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