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.
Known For
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)
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Old Man (uncredited)
(1950)
Mule Train
as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
(1949)
Samson and Delilah
as Lesh Lakish
(1949)
Mrs. Mike
as Mr. Howard
(1949)
Stampede
as T. J. Furman
(1949)
Adventure in Baltimore
as Mr. Eckert
(1948)
Perilous Waters
as Carter Larkin
(1947)
Queen of the Amazons
as Narrator / Col. Jones
(1947)
Sinbad the Sailor
as Moga
(1947)
The Flame
as Detective
(1947)
That's My Man
as Secretary
(1946)
The Killers
as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
(1946)
The Last Crooked Mile
as Police Lieutenant Mayrin
(1946)
Lost City of the Jungle
as Doctor Gaffron
(1946)
White Tie and Tails
as Mr. Latimer
(1945)
Back to Bataan
as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
(1945)
It's in the Bag!
as Mr. Arnold
(1945)
Wildfire
as Pete Fanning
(1944)
The Merry Monahans
as Arnold Pembroke
(1944)
I Accuse My Parents
as Dan Wilson
(1944)
Bride by Mistake
as Major Harvey
(1943)
Bombardier
as Charlie Craig
(1943)
The Fallen Sparrow
as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
(1943)
Submarine Alert
as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
(1942)
The Devil with Hitler
as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
(1942)
The Big Street
as McWhirter (Uncredited)
(1942)
North of the Rockies
as Morgan
(1942)
The Boss of Big Town
as Kenneth Craige
(1942)
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Rolfe
(1942)
Obliging Young Lady
as George Potter
(1942)
Criminal Investigator
as Edward Judson
(1941)
Forced Landing
as General Valdane
(1941)
Riot Squad
as Jim Grosso
(1941)
The Deadly Game
as Henri Franck
(1941)
The Cowboy and the Blonde
as Bob Roycroft
(1941)
Double Cross
as Nick Taggart
(1940)
Emergency Squad
as Slade Wiley
(1940)
New Moon
as Pierre Brugnon
(1940)
Women Without Names
as John Marlin
(1940)
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Carter Dangerfield
(1940)
Queen of the Mob
as Pan
(1940)
Young Bill Hickok
as Nicholas Tower
(1939)
The Oklahoma Kid
as Ringo
(1939)
Juarez
as Mariano Escobedo
(1939)
Fast and Furious
as Eric Bartell
(1939)
Pardon Our Nerve
as Duke Page
(1939)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Dr. Dolan
(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)
The Plainsman
as General George A. Custer
(1936)
Private Number
as Sam Stapp
(1936)
North of Nome
as Dawson
(1936)
Murder at Glen Athol
as Bill Holt
(1936)
Arizona Mahoney
as Cameron Lloyd
(1936)
Sutter's Gold
as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
(1936)
The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Baltimore Evans
(1935)
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Albert Dufresne
(1935)
Under the Pampas Moon
as Graham Scott
(1935)
Mississippi
as Major Patterson
(1935)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Boss Benton
(1934)
The Ghost Walks
as Prescott Ames
(1934)
Belle of the Nineties
as Ace Carter
(1934)
The Poor Rich
as Prince Abdul Hamidshan
(1934)
Madame Spy
as Weber
(1934)
Unknown Blonde
as Frank Wilson
(1934)
Whirlpool
as Barney Gaige
(1934)
Tomorrow's Youth
as Thomas Hall Sr.
(1934)
Young and Beautiful
as Gordon Douglas
(1933)
The Sin of Nora Moran
as Paulino
(1933)
What! No Beer?
as Butch Lorado
(1933)
The Nuisance
as John Calhoun
(1933)
The Way to Love
as Marco
(1933)
Blind Adventure
as Regan
(1933)
The Mad Game
as William Bennett
(1933)
Whistling in the Dark
as Charlie
(1933)
Twin Husbands
as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
(1933)
King for a Night
as Walter Douglas
(1932)
The Kid from Spain
as Pancho
(1932)
Flesh
as Willard
(1932)
Night Court
as Crawford
(1932)
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Greg Grannard
(1932)
Arsène Lupin
as Prefect of Police
(1932)
Hell Divers
as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
(1932)
Are You Listening?
as Ted Russell
(1932)
Emma
as District Attorney
(1932)
The Beast of the City
as District Attorney
(1932)
Prosperity
as Holland
(1932)
The Wet Parade
as Major Doleshal
(1932)
Unashamed
as District Attorney Harris
(1931)
Possessed
as John Driscoll
(1931)
Inspiration
as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor
(1931)
The Secret Six
as Joe Colimo
(1931)
Son of India
as Juggat
(1931)
Politics
as Jim Curango
(1931)
Gentleman's Fate
as Florio
(1931)
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Wayne Burlingham
(1931)
Iron Man
as Paul H. Lewis
(1931)
West of Broadway
as Norman (uncredited)
(1930)
In Gay Madrid
as Armada - the Torero
(1930)
The Unholy Three
as Prosecuting Attorney
(1930)
Free and Easy
as Bedroom Scene
(1930)
The Sea Bat
as Juan
(1930)
Paid
as Inspector Burke
(1930)
Our Blushing Brides
as Martin W. Sanderson
(1930)
Remote Control
as Doctor Kruger
(1930)
Estrellados
as Self (Guest Appearance)
(1930)
Not So Dumb
as (uncredited)
(1930)
The Woman Racket
as Chris Miller
(1930)
Show Girl in Hollywood
as Frank Buelow
(1930)
War Nurse
as French Medical Officer (uncredited)
(1929)
Untamed
as Bennock
(1929)
The Desert Song
as Captain Fontaine
(1929)
Speedway
as Lee Renny
(1929)
Stark Mad
as Dr. Milo
(1929)
The Unholy Night
as Major Mallory
(1929)
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Grant - Lawyer
(1929)
Devil-May-Care
as Lucien DeGrignon
(1929)
Innocents of Paris
as Monsieur Renard
(1929)
A Man's Man
as John Miljan (uncredited)
(1929)
(1929)
Fashions in Love
as Frank Martin
(1929)
Hardboiled Rose
as Steve Wallace
(1929)
Gossip
as Bill - Alice's Husband
(1929)
The Voice of the City
as Dapper Don Wilkes
(1929)
The Eternal Woman
as Gil Martin
(1928)
The Terror
as Alfred Katman
(1928)
Women They Talk About
as Officer
(1928)
Glorious Betsy
as Preston
(1928)
Land of the Silver Fox
as James Crawford
(1928)
The Crimson City
as Gregory Kent
(1928)
The Home Towners
as Joe Roberts
(1928)
Lady Be Good
as Murray
(1928)
The Little Snob
as Walt Keene
(1927)
The Jazz Singer
as Host (uncredited)
(1927)
The Silver Slave
as Philip Caldwell
(1927)
The Yankee Clipper
as Paul de Vigny
(1927)
Wolf's Clothing
as Johnson Craigie
(1927)
The Desired Woman
as Lieutenant Kellogg
(1927)
What Happened To Father
as Victor Smith
(1927)
Quarantined Rivals
as Ed, the barber
(1927)
The Final Extra
as Mervin Le Roy
(1927)
The Satin Woman
as Maurice
(1927)
Sailor Izzy Murphy
as The Lunatic
(1927)
(1927)
Husbands for Rent
as Hugh Frazer
(1927)
Stranded
as Grant Payne
(1927)
Paying the Price
as Michael Donovan
(1927)
A Sailor's Sweetheart
as Mark Krisel
(1927)
The Clown
as Bert Colton
(1926)
The Amateur Gentleman
as Viscount John Devenham
(1926)
Footloose Widows
as J.A. Smith
(1926)
Brooding Eyes
as Drummond
(1926)
Almost a Lady
as Henri
(1926)
My Official Wife
as Nicholas
(1926)
The Devil's Circus
as Lieberkind
(1926)
Unknown Treasures
as Ralph Cheneey
(1926)
Devil's Island
as André Le Févier
(1925)
The Phantom of the Opera
as Valentin (uncredited)
(1925)
The Overland Limited
as Brice Miller
(1925)
The Unchastened Woman
as Lawrence Sanbury
(1925)
Silent Sanderson
as Jim Downing
(1925)
Flaming Waters
as Jasper Thorne
(1925)
Morals for Men
as Wallace
(1925)
Sackcloth and Scarlet
as Samuel Curtis
(1925)
The Unnamed Woman
as Archie Wesson
(1924)
The Painted Lady
as Carter
(1924)
Empty Hearts
as Frank Gorman
(1924)
Love Letters
as Thomas Chadwick
(1924)
On the Stroke of Three
as Henry Mogridge