John Dilson

John Dilson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

18/02/1891

Day of Death

01/06/1944
(53) years old

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

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

Filmography

Cast

1944

The Ghost That Walks Alone

as Bascomb (uncredited)

1944

Beautiful But Broke

as Putnam

1943

Around the World

as Colonel

1943

Happy Land

as Charles Clayton (uncredited)

1943

Princess O'Rourke

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1943

So's Your Uncle

as Stevens

1943

All by Myself

as Mr. Dilson

1943

The Leopard Man

as Coroner (uncredited)

1943

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

1943

This Land Is Mine

as Mayor's Secretary

1943

Mission to Moscow

as American Senator (uncredited)

1943

She Has What It Takes

as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

1943

King of the Cowboys

as Bryson

1943

Slightly Dangerous

as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

1943

Idaho

as Board Member

1942

The Great Gildersleeve

as Mayor Appleton

1942

Madame Spy

as Proprietor Martin

1942

A Night to Remember

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

1942

Queen of Broadway

as Bickel

1942

For Me and My Gal

as Lou (uncredited)

1942

The Mayor of 44th Street

as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. ...

1942

You Can't Escape Forever

as Pop (uncredited)

1942

Wildcat

as Gus Sloane

1942

Sabotage Squad

as Guthrie

1942

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

as Senator (uncredited)

1942

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

as Judge Smith

1942

Obliging Young Lady

as Uncle Joe (uncredited)

1942

Fly By Night

as Police Dr. Tracy

1942

Over My Dead Body

as Editor

1941

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

as Henry Weldon

1941

Johnny Eager

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

1941

Unfinished Rainbows

as Prof. Jewett

1941

New York Town

as Doctor (uncredited)

1941

Jesse James at Bay

as Collins (uncredited)

1941

I'll Fix It

as Burger, the lawyer

1941

Two Latins from Manhattan

as Jerome Kittleman

1941

Sergeant York

as Reporter (uncredited)

1941

Manpower

as Jail Clerk (uncredited)

1941

The Deadly Game

as Harkness

1941

Whistling in the Dark

as Hugo in Show (uncredited)

1941

Highway West

as The Judge (uncredited)

1941

Father Steps Out

as Tom Oliver

1941

Sunset in Wyoming

as Phipps

1941

They Meet Again

as William Merrill Sr.

1941

Cyclone on Horseback

as Mr. Williams

1941

Naval Academy

as John Frazier

1941

1-2-3-Go!

as Mayor

1941

The Wagons Roll at Night

as Minister (uncredited)

1941

Citizen Kane

as Ward Heeler (uncredited)

1941

The Lady from Cheyenne

as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

1941

Man-Made Monster

as Medical Examiner

1941

The Monster and the Girl

as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

1941

The Great Mr. Nobody

as Pawnbroker

1941

Across the Sierras

as Dan Woodworth

1941

The Face Behind the Mask

as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredit...

1940

No, No, Nanette

as Desk Clerk

1940

Thundering Frontier

as Carter Filmore

1940

You, the People

as Mr. Sanders

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

Marked Men

as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

1940

Glamour for Sale

as Wilson (uncredited)

1940

City for Conquest

as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredi...

1940

Public Deb No. 1

as Clerk

1940

The Great Profile

as Doctor Perkins

1940

The Golden Fleecing

as Cashier (uncredited)

1940

The Secret Seven

as Walter W. Carter

1940

I Love You Again

as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (unc...

1940

Stage to Chino

as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredite...

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

Edison, the Man

as Broker

1940

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

as Police Doctor at Hotel

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 (uncredited)

1940

Women Without Names

as Sheriff

1940

The Big Premiere

as Theater Owner

1940

Danger Ahead

as Thomas Hatch

1940

Brother Rat and a Baby

as Pawnbroker

1940

Legion of the Lawless

as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)

1940

Music in My Heart

as City Editor (uncredited)

1939

Reno

as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

1939

Drunk Driving

as Doctor (uncredited)

1939

Bad Little Angel

as Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredit...

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Secretary (uncredited)

1939

Scandal Sheet

as Chris Durk

1939

Sabotage

as (uncredited)

1939

Here I Am a Stranger

as Professor

1939

Each Dawn I Die

as Parole Board Member (uncredited)

1939

In Name Only

as Head Train Steward (uncredited)

1939

The Man They Could Not Hang

as King - City Editor (uncredited)

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

Ex-Champ

as Lawton

1939

Fixer Dugan

as Steve

1939

Weather Wizards

as California Meteorologist

1939

Trouble in Sundown

as Edward Simmons

1939

Money to Loan

as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

1939

Nancy Drew... Reporter

as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

1939

Flying G-Men

as Dr. Alexander Craig

1939

North of Shanghai

as Editor

1939

Blackwell's Island

as Finlay (uncredited)

1939

They Made Me a Criminal

as Doctor (uncredited)

1939

Stand Up and Fight

as Auctioneer

1938

Kentucky

as Man at Race Track

1938

A Clean Sweep

as Bank Manager

1938

Gang Bullets

as Capt. Brown

1938

Tarnished Angel

as Mr. Greer

1938

The Chaser

as Process Server

1938

Racket Busters

as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

1938

Women in Prison

as Henry Russell

1938

Who Killed Gail Preston?

as Mr. Curran

1937

Borrowing Trouble

as Clark

1937

The Shadow Strikes

as Bill Gordan

1937

Love Is on the Air

as Meeting Chairman

1937

Easy Living

as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

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

The Public Pays

as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited...

1936

The President's Mystery

as Banker (uncredited)

1936

Wives Never Know

as Doctor (uncredited)

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 (uncre...

1936

The Drag-Net

as Arnold Crane

1936

The Country Doctor

as City Editor (uncredited)

1936

Hitch Hike To Heaven

as Charlie Reed

1935

We're Only Human

as Ballistics Expert

1935

The Calling of Dan Matthews

as City Editor Edison (uncredited)

1935

Happiness C.O.D.

as Snyder

1935

Twin Triplets

as J. Benton, City Editor

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)

1934

The Westerner

as Senator Lockhart

1934

A Man's Game

as John T. Bradley

1934

I'll Tell the World

as Legendre