John Miljan

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in 201 films between 1924 and 1958. He was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four decades, beginning in 1923. Miljan made his first sound film in 1927 in the promotional trailer for The Jazz Singer, inviting audiences to see the upcoming landmark film. In later years he played imposing, authoritative parts such as high-ranking executives and military officers. He is best remembered as General Custer in Cecil B. De Mille's film The Plainsman. Miljan died from cancer in Hollywood in 1960, aged 67. He was married to Victoire Lowe and adopted her two sons from her first marriage to actor Creighton Hale.

Known For

Self (Guest Appearance)

Estrellados

District Attorney

The Beast of the City

Dan Wilson

I Accuse My Parents

Rolfe

Scattergood Survives a Murder

(in "The Killers") (archive footage)

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Inspector 'Toby' Tobin

The Fallen Sparrow

André Le Févier

Devil's Island

Albert Dufresne

Charlie Chan in Paris

Paulino

The Sin of Nora Moran

Joe Colimo

The Secret Six

Grant - Lawyer

Queen of the Night Clubs

Bedroom Scene

Free and Easy

Moga

Sinbad the Sailor

Pierre Brugnon

New Moon

Drummond

Brooding Eyes

Detective

The Flame

John Miljan (uncredited)

A Man's Man

Kenneth Craige

The Boss of Big Town

Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas

Submarine Alert

Police Lieutenant Mayrin

The Last Crooked Mile

John Driscoll

Possessed

The Lunatic

Sailor Izzy Murphy

Dr. Milo

Stark Mad

Ace Carter

Belle of the Nineties

Wilbur Crane

Bonzo Goes to College

District Attorney

Emma

Greg Grannard

The Rich Are Always with Us

Thibaut d'Aussigny

If I Were King

Willard

Flesh

Wayne Burlingham

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

Pancho

The Kid from Spain

Jim Downing

Silent Sanderson

John Calhoun

The Nuisance

Dr. Jones

Miracle Money

Nick Taggart

Double Cross

Chief Dark Thunder

Johnny Moccasin

Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden

Twin Husbands

Prescott Ames

The Ghost Walks

Prefect of Police

Arsène Lupin

Ted Russell

Are You Listening?

Gordon Douglas

Young and Beautiful

Edward Judson

Criminal Investigator

Thomas Hall Sr.

Tomorrow's Youth

Regan

Blind Adventure

Dr. Dolan

Torchy Runs for Mayor

Preston

Glorious Betsy

Jim Curango

Politics

Lawrence Sanbury

The Unchastened Woman

Malek

Pirates of Tripoli

Eric Bartell

Fast and Furious

Bennock

Untamed

Norman (uncredited)

West of Broadway

Bill Holt

Murder at Glen Athol

Charlie

Whistling in the Dark

Graham Scott

Under the Pampas Moon

Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin

Hell Divers

Henri

Almost a Lady

Juan

The Sea Bat

Florio

Gentleman's Fate

Jim Grosso

Riot Squad

Prince Abdul Hamidshan

The Poor Rich

Doctor Gaffron

Lost City of the Jungle

Lucien DeGrignon

Devil-May-Care

Tommy Gaunt

Man-Proof

Arnold Pembroke

The Merry Monahans

Jasper Thorne

Flaming Waters

Mr. Eckert

Adventure in Baltimore

Mervin Le Roy

The Final Extra

District Attorney Harris

Unashamed

Carter Dangerfield

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

John Marlin

Women Without Names

Major Harvey

Bride by Mistake

Blind Baloon Vendor

M

Captain Fontaine

The Desert Song

Ed, the barber

Quarantined Rivals

Sam Stapp

Private Number

Barney Gaige

Whirlpool

Doctor Kruger

Remote Control

William Bennett

The Mad Game

Chris Miller

The Woman Racket

Dapper Don Wilkes

The Voice of the City

Thomas Chadwick

Love Letters

Holland

Prosperity

Grant Payne

Stranded

Armada - the Torero

In Gay Madrid

Paul de Vigny

The Yankee Clipper

Juggat

Son of India

Frank Buelow

Show Girl in Hollywood

George Potter

Obliging Young Lady

Michael Donovan

Paying the Price

Bob Roycroft

The Cowboy and the Blonde

Inspector Burke

Paid

Lieutenant Kellogg

The Desired Woman

Pete Fanning

Wildfire

Lesh Lakish

Samson and Delilah

General George A. Custer

The Plainsman

Lee Renny

Speedway

Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado

Sutter's Gold

Monsieur Renard

Innocents of Paris

Ringo

The Oklahoma Kid

Baltimore Evans

The Gentleman from Louisiana

Butch Lorado

What! No Beer?

Chief Nantan

Apache Warrior

Walter Douglas

King for a Night

Prosecuting Attorney

The Unholy Three

Mariano Escobedo

Juarez

Secretary

That's My Man

Cameron Lloyd

Arizona Mahoney

Martin W. Sanderson

Our Blushing Brides

Crawford

Night Court

General Valdane

Forced Landing

Louis Rankin

Border G-Man

Lieberkind

The Devil's Circus

Chief Tomache

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

Slade Wiley

Emergency Squad

Lt. Col. Stuart

Ride a Crooked Mile

Carter Larkin

Perilous Waters

Dawson

North of Nome

Duke Page

Pardon Our Nerve

Jake the Rake (uncredited)

The Killers

Bert Colton

The Clown

Wallace

Morals for Men

Hugh Frazer

Husbands for Rent

Walt Keene

The Little Snob

Nicholas Tower

Young Bill Hickok

Mayor Walsh

Run for Cover

J.A. Smith

Footloose Widows

Paul H. Lewis

Iron Man

Weber

Madame Spy

T. J. Furman

Stampede

Henry Mogridge

On the Stroke of Three

(uncredited)

Not So Dumb

Major Doleshal

The Wet Parade

French Medical Officer (uncredited)

War Nurse

Charlie Craig

Bombardier

Frank Martin

Fashions in Love

Frank Wilson

Unknown Blonde

Mr. Howard

Mrs. Mike

Henri Franck

The Deadly Game

Maurice

The Satin Woman

Morgan

North of the Rockies

The Blind One

The Ten Commandments

Antelope

The Wild Dakotas

Bill - Alice's Husband

Gossip

Officer

Women They Talk About

Old Man (uncredited)

Walk Softly, Stranger

Steve Wallace

Hardboiled Rose

Joe Roberts

The Home Towners

Alfred Katman

The Terror

Henry Coutant, the Sculptor

Inspiration

Herman Taphert (uncredited)

Camera Sleuth

Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)

The Devil with Hitler

Viscount John Devenham

The Amateur Gentleman

Narrator / Col. Jones

Queen of the Amazons

Victor Smith

What Happened To Father

Samuel Curtis

Sackcloth and Scarlet

Nicholas

My Official Wife

Marco

The Way to Love

Major Mallory

The Unholy Night

Murray

Lady Be Good

Lucky Fool

Boss Benton

3 Kids and a Queen

Frank Gorman

Empty Hearts

Times Square

Gregory Kent

The Crimson City

Mark Krisel

A Sailor's Sweetheart

Valentin (uncredited)

The Phantom of the Opera

Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)

Back to Bataan

Mr. Arnold

It's in the Bag!

Mr. Latimer

White Tie and Tails

Host (uncredited)

The Jazz Singer

Philip Caldwell

The Silver Slave

James Crawford

Land of the Silver Fox

Major Patterson

Mississippi

Pan

Queen of the Mob

McWhirter (Uncredited)

The Big Street

Gil Martin

The Eternal Woman

Judd Holbrook (uncredited)

Mule Train

Carter

The Painted Lady

Archie Wesson

The Unnamed Woman

Johnson Craigie

Wolf's Clothing

Ralph Cheneey

Unknown Treasures

Brice Miller

The Overland Limited

Clifton Venable

Romance Ranch

Lew Brody

The Lone Chance

Maurice Dysart

Wreckage

Alvarez

Lovers

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

187

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-11-08

Place of Birth

Lead, South Dakota, USA

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