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John Dilson

Actor | * 02/18/1891 († 53, 06/01/1944) | Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York (United States of America (USA))
John Dilson (February 18, 1891 – June 1, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Dr. Leon Kravaal develops a potential cure for cancer, which involves freezing the patient. But an experiment goes awry when authorities believe Kravaal has killed a patient. Kravaal freezes the offic ...

The Man with Nine Lives

NR

1940 | 3.1/5 | 1h 14min
Science Fiction
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Joan Bannister is the wife of globe-trotting war correspondent David Bannister. Returning to the US, Bannister becomes suspicious when Joan begins keeping company with known Nazi functionaries, notabl ...

Madame Spy

Certification unknown

1942 | 1h 3min
War, Drama
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The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a prophecy that will enable him to conquer the world. His nemesi, Dr. Nayland Smith and his associate ...

Drums of Fu Manchu

NR

1940 | 2.9/5 | 4h 29min
Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Action
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A Capone-like racketeer named Anderson, who after being chased out of one town by the authorities immediately sets up shop in another. Unable to get any tangible evidence against Anderson, DA Wayne or ...

Gang Bullets

NR

1938 | 3.2/5 | 1h 3min
Action, Thriller
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Movies with John Dilson as Actor(153)

1944 Gun to Gun
as Putnam1944 Beautiful But Broke
as Board Member1943 Idaho
as Mayor's Secretary1943 This Land Is Mine
as Stevens1943 So's Your Uncle
as Bryson1943 King of the Cowboys
as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)1943 She Has What It Takes
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)1943 Princess O'Rourke
as Charles Clayton1943 Happy Land
as Colonel1943 Around the World
as The Coroner1943 The Leopard Man
as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)1943 Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)1943 Slightly Dangerous
as Mr. Dilson1943 All by Myself
as American Senator (uncredited)1943 Mission to Moscow
as Proprietor Martin1942 Madame Spy
as Bickel1942 Queen of Broadway
as Lou (uncredited)1942 For Me and My Gal
as Mayor Appleton1942 The Great Gildersleeve
as Guthrie1942 Sabotage Squad
as Judge Smith1942 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
as Police Dr. Tracy1942 Fly-By-Night
as Gus Sloane1942 Wildcat
as Senator (uncredited)1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Medical Examiner1942 A Night to Remember
as Pop (uncredited)1942 You Can't Escape Forever
as Uncle Joe (uncredited)1942 Obliging Young Lady
as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)1942 The Mayor of 44th Street
as Editor1942 Over My Dead Body
as Tom Oliver1941 Father Steps Out
as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick1941 The Lady from Cheyenne
as Dan Woodworth1941 Across the Sierras
as Doctor (uncredited)1941 New York Town
as Henry Weldon1941 Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)1941 Citizen Kane
as Phipps1941 Sunset in Wyoming
as Mr. Davis1941 Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Jerome Kittleman1941 Two Latins from Manhattan
1941 Doctors Don't Tell
as Medical Examiner1941 Man-Made Monster
as Reporter (uncredited)1941 Sergeant York
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)1941 Johnny Eager
as Hugo in Show (uncredited)1941 Whistling in the Dark
as John Frazier1941 Naval Academy
as William Merrill Sr.1941 They Meet Again
as Pawnbroker1941 The Great Mr. Nobody
as Harkness1941 The Deadly Game
as Collins (uncredited)1941 Jesse James at Bay
as Burger, the lawyer1941 I'll Fix It
as The Judge (uncredited)1941 Highway West
as Jail Clerk (uncredited)1941 Manpower
as Mr. Williams1941 Cyclone on Horseback
as Minister (uncredited)1941 The Wagons Roll at Night
as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)1940 Legion of the Lawless
as Cashier (uncredited)1940 The Golden Fleecing
as Clerk1940 Public Deb No. 1
as Police Doctor at Hotel1940 Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Desk Clerk1940 No, No, Nanette
as Prof. Ezra Howard1940 Drums of Fu Manchu
as Walter W. Carter1940 The Secret Seven
as Druggist (uncredited)1940 Gallant Sons
as Town Leader1940 Dark Command
as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)1940 City for Conquest
as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)1940 Millionaires in Prison
as Accountant (uncredited)1940 My Love Came Back
as Morgan1940 Pioneers of the West
as Sheriff1940 Women Without Names
as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)1940 I Love You Again
as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness1940 Marked Men
as Wilson (uncredited)1940 Glamour for Sale
as Hale1940 Adventures of Red Ryder
as Broker1940 Edison, the Man
as City Editor (uncredited)1940 Music in My Heart
as Albert Carter, School Principal1940 Girls Under 21
as Doctor Perkins1940 The Great Profile
as John Hawthorne1940 The Man with Nine Lives
as Pawnbroker1940 Brother Rat and a Baby
as Charlie Frasier1940 Phantom of Chinatown
as Jason Perry1940 Beyond the Sacramento
as Carter Filmore1940 Thundering Frontier
as Wall1940 King of the Royal Mounted
as Bookseller1940 The Grapes of Wrath
as Bill Lannigan1940 Hold That Woman!
as Thomas Hatch1940 Danger Ahead
as Mr. Sanders1940 You, the People
1940 The Leather Pushers
as Theater Owner1940 The Big Premiere
as Stock Buyer (uncredited)1940 Private Affairs
as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)1940 Stage to Chino
as Daniels1940 Five Little Peppers at Home
as Appleby1939 S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Parole Board Member (uncredited)1939 Each Dawn I Die
as Lawton1939 Ex-Champ
as Doctor (uncredited)1939 It's a Wonderful World
as Finlay (uncredited)1939 Blackwell's Island
as Edward Simmons1939 Trouble in Sundown
as (uncredited)1939 Sabotage
as Dr. Alexander Craig1939 Flying G-Men
as Secretary (uncredited)1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Head Train Steward (uncredited)1939 In Name Only
as Chris Durk1939 Scandal Sheet
as Wiliam J. Benson1939 Racketeers of the Range
as King - City Editor (uncredited)1939 The Man They Could Not Hang
as Doctor (uncredited)1939 Drunk Driving
as Editor1939 North of Shanghai
as Doctor (uncredited)1939 They Made Me a Criminal
as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager1939 Reno
as Ramsey1939 A Woman is the Judge
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)1939 Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Professor1939 Here I Am a Stranger
as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant1939 Money to Loan
as California Meteorologist1939 Weather Wizards
as Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)1939 Bad Little Angel
as Steve1939 Fixer Dugan
as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)1939 Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Auctioneer1939 Stand Up and Fight
as Capt. Brown1938 Gang Bullets
as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)1938 Racket Busters
as Bank Manager1938 A Clean Sweep
as Mr. Curran1938 Who Killed Gail Preston?
as Henry Russell1938 Women in Prison
as Process Server1938 The Chaser
as Man at Race Track1938 Kentucky
as Mr. Greer1938 Tarnished Angel
1938 Think It Over
as Clark1937 Borrowing Trouble
as Clerk (uncredited)1937 Love Is News
as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)1937 Easy Living
as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]1937 Dick Tracy
as Meeting Chairman1937 Love Is on the Air
as Doc Wilson1937 Midnight Taxi
as Bill Gordan1937 The Shadow Strikes
as Lawyer Rusick1936 Easy Money
as Judge1936 And Sudden Death
as Charlie Reed1936 Hitch Hike To Heaven
as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)1936 The Public Pays
as City Editor (Uncredited)1936 Great Guy
as Arnold Crane1936 The Drag-Net
as E.G. Ellsworth1936 Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Doc Adams1936 Three of a Kind
as City Editor (uncredited)1936 The Country Doctor
as Huxley1935 Every Night at Eight
as Snyder1935 Happiness C.O.D.
as J. Benton, City Editor1935 Twin Triplets
as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)1935 Woman Wanted
as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)1935 Cheers of the Crowd
as City Editor Edison (uncredited)1935 The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Gus (uncredited)1935 Special Agent
as Henchman Waddy1935 The Girl Who Came Back
as Ballistics Expert1935 We're Only Human
as Legendre1934 I'll Tell the World
as John T. Bradley1934 A Man's Game

Full Name: John Dilson
Born: Wednesday, 02/18 1891 (February) in Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 06/01 1944 (June) in Ventura (aged: 53)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for John Dilson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John H. Dilson"
John Dilson frequently works together with these people:
Harry Strang (21x, Actor)
Lee Phelps (18x, Actor)
Selmer Jackson (18x, Actor)
Emmett Vogan (17x, Actor)
Byron Foulger (16x, Actor)
Edwin B. Willis (15x, Crew)
Frank O'Connor (15x, Actor)
Wade Boteler (15x, Actor)
Jack Gardner (15x, Actor)
Cedric Gibbons (14x, Crew)
Charles Trowbridge (14x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:559728, Added: 10/13/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024