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.

Known For

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

Personal Info

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