Made Me a Criminal
  • In Old Oklahoma
  • Great Guy
  • Phantom of Chinatown
  • Dick Tracy
  • King of the Cowboys
  • Idaho
  • Sunset in Wyoming

Known For

  • The Man with Nine Lives
  • Phantom of Chinatown
  • Dick Tracy
  • Marked Men
  • Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.
  • Easy Life
  • Hold That Woman!
  • Wildcat
  • The Drag-Net
  • Across the Sierras
  • They Meet Again

Filmography

1990
Dick Tracy · as Ellery Brewester
1945
Rhapsody in Blue · as Music Critic
1944
Once Upon a Time · as Businessman
1944
The Yellow Rose of Texas · as Businessman
1944
Take It Big · as Customer
1944
Easy Life · as Landlord
1944
Jam Session · as Resident Mistaken For Raymond Stuart
1944
Buffalo Bill · as President Rutherford B. Hayes
1944
The Ghost That Walks Alone · as Bascomb (uncredited)
1944
Beautiful But Broke · as Putnam
1943
1943
In Old Oklahoma · as Witherspoon's Clerk
1943
Around the World · as Colonel
1943
Drums of Fu Manchu · as Ezra Howard
1943
Happy Land · as Charles Clayton (uncredited)
1943
The Iron Major · as Doctor
1943
Princess O'Rourke · as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady · as Salesman
1943
Here Comes Kelly · as Driscoll
1943
The Leopard Man · as Coroner (uncredited)
1943
Pilot #5 · as Defense Instructor
1943
Mission to Moscow · as American Senator (uncredited)
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case · as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
1943
This Land Is Mine · as Mayor's Secretary
1943
1943
Slightly Dangerous · as 'telegram' Reporter (uncredited)
1943
Idaho · as Board Member
1943
Lady Bodyguard · as Doctor
1942
The Great Gildersleeve · as Mayor Appleton
1942
Pittsburgh · as Wilson
1942
Madame Spy · as Proprietor Martin
1942
A Night to Remember · as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
1942
Queen of Broadway · as Bickel
1942
The Falcon's Brother · as Ship's Officer In Stateroom
1942
For Me and My Gal · as Lou (uncredited)
1942
You Can't Escape Forever · as Pop (uncredited)
1942
Highways by Night · as Baldy Middleton
1942
The Mayor of 44th Street · as Carter, The General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
1942
Wildcat · as Gus Sloane
1942
Footlight Serenade · as Justice Of The Peace
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point · as Senator (uncredited)
1942
They All Kissed the Bride · as M.j.'s Bookkeeper
1942
Tarzan's New York Adventure · as Court Clerk
1942
Ship Ahoy · as Dr. Loring
1942
Obliging Young Lady · as Uncle Joe (uncredited)
1942
Fly-By-Night · as Police Dr. Tracy
1942
Over My Dead Body · as Editor
1942
Sealed Lips · as Building Manager
1941
Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. · as Henry Weldon
1941
Johnny Eager · as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1941
The Body Disappears · as Dr. Jasper
1941
Design for Scandal · as Court Clerk
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man · as First Coroner
1941
Blues in the Night · as Dr. Morse
1941
Unholy Partners · as Circulation Man
1941
New York Town · as Doctor (uncredited)
1941
Jesse James at Bay · as Collins (uncredited)
1941
International Lady · as Decoding Expert
1941
Sergeant York · as Reporter (uncredited)
1941
1941
Highway West · as The Judge (uncredited)
1941
Blossoms in the Dust · as Auctioneer
1941
Manpower · as Jail Clerk (uncredited)
1941
Dressed to Kill · as Joe - The Coroner
1941
Whistling in the Dark · as Hugo In Show (uncredited)
1941
Father Steps Out · as Tom Oliver
1941
1941
They Meet Again · as William Merrill Sr.
1941
Cyclone on Horseback · as Mr. Williams
1941
Citizen Kane · as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
1941
Affectionately Yours · as Joe, At The Club
1941
The Wagons Roll at Night · as Minister (uncredited)
1941
Men of Boys Town · as Jury Foreman
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne · as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
1941
Man Made Monster · as Medical Examiner
1941
Footsteps in the Dark · as Coroner
1941
The Monster and the Girl · as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
1941
1941
The Great Mr. Nobody · as Pawnbroker
1941
Across the Sierras · as Dan Woodworth
1941
Father's Son · as Tex
1941
Blonde Inspiration · as Mr. Johnson
1941
The Face Behind the Mask · as Man At Dock Asking For A Light (uncredited)
1940
No, No, Nanette · as Desk Clerk
1940
Phantom of Chinatown · as Charlie Frasier
1940
Girls Under 21 · as Albert Carter, School Principal
1940
Gallant Sons · as Druggist (uncredited)
1940
Beyond the Sacramento · as Jason Perry
1940
Slightly Tempted · as Cornell
1940
Marked Men · as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
1940
Glamour for Sale · as Wilson (uncredited)
1940
City for Conquest · as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
1940
1940
Life with Henry · as Business Man
1940
Public Deb No. 1 · as Clerk
1940
The Great Profile · as Doctor Perkins
1940
The Golden Fleecing · as Cashier (uncredited)
1940
I Love You Again · as Worker 'trying It In Tile And Clay' (uncredited)
1940
Stage to Chino · as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
1940
My Love Came Back · as Accountant (uncredited)
1940
Millionaires in Prison · as Observer At Train Station (uncredited)
1940
Private Affairs · as Stock Buyer (uncredited)
1940
Hold That Woman! · as Bill Lannigan
1940
1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise · as Police Doctor At Hotel
1940
Edison, the Man · as Broker
1940
The Man with Nine Lives · as John Hawthorne
1940
Dark Command · as Town Leader
1940
Drums of Fu Manchu · as Prof. Ezra Howard
1940
The Grapes of Wrath · as Bookseller
1940
1940
Danger Ahead · as Thomas Hatch
1940
Brother Rat and a Baby · as Pawnbroker
1940
Music in My Heart · as City Editor (uncredited)
1940
Legion of the Lawless · as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
1939
Reno · as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
1939
Laugh It Off · as Dr. Swan
1939
Bad Little Angel · as Mr. Brown, Man In Jim's Office (uncredited)
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · as Secretary (uncredited)
1939
Sabotage · as (uncredited)
1939
Here I Am a Stranger · as Professor
1939
Everybody's Hobby · as Newspaper Employee
1939
In Name Only · as Head Train Steward (uncredited)
1939
The Man They Could Not Hang · as King - City Editor (uncredited)
1939
Each Dawn I Die · as Parole Board Member (uncredited)
1939
1939
They All Come Out · as Doctor
1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever · as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
1939
S.O.S. Tidal Wave · as Appleby
1939
Racketeers of the Range · as Wiliam J. Benson
1939
It's a Wonderful World · as Doctor (uncredited)
1939
Fixer Dugan · as Steve
1939
Women in the Wind · as Sloan
1939
On Trial · as Jury Foreman
1939
Blackwell's Island · as Finlay (uncredited)
1939
Trouble in Sundown · as Edward Simmons
1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter · as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
1939
They Made Me a Criminal · as Doctor (uncredited)
1939
Arizona Legion · as Prosecuting Attorney
1939
Stand Up and Fight · as Auctioneer
1938
Kentucky · as Man At Race Track
1938
There's That Woman Again · as Coroner's Deputy
1938
Thanks for Everything · as Mr. Lish
1938
My Lucky Star · as Cabot Department Head
1938
Angels with Dirty Faces · as Chronicle Editor
1938
Gang Bullets · as Capt. Brown
1938
Tarnished Angel · as Mr. Greer
1938
Too Hot to Handle · as Film Developing Laboratory Foreman
1938
Hold That Co-ed · as Director Of Public Works
1938
The Crowd Roars · as First Doctor
1938
The Chaser · as Process Server
1938
Racket Busters · as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
1938
Island in the Sky · as Mac - Coroner
1938
Who Killed Gail Preston? · as Mr. Curran
1938
Port of Missing Girls · as American Consul
1938
Sergeant Murphy · as Rover Meat Co. Superintendent
1937
Nothing Sacred · as City Editor
1937
The Shadow Strikes · as Bill Gordan
1937
They Won't Forget · as Detective Briggs
1937
Love Is on the Air · as Meeting Chairman
1937
Escape by Night · as The Doctor
1937
Bad Guy · as Doctor Logan Attending Betty
1937
Easy Living · as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
1937
The 13th Man · as Henry L. Martin
1937
Midnight Taxi · as Doc Wilson
1937
Love Is News · as Clerk (uncredited)
1937
Dick Tracy · as Ellery Brewster [chs. 1, 12]
1936
Great Guy · as City Editor (uncredited)
1936
1936
Under Your Spell · as Sponsor
1936
Pigskin Parade · as Doctor
1936
The President's Mystery · as Banker (uncredited)
1936
Wives Never Know · as Doctor (uncredited)
1936
Missing Girls · as S.o.s.
1936
The Case of the Velvet Claws · as Carl Atwood - Attorney
1936
And Sudden Death · as Judge
1936
Easy Money · as Lawyer Rusick
1936
Three of a Kind · as Doc Adams
1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford · as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
1936
The Drag-Net · as Arnold Crane
1936
1936
The Country Doctor · as City Editor (uncredited)
1936
It Had to Happen · as Juror
1936
Next Time We Love · as Stage Manager
1935
We're Only Human · as Ballistics Expert
1935
I Found Stella Parish · as Charles Einfeld At The Joe Burns Company
1935
The Girl Who Came Back · as Henchman Waddy
1935
Special Agent · as Gus (uncredited)
1935
Cheers of the Crowd · as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
1935
Woman Wanted · as Juror Talking To Mike (uncredited)
1935
1935
The Murder Man · as Meltzer - City Editor
1935
1934
The Silver Streak · as Doctor
1934
The Westerner · as Senator Lockhart
1934
I'll Tell the World · as Legendre

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