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John Dilson was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.
Birth Name
John H. Dilson
Born
Wednesday, 18 February 1891
Died
Thursday, 01 June 1944
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Rhapsody in Blue | Music Critic | 1945 |
| Once Upon a Time | Businessman | 1944 |
| The Yellow Rose of Texas | Businessman | 1944 |
| Take It Big | Customer | 1944 |
| Easy Life | Landlord | 1944 |
| Jam Session | Resident Mistaken for Raymond Stuart | 1944 |
| Buffalo Bill | President Rutherford B. Hayes | 1944 |
| The Ghost That Walks Alone | Bascomb | 1944 |
| Beautiful But Broke | Putnam | 1944 |
| Gun to Gun | Judge Travers | 1944 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Rhapsody in Blue | Music Critic | 1945 |
| Once Upon a Time | Businessman | 1944 |
| The Yellow Rose of Texas | Businessman | 1944 |
| Take It Big | Customer | 1944 |
| Easy Life | Landlord | 1944 |
| Jam Session | Resident Mistaken for Raymond Stuart | 1944 |
| Buffalo Bill | President Rutherford B. Hayes | 1944 |
| The Ghost That Walks Alone | Bascomb | 1944 |
| Beautiful But Broke | Putnam | 1944 |
| Gun to Gun | Judge Travers | 1944 |
| The Song of Bernadette | Doctor | 1943 |
| In Old Oklahoma | Witherspoon's Clerk | 1943 |
| My Tomato | Neighbor | 1943 |
| Drums of Fu Manchu | Ezra Howard | 1943 |
| Around the World | Colonel | 1943 |
| Happy Land | Charles Clayton | 1943 |
| The Iron Major | Doctor | 1943 |
| Princess O'Rourke | Elevator Operator | 1943 |
| You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith | Head of Draft Board | 1943 |
| Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Salesman | 1943 |
| Here Comes Kelly | Driscoll | 1943 |
| So's Your Uncle | Stevens | 1943 |
| Pilot #5 | Defense Instructor | 1943 |
| All by Myself | Mr. Dilson | 1943 |
| False Faces | Burnett -- Coroner | 1943 |
| The Leopard Man | The Coroner / Coroner | 1943 |
| Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Green, Parole Board Member | 1943 |
| This Land Is Mine | Mayor's Secretary | 1943 |
| Mission to Moscow | American Senator | 1943 |
| She Has What It Takes | Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson) / Chamberlain Jones | 1943 |
| King of the Cowboys | Bryson | 1943 |
| Slightly Dangerous | 'Telegram' Reporter | 1943 |
| Idaho | Board Member | 1943 |
| Lady Bodyguard | Doctor | 1943 |
| A Night to Remember | Medical Examiner | 1943 |
| The Great Gildersleeve | Mayor Appleton | 1942 |
| Pittsburgh | Wilson | 1942 |
| Madame Spy | Proprietor Martin | 1942 |
| Queen of Broadway | Bickel | 1942 |
| The Falcon's Brother | Ship's Officer in Stateroom | 1942 |
| For Me and My Gal | Lou | 1942 |
| You Can't Escape Forever | Pop | 1942 |
| Mighty Lak a Goat | Banker Stone in Film | 1942 |
| Highways by Night | Baldy Middleton | 1942 |
| Wildcat | Gus Sloane | 1942 |
| Sabotage Squad | Mr. Guthrie / Guthrie | 1942 |
| Footlight Serenade | Justice of the Peace | 1942 |
| They All Kissed the Bride | M.J.'s Bookkeeper | 1942 |
| The Mayor of 44th Street | Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson) / Carter, the General Manager | 1942 |
| Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Senator | 1942 |
| Tarzan's New York Adventure | Court Clerk | 1942 |
| The Yukon Patrol | Enemy Scientist | 1942 |
| Ship Ahoy | Dr. Loring | 1942 |
| Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! | Judge Smith | 1942 |
| Obliging Young Lady | Uncle Joe | 1942 |
| Fly-By-Night | Police Doctor Tracy / Police Dr. Tracy | 1942 |
| Shadow of the Thin Man | First Coroner | 1941 |
| Over My Dead Body | Editor | 1942 |
| Sealed Lips | Building Manager | 1942 |
| Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. | Henry Weldon | 1941 |
| Johnny Eager | Pawnbroker | 1941 |
| More Worlds to Conquer | Prof. Jewett | 1941 |
| The Body Disappears | Dr. Jasper | 1941 |
| Design for Scandal | Court Clerk | 1941 |
| Blues in the Night | Dr. Morse | 1941 |
| Unholy Partners | Circulation Man | 1941 |
| New York Town | Doctor | 1941 |
| Jesse James at Bay | Collins | 1941 |
| International Lady | Decoding Expert | 1941 |
| The Stork Pays Off | Judge | 1941 |
| Two Latins from Manhattan | Jerome Kittleman | 1941 |
| Sergeant York | Reporter | 1941 |
| Man at Large | Cable Reporter with Von Rohn Bulletin | 1941 |
| Doctors Don't Tell | 1941 | |
| Blossoms in the Dust | Auctioneer | 1941 |
| Manpower | Jail Clerk | 1941 |
| The Deadly Game | Harkness | 1941 |
| Whistling in the Dark | Hugo Vanderhoff in Show | 1941 |
| Dressed to Kill | Joe - the Coroner | 1941 |
| Highway West | The Judge | 1941 |
| Father Steps Out | Tom Oliver | 1941 |
| Sunset in Wyoming | Phipps | 1941 |
| They Meet Again | William Merrill Sr. | 1941 |
| Two in a Taxi | Mr. Quinn | 1941 |
| Cyclone on Horseback | Mr. Williams | 1941 |
| Naval Academy | John Frazier | 1941 |
| Affectionately Yours | Joe, at the Club | 1941 |
| 1-2-3-Go! | Mayor of Greenpoint | 1941 |
| The Wagons Roll at Night | Minister | 1941 |
| Rookies on Parade | Officer | 1941 |
| Citizen Kane | Ward Heeler | 1941 |
| The Lady from Cheyenne | Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick | 1941 |
| Men of Boys Town | Jury Foreman | 1941 |
| Man Made Monster | Medical Examiner | 1941 |
| Footsteps in the Dark | Coroner | 1941 |
| The Monster and the Girl | Employment Agency Clerk | 1941 |
| Andy Hardy's Private Secretary | Mr. Davis | 1941 |
| The Great Mr. Nobody | Pawnbroker | 1941 |
| Across the Sierras | Dan Woodworth | 1941 |
| Father's Son | Tex | 1941 |
| Blonde Inspiration | Mr. Johnson | 1941 |
| The Face Behind the Mask | Man at Dock Asking for a Light | 1941 |
| No, No, Nanette | Desk Clerk | 1940 |
| Thundering Frontier | Carter Filmore | 1940 |
| You, the People | Mr. Sanders | 1940 |
| Phantom of Chinatown | Charlie Frasier | 1940 |
| Girls Under 21 | Albert Carter, School Principal | 1940 |
| Gallant Sons | Druggist | 1940 |
| Beyond the Sacramento | Jason Perry | 1940 |
| Life with Henry | Business Man | 1940 |
| Slightly Tempted | Cornell | 1940 |
| Marked Men | Dr. Harkness / Dr. James Prentiss Harkness | 1940 |
| Glamour for Sale | Wilson | 1940 |
| City for Conquest | Mr. Cahn | 1940 |
| King of the Royal Mounted | Doctor Wall [Ch. 1] / Wall | 1940 |
| Public Deb No. 1 | Clerk | 1940 |
| The Leather Pushers | Doctor | 1940 |
| The Great Profile | Doctor Perkins | 1940 |
| Soak the Old | Pension Leader | 1940 |
| The Golden Fleecing | Cashier | 1940 |
| I Love You Again | Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' | 1940 |
| Stage to Chino | Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector | 1940 |
| My Love Came Back | Accountant | 1940 |
| Millionaires in Prison | Observer at Train Station | 1940 |
| Private Affairs | Stock Buyer | 1940 |
| Adventures of Red Ryder | Hale | 1940 |
| Hold That Woman! | Bill Lannigan | 1940 |
| Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise | Police Doctor | 1940 |
| Edison, the Man | Broker | 1940 |
| The Man with Nine Lives | John Hawthorne | 1940 |
| Dark Command | Town Leader | 1940 |
| Drums of Fu Manchu | Prof. Ezra Howard | 1940 |
| Women Without Names | Sheriff | 1940 |
| The Grapes of Wrath | Bookseller | 1940 |
| Pioneers of the West | Morgan | 1940 |
| The Big Premiere | Theater Owner | 1940 |
| Teddy the Rough Rider | Lyman Gage | 1940 |
| Five Little Peppers at Home | Daniels | 1940 |
| Village Barn Dance | Manager | 1940 |
| Know Your Money | Bank Teller | 1940 |
| Danger Ahead | Thomas Hatch | 1940 |
| Brother Rat and a Baby | Pawnbroker | 1940 |
| Music in My Heart | City Editor | 1940 |
| Legion of the Lawless | Surveyor Dave Martin | 1940 |
| Thou Shalt Not Kill | Attorney | 1939 |
| Reno | Mr. Jones - Casino Manager | 1939 |
| Laugh It Off | Dr. Swan | 1939 |
| Drunk Driving | Doctor | 1939 |
| Bad Little Angel | Mr. Brown - Man in Jim's Office | 1939 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Secretary | 1939 |
| Scandal Sheet | Chris Durk | 1939 |
| Sabotage | Undetermined Supporting Role | 1939 |
| A Woman Is the Judge | Ramsey | 1939 |
| Here I Am a Stranger | Professor | 1939 |
| Tropic Fury | Third Board Member | 1939 |
| Konga, the Wild Stallion | Judge | 1939 |
| The Hobby Family | Newspaper Employee | 1939 |
| The Man They Could Not Hang | King - City Editor | 1939 |
| When Tomorrow Comes | Man | 1939 |
| They All Come Out | Doctor | 1939 |
| In Name Only | Head Train Steward | 1939 |
| Each Dawn I Die | Parole Board Member | 1939 |
| Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever | Mr. Davis - School Principal | 1939 |
| Ex-Champ | Lawton | 1939 |
| S.O.S. Tidal Wave | Appleby | 1939 |
| Racketeers of the Range | William J. Benson | 1939 |
| It's a Wonderful World | Doctor | 1939 |
| Fixer Dugan | Steve | 1939 |
| Women in the Wind | Sloan | 1939 |
| Weather Wizards | California Meteorologist | 1939 |
| On Trial | Jury Foreman | 1939 |
| Trouble in Sundown | Edward Simmons | 1939 |
| Nancy Drew... Reporter | Deputy Coroner | 1939 |
| Flying G-Men | Dr. Alexander Craig | 1939 |
| Blackwell's Island | Finlay | 1939 |
| North of Shanghai | Editor | 1939 |
| They Made Me a Criminal | Doctor | 1939 |
| Arizona Legion | Prosecuting Attorney | 1939 |
| Stand Up and Fight | Auctioneer | 1939 |
| Federal Man-Hunt | Dr. Fowler | 1938 |
| There's That Woman Again | Coroner's Deputy | 1938 |
| Kentucky | Man at Race Track | 1938 |
| Thanks for Everything | Mr. Lish | 1938 |
| Angels with Dirty Faces | Chronicle Editor | 1938 |
| Gang Bullets | Capt. Brown | 1938 |
| Tarnished Angel | Mr. Greer | 1938 |
| Down in 'Arkansaw' | Graves | 1938 |
| The Night Hawk | Doctor | 1938 |
| Hold That Co-ed | Director of Public Works | 1938 |
| Too Hot to Handle | Film Developing Laboratory Foreman | 1938 |
| My Lucky Star | Cabot Department Head | 1938 |
| The Crowd Roars | First Doctor | 1938 |
| The Chaser | Process Server | 1938 |
| Think It Over | Detective Posing as Arson Victim | 1938 |
| Racket Busters | Mr. Robbins | 1938 |
| Island in the Sky | Mac - Coroner | 1938 |
| Women in Prison | Henry Russell | 1938 |
| Who Killed Gail Preston? | Mr. Curran | 1938 |
| Port of Missing Girls | American Consul | 1938 |
| Sergeant Murphy | Rover Meat Co. Superintendent | 1938 |
| All American Sweetheart | Dr. Blair | 1937 |
| The Jones Family in Borrowing Trouble | Clark | 1937 |
| Nothing Sacred | City Editor | 1937 |
| The Shadow Strikes | Bill Gordan / Bill Gordon | 1937 |
| Love Is on the Air | Meeting Chairman | 1937 |
| Escape by Night | The Doctor | 1937 |
| Bad Guy | Doctor Logan Attending Bettu | 1937 |
| They Won't Forget | Detective Briggs | 1937 |
| Easy Living | Nervous Hotel Registrant | 1937 |
| The 13th Man | Henry L. Martin | 1937 |
| Venus Makes Trouble | Rankin | 1937 |
| Motor Madness | Matthew Lewis, Marine Sales Corporation | 1937 |
| Midnight Taxi | Doc Wilson | 1937 |
| Love Is News | Clerk | 1937 |
| Dick Tracy | Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12] | 1937 |
| Great Guy | City Editor / City Editor (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island | E.G. Ellsworth | 1936 |
| Under Your Spell | Sponsor | 1936 |
| Pigskin Parade | Doctor | 1936 |
| The Public Pays | Moore, Milk Company Executive | 1936 |
| The President's Mystery | Banker | 1936 |
| Wives Never Know | Doctor | 1936 |
| Missing Girls | S.O.S. | 1936 |
| The Case of the Velvet Claws | Carl Atwood - Attorney | 1936 |
| And Sudden Death | Judge | 1936 |
| Easy Money | Rusick / Lawyer Rusick | 1936 |
| Three of a Kind | Doc Adams | 1936 |
| The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule | 1936 |
| The Drag-Net | Arnold Crane | 1936 |
| Gentle Julia | Uncle | 1936 |
| Charlie Chan at the Circus | Doctor | 1936 |
| Hitch Hike to Heaven | Charlie Reed | 1936 |
| The Country Doctor | City Editor | 1936 |
| It Had to Happen | Juror | 1936 |
| Next Time We Love | Stage Manager | 1936 |
| We're Only Human | Ballistics Expert | 1935 |
| Your Uncle Dudley | Printer | 1935 |
| The Calling of Dan Matthews | City Editor Edison | 1935 |
| I Found Stella Parish | Charles Einfeld at the Joe Burns Company | 1935 |
| Twin Triplets | J. Benton, City Editor | 1935 |
| Special Agent | Gus | 1935 |
| Happiness C.O.D. | Snyder | 1935 |
| Cheers of the Crowd | Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson) / Barney Booth | 1935 |
| Woman Wanted | Juror Talking to Mike | 1935 |
| Every Night at Eight | Huxley | 1935 |
| The Murder Man | Meltzer - City Editor | 1935 |
| The Girl Who Came Back | Wadsworth | 1935 |
| Death from a Distance | McCoonerll - Newspaper Editor | 1935 |
| The Silver Streak | Doctor | 1934 |
| The Westerner | Senator Lockhart | 1934 |
| A Man's Game | John T. Bradley | 1934 |
| I'll Tell the World | Legendre | 1934 |
