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