John Dilson (February 18, 1891 – June 1, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.
Jail Clerk (uncredited)
Manpower
Walter W. Carter
The Secret Seven
Charlie Frasier
Phantom of Chinatown
Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
Easy Living
Think It Over
Editor
North of Shanghai
Doctors Don't Tell
Jerome Kittleman
Two Latins from Manhattan
Dr. Alexander Craig
Flying G-Men
Gun to Gun
Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
The Monster and the Girl
Albert Carter, School Principal
Girls Under 21
William Merrill Sr.
They Meet Again
Banker (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
Marked Men
Henry Russell
Women in Prison
Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
Dick Tracy
Chris Durk
Scandal Sheet
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Johnny Eager
Mr. Curran
Who Killed Gail Preston?
Doc Adams
Three of a Kind
Arnold Crane
The Drag-Net
E.G. Ellsworth
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
Snyder
Happiness C.O.D.
Hale
Adventures of Red Ryder
Wiliam J. Benson
Racketeers of the Range
Capt. Brown
Gang Bullets
Gus Sloane
Wildcat
Minister (uncredited)
The Wagons Roll at Night
John T. Bradley
A Man's Game
Morgan
Pioneers of the West
The Leather Pushers
Henchman Waddy
The Girl Who Came Back
Huxley
Every Night at Eight
John Hawthorne
The Man with Nine Lives
J. Benton, City Editor
Twin Triplets
Doc Wilson
Midnight Taxi
Legendre
I'll Tell the World
Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
Racket Busters
Ballistics Expert
We're Only Human
Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
Woman Wanted
Meeting Chairman
Love Is on the Air
Bascomb (uncredited)
The Ghost That Walks Alone
Mr. Greer
Tarnished Angel
Auctioneer
Stand Up and Fight
Doctor (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal
Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
Cheers of the Crowd
Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Finlay (uncredited)
Blackwell's Island
Doctor (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
Head Train Steward (uncredited)
In Name Only
King - City Editor (uncredited)
The Man They Could Not Hang
Secretary (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
Stage to Chino
Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
Reno
Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
Bad Little Angel
Medical Examiner
Man-Made Monster
Man at Race Track
Kentucky
Mr. Sanders
You, the People
Wall
King of the Royal Mounted
Thomas Hatch
Danger Ahead
Prof. Ezra Howard
Drums of Fu Manchu
Theater Owner
The Big Premiere
Steve
Fixer Dugan
City Editor (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
Carter Filmore
Thundering Frontier
Professor
Here I Am a Stranger
Phipps
Sunset in Wyoming
Bookseller (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Police Doctor at Hotel
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Daniels
Five Little Peppers at Home
Collins (uncredited)
Jesse James at Bay
City Editor (uncredited)
Music in My Heart
Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
Legion of the Lawless
Pawnbroker
Brother Rat and a Baby
Broker
Edison, the Man
Tom Oliver
Father Steps Out
Edward Simmons
Trouble in Sundown
Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
Money to Loan
Lawyer Rusick
Easy Money
Mr. Dilson
All by Myself
Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
The Lady from Cheyenne
Town Leader
Dark Command
Clerk (uncredited)
Love Is News
Mr. Davis
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Charles Clayton (uncredited)
Happy Land
Reporter (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Mayor's Secretary
This Land Is Mine
Accountant (uncredited)
My Love Came Back
Druggist (uncredited)
Gallant Sons
Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
City for Conquest
Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
I Love You Again
Cashier (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
Desk Clerk
No, No, Nanette
Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison
Proprietor Martin
Madame Spy
Jason Perry
Beyond the Sacramento
Henry Weldon
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Bill Lannigan
Hold That Woman!
Doctor Perkins
The Great Profile
Sheriff
Women Without Names
California Meteorologist
Weather Wizards
Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
The Mayor of 44th Street
Judge
And Sudden Death
Charlie Reed
Hitch Hike To Heaven
Ward Heeler (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
Bill Gordan
The Shadow Strikes
Harkness
The Deadly Game
Dan Woodworth
Across the Sierras
(uncredited)
Sabotage
Burger, the lawyer
I'll Fix It
Bickel
Queen of Broadway
Mr. Williams
Cyclone on Horseback
Guthrie
Sabotage Squad
Mayor Appleton
The Great Gildersleeve
Bryson
King of the Cowboys
Board Member
Idaho
Senator (uncredited)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Coroner (uncredited)
The Leopard Man
Appleby
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Doctor (uncredited)
New York Town
Editor
Over My Dead Body
Pawnbroker
The Great Mr. Nobody
Uncle Joe (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
Ramsey
A Woman is the Judge
Bank Manager
A Clean Sweep
Putnam
Beautiful But Broke
Judge Smith
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
Colonel
Around the World
Clark
Borrowing Trouble
John Frazier
Naval Academy
Stevens
So's Your Uncle
Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
The Public Pays
Clerk
Public Deb No. 1
Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
American Senator (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
Lawton
Ex-Champ
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
Process Server
The Chaser
Wilson (uncredited)
Glamour for Sale
City Editor Edison (uncredited)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Gus (uncredited)
Special Agent
The Judge (uncredited)
Highway West
Stock Buyer (uncredited)
Private Affairs
Hugo in Show (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
Doctor (uncredited)
Drunk Driving
City Editor (Uncredited)
Great Guy
Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
She Has What It Takes
Pop (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever
Lou (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal
Police Dr. Tracy
Fly By Night
Mayor
1-2-3-Go!
Senator Lockhart
The Westerner
Doctor (uncredited)
Wives Never Know
Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask
Death from a Distance
Prof. Jewett
Unfinished Rainbows
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
162
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-02-18
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
John H. Dilson