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John Dilson

John Dilson

Acting·1891–1944·160 films

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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Filmography

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