Birthday:
Feb 18, 1891
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
John Dilson
John Dilson (February 18, 1891 – June 1, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Manpower | Jail Clerk (uncredited) | 1941 |
| The Secret Seven | Walter W. Carter | 1940 |
| Phantom of Chinatown | Charlie Frasier | 1940 |
| Easy Living | Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Think It Over | 1938 | |
| North of Shanghai | Editor | 1939 |
| Doctors Don't Tell | 1941 | |
| Two Latins from Manhattan | Jerome Kittleman | 1941 |
| Flying G-Men | Dr. Alexander Craig | 1939 |
| Gun to Gun | 1944 | |
| The Monster and the Girl | Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Girls Under 21 | Albert Carter, School Principal | 1940 |
| They Meet Again | William Merrill Sr. | 1941 |
| The President's Mystery | Banker (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Marked Men | Dr. James Prentiss Harkness | 1940 |
| Women in Prison | Henry Russell | 1938 |
| The Ex-Mrs. Bradford | Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Dick Tracy | Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12] | 1937 |
| Scandal Sheet | Chris Durk | 1939 |
| Johnny Eager | Pawnbroker (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Who Killed Gail Preston? | Mr. Curran | 1938 |
| Three of a Kind | Doc Adams | 1936 |
| The Drag-Net | Arnold Crane | 1936 |
| Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island | E.G. Ellsworth | 1936 |
| Happiness C.O.D. | Snyder | 1935 |
| Adventures of Red Ryder | Hale | 1940 |
| Racketeers of the Range | Wiliam J. Benson | 1939 |
| Gang Bullets | Capt. Brown | 1938 |
| Wildcat | Gus Sloane | 1942 |
| The Wagons Roll at Night | Minister (uncredited) | 1941 |
| A Man's Game | John T. Bradley | 1934 |
| Pioneers of the West | Morgan | 1940 |
| The Leather Pushers | 1940 | |
| The Girl Who Came Back | Henchman Waddy | 1935 |
| Every Night at Eight | Huxley | 1935 |
| The Man with Nine Lives | John Hawthorne | 1940 |
| Twin Triplets | J. Benton, City Editor | 1935 |
| Midnight Taxi | Doc Wilson | 1937 |
| I'll Tell the World | Legendre | 1934 |
| Racket Busters | Mr. Robbins (uncredited) | 1938 |
| We're Only Human | Ballistics Expert | 1935 |
| Woman Wanted | Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited) | 1935 |
| Love Is on the Air | Meeting Chairman | 1937 |
| The Ghost That Walks Alone | Bascomb (uncredited) | 1944 |
| Tarnished Angel | Mr. Greer | 1938 |
| Stand Up and Fight | Auctioneer | 1939 |
| They Made Me a Criminal | Doctor (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Cheers of the Crowd | Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson) | 1935 |
| Nancy Drew... Reporter | Deputy Coroner (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Blackwell's Island | Finlay (uncredited) | 1939 |
| It's a Wonderful World | Doctor (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Each Dawn I Die | Parole Board Member (uncredited) | 1939 |
| In Name Only | Head Train Steward (uncredited) | 1939 |
| The Man They Could Not Hang | King - City Editor (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Secretary (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Stage to Chino | Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Reno | Mr. Jones - Casino Manager | 1939 |
| Bad Little Angel | Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Man-Made Monster | Medical Examiner | 1941 |
| Kentucky | Man at Race Track | 1938 |
| You, the People | Mr. Sanders | 1940 |
| King of the Royal Mounted | Wall | 1940 |
| Danger Ahead | Thomas Hatch | 1940 |
| Drums of Fu Manchu | Prof. Ezra Howard | 1940 |
| The Big Premiere | Theater Owner | 1940 |
| Fixer Dugan | Steve | 1939 |
| The Country Doctor | City Editor (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Thundering Frontier | Carter Filmore | 1940 |
| Here I Am a Stranger | Professor | 1939 |
| Sunset in Wyoming | Phipps | 1941 |
| The Grapes of Wrath | Bookseller | 1940 |
| Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise | Police Doctor at Hotel | 1940 |
| Five Little Peppers at Home | Daniels | 1940 |
| Jesse James at Bay | Collins (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Music in My Heart | City Editor (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Legion of the Lawless | Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Brother Rat and a Baby | Pawnbroker | 1940 |
| Edison, the Man | Broker | 1940 |
| Father Steps Out | Tom Oliver | 1941 |
| Trouble in Sundown | Edward Simmons | 1939 |
| Money to Loan | Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant | 1939 |
| Easy Money | Lawyer Rusick | 1936 |
| All by Myself | Mr. Dilson | 1943 |
| The Lady from Cheyenne | Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick | 1941 |
| Dark Command | Town Leader | 1940 |
| Love Is News | Clerk (uncredited) | 1937 |
| Andy Hardy's Private Secretary | Mr. Davis | 1941 |
| Happy Land | Charles Clayton (uncredited) | 1943 |
| Sergeant York | Reporter (uncredited) | 1941 |
| This Land Is Mine | Mayor's Secretary | 1943 |
| My Love Came Back | Accountant (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Gallant Sons | Druggist (uncredited) | 1940 |
| City for Conquest | Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited) | 1940 |
| I Love You Again | Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited) | 1940 |
| The Golden Fleecing | Cashier (uncredited) | 1940 |
| No, No, Nanette | Desk Clerk | 1940 |
| Millionaires in Prison | Observer at Train Station (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Madame Spy | Proprietor Martin | 1942 |
| Beyond the Sacramento | Jason Perry | 1940 |
| Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. | Henry Weldon | 1941 |
| Hold That Woman! | Bill Lannigan | 1940 |
| The Great Profile | Doctor Perkins | 1940 |
| Women Without Names | Sheriff | 1940 |
| Weather Wizards | California Meteorologist | 1939 |
| The Mayor of 44th Street | Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson) | 1942 |
| And Sudden Death | Judge | 1936 |
| Hitch Hike To Heaven | Charlie Reed | 1936 |
| Citizen Kane | Ward Heeler (uncredited) | 1941 |
| The Shadow Strikes | Bill Gordan | 1937 |
| The Deadly Game | Harkness | 1941 |
| Across the Sierras | Dan Woodworth | 1941 |
| Sabotage | (uncredited) | 1939 |
| I'll Fix It | Burger, the lawyer | 1941 |
| Queen of Broadway | Bickel | 1942 |
| Cyclone on Horseback | Mr. Williams | 1941 |
| Sabotage Squad | Guthrie | 1942 |
| The Great Gildersleeve | Mayor Appleton | 1942 |
| King of the Cowboys | Bryson | 1943 |
| Idaho | Board Member | 1943 |
| Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Senator (uncredited) | 1942 |
| Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever | Mr. Davis (uncredited) | 1939 |
| The Leopard Man | The Coroner | 1943 |
| S.O.S Tidal Wave | Appleby | 1939 |
| New York Town | Doctor (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Over My Dead Body | Editor | 1942 |
| The Great Mr. Nobody | Pawnbroker | 1941 |
| Obliging Young Lady | Uncle Joe (uncredited) | 1942 |
| Slightly Dangerous | 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited) | 1943 |
| A Woman is the Judge | Ramsey | 1939 |
| A Clean Sweep | Bank Manager | 1938 |
| Beautiful But Broke | Putnam | 1944 |
| Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! | Judge Smith | 1942 |
| Around the World | Colonel | 1943 |
| Borrowing Trouble | Clark | 1937 |
| Naval Academy | John Frazier | 1941 |
| So's Your Uncle | Stevens | 1943 |
| The Public Pays | Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited) | 1936 |
| Public Deb No. 1 | Clerk | 1940 |
| Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case | Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited) | 1943 |
| Mission to Moscow | American Senator (uncredited) | 1943 |
| Princess O'Rourke | Elevator Operator (uncredited) | 1943 |
| Ex-Champ | Lawton | 1939 |
| A Night to Remember | Medical Examiner (uncredited) | 1942 |
| The Chaser | Process Server | 1938 |
| Glamour for Sale | Wilson (uncredited) | 1940 |
| The Calling of Dan Matthews | City Editor Edison (uncredited) | 1935 |
| Special Agent | Gus (uncredited) | 1935 |
| Highway West | The Judge (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Private Affairs | Stock Buyer (uncredited) | 1940 |
| Whistling in the Dark | Hugo in Show (uncredited) | 1941 |
| Drunk Driving | Doctor (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Great Guy | City Editor (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| She Has What It Takes | Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson) | 1943 |
| You Can't Escape Forever | Pop (uncredited) | 1942 |
| For Me and My Gal | Lou (uncredited) | 1942 |
| Fly By Night | Police Dr. Tracy | 1942 |
| 1-2-3-Go! | Mayor | 1941 |
| The Westerner | Senator Lockhart | 1934 | Series | Cast | Year |
