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John Dilson

John Dilson

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February 18, 1891 — June 1, 1944Brooklyn, New York, USA

John Dilson (February 18, 1891 – June 1, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.

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Known for

Citizen Kanemovie

Citizen Kane

1941

Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonmovie

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

The Grapes of Wrathmovie

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Sergeant Yorkmovie

Sergeant York

1941

The Leopard Manmovie

The Leopard Man

1943

This Land Is Minemovie

This Land Is Mine

1943

Easy Livingmovie

Easy Living

1937

Each Dawn I Diemovie

Each Dawn I Die

1939

In Name Onlymovie

In Name Only

1939

Dark Commandmovie

Dark Command

1940

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The Ghost That Walks Alonemovie

The Ghost That Walks Alone

1944

Bascomb (uncredited)

Beautiful But Brokemovie

Beautiful But Broke

1944

Putnam

Gun to Gunmovie

Gun to Gun

1944

Around the Worldmovie

Around the World

1943

Colonel

Happy Landmovie

Happy Land

1943

Charles Clayton (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourkemovie

Princess O'Rourke

1943

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

So's Your Unclemovie

So's Your Uncle

1943

Stevens

All by Myselfmovie

All by Myself

1943

Mr. Dilson

The Leopard Manmovie

The Leopard Man

1943

Coroner (uncredited)

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Casemovie

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

This Land Is Minemovie

This Land Is Mine

1943

Mayor's Secretary

Mission to Moscowmovie

Mission to Moscow

1943

American Senator (uncredited)

She Has What It Takesmovie

She Has What It Takes

1943

Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

King of the Cowboysmovie

King of the Cowboys

1943

Bryson

Slightly Dangerousmovie

Slightly Dangerous

1943

'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

Idahomovie

Idaho

1943

Board Member

The Great Gildersleevemovie

The Great Gildersleeve

1942

Mayor Appleton

Madame Spymovie

Madame Spy

1942

Proprietor Martin

A Night to Remembermovie

A Night to Remember

1942

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Queen of Broadwaymovie

Queen of Broadway

1942

Bickel

For Me and My Galmovie

For Me and My Gal

1942

Lou (uncredited)

The Mayor of 44th Streetmovie

The Mayor of 44th Street

1942

Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)

You Can't Escape Forevermovie

You Can't Escape Forever

1942

Pop (uncredited)

Wildcatmovie

Wildcat

1942

Gus Sloane

Sabotage Squadmovie

Sabotage Squad

1942

Guthrie

Ten Gentlemen from West Pointmovie

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

Senator (uncredited)

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!movie

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

1942

Judge Smith

Obliging Young Ladymovie

Obliging Young Lady

1942

Uncle Joe (uncredited)

Fly By Nightmovie

Fly By Night

1942

Police Dr. Tracy

Over My Dead Bodymovie

Over My Dead Body

1942

Editor

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.movie

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941

Henry Weldon

Johnny Eagermovie

Johnny Eager

1941

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Unfinished Rainbows
movie

Unfinished Rainbows

1941

Prof. Jewett

New York Townmovie

New York Town

1941

Doctor (uncredited)

Jesse James at Baymovie

Jesse James at Bay

1941

Collins (uncredited)

I'll Fix It
movie

I'll Fix It

1941

Burger, the lawyer

Two Latins from Manhattanmovie

Two Latins from Manhattan

1941

Jerome Kittleman

Sergeant Yorkmovie

Sergeant York

1941

Reporter (uncredited)

Doctors Don't Tellmovie

Doctors Don't Tell

1941

Manpowermovie

Manpower

1941

Jail Clerk (uncredited)

The Deadly Gamemovie

The Deadly Game

1941

Harkness

Whistling in the Darkmovie

Whistling in the Dark

1941

Hugo in Show (uncredited)

Highway Westmovie

Highway West

1941

The Judge (uncredited)

Father Steps Outmovie

Father Steps Out

1941

Tom Oliver

Sunset in Wyomingmovie

Sunset in Wyoming

1941

Phipps

They Meet Againmovie

They Meet Again

1941

William Merrill Sr.

Cyclone on Horsebackmovie

Cyclone on Horseback

1941

Mr. Williams

Naval Academymovie

Naval Academy

1941

John Frazier

1-2-3-Go!movie

1-2-3-Go!

1941

Mayor

The Wagons Roll at Nightmovie

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941

Minister (uncredited)

Citizen Kanemovie

Citizen Kane

1941

Ward Heeler (uncredited)

The Lady from Cheyennemovie

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

Man-Made Monstermovie

Man-Made Monster

1941

Medical Examiner

The Monster and the Girlmovie

The Monster and the Girl

1941

Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

Andy Hardy's Private Secretarymovie

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941

Mr. Davis

The Great Mr. Nobodymovie

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

Pawnbroker

Across the Sierrasmovie

Across the Sierras

1941

Dan Woodworth

The Face Behind the Maskmovie

The Face Behind the Mask

1941

Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

No, No, Nanettemovie

No, No, Nanette

1940

Desk Clerk

Thundering Frontiermovie

Thundering Frontier

1940

Carter Filmore

You, the Peoplemovie

You, the People

1940

Mr. Sanders

Phantom of Chinatownmovie

Phantom of Chinatown

1940

Charlie Frasier

Girls Under 21movie

Girls Under 21

1940

Albert Carter, School Principal

Gallant Sonsmovie

Gallant Sons

1940

Druggist (uncredited)

Beyond the Sacramentomovie

Beyond the Sacramento

1940

Jason Perry

Marked Menmovie

Marked Men

1940

Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

Glamour for Salemovie

Glamour for Sale

1940

Wilson (uncredited)

City for Conquestmovie

City for Conquest

1940

Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

King of the Royal Mountedmovie

King of the Royal Mounted

1940

Wall

The Leather Pushersmovie

The Leather Pushers

1940

Public Deb No. 1movie

Public Deb No. 1

1940

Clerk

The Great Profilemovie

The Great Profile

1940

Doctor Perkins

The Golden Fleecingmovie

The Golden Fleecing

1940

Cashier (uncredited)

The Secret Sevenmovie

The Secret Seven

1940

Walter W. Carter

I Love You Againmovie

I Love You Again

1940

Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)

Stage to Chinomovie

Stage to Chino

1940

Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

My Love Came Backmovie

My Love Came Back

1940

Accountant (uncredited)

Millionaires in Prisonmovie

Millionaires in Prison

1940

Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

Private Affairsmovie

Private Affairs

1940

Stock Buyer (uncredited)

Adventures of Red Rydermovie

Adventures of Red Ryder

1940

Hale

Hold That Woman!movie

Hold That Woman!

1940

Bill Lannigan

Edison, the Manmovie

Edison, the Man

1940

Broker

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruisemovie

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

Police Doctor at Hotel

The Man with Nine Livesmovie

The Man with Nine Lives

1940

John Hawthorne

Dark Commandmovie

Dark Command

1940

Town Leader

Drums of Fu Manchumovie

Drums of Fu Manchu

1940

Prof. Ezra Howard

The Grapes of Wrathmovie

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Bookseller (uncredited)

Women Without Namesmovie

Women Without Names

1940

Sheriff

Pioneers of the Westmovie

Pioneers of the West

1940

Morgan

The Big Premieremovie

The Big Premiere

1940

Theater Owner

Five Little Peppers at Homemovie

Five Little Peppers at Home

1940

Daniels

Danger Aheadmovie

Danger Ahead

1940

Thomas Hatch

Brother Rat and a Babymovie

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

Pawnbroker

Legion of the Lawlessmovie

Legion of the Lawless

1940

Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)

Music in My Heartmovie

Music in My Heart

1940

City Editor (uncredited)

Renomovie

Reno

1939

Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

Drunk Drivingmovie

Drunk Driving

1939

Doctor (uncredited)

Bad Little Angelmovie

Bad Little Angel

1939

Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washingtonmovie

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

Secretary (uncredited)

Scandal Sheetmovie

Scandal Sheet

1939

Chris Durk

Sabotagemovie

Sabotage

1939

(uncredited)

A Woman is the Judgemovie

A Woman is the Judge

1939

Ramsey

Here I Am a Strangermovie

Here I Am a Stranger

1939

Professor

Each Dawn I Diemovie

Each Dawn I Die

1939

Parole Board Member (uncredited)

In Name Onlymovie

In Name Only

1939

Head Train Steward (uncredited)

The Man They Could Not Hangmovie

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939

King - City Editor (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fevermovie

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939

Mr. Davis (uncredited)

S.O.S Tidal Wavemovie

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

Appleby

Racketeers of the Rangemovie

Racketeers of the Range

1939

Wiliam J. Benson

It's a Wonderful Worldmovie

It's a Wonderful World

1939

Doctor (uncredited)

Ex-Champmovie

Ex-Champ

1939

Lawton

Fixer Duganmovie

Fixer Dugan

1939

Steve

Weather Wizardsmovie

Weather Wizards

1939

California Meteorologist

Trouble in Sundownmovie

Trouble in Sundown

1939

Edward Simmons

Money to Loanmovie

Money to Loan

1939

Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

Nancy Drew... Reportermovie

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

Flying G-Menmovie

Flying G-Men

1939

Dr. Alexander Craig

North of Shanghaimovie

North of Shanghai

1939

Editor

Blackwell's Islandmovie

Blackwell's Island

1939

Finlay (uncredited)

They Made Me a Criminalmovie

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

Doctor (uncredited)

Stand Up and Fightmovie

Stand Up and Fight

1939

Auctioneer

Kentuckymovie

Kentucky

1938

Man at Race Track

A Clean Sweep
movie

A Clean Sweep

1938

Bank Manager

Gang Bulletsmovie

Gang Bullets

1938

Capt. Brown

Tarnished Angelmovie

Tarnished Angel

1938

Mr. Greer

Too Hot to Handlemovie

Too Hot to Handle

1938

Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)

The Chasermovie

The Chaser

1938

Process Server

Think It Overmovie

Think It Over

1938

Racket Bustersmovie

Racket Busters

1938

Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

Women in Prisonmovie

Women in Prison

1938

Henry Russell

Who Killed Gail Preston?movie

Who Killed Gail Preston?

1938

Mr. Curran

Borrowing Troublemovie

Borrowing Trouble

1937

Clark

The Shadow Strikesmovie

The Shadow Strikes

1937

Bill Gordan

Love Is on the Airmovie

Love Is on the Air

1937

Meeting Chairman

Easy Livingmovie

Easy Living

1937

Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

Midnight Taximovie

Midnight Taxi

1937

Doc Wilson

Love Is Newsmovie

Love Is News

1937

Clerk (uncredited)

Dick Tracymovie

Dick Tracy

1937

Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

Great Guymovie

Great Guy

1936

City Editor (Uncredited)

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Islandmovie

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

1936

E.G. Ellsworth

The Public Paysmovie

The Public Pays

1936

Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

The President's Mysterymovie

The President's Mystery

1936

Banker (uncredited)

Wives Never Knowmovie

Wives Never Know

1936

Doctor (uncredited)

And Sudden Deathmovie

And Sudden Death

1936

Judge

Easy Moneymovie

Easy Money

1936

Lawyer Rusick

Three of a Kindmovie

Three of a Kind

1936

Doc Adams

The Ex-Mrs. Bradfordmovie

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

The Drag Netmovie

The Drag Net

1936

Arnold Crane

The Country Doctormovie

The Country Doctor

1936

City Editor (uncredited)

Hitch Hike To Heavenmovie

Hitch Hike To Heaven

1936

Charlie Reed

We're Only Humanmovie

We're Only Human

1935

Ballistics Expert

The Calling of Dan Matthewsmovie

The Calling of Dan Matthews

1935

City Editor Edison (uncredited)

Happiness C.O.D.movie

Happiness C.O.D.

1935

Snyder

Twin Tripletsmovie

Twin Triplets

1935

J. Benton, City Editor

The Girl Who Came Backmovie

The Girl Who Came Back

1935

Henchman Waddy

Special Agentmovie

Special Agent

1935

Gus (uncredited)

Cheers of the Crowdmovie

Cheers of the Crowd

1935

Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)

Every Night at Eightmovie

Every Night at Eight

1935

Huxley

Woman Wantedmovie

Woman Wanted

1935

Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

Death from a Distancemovie

Death from a Distance

1935

The Westernermovie

The Westerner

1934

Senator Lockhart

A Man's Gamemovie

A Man's Game

1934

John T. Bradley

I'll Tell the Worldmovie

I'll Tell the World

1934

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