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John Dilson

John Dilson

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

Known for

The Ghost That Walks Alone

The Ghost That Walks Alone

1944 • Bascomb (uncredited)

Beautiful But Broke

Beautiful But Broke

1944 • Putnam

Gun to Gun

Around the World

Around the World

1943 • Colonel

Happy Land

1943 • Charles Clayton (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke

Princess O'Rourke

1943 • Elevator Operator (uncredited)

So's Your Uncle

So's Your Uncle

1943 • Stevens

All by Myself

1943 • Mr. Dilson

Full filmography

The Ghost That Walks Alone

The Ghost That Walks Alone

1944 • Bascomb (uncredited)

Beautiful But Broke

Beautiful But Broke

1944 • Putnam

Gun to Gun

1944

Around the World

Around the World

1943 • Colonel

Happy Land

1943 • Charles Clayton (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke

Princess O'Rourke

1943 • Elevator Operator (uncredited)

So's Your Uncle

So's Your Uncle

1943 • Stevens

All by Myself

1943 • Mr. Dilson

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943 • Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

The Leopard Man

The Leopard Man

1943 • Coroner (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine

1943 • Mayor's Secretary

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943 • American Senator (uncredited)

She Has What It Takes

She Has What It Takes

1943 • Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

King of the Cowboys

King of the Cowboys

1943 • Bryson

Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

1943 • 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

Idaho

1943 • Board Member

The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve

1942 • Mayor Appleton

Madame Spy

1942 • Proprietor Martin

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1942 • Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Queen of Broadway

Queen of Broadway

1942 • Bickel

For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal

1942 • Lou (uncredited)

The Mayor of 44th Street

The Mayor of 44th Street

1942 • Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)

You Can't Escape Forever

You Can't Escape Forever

1942 • Pop (uncredited)

Wildcat

1942 • Gus Sloane

Sabotage Squad

1942 • Guthrie

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942 • Senator (uncredited)

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

1942 • Judge Smith

Obliging Young Lady

Obliging Young Lady

1942 • Uncle Joe (uncredited)

Fly By Night

1942 • Police Dr. Tracy

Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

1942 • Editor

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941 • Henry Weldon

Johnny Eager

1941 • Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Unfinished Rainbows

1941 • Prof. Jewett

New York Town

1941 • Doctor (uncredited)

Jesse James at Bay

Jesse James at Bay

1941 • Collins (uncredited)

1941 • Burger, the lawyer

Two Latins from Manhattan

Two Latins from Manhattan

1941 • Jerome Kittleman

Sergeant York

1941 • Reporter (uncredited)

Doctors Don't Tell

Doctors Don't Tell

1941

Manpower

1941 • Jail Clerk (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

1941 • Hugo in Show (uncredited)

The Deadly Game

The Deadly Game

1941 • Harkness

Highway West

1941 • The Judge (uncredited)

Father Steps Out

Father Steps Out

1941 • Tom Oliver

Sunset in Wyoming

Sunset in Wyoming

1941 • Phipps

They Meet Again

They Meet Again

1941 • William Merrill Sr.

Cyclone on Horseback

Cyclone on Horseback

1941 • Mr. Williams

Naval Academy

1941 • John Frazier

1-2-3-Go!

1941 • Mayor

The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941 • Minister (uncredited)

Citizen Kane

1941 • Ward Heeler (uncredited)

The Lady from Cheyenne

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941 • Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

Man-Made Monster

Man-Made Monster

1941 • Medical Examiner

The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

1941 • Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941 • Mr. Davis

The Great Mr. Nobody

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941 • Pawnbroker

Across the Sierras

Across the Sierras

1941 • Dan Woodworth

The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

1941 • Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

No, No, Nanette

No, No, Nanette

1940 • Desk Clerk

Thundering Frontier

Thundering Frontier

1940 • Carter Filmore

You, the People

You, the People

1940 • Mr. Sanders

Phantom of Chinatown

Phantom of Chinatown

1940 • Charlie Frasier

Gallant Sons

1940 • Druggist (uncredited)

Girls Under 21

1940 • Albert Carter, School Principal

Beyond the Sacramento

Beyond the Sacramento

1940 • Jason Perry

Marked Men

1940 • Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

Glamour for Sale

Glamour for Sale

1940 • Wilson (uncredited)

City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940 • Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

King of the Royal Mounted

King of the Royal Mounted

1940 • Wall

Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

1940 • Clerk

The Leather Pushers

The Leather Pushers

1940

The Great Profile

1940 • Doctor Perkins

The Golden Fleecing

The Golden Fleecing

1940 • Cashier (uncredited)

The Secret Seven

The Secret Seven

1940 • Walter W. Carter

I Love You Again

I Love You Again

1940 • Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)

Stage to Chino

1940 • Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

My Love Came Back

My Love Came Back

1940 • Accountant (uncredited)

Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison

1940 • Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1940 • Stock Buyer (uncredited)

Adventures of Red Ryder

Adventures of Red Ryder

1940 • Hale

Hold That Woman!

Hold That Woman!

1940 • Bill Lannigan

Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940 • Broker

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940 • Police Doctor at Hotel

The Man with Nine Lives

The Man with Nine Lives

1940 • John Hawthorne

Dark Command

1940 • Town Leader

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940 • Bookseller (uncredited)

Drums of Fu Manchu

Drums of Fu Manchu

1940 • Prof. Ezra Howard

Women Without Names

Women Without Names

1940 • Sheriff

Pioneers of the West

Pioneers of the West

1940 • Morgan

The Big Premiere

The Big Premiere

1940 • Theater Owner

Five Little Peppers at Home

Five Little Peppers at Home

1940 • Daniels

Danger Ahead

1940 • Thomas Hatch

Brother Rat and a Baby

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940 • Pawnbroker

Legion of the Lawless

Legion of the Lawless

1940 • Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)

Music in My Heart

Music in My Heart

1940 • City Editor (uncredited)

Reno

1939 • Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

Drunk Driving

1939 • Doctor (uncredited)

Bad Little Angel

Bad Little Angel

1939 • Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 • Secretary (uncredited)

Scandal Sheet

1939 • Chris Durk

Sabotage

1939 • (uncredited)

A Woman is the Judge

A Woman is the Judge

1939 • Ramsey

Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger

1939 • Professor

Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939 • Parole Board Member (uncredited)

In Name Only

1939 • Head Train Steward (uncredited)

The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939 • King - City Editor (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939 • Mr. Davis (uncredited)

S.O.S Tidal Wave

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939 • Appleby

Racketeers of the Range

Racketeers of the Range

1939 • Wiliam J. Benson

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1939 • Doctor (uncredited)

Ex-Champ

1939 • Lawton

Fixer Dugan

1939 • Steve

Weather Wizards

Weather Wizards

1939 • California Meteorologist

Trouble in Sundown

Trouble in Sundown

1939 • Edward Simmons

Money to Loan

1939 • Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

Nancy Drew... Reporter

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939 • Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

Flying G-Men

1939 • Dr. Alexander Craig

Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island

1939 • Finlay (uncredited)

North of Shanghai

North of Shanghai

1939 • Editor

They Made Me a Criminal

They Made Me a Criminal

1939 • Doctor (uncredited)

Stand Up and Fight

Stand Up and Fight

1939 • Auctioneer

Kentucky

1938 • Man at Race Track

1938 • Bank Manager

Gang Bullets

1938 • Capt. Brown

Tarnished Angel

Tarnished Angel

1938 • Mr. Greer

Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle

1938 • Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)

The Chaser

1938 • Process Server

Think It Over

1938

Racket Busters

1938 • Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

Women in Prison

Women in Prison

1938 • Henry Russell

Who Killed Gail Preston?

Who Killed Gail Preston?

1938 • Mr. Curran

Borrowing Trouble

Borrowing Trouble

1937 • Clark

The Shadow Strikes

The Shadow Strikes

1937 • Bill Gordan

Love Is on the Air

Love Is on the Air

1937 • Meeting Chairman

Easy Living

1937 • Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

Midnight Taxi

1937 • Doc Wilson

Love Is News

1937 • Clerk (uncredited)

Dick Tracy

1937 • Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

Great Guy

1936 • City Editor (Uncredited)

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

1936 • E.G. Ellsworth

The Public Pays

The Public Pays

1936 • Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

The President's Mystery

The President's Mystery

1936 • Banker (uncredited)

Wives Never Know

Wives Never Know

1936 • Doctor (uncredited)

And Sudden Death

And Sudden Death

1936 • Judge

Easy Money

1936 • Lawyer Rusick

Three of a Kind

Three of a Kind

1936 • Doc Adams

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936 • Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

The Drag Net

1936 • Arnold Crane

The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1936 • City Editor (uncredited)

Hitch Hike To Heaven

Hitch Hike To Heaven

1936 • Charlie Reed

We're Only Human

We're Only Human

1935 • Ballistics Expert

The Calling of Dan Matthews

The Calling of Dan Matthews

1935 • City Editor Edison (uncredited)

Happiness C.O.D.

Happiness C.O.D.

1935 • Snyder

Twin Triplets

1935 • J. Benton, City Editor

The Girl Who Came Back

The Girl Who Came Back

1935 • Henchman Waddy

Special Agent

1935 • Gus (uncredited)

Cheers of the Crowd

Cheers of the Crowd

1935 • Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)

Every Night at Eight

Every Night at Eight

1935 • Huxley

Woman Wanted

1935 • Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

Death from a Distance

Death from a Distance

1935

The Westerner

1934 • Senator Lockhart

A Man's Game

1934 • John T. Bradley

I'll Tell the World

I'll Tell the World

1934 • Legendre

John Dilson – Biography, Known For & Filmography