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John Dilson

John Dilson

1891-02-18 - 1944-06-01 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.

Movies

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941 8.0

as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940 7.8

as Bookseller
Dark Command

Dark Command

1940 6.3

as Town Leader
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 7.9

as Secretary (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine

1943 7.1

as Mayor's Secretary
Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939 6.8

as Parole Board Member (uncredited)
No, No, Nanette

No, No, Nanette

1940 6.0

as Desk Clerk
City for Conquest

City for Conquest

1940 6.8

as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
Edison, the Man

Edison, the Man

1940 6.6

as Broker
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936 6.2

as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
In Name Only

In Name Only

1939 7.0

as Head Train Steward (uncredited)
Happy Land

Happy Land

1943 6.2

as Charles Clayton (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal

For Me and My Gal

1942 6.4

as Lou (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943 5.2

as American Senator (uncredited)
The Leopard Man

The Leopard Man

1943 6.5

as Coroner (uncredited)
The Man with Nine Lives

The Man with Nine Lives

1940 6.2

as John Hawthorne
Special Agent

Special Agent

1935 6.2

as Gus (uncredited)
Racket Busters

Racket Busters

1938 5.1

as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
King of the Royal Mounted

King of the Royal Mounted

1940 6.0

as Wall
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

1936 6.0

as City Editor (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal

They Made Me a Criminal

1939 6.3

as Doctor (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder

Adventures of Red Ryder

1940 5.5

as Hale
Drums of Fu Manchu

Drums of Fu Manchu

1940 6.1

as Prof. Ezra Howard
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940 6.7

as Police Doctor at Hotel
Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942 5.8

as Senator (uncredited)
Manpower

Manpower

1941 6.7

as Jail Clerk (uncredited)
Idaho

Idaho

1943 5.7

as Board Member
Great Guy

Great Guy

1936 6.2

as City Editor (Uncredited)
New York Town

New York Town

1941 10.0

as Doctor (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943 5.5

as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

1940 4.2

as Clerk
It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World

1939 6.4

as Doctor (uncredited)
Wildcat

Wildcat

1942 6.0

as Gus Sloane
Easy Living

Easy Living

1937 7.0

as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
A Woman is the Judge

A Woman is the Judge

1939 0.0

as Ramsey
The Calling of Dan Matthews

The Calling of Dan Matthews

1935 3.0

as City Editor Edison (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939 5.5

as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Gang Bullets

Gang Bullets

1938 5.7

as Capt. Brown
Nancy Drew... Reporter

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939 6.2

as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
The Man They Could Not Hang

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939 6.6

as King - City Editor (uncredited)
I Love You Again

I Love You Again

1940 7.2

as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939 5.7

as Appleby
Around the World

Around the World

1943 5.0

as Colonel
Princess O'Rourke

Princess O'Rourke

1943 6.4

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Sabotage Squad

Sabotage Squad

1942 6.0

as Guthrie
Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941 7.2

as Reporter (uncredited)
Tarnished Angel

Tarnished Angel

1938 5.3

as Mr. Greer
Midnight Taxi

Midnight Taxi

1937 5.0

as Doc Wilson
Love Is News

Love Is News

1937 6.0

as Clerk (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing

The Golden Fleecing

1940 5.3

as Cashier (uncredited)
Reno

Reno

1939 6.0

as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

1941 5.8

as Hugo in Show (uncredited)
Beyond the Sacramento

Beyond the Sacramento

1940 0.0

as Jason Perry
The Leather Pushers

The Leather Pushers

1940 0.0
The President's Mystery

The President's Mystery

1936 5.3

as Banker (uncredited)
The Girl Who Came Back

The Girl Who Came Back

1935 5.7

as Henchman Waddy
Obliging Young Lady

Obliging Young Lady

1942 5.0

as Uncle Joe (uncredited)
Every Night at Eight

Every Night at Eight

1935 7.5

as Huxley
The Great Profile

The Great Profile

1940 6.3

as Doctor Perkins
Kentucky

Kentucky

1938 5.7

as Man at Race Track
North of Shanghai

North of Shanghai

1939 0.0

as Editor
Johnny Eager

Johnny Eager

1941 6.1

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

1942 3.5

as Judge Smith
Man-Made Monster

Man-Made Monster

1941 6.1

as Medical Examiner
All by Myself

All by Myself

1943 0.0

as Mr. Dilson
Highway West

Highway West

1941 5.8

as The Judge (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

1941 6.5

as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
Doctors Don't Tell

Doctors Don't Tell

1941 4.9
Music in My Heart

Music in My Heart

1940 6.1

as City Editor (uncredited)
Glamour for Sale

Glamour for Sale

1940 4.0

as Wilson (uncredited)
A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1942 6.5

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Father Steps Out

Father Steps Out

1941 3.0

as Tom Oliver
King of the Cowboys

King of the Cowboys

1943 5.5

as Bryson
Madame Spy

Madame Spy

1942 6.0

as Proprietor Martin
Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons

1940 7.2

as Druggist (uncredited)
Stage to Chino

Stage to Chino

1940 4.8

as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

1941 5.8

as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

1942 0.0

as Editor
Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1940 0.0

as Stock Buyer (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940 5.2

as Pawnbroker
Money to Loan

Money to Loan

1939 6.5

as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
Danger Ahead

Danger Ahead

1940 0.0

as Thomas Hatch
The Lady from Cheyenne

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941 5.2

as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
Beautiful But Broke

Beautiful But Broke

1944 5.0

as Putnam
Death from a Distance

Death from a Distance

1935 4.8
And Sudden Death

And Sudden Death

1936 0.0

as Judge
The Secret Seven

The Secret Seven

1940 0.0

as Walter W. Carter
The Wagons Roll at Night

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941 6.4

as Minister (uncredited)
Two Latins from Manhattan

Two Latins from Manhattan

1941 5.0

as Jerome Kittleman
Love Is on the Air

Love Is on the Air

1937 5.0

as Meeting Chairman
Cyclone on Horseback

Cyclone on Horseback

1941 5.8

as Mr. Williams
My Love Came Back

My Love Came Back

1940 5.2

as Accountant (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison

1940 6.0

as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
Sabotage

Sabotage

1939 7.0

as (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941 5.7

as Henry Weldon
Trouble in Sundown

Trouble in Sundown

1939 0.0

as Edward Simmons
So's Your Uncle

So's Your Uncle

1943 5.0

as Stevens
The Great Mr. Nobody

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941 5.3

as Pawnbroker
Queen of Broadway

Queen of Broadway

1942 5.0

as Bickel
Legion of the Lawless

Legion of the Lawless

1940 5.2

as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
Cheers of the Crowd

Cheers of the Crowd

1935 5.5

as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
The Ghost That Walks Alone

The Ghost That Walks Alone

1944 3.7

as Bascomb (uncredited)
Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1937 4.6

as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
Women in Prison

Women in Prison

1938 6.0

as Henry Russell
Woman Wanted

Woman Wanted

1935 6.3

as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
Women Without Names

Women Without Names

1940 4.8

as Sheriff
Gun to Gun

Gun to Gun

1944 0.0
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941 5.3

as Mr. Davis
You Can't Escape Forever

You Can't Escape Forever

1942 5.4

as Pop (uncredited)
Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island

1939 5.0

as Finlay (uncredited)
The Mayor of 44th Street

The Mayor of 44th Street

1942 4.0

as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
Easy Money

Easy Money

1936 5.2

as Lawyer Rusick
We're Only Human

We're Only Human

1935 6.5

as Ballistics Expert
The Chaser

The Chaser

1938 6.0

as Process Server
Bad Little Angel

Bad Little Angel

1939 4.9

as Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
You, the People

You, the People

1940 5.7

as Mr. Sanders
I'll Tell the World

I'll Tell the World

1934 0.0

as Legendre
A Man's Game

A Man's Game

1934 0.0

as John T. Bradley
Here I Am a Stranger

Here I Am a Stranger

1939 7.0

as Professor
Hitch Hike To Heaven

Hitch Hike To Heaven

1936 0.0

as Charlie Reed
Ex-Champ

Ex-Champ

1939 6.0

as Lawton
Thundering Frontier

Thundering Frontier

1940 0.0

as Carter Filmore
Five Little Peppers at Home

Five Little Peppers at Home

1940 6.3

as Daniels
The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve

1942 5.9

as Mayor Appleton
Phantom of Chinatown

Phantom of Chinatown

1940 6.1

as Charlie Frasier
1-2-3-Go!

1-2-3-Go!

1941 6.7

as Mayor
The Public Pays

The Public Pays

1936 7.0

as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight

Stand Up and Fight

1939 5.8

as Auctioneer
The Shadow Strikes

The Shadow Strikes

1937 4.6

as Bill Gordan
Naval Academy

Naval Academy

1941 0.0

as John Frazier
Fly By Night

Fly By Night

1942 6.4

as Police Dr. Tracy
Jesse James at Bay

Jesse James at Bay

1941 5.0

as Collins (uncredited)
Fixer Dugan

Fixer Dugan

1939 6.5

as Steve
Hold That Woman!

Hold That Woman!

1940 5.0

as Bill Lannigan
They Meet Again

They Meet Again

1941 5.0

as William Merrill Sr.
She Has What It Takes

She Has What It Takes

1943 0.0

as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
Across the Sierras

Across the Sierras

1941 2.2

as Dan Woodworth
Borrowing Trouble

Borrowing Trouble

1937 6.0

as Clark
Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1939 0.0

as Chris Durk
Sunset in Wyoming

Sunset in Wyoming

1941 0.0

as Phipps
Marked Men

Marked Men

1940 5.8

as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
Flying G-Men

Flying G-Men

1939 6.0

as Dr. Alexander Craig
Wives Never Know

Wives Never Know

1936 0.0

as Doctor (uncredited)
Drunk Driving

Drunk Driving

1939 5.3

as Doctor (uncredited)
Three of a Kind

Three of a Kind

1936 5.2

as Doc Adams
The Deadly Game

The Deadly Game

1941 6.0

as Harkness
Pioneers of the West

Pioneers of the West

1940 0.0

as Morgan
Who Killed Gail Preston?

Who Killed Gail Preston?

1938 6.0

as Mr. Curran
Think It Over

Think It Over

1938 6.5
Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous

1943 5.8

as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
Twin Triplets

Twin Triplets

1935 0.0

as J. Benton, City Editor
Racketeers of the Range

Racketeers of the Range

1939 6.2

as Wiliam J. Benson
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

1936 7.4

as E.G. Ellsworth
The Westerner

The Westerner

1934 0.0

as Senator Lockhart
Happiness C.O.D.

Happiness C.O.D.

1935 6.0

as Snyder
The Drag-Net

The Drag-Net

1936 4.7

as Arnold Crane
Girls Under 21

Girls Under 21

1940 4.5

as Albert Carter, School Principal
The Big Premiere

The Big Premiere

1940 6.0

as Theater Owner
Weather Wizards

Weather Wizards

1939 6.0

as California Meteorologist