John Dilson

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.

Birthday

Feb 18, 1891

Place of birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Deathday

Jun 1, 1944

Also known as

John H. Dilson

Credited in

As cast

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