Birthday:
Oct 18, 1916
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Anthony Dawson
Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954) and Midnight Lace (1960), as well as playing Professor Dent in the James Bond film Dr. No (1962). He also appeared as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in From Russia with Love (1963) and Thunderball (1965).
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dial M for Murder | Charles Swann | 1954 |
| Dr. No | Professor R. J. Dent | 1962 |
| Red Sun | Hyatt | 1971 |
| Midnight Lace | Roy Ash | 1960 |
| The Battle of Neretva | General Morelli | 1969 |
| The Curse of the Werewolf | The Marques Siniestro | 1961 |
| Tiger Bay | Barclay | 1959 |
| Action of the Tiger | Security Officer | 1957 |
| Death Rides a Horse | Burt Cavanaugh | 1967 |
| They Were Not Divided | Michael | 1950 |
| Grip of the Strangler | Supt. Burk | 1958 |
| The Queen of Spades | Fyodor | 1949 |
| Deadlock | Anthony Sunshine, the old killer | 1970 |
| Operation Kid Brother | Alpha | 1967 |
| A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof | Samuel Pratt | 1968 |
| Offbeat | James Dawson | 1961 |
| Valley of the Eagles | Sven Nystrom | 1951 |
| The Long Dark Hall | The Man | 1951 |
| That Lady | Don Inigo | 1955 |
| Seven Seas to Calais | Lord Burleigh | 1962 |
| The Wooden Horse | Pomfret | 1950 |
| Operation Snafu | Italian General | 1970 |
| Your Turn to Die | Dr. Evans | 1967 |
| Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self (archive footage) | 1987 |
| Run for Your Life | Colonnello Moorcroft | 1988 |
| Where Is Parsifal? | Ripple | 1984 |
| Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt | Student | 1940 |
| Libel | Gerald Loddon | 1959 |
| The Way to the Stars | Bertie Steen | 1945 |
| The Rover | Captain Vincent | 1967 |
| Ghoulies II | Priest | 1987 |
| From Russia with Love | Ernst Stavros Blofeld | 1963 |
| Selling Hitler | Marquis of Bath | 1991 |
| Massacre in Rome | SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster | 1973 |
| The Woman in Question | Inspector Wilson | 1950 |
| The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Mickey (uncredited) | 1964 |
| Hell Is Empty | Paul Grant | 1967 |
| Hour of Decision | Gary Bax | 1957 |
| The Valachi Papers | Federal Investigator | 1972 |
| School for Secrets | Flt. Lt. Norton | 1946 |
| They Met in the Dark | 2nd Code Expert | 1943 |
| The Count of Monte-Cristo | Noirtier De Villefort | 1975 |
| Dirty Heroes | American Colonel | 1967 |
| The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders | Officer of Dragoons | 1965 |
| Massacre in Rome | Lt. Col. Harster | 1973 |
| Triple Cross | Major Stillman | 1966 |
| Beware of Pity | Lt. Blannik | 1946 |
| Thunderball | Ernst Stavro Blofeld (uncredited) | 1965 |
| The Jigsaw Man | Vicar | 1983 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Naked City | Mike Grundy | 1958 |
| Studio One | Colonel Peter Redlands | 1948 |
| The Saint | Floyd Vosper | 1962 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lord Chamberlain | 1951 |
| Ivanhoe | Sir Maurice | 1958 |
| The Buccaneers | Captain Flask | 1956 |
| Interpol Calling | Clouston | 1959 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Lucas | 1955 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | 1950 | |
| International Detective | Gilles Porret | 1959 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Captain Lesgate | 1951 |
| Studio One | 1948 | |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Count Victor Mattoni | 1955 |
| Cool Million | Prefect | 1972 |
| Sunday Night Theatre | Archduke Johann Salvator | 1950 |
