Biography
John Dall (May 26, 1918 – January 15, 1971) was an American actor.
Primarily a stage actor, he is best remembered today for two film roles; the cool-minded intellectual killer in Alfred Hitchcock's film Rope, and the trigger-happy lead in the 1950 noir Gun Crazy.
He first came to fame as the young prodigy who comes alive under the tutelage of Bette Davis in The Corn Is Green, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Dall was born John Jenner Thompson in New York City, New York, the second son of Charles Jenner Thompson, a civil engineer, and his wife Henry (née Worthington). Dall died in Hollywood, California. Sources indicate he died of a heart attack.
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Filmography
all 19
Movies 13
TV Shows 6
self 3
![Rope Unleashed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/54026-rope-unleashed.jpg)
Rope Unleashed (2001)
![The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/155829-the-silver-screen-color-me-lavender.jpg)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)
![James Stewart: A Wonderful Life](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/186004-james-stewart-s-wonderful-life.jpg)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1988)
![Spartacus](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6303-spartacus.jpg)
Spartacus (1960)
![Perry Mason](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11530-perry-mason.jpg)
Perry Mason (1957)
![General Electric Theater](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/120272-general-electric-theater.jpg)
General Electric Theater (1953)
![Schlitz Playhouse of Stars](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/487939-schlitz-playhouse-of-stars.jpg)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
![The Man Who Cheated Himself](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75347-the-man-who-cheated-himself.jpg)
The Man Who Cheated Himself (1950)
![Gun Crazy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14488-gun-crazy.jpg)
Gun Crazy (1950)
![Another Part of the Forest](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/61886-another-part-of-the-forest.jpg)
Another Part of the Forest (1948)
![Rope](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6539-rope.jpg)
Rope (1948)
![Something in the Wind](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93942-something-in-the-wind.jpg)
Something in the Wind (1947)
![The Corn Is Green](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/53208-the-corn-is-green.jpg)
The Corn Is Green (1945)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1918-05-26
Deathday1971-01-15 (52 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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