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Anthony Dawson

Actor / Screenwriter | * 10/18/1916 († 75, 01/08/1992) | Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom (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), and 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). ()
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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).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to ...

Dr. No

PG

1962 | 3.5/5 | 1h 50min
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to have his wife murdered after discovering she is having an affair, and assumes she will soon leave him for the other man anyway. When things go wrong, he improvis ...

Dial M for Murder

PG

1954 | 4.0/5 | 1h 45min
Crime, Thriller
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Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding de ...

From Russia with Love

PG

1963 | 3.5/5 | 1h 55min
Action, Thriller, Adventure
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The evil crime syndicate Thanatos is bent on taking over the world, using a magnetic wave generator that will cause all metal-based machinery to grind to a halt. However, the well-known British secret ...

Operation Kid Brother

NR

1967 | 2.4/5 | 1h 44min
Action, Thriller
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Movies with Anthony Dawson as Actor(48)

as Marquis of Bath1991 Selling Hitler
as Colonnello Moorcroft1988 Run for Your Life
as Priest1987 Ghoulies II
as Ripple1984 Where Is Parsifal?
as Vicar1984 The Jigsaw Man
as Noirtier De Villefort1975 The Count of Monte-Cristo
as SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster1973 Massacre in Rome
as Lt. Col. Harster1973 Massacre in Rome
as Federal Investigator1972 The Valachi Papers
as Hyatt1971 Red Sun
as Anthony Sunshine, the old killer1970 Deadlock
as Italian General1970 Operation Snafu
as General Morelli1969 The Battle of Neretva
as Samuel Pratt1968 A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
as Alpha1967 Operation Kid Brother
as Dr. Evans1967 Your Turn to Die
as American Colonel1967 Dirty Heroes
as Captain Vincent1967 The Rover
as Paul Grant1967 Hell Is Empty
as Burt Cavanaugh1967 Death Rides a Horse
as Major Stillman1966 Triple Cross
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (uncredited)1965 Thunderball
as Officer of Dragoons1965 The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
as Mickey (uncredited)1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Ernst Stavros Blofeld1963 From Russia with Love
as Professor R. J. Dent1962 Dr. No
as Lord Burleigh1962 Seven Seas to Calais
as The Marques Siniestro1961 The Curse of the Werewolf
as James Dawson1961 Offbeat
as Roy Ash1960 Midnight Lace
as Barclay1959 Tiger Bay
as Gerald Loddon1959 Libel
as Supt. Burk1958 Grip of the Strangler
as Security Officer1957 Action of the Tiger
as Gary Bax1957 Hour of Decision
as Don Inigo1955 That Lady
as Charles Swann1954 Dial M for Murder
as Sven Nystrom1951 Valley of the Eagles
as The Man1951 The Long Dark Hall
as Pomfret1950 The Wooden Horse
as Michael1950 They Were Not Divided
as Inspector Wilson1950 The Woman in Question
as Fyodor1949 The Queen of Spades
as Flt. Lt. Norton1946 School for Secrets
as Lt. Blannik1946 Beware of Pity
as Bertie Steen1945 The Way to the Stars
as 2nd Code Expert1943 They Met in the Dark
as Student1940 Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

TV Shows/Series with Anthony Dawson as Actor(13)

as Floyd Vosper1962 The Saint
as Clouston1959 Interpol Calling
as Mike Grundy1958 Naked City
as Sir Maurice1958 Ivanhoe
as Captain Flask1956 The Buccaneers
as Count Victor Mattoni1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Lucas1955 The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Lord Chamberlain1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Lesgate1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents
as Colonel Peter Redlands1948 Studio One
1948 Studio One
1948 The Philco Television Playhouse

Movies with Anthony Dawson as Crew(1)

Writing/Story1958 The Snorkel

Full Name: Anthony Dawson
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 10/18 1916 (October) in Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Wednesday, 01/08 1992 (January) in Sussex (aged: 75)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Other names for Anthony Dawson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Anthony M. Dawson"
"Tony Dawson"
Anthony Dawson frequently works together with these people:
Paul Eddington (33x, Actor)
Vaughn Taylor (27x, Actor)
E.G. Marshall (21x, Actor)
John Newland (21x, Crew)
James Daly (18x, Actor)
Terence Young (17x, Crew)
Charlton Heston (16x, Actor)
Anne Seymour (16x, Actress)
Leslie Nielsen (15x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (14x, Actor)
J. Pat O'Malley (14x, Actor)
Russell Collins (14x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:92864, Added: 05/27/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024