John Dilson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-02-18
Day of Death
1944-06-01 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
John Dilson
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.
Known For
Acting
(1944)
Beautiful But Broke
as Putnam
(1944)
The Ghost That Walks Alone
as Bascomb (uncredited)
(1944)
(1943)
Idaho
as Board Member
(1943)
This Land Is Mine
as Mayor's Secretary
(1943)
Princess O'Rourke
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as American Senator (uncredited)
(1943)
Around the World
as Colonel
(1943)
Happy Land
as Charles Clayton (uncredited)
(1943)
The Leopard Man
as Coroner (uncredited)
(1943)
Slightly Dangerous
as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
(1943)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
(1943)
King of the Cowboys
as Bryson
(1943)
She Has What It Takes
as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
(1943)
So's Your Uncle
as Stevens
(1943)
All by Myself
as Mr. Dilson
(1942)
Obliging Young Lady
as Uncle Joe (uncredited)
(1942)
Wildcat
as Gus Sloane
(1942)
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
as Judge Smith
(1942)
For Me and My Gal
as Lou (uncredited)
(1942)
Queen of Broadway
as Bickel
(1942)
Over My Dead Body
as Editor
(1942)
A Night to Remember
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
(1942)
You Can't Escape Forever
as Pop (uncredited)
(1942)
Fly By Night
as Police Dr. Tracy
(1942)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Senator (uncredited)
(1942)
Sabotage Squad
as Guthrie
(1942)
The Great Gildersleeve
as Mayor Appleton
(1942)
Madame Spy
as Proprietor Martin
(1942)
The Mayor of 44th Street
as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
(1941)
Citizen Kane
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
(1941)
Sergeant York
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1941)
Manpower
as Jail Clerk (uncredited)
(1941)
Johnny Eager
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
(1941)
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Minister (uncredited)
(1941)
Jesse James at Bay
as Collins (uncredited)
(1941)
Whistling in the Dark
as Hugo in Show (uncredited)
(1941)
Man-Made Monster
as Medical Examiner
(1941)
The Face Behind the Mask
as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
(1941)
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Pawnbroker
(1941)
Across the Sierras
as Dan Woodworth
(1941)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Henry Weldon
(1941)
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
(1941)
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Mr. Davis
(1941)
Highway West
as The Judge (uncredited)
(1941)
(1941)
New York Town
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1941)
The Monster and the Girl
as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
(1941)
They Meet Again
as William Merrill Sr.
(1941)
Cyclone on Horseback
as Mr. Williams
(1941)
Naval Academy
as John Frazier
(1941)
Father Steps Out
as Tom Oliver
(1941)
1-2-3-Go!
as Mayor
(1941)
Sunset in Wyoming
as Phipps
(1941)
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Jerome Kittleman
(1941)
The Deadly Game
as Harkness
(1941)
I'll Fix It
as Burger, the lawyer
(1941)
Unfinished Rainbows
as Prof. Jewett
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Bookseller
(1940)
No, No, Nanette
as Desk Clerk
(1940)
Dark Command
as Town Leader
(1940)
I Love You Again
as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
(1940)
Edison, the Man
as Broker
(1940)
The Golden Fleecing
as Cashier (uncredited)
(1940)
Adventures of Red Ryder
as Hale
(1940)
The Man with Nine Lives
as John Hawthorne
(1940)
Phantom of Chinatown
as Charlie Frasier
(1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Pawnbroker
(1940)
Drums of Fu Manchu
as Prof. Ezra Howard
(1940)
Gallant Sons
as Druggist (uncredited)
(1940)
King of the Royal Mounted
as Wall
(1940)
City for Conquest
as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
(1940)
Private Affairs
as Stock Buyer (uncredited)
(1940)
You, the People
as Mr. Sanders
(1940)
Marked Men
as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
(1940)
The Great Profile
as Doctor Perkins
(1940)
Women Without Names
as Sheriff
(1940)
Glamour for Sale
as Wilson (uncredited)
(1940)
Millionaires in Prison
as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
(1940)
Beyond the Sacramento
as Jason Perry
(1940)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Police Doctor at Hotel
(1940)
Hold That Woman!
as Bill Lannigan
(1940)
Public Deb No. 1
as Clerk
(1940)
Music in My Heart
as City Editor (uncredited)
(1940)
Legion of the Lawless
as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
(1940)
My Love Came Back
as Accountant (uncredited)
(1940)
(1940)
The Secret Seven
as Walter W. Carter
(1940)
Pioneers of the West
as Morgan
(1940)
Thundering Frontier
as Carter Filmore
(1940)
Danger Ahead
as Thomas Hatch
(1940)
Five Little Peppers at Home
as Daniels
(1940)
Stage to Chino
as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
(1940)
The Big Premiere
as Theater Owner
(1940)
Girls Under 21
as Albert Carter, School Principal
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Secretary (uncredited)
(1939)
In Name Only
as Head Train Steward (uncredited)
(1939)
It's a Wonderful World
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1939)
Stand Up and Fight
as Auctioneer
(1939)
Each Dawn I Die
as Parole Board Member (uncredited)
(1939)
Reno
as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
(1939)
They Made Me a Criminal
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1939)
The Man They Could Not Hang
as King - City Editor (uncredited)
(1939)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
(1939)
Money to Loan
as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
(1939)
Drunk Driving
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1939)
Ex-Champ
as Lawton
(1939)
Blackwell's Island
as Finlay (uncredited)
(1939)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
(1939)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Appleby
(1939)
Flying G-Men
as Dr. Alexander Craig
(1939)
Racketeers of the Range
as Wiliam J. Benson
(1939)
North of Shanghai
as Editor
(1939)
A Woman is the Judge
as Ramsey
(1939)
Trouble in Sundown
as Edward Simmons
(1939)
Here I Am a Stranger
as Professor
(1939)
Sabotage
as (uncredited)
(1939)
Bad Little Angel
as Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
(1939)
Fixer Dugan
as Steve
(1939)
Scandal Sheet
as Chris Durk
(1939)
Weather Wizards
as California Meteorologist
(1938)
Women in Prison
as Henry Russell
(1938)
Gang Bullets
as Capt. Brown
(1938)
The Chaser
as Process Server
(1938)
Racket Busters
as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
(1938)
Kentucky
as Man at Race Track
(1938)
Tarnished Angel
as Mr. Greer
(1938)
Who Killed Gail Preston?
as Mr. Curran
(1938)
A Clean Sweep
as Bank Manager
(1938)
(1937)
Love Is News
as Clerk (uncredited)
(1937)
The Shadow Strikes
as Bill Gordan
(1937)
Dick Tracy
as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
(1937)
Easy Living
as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
(1937)
Love Is on the Air
as Meeting Chairman
(1937)
Midnight Taxi
as Doc Wilson
(1937)
Borrowing Trouble
as Clark
(1936)
Great Guy
as City Editor (Uncredited)
(1936)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
(1936)
The President's Mystery
as Banker (uncredited)
(1936)
And Sudden Death
as Judge
(1936)
Hitch Hike To Heaven
as Charlie Reed
(1936)
The Public Pays
as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
(1936)
Three of a Kind
as Doc Adams
(1936)
Wives Never Know
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1936)
The Country Doctor
as City Editor (uncredited)
(1936)
Easy Money
as Lawyer Rusick
(1936)
The Drag-Net
as Arnold Crane
(1936)
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
as E.G. Ellsworth
(1935)
Twin Triplets
as J. Benton, City Editor
(1935)
(1935)
Special Agent
as Gus (uncredited)
(1935)
Cheers of the Crowd
as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
(1935)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as City Editor Edison (uncredited)
(1935)
Every Night at Eight
as Huxley
(1935)
Woman Wanted
as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
(1935)
The Girl Who Came Back
as Henchman Waddy
(1935)
We're Only Human
as Ballistics Expert
(1935)
Happiness C.O.D.
as Snyder
(1934)
A Man's Game
as John T. Bradley
(1934)
The Westerner
as Senator Lockhart
(1934)
I'll Tell the World
as Legendre