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John Miljan
Actor
Born November 8, 1892Died January 24, 1960 (67 years)
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John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in 201 films between 1924 and 1958. He was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four decades, beginning in 1923.
Miljan made his first sound film in 1927 in the promotional trailer for The Jazz Singer, inviting audiences to see the upcoming landmark film. In later years he played imposing, authoritative parts such as high-ranking executives and military officers. He is best remembered as General Custer in Cecil B. De Mille's film The Plainsman.
Miljan died from cancer in Hollywood in 1960, aged 67. He was married to Victoire Lowe and adopted her two sons from her first marriage to actor Creighton Hale.
John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in 201 films between 1924 and 1958. He was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four decades, beginning in 1923.
Miljan made his first sound film in 1927 in the promotional trailer for The Jazz Singer, inviting audiences to see the upcoming landmark film. In later years he played imposing, authoritative parts such as high-ranking executives and military officers. He is best remembered as General Custer in Cecil B. De Mille's film The Plainsman.
Miljan died from cancer in Hollywood in 1960, aged 67. He was married to Victoire Lowe and adopted her two sons from her first marriage to actor Creighton Hale.
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Filmography
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid · as (in "the Killers") (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · as Actor - 'belle Of The Nineties' |
| 1958 | The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold · as Chief Tomache |
| 1957 | Apache Warrior · as Chief Nantan |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments · as The Blind One |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow (TV Series) · as Klosen |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) · as Jean Dubois |
| 1956 | The Wild Dakotas · as Antelope |
| 1955 | Frontier (TV Series) · as Chief |
| 1955 | Run for Cover · as Mayor Walsh |
| 1955 | Pirates of Tripoli · as Malek |
| 1954 | Passport to Danger (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Public Defender (TV Series) · as Jesse Caswell |
| 1953 | Fort Algiers · as Arab Chieftain |
| 1952 | Bonzo Goes to College · as Wilbur Crane |
| 1952 | The Savage · as Chief White Thunder |
| 1952 | Anything Can Happen · as Indian |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1951 | M · as Blind Baloon Vendor |
| 1950 | Walk Softly, Stranger · as Old Man (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Mule Train · as Judd Holbrook (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Mrs. Mike · as Mr. Howard |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah · as Lesh Lakish |
| 1949 | |
| 1949 | Adventure in Baltimore · as Mr. Eckert |
| 1947 | The Flame · as Detective |
| 1947 | Unconquered · as Prosecutor At Court-Martial |
| 1947 | That's My Man · as Secretary |
| 1947 | Sinbad, the Sailor · as Moga |
| 1946 | Queen of the Amazons · as Narrator / Col. Jones |
| 1946 | The Killers · as Jake The Rake (uncredited) |
| 1946 | White Tie and Tails · as Mr. Latimer |
| 1946 | The Last Crooked Mile · as Police Lieutenant Mayrin |
| 1946 | Lost City of the Jungle · as Doctor Gaffron |
| 1945 | Wildfire · as Pete Fanning |
| 1945 | Back to Bataan · as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('skinny') (uncredited) |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! · as Mr. Arnold |
| 1944 | I Accuse My Parents · as Dan Wilson |
| 1944 | The Merry Monahans · as Arnold Pembroke |
| 1944 | Bride by Mistake · as Major Harvey |
| 1943 | The Fallen Sparrow · as Inspector 'toby' Tobin |
| 1943 | The Iron Major · as Oregon State Coach |
| 1943 | Bombardier · as Charlie Craig |
| 1943 | Submarine Alert · as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas |
| 1942 | The Boss of Big Town · as Kenneth Craige |
| 1942 | Criminal Investigator · as Edward Judson |
| 1942 | Scattergood Survives a Murder · as Rolfe |
| 1942 | The Big Street · as Mcwhirter (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady · as George Potter |
| 1941 | Riot Squad · as Jim Grosso |
| 1941 | Forced Landing · as General Valdane |
| 1941 | Double Cross · as Nick Taggart |
| 1941 | The Cowboy and the Blonde · as Bob Roycroft |
| 1940 | Texas Rangers Ride Again · as Carter Dangerfield |
| 1940 | Young Bill Hickok · as Nicholas Tower |
| 1940 | New Moon · as Pierre Brugnon |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob · as Pan |
| 1940 | Emergency Squad · as Slade Wiley |
| 1939 | Fast and Furious · as Eric Bartell |
| 1939 | Land of Liberty · as Cast |
| 1939 | Juarez · as Mariano Escobedo |
| 1939 | Torchy Runs for Mayor · as Dr. Dolan |
| 1939 | The Oklahoma Kid · as Ringo |
| 1938 | Ride a Crooked Mile · as Lt. Col. Stuart |
| 1938 | If I Were King · as Thibaut D'aussigny |
| 1938 | Border G-Man · as Louis Rankin |
| 1938 | Man-Proof · as Tommy Gaunt |
| 1936 | Arizona Mahoney · as Cameron Lloyd |
| 1936 | The Plainsman · as General George A. Custer |
| 1936 | The Gentleman from Louisiana · as Baltimore Evans |
| 1936 | Private Number · as Sam Stapp |
| 1936 | Sutter's Gold · as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado |
| 1936 | The Criminal Within · as Bill Holt |
| 1935 | Under the Pampas Moon · as Graham Scott |
| 1935 | Mississippi · as Major Patterson |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Paris · as Albert Dufresne |
| 1934 | The Ghost Walks · as Prescott Ames |
| 1934 | Tomorrow's Youth · as Thomas Hall Sr. |
| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties · as Ace Carter |
| 1934 | Young and Beautiful · as Gordon Douglas |
| 1934 | Whirlpool · as Barney Gaige |
| 1934 | The Poor Rich · as Prince Abdul Hamidshan |
| 1933 | The Sin of Nora Moran · as Paulino |
| 1933 | King for a Night · as Walter Douglas |
| 1933 | Twin Husbands · as Jerry Van Trevor/jerry Werrenden |
| 1933 | The Mad Game · as William Bennett |
| 1933 | The Way to Love · as Marco |
| 1933 | Blind Adventure · as Regan |
| 1933 | The Nuisance · as John Calhoun |
| 1933 | What-No Beer? · as Butch Lorado |
| 1933 | Whistling in the Dark · as Charlie |
| 1932 | Flesh · as Willard |
| 1932 | Prosperity · as Holland |
| 1932 | The Kid from Spain · as Pancho |
| 1932 | Unashamed · as District Attorney Harris |
| 1932 | Night Court · as Crawford |
| 1932 | The Rich Are Always with Us · as Greg Grannard |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade · as Major Doleshal |
| 1932 | Are You Listening? · as Ted Russell |
| 1932 | Arsène Lupin · as Prefect Of Police |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City · as District Attorney |
| 1932 | Emma · as District Attorney |
| 1931 | Hell Divers · as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin |
| 1931 | West of Broadway · as Norman |
| 1931 | Possessed · as John Driscoll |
| 1931 | Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) · as Wayne Burlingham |
| 1931 | Son of India · as Juggat |
| 1931 | Politics · as Jim Curango |
| 1931 | The Iron Man · as Paul H. Lewis |
| 1931 | The Secret 6 · as Joe Colimo |
| 1931 | Gentleman's Fate · as Florio |
| 1931 | Inspiration · as Henry Coutant, The Sculptor |
| 1931 | The Great Meadow · as Daniel Boone |
| 1930 | Paid · as Inspector Burke |
| 1930 | War Nurse · as French Medical Officer (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Remote Control · as Doctor Kruger |
| 1930 | Our Blushing Brides · as Martin W. Sanderson |
| 1930 | The Unholy Three · as Prosecuting Attorney |
| 1930 | The Sea Bat · as Juan |
| 1930 | In Gay Madrid · as Armada - The Torero |
| 1930 | Show Girl in Hollywood · as Frank Buelow |
| 1930 | Free and Easy · as Bedroom Scene |
| 1930 | Not So Dumb · as (uncredited) |
| 1930 | The Woman Racket · as Chris Miller |
| 1930 | Great Day · as Cast |
| 1929 | Devil-May-Care · as Lucien Degrignon |
| 1929 | Untamed · as Bennock |
| 1929 | The Unholy Night · as Major Mallory |
| 1929 | Speedway · as Lee Renny |
| 1929 | A Man's Man · as John Miljan (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The Voice of the City · as Dapper Don Wilkes |
| 1929 | The Desert Song · as Captain Fontaine |
| 1928 | The Terror · as Alfred Katman |
| 1928 | Glorious Betsy · as Preston |
| 1928 | Tenderloin · as Bank Teller |
| 1927 | The Jazz Singer · as Host (uncredited) |
| 1927 | Old San Francisco · as Don Luis |
| 1927 | The Yankee Clipper · as Paul De Vigny |
| 1927 | Lovers? · as Alvarez |
| 1926 | Almost a Lady · as Henri |
| 1926 | Devil's Island · as André Le Févier |
| 1926 | The Devil's Circus · as Lieberkind |
| 1925 | The Unchastened Woman · as Lawrence Sanbury |
| 1925 | The Phantom of the Opera · as Valentin (uncredited) |