Biography
John Dilson (February 18, 1891 β June 1, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.
Filmography
all 167
Movies 167
Landlord

Easy Life (1944)
Movie
Bascomb (uncredited)

The Ghost That Walks Alone (1944)
Movie
Judge Travers

Gun to Gun (1944)
Movie
Neighbor

My Tomato (1943)
Movie
Ezra Howard

Drums of Fu Manchu (1943)
Movie
Colonel

Around the World (1943)
Movie
Charles Clayton (uncredited)

Happy Land (1943)
Movie
Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke (1943)
Movie
Stevens

So's Your Uncle (1943)
Movie
Mr. Dilson

All by Myself (1943)
Movie
The Coroner

The Leopard Man (1943)
Movie
Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
Movie
Mayor's Secretary

This Land Is Mine (1943)
Movie
6
American Senator (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow (1943)
Movie
Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

She Has What It Takes (1943)
Movie
'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous (1943)
Movie
Board Member

Idaho (1943)
Movie
Mayor Appleton

The Great Gildersleeve (1942)
Movie
Proprietor Martin

Madame Spy (1942)
Movie
Medical Examiner (uncredited)

A Night to Remember (1942)
Movie
Lou (uncredited)

For Me and My Gal (1942)
Movie
Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)

The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
Movie
Banker Stone in Film

Mighty Lak a Goat (1942)
Movie
Pop (uncredited)

You Can't Escape Forever (1942)
Movie
Gus Sloane

Wildcat (1942)
Movie
Guthrie

Sabotage Squad (1942)
Movie
Senator (uncredited)

Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
Movie
Judge Smith

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! (1942)
Movie
Uncle Joe (uncredited)

Obliging Young Lady (1942)
Movie
Police Dr. Tracy

Fly By Night (1942)
Movie
Henry Weldon

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)
Movie
Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Johnny Eager (1941)
Movie
Doctor (uncredited)

New York Town (1941)
Movie
Collins (uncredited)

Jesse James at Bay (1941)
Movie
Burger, the lawyer

I'll Fix It (1941)
Movie
Jerome Kittleman

Two Latins from Manhattan (1941)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)

Sergeant York (1941)
Movie
1
Jail Clerk (uncredited)

Manpower (1941)
Movie
Harkness

The Deadly Game (1941)
Movie
Hugo in Show (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark (1941)
Movie
The Judge (uncredited)

Highway West (1941)
Movie
Tom Oliver

Father Steps Out (1941)
Movie
William Merrill Sr.

They Meet Again (1941)
Movie
Mr. Williams

Cyclone on Horseback (1941)
Movie
John Frazier

Naval Academy (1941)
Movie
Mayor of Greenpoint

1-2-3-Go! (1941)
Movie
Minister (uncredited)

The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
Movie
Ward Heeler (uncredited)

Citizen Kane (1941)
Movie
5.8
Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)
Movie
Medical Examiner

Man-Made Monster (1941)
Movie
7.5
Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

The Monster and the Girl (1941)
Movie
Pawnbroker

The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
Movie
Dan Woodworth

Across the Sierras (1941)
Movie
Desk Clerk

No, No, Nanette (1940)
Movie
Carter Filmore

Thundering Frontier (1940)
Movie
Mr. Sanders

You, the People (1940)
Movie
Charlie Frasier

Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
Movie
4
Albert Carter, School Principal

Girls Under 21 (1940)
Movie
Druggist (uncredited)

Gallant Sons (1940)
Movie
Jason Perry

Beyond the Sacramento (1940)
Movie
Dr. Harkness

Marked Men (1940)
Movie
Wilson (uncredited)

Glamour for Sale (1940)
Movie
Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

City for Conquest (1940)
Movie
Doctor Perkins

The Great Profile (1940)
Movie
Pension Leader

Soak the Old (1940)
Movie
Cashier (uncredited)

The Golden Fleecing (1940)
Movie
Walter W. Carter

The Secret Seven (1940)
Movie
Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)

I Love You Again (1940)
Movie
6
Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

Stage to Chino (1940)
Movie
Accountant (uncredited)

My Love Came Back (1940)
Movie
Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

Millionaires in Prison (1940)
Movie
Stock Buyer (uncredited)

Private Affairs (1940)
Movie
Bill Lannigan

Hold That Woman! (1940)
Movie
Police Doctor at Hotel

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940)
Movie
3.14
John Hawthorne

The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
Movie
4
Town Leader

Dark Command (1940)
Movie
Prof. Ezra Howard

Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
Movie
Bookseller

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Movie
5.42
Theater Owner

The Big Premiere (1940)
Movie
Lyman Gage

Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
Movie
Thomas Hatch

Danger Ahead (1940)
Movie
Pawnbroker

Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
Movie
Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)

Legion of the Lawless (1940)
Movie
City Editor (uncredited)

Music in My Heart (1940)
Movie
Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

Reno (1939)
Movie
Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)

Bad Little Angel (1939)
Movie
Secretary (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Movie
5.27
Chris Durk

Scandal Sheet (1939)
Movie
(uncredited)

Sabotage (1939)
Movie
Professor

Here I Am a Stranger (1939)
Movie
Parole Board Member (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die (1939)
Movie
Head Train Steward (uncredited)

In Name Only (1939)
Movie
4
King - City Editor (uncredited)

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
Movie
5.2
Mr. Davis (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
Movie
Appleby

S.O.S Tidal Wave (1939)
Movie
William J. Benson

Racketeers of the Range (1939)
Movie
Doctor (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Movie
Lawton

Ex-Champ (1939)
Movie
California Meteorologist

Weather Wizards (1939)
Movie
Edward Simmons

Trouble in Sundown (1939)
Movie
Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

Money to Loan (1939)
Movie
Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
Movie
3
Dr. Alexander Craig

Flying G-Men (1939)
Movie
Finlay (uncredited)

Blackwell's Island (1939)
Movie
Doctor (uncredited)

They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
Movie
Auctioneer

Stand Up and Fight (1939)
Movie
Man at Race Track

Kentucky (1938)
Movie
Bank Manager

A Clean Sweep (1938)
Movie
Capt. Brown

Gang Bullets (1938)
Movie
Mr. Greer

Tarnished Angel (1938)
Movie
Process Server

The Chaser (1938)
Movie
Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

Racket Busters (1938)
Movie
Henry Russell

Women in Prison (1938)
Movie
Mr. Curran

Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938)
Movie
Bill Gordan

The Shadow Strikes (1937)
Movie
Meeting Chairman

Love Is on the Air (1937)
Movie
Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

Easy Living (1937)
Movie
Doc Wilson

Midnight Taxi (1937)
Movie
Colonist Tavern Patron

Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States (1937)
Movie
Clerk (uncredited)

Love Is News (1937)
Movie
Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

Dick Tracy (1937)
Movie
City Editor (Uncredited)

Great Guy (1936)
Movie
E.G. Ellsworth

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
Movie
Moore, Milk Company Executive

The Public Pays (1936)
Movie
Banker (uncredited)

The President's Mystery (1936)
Movie
Lawyer Rusick

Easy Money (1936)
Movie
Doc Adams

Three of a Kind (1936)
Movie
Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
Movie
Arnold Crane

The Drag-Net (1936)
Movie
Charlie Reed

Hitch Hike To Heaven (1936)
Movie
City Editor (uncredited)

The Country Doctor (1936)
Movie
Ballistics Expert

We're Only Human (1935)
Movie
City Editor Edison (uncredited)

The Calling of Dan Matthews (1935)
Movie
J. Benton, City Editor

Twin Triplets (1935)
Movie
Henchman Waddy

The Girl Who Came Back (1935)
Movie
Gus (uncredited)

Special Agent (1935)
Movie
Barney Booth

Cheers of the Crowd (1935)
Movie
Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

Woman Wanted (1935)
Movie
Senator Lockhart

The Westerner (1934)
Movie
John T. Bradley

A Man's Game (1934)
Movie
Legendre

I'll Tell the World (1934)
Movie
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1891-02-18
Deathday1944-06-01 (53 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsJohn H. Dilson
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Last updated:
- John Dilson
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons