John Miljan
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-11-08
Day of Death
1960-01-24 (67 years old)
Place of Birth
Lead, South Dakota, USA
John Miljan
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in 201 films between 1924 and 1958. He was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four decades, beginning in 1923.
Miljan made his first sound film in 1927 in the promotional trailer for The Jazz Singer, inviting audiences to see the upcoming landmark film. In later years he played imposing, authoritative parts such as high-ranking executives and military officers. He is best remembered as General Custer in Cecil B. De Mille's film The Plainsman.
Miljan died from cancer in Hollywood in 1960, aged 67. He was married to Victoire Lowe and adopted her two sons from her first marriage to actor Creighton Hale.
Acting
(1982)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
(1958)
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
as Chief Tomache
(1957)
Apache Warrior
as Chief Nantan
(1956)
The Ten Commandments
as The Blind One
(1956)
The Wild Dakotas
as Antelope
(1956)
Johnny Moccasin
as Chief Dark Thunder
(1955)
Run for Cover
as Mayor Walsh
(1955)
Pirates of Tripoli
as Malek
(1952)
Bonzo Goes to College
as Wilbur Crane
(1951)
M
as Blind Baloon Vendor
(1951)
Camera Sleuth
as Herman Taphert (uncredited)
(1950)
Mule Train
as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
(1950)
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Old Man (uncredited)
(1949)
Samson and Delilah
as Lesh Lakish
(1949)
Adventure in Baltimore
as Mr. Eckert
(1949)
Stampede
as T. J. Furman
(1949)
Mrs. Mike
as Mr. Howard
(1948)
Perilous Waters
as Carter Larkin
(1947)
Sinbad the Sailor
as Moga
(1947)
The Flame
as Detective
(1947)
Queen of the Amazons
as Narrator / Col. Jones
(1947)
That's My Man
as Secretary
(1946)
The Killers
as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
(1946)
Lost City of the Jungle
as Doctor Gaffron
(1946)
The Last Crooked Mile
as Police Lieutenant Mayrin
(1946)
White Tie and Tails
as Mr. Latimer
(1945)
Back to Bataan
as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
(1945)
Wildfire
as Pete Fanning
(1945)
It's in the Bag!
as Mr. Arnold
(1944)
I Accuse My Parents
as Dan Wilson
(1944)
Bride by Mistake
as Major Harvey
(1944)
The Merry Monahans
as Arnold Pembroke
(1943)
Submarine Alert
as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
(1943)
Bombardier
as Charlie Craig
(1943)
The Fallen Sparrow
as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
(1942)
The Big Street
as McWhirter (Uncredited)
(1942)
Obliging Young Lady
as George Potter
(1942)
The Devil with Hitler
as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
(1942)
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Rolfe
(1942)
North of the Rockies
as Morgan
(1942)
The Boss of Big Town
as Kenneth Craige
(1942)
Criminal Investigator
as Edward Judson
(1941)
Riot Squad
as Jim Grosso
(1941)
Forced Landing
as General Valdane
(1941)
The Cowboy and the Blonde
as Bob Roycroft
(1941)
Double Cross
as Nick Taggart
(1941)
The Deadly Game
as Henri Franck
(1940)
Young Bill Hickok
as Nicholas Tower
(1940)
Emergency Squad
as Slade Wiley
(1940)
New Moon
as Pierre Brugnon
(1940)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Carter Dangerfield
(1940)
Women Without Names
as John Marlin
(1940)
Queen of the Mob
as Pan
(1939)
Juarez
as Mariano Escobedo
(1939)
The Oklahoma Kid
as Ringo
(1939)
Fast and Furious
as Eric Bartell
(1939)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Dr. Dolan
(1939)
Pardon Our Nerve
as Duke Page
(1938)
If I Were King
as Thibaut d'Aussigny
(1938)
Man-Proof
as Tommy Gaunt
(1938)
Miracle Money
as Dr. Jones
(1938)
Ride a Crooked Mile
as Lt. Col. Stuart
(1938)
Border G-Man
as Louis Rankin
(1936)
Murder at Glen Athol
as Bill Holt
(1936)
The Plainsman
as General George A. Custer
(1936)
Private Number
as Sam Stapp
(1936)
Sutter's Gold
as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
(1936)
North of Nome
as Dawson
(1936)
The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Baltimore Evans
(1936)
Arizona Mahoney
as Cameron Lloyd
(1935)
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Albert Dufresne
(1935)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Boss Benton
(1935)
Mississippi
as Major Patterson
(1935)
Under the Pampas Moon
as Graham Scott
(1934)
Whirlpool
as Barney Gaige
(1934)
The Poor Rich
as Prince Abdul Hamidshan
(1934)
The Ghost Walks
as Prescott Ames
(1934)
Unknown Blonde
as Frank Wilson
(1934)
Madame Spy
as Weber
(1934)
Young and Beautiful
as Gordon Douglas
(1934)
Belle of the Nineties
as Ace Carter
(1934)
Tomorrow's Youth
as Thomas Hall Sr.
(1933)
The Nuisance
as John Calhoun
(1933)
The Sin of Nora Moran
as Paulino
(1933)
King for a Night
as Walter Douglas
(1933)
Twin Husbands
as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
(1933)
What! No Beer?
as Butch Lorado
(1933)
The Way to Love
as Marco
(1933)
Whistling in the Dark
as Charlie
(1933)
Blind Adventure
as Regan
(1933)
The Mad Game
as William Bennett
(1932)
Arsène Lupin
as Prefect of Police
(1932)
Emma
as District Attorney
(1932)
Prosperity
as Holland
(1932)
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Greg Grannard
(1932)
Night Court
as Crawford
(1932)
The Wet Parade
as Major Doleshal
(1932)
Flesh
as Willard
(1932)
The Beast of the City
as District Attorney
(1932)
Hell Divers
as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
(1932)
Unashamed
as District Attorney Harris
(1932)
The Kid from Spain
as Pancho
(1932)
Are You Listening?
as Ted Russell
(1931)
The Secret Six
as Joe Colimo
(1931)
Possessed
as John Driscoll
(1931)
Iron Man
as Paul H. Lewis
(1931)
Inspiration
as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor
(1931)
Politics
as Jim Curango
(1931)
Gentleman's Fate
as Florio
(1931)
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Wayne Burlingham
(1931)
Son of India
as Juggat
(1931)
West of Broadway
as Norman
(1930)
Paid
as Inspector Burke
(1930)
Remote Control
as Doctor Kruger
(1930)
Free and Easy
as Bedroom Scene
(1930)
The Sea Bat
as Juan
(1930)
Our Blushing Brides
as Martin W. Sanderson
(1930)
War Nurse
as French Medical Officer (uncredited)
(1930)
In Gay Madrid
as Armada - the Torero
(1930)
The Woman Racket
as Chris Miller
(1930)
Estrellados
as Self (Guest Appearance)
(1930)
Show Girl in Hollywood
as Frank Buelow
(1930)
The Unholy Three
as Prosecuting Attorney
(1930)
Not So Dumb
as (uncredited)
(1929)
Untamed
as Bennock
(1929)
The Unholy Night
as Major Mallory
(1929)
The Desert Song
as Captain Fontaine
(1929)
Hardboiled Rose
as Steve Wallace
(1929)
Stark Mad
as Dr. Milo
(1929)
Innocents of Paris
as Monsieur Renard
(1929)
A Man's Man
as John Miljan (uncredited)
(1929)
Devil-May-Care
as Lucien DeGrignon
(1929)
Speedway
as Lee Renny
(1929)
Gossip
as Bill - Alice's Husband
(1929)
Fashions in Love
as Frank Martin
(1929)
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Grant - Lawyer
(1929)
(1929)
The Eternal Woman
as Gil Martin
(1929)
The Voice of the City
as Dapper Don Wilkes
(1928)
The Terror
as Alfred Katman
(1928)
The Home Towners
as Joe Roberts
(1928)
Lady Be Good
as Murray
(1928)
Glorious Betsy
as Preston
(1928)
The Crimson City
as Gregory Kent
(1928)
Land of the Silver Fox
as James Crawford
(1928)
Women They Talk About
as Officer
(1928)
The Little Snob
as Walt Keene
(1927)
The Jazz Singer
as Host (uncredited)
(1927)
The Yankee Clipper
as Paul de Vigny
(1927)
What Happened To Father
as Victor Smith
(1927)
Quarantined Rivals
as Ed, the barber
(1927)
The Silver Slave
as Philip Caldwell
(1927)
Stranded
as Grant Payne
(1927)
The Clown
as Bert Colton
(1927)
Sailor Izzy Murphy
as The Lunatic
(1927)
A Sailor's Sweetheart
as Mark Krisel
(1927)
Paying the Price
as Michael Donovan
(1927)
The Desired Woman
as Lieutenant Kellogg
(1927)
Husbands for Rent
as Hugh Frazer
(1927)
The Final Extra
as Mervin Le Roy
(1927)
The Satin Woman
as Maurice
(1927)
(1926)
Brooding Eyes
as Drummond
(1926)
The Amateur Gentleman
as Viscount John Devenham
(1926)
Almost a Lady
as Henri
(1926)
My Official Wife
as Nicholas
(1926)
Footloose Widows
as J.A. Smith
(1926)
The Devil's Circus
as Lieberkind
(1926)
Devil's Island
as André Le Févier
(1925)
The Phantom of the Opera
as Valentin (uncredited)
(1925)
Morals for Men
as Wallace
(1925)
Sackcloth and Scarlet
as Samuel Curtis
(1925)
Flaming Waters
as Jasper Thorne
(1925)
Silent Sanderson
as Jim Downing
(1925)
The Unchastened Woman
as Lawrence Sanbury
(1925)
The Unnamed Woman
as Archie Wesson
(1924)
Love Letters
as Thomas Chadwick
(1924)
On the Stroke of Three
as Henry Mogridge
(1924)
Empty Hearts
as Frank Gorman
(1924)
The Painted Lady
as Carter