Person
John Dilson
Acting · 1891–1944 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
Citizen Kane
Ward Heeler (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Bookseller (uncredited)
Special Agent
Gus (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Secretary (uncredited)
Tarnished Angel
Mr. Greer
Sergeant York
Reporter (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
Doctor (uncredited)
In Name Only
Head Train Steward (uncredited)
Drums of Fu Manchu
Prof. Ezra Howard
Obliging Young Lady
Uncle Joe (uncredited)
Filmography
- 1944The Ghost That Walks AloneBascomb (uncredited)
- 1944Beautiful But BrokePutnam
- 1944Gun to Gun
- 1943Around the WorldColonel
- 1943Happy LandCharles Clayton (uncredited)
- 1943Princess O'RourkeElevator Operator (uncredited)
- 1943So's Your UncleStevens
- 1943All by MyselfMr. Dilson
- 1943The Leopard ManCoroner (uncredited)
- 1943Dr. Gillespie's Criminal CaseGreen, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
- 1943This Land Is MineMayor's Secretary
- 1943Mission to MoscowAmerican Senator (uncredited)
- 1943She Has What It TakesChamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
- 1943King of the CowboysBryson
- 1943Slightly Dangerous'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
- 1943IdahoBoard Member
- 1942The Great GildersleeveMayor Appleton
- 1942Madame SpyProprietor Martin
- 1942A Night to RememberMedical Examiner (uncredited)
- 1942Queen of BroadwayBickel
- 1942For Me and My GalLou (uncredited)
- 1942The Mayor of 44th StreetCarter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
- 1942You Can't Escape ForeverPop (uncredited)
- 1942WildcatGus Sloane
- 1942Sabotage SquadGuthrie
- 1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointSenator (uncredited)
- 1942Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!Judge Smith
- 1942Obliging Young LadyUncle Joe (uncredited)
- 1942Fly By NightPolice Dr. Tracy
- 1942Over My Dead BodyEditor
- 1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Henry Weldon
- 1941Johnny EagerPawnbroker (uncredited)
- 1941Unfinished RainbowsProf. Jewett
- 1941New York TownDoctor (uncredited)
- 1941Jesse James at BayCollins (uncredited)
- 1941I'll Fix ItBurger, the lawyer
- 1941Two Latins from ManhattanJerome Kittleman
- 1941Sergeant YorkReporter (uncredited)
- 1941Doctors Don't Tell
- 1941ManpowerJail Clerk (uncredited)
- 1941The Deadly GameHarkness
- 1941Whistling in the DarkHugo in Show (uncredited)
- 1941Highway WestThe Judge (uncredited)
- 1941Father Steps OutTom Oliver
- 1941Sunset in WyomingPhipps
- 1941They Meet AgainWilliam Merrill Sr.
- 1941Cyclone on HorsebackMr. Williams
- 1941Naval AcademyJohn Frazier
- 19411-2-3-Go!Mayor
- 1941The Wagons Roll at NightMinister (uncredited)
- 1941Citizen KaneWard Heeler (uncredited)
- 1941The Lady from CheyenneSpecial Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
- 1941Man-Made MonsterMedical Examiner
- 1941The Monster and the GirlEmployment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
- 1941Andy Hardy's Private SecretaryMr. Davis
- 1941The Great Mr. NobodyPawnbroker
- 1941Across the SierrasDan Woodworth
- 1941The Face Behind the MaskMan at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
- 1940No, No, NanetteDesk Clerk
- 1940Thundering FrontierCarter Filmore
- 1940You, the PeopleMr. Sanders
- 1940Phantom of ChinatownCharlie Frasier
- 1940Girls Under 21Albert Carter, School Principal
- 1940Gallant SonsDruggist (uncredited)
- 1940Beyond the SacramentoJason Perry
- 1940Marked MenDr. James Prentiss Harkness
- 1940Glamour for SaleWilson (uncredited)
- 1940City for ConquestMr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
- 1940King of the Royal MountedWall
- 1940The Leather Pushers
- 1940Public Deb No. 1Clerk
- 1940The Great ProfileDoctor Perkins
- 1940The Golden FleecingCashier (uncredited)
- 1940The Secret SevenWalter W. Carter
- 1940I Love You AgainWorker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
- 1940Stage to ChinoJim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
- 1940My Love Came BackAccountant (uncredited)
- 1940Millionaires in PrisonObserver at Train Station (uncredited)
- 1940Private AffairsStock Buyer (uncredited)
- 1940Adventures of Red RyderHale
- 1940Hold That Woman!Bill Lannigan
- 1940Edison, the ManBroker
- 1940Charlie Chan's Murder CruisePolice Doctor at Hotel
- 1940The Man with Nine LivesJohn Hawthorne
- 1940Dark CommandTown Leader
- 1940Drums of Fu ManchuProf. Ezra Howard
- 1940The Grapes of WrathBookseller (uncredited)
- 1940Women Without NamesSheriff
- 1940Pioneers of the WestMorgan
- 1940The Big PremiereTheater Owner
- 1940Five Little Peppers at HomeDaniels
- 1940Danger AheadThomas Hatch
- 1940Brother Rat and a BabyPawnbroker
- 1940Legion of the LawlessSurveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
- 1940Music in My HeartCity Editor (uncredited)
- 1939RenoMr. Jones - Casino Manager
- 1939Drunk DrivingDoctor (uncredited)
- 1939Bad Little AngelMr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonSecretary (uncredited)
- 1939Scandal SheetChris Durk
- 1939Sabotage(uncredited)
- 1939A Woman is the JudgeRamsey
- 1939Here I Am a StrangerProfessor
- 1939Each Dawn I DieParole Board Member (uncredited)
- 1939In Name OnlyHead Train Steward (uncredited)
- 1939The Man They Could Not HangKing - City Editor (uncredited)
- 1939Andy Hardy Gets Spring FeverMr. Davis (uncredited)
- 1939S.O.S Tidal WaveAppleby
- 1939Racketeers of the RangeWiliam J. Benson
- 1939It's a Wonderful WorldDoctor (uncredited)
- 1939Ex-ChampLawton
- 1939Fixer DuganSteve
- 1939Weather WizardsCalifornia Meteorologist
- 1939Trouble in SundownEdward Simmons
- 1939Money to LoanClarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
- 1939Nancy Drew... ReporterDeputy Coroner (uncredited)
- 1939Flying G-MenDr. Alexander Craig
- 1939North of ShanghaiEditor
- 1939Blackwell's IslandFinlay (uncredited)
- 1939They Made Me a CriminalDoctor (uncredited)
- 1939Stand Up and FightAuctioneer
- 1938KentuckyMan at Race Track
- 1938A Clean SweepBank Manager
- 1938Gang BulletsCapt. Brown
- 1938Tarnished AngelMr. Greer
- 1938Too Hot to HandleFilm Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)
- 1938The ChaserProcess Server
- 1938Think It Over
- 1938Racket BustersMr. Robbins (uncredited)
- 1938Women in PrisonHenry Russell
- 1938Who Killed Gail Preston?Mr. Curran
- 1937Borrowing TroubleClark
- 1937The Shadow StrikesBill Gordan
- 1937Love Is on the AirMeeting Chairman
- 1937Easy LivingNervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
- 1937Midnight TaxiDoc Wilson
- 1937Love Is NewsClerk (uncredited)
- 1937Dick TracyEllery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
- 1936Great GuyCity Editor (Uncredited)
- 1936Robinson Crusoe of Clipper IslandE.G. Ellsworth
- 1936The Public PaysMilk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
- 1936The President's MysteryBanker (uncredited)
- 1936Wives Never KnowDoctor (uncredited)
- 1936And Sudden DeathJudge
- 1936Easy MoneyLawyer Rusick
- 1936Three of a KindDoc Adams
- 1936The Ex-Mrs. BradfordAnalyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
- 1936The Drag NetArnold Crane
- 1936The Country DoctorCity Editor (uncredited)
- 1936Hitch Hike To HeavenCharlie Reed
- 1935We're Only HumanBallistics Expert
- 1935The Calling of Dan MatthewsCity Editor Edison (uncredited)
- 1935Happiness C.O.D.Snyder
- 1935Twin TripletsJ. Benton, City Editor
- 1935The Girl Who Came BackHenchman Waddy
- 1935Special AgentGus (uncredited)
- 1935Cheers of the CrowdBarney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
- 1935Every Night at EightHuxley
- 1935Woman WantedJuror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
- 1935Death from a Distance
- 1934The WesternerSenator Lockhart
- 1934A Man's GameJohn T. Bradley
- 1934I'll Tell the WorldLegendre
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