
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

Pawnbroker
Brother Rat and a Baby

Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
Legion of the Lawless

Broker
Edison, the Man

Tom Oliver
Father Steps Out

Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
Money to Loan

Edward Simmons
Trouble in Sundown

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!

Sheriff
Women Without Names

Doctor Perkins
The Great Profile

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

Board Member
Idaho

Bryson
King of the Cowboys

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

Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
163
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-02-18
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
John H. Dilson