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Biography
New York-born Dillaway started his acting career in the 1920s, with numerous appearances on Broadway. His Broadway debut came in The Backslapper (1925).In 1927, Dillaway was one of seven actors who were found guilty in New York City of participating in the production of an obscene play, The Virgin Man. They received suspended sentences, and three producers of the play were fined $250 each and sentenced to 10 days in the workhouse.He had prominent supporting roles in several films of the 1930s, including Pack Up Your Troubles in 1932, the second feature film from Laurel and Hardy. His roles became gradually smaller in the 1940s and 1950s, usually uncredited bit parts.
His numerous TV appearances include Maverick, Bonanza, Perry Mason, The Munsters, Run for Your Life, and The Big Valley. His final role before retiring in 1967 was in The Wild Wild West.
Movies & TV shows
1965.
1 TV show
TV
The Big Valley
6.2
1965
The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century Califor...
1963.
1 TV show
TV
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre is an American anthology series that was telecast from 1963 to 1965 on NBC. Sponsored by Kraft Foods, it was seen three weeks out of every four and was pre-empted for Perry Como...
1959.
1 TV show
TV
Dennis the Menace
6
1959
This 1959-1963 television situation comedy series follows the lives of the Mitchell family, Henry, Alice, and their only child Dennis, an energetic, trouble-prone, mischievous, but well-meaning boy, w...
1957.
2 TV shows
TV
Perry Mason
4.33
1957
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
TV
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburba...
1956.
1 Movie
The Opposite Sex
1956
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs ...
1955.
2 TV shows
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
4.75
1955
Alfred Hitchhiker hosted the television anthology series. dramas, thrillers, and mysteries are included in the series.
TV
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
The life of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp is the subject of a western television series. Hugh O'Brian played the title role in 229 episodes of the program that aired on ABC from 1955 to 1961.
1954.
1 Movie
The Caine Mutiny
4.33
1954
When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial.
1953.
1 Movie
Captain Scarface
1953
A group of communist spies plan to blow up an essential commercial artery, the Panama Canal. To this end, they have kidnapped a nuclear scientist and are traveling by steamship to the coast of South A...
1952.
1 Movie · 3 TV shows
TV
This Is Your Life
1952
This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and procee...
TV
Adventures of Superman
1952
With powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men, Superman battles for truth and justice.
Something to Live For
1952
An alcoholic actress is aided by a married AA member with whom she is having an affair.
1951.
2 Movies · 1 TV show
The Racket
1951
Several of the local government and law-enforcement officials have been purchased by a Mobster. He can't seem to get close to the corrupt police captain, who refuses all attempts at bribe. McQueeg's j...
1950.
4 Movies
Gunmen of Abilene
1950
Abilene gunmen are bent on terrorizing the town of Blue Valley and massacring its inhabitants. They have been hired by local druggist Henry Turner, who has discovered gold beneath the town and wishes ...
Bunco Squad
1950
Police sergeants Johnson and McManus take on Los Angeles confidence tricksters. Con man Tony Wells, lining up rich widow Jessica Royce as his latest mark, sets up a false paranormal society with other...
Born to Be Bad
1950
The face of an angel and the heart of a swamp rat is displayed by Christabel Caine. She will let anyone get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off ...
1949.
1 Movie
Amazon Quest
1949
Thomas Dekker is a diamond cutter attempting to reclaim his right to a portion of a rubber empire in the early part of the twentieth century. Tom travels to Brazil to uncover the fate of his father an...
1943.
2 Movies
Slightly Dangerous
1943
Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a new identity.
Margin for Error
1943
Margin for Error is a 1943 American drama film directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Lillie Hayward and Samuel Fuller is based on the 1939 play of the same title by Clare Boothe Luce.
1942.
4 Movies
Over My Dead Body
1942
Berle plays a mystery writer who forever writes himself into corners and is never able to finish a story. While visiting his wife (Mary Beth Hughes) at the office where she works, Berle overhears seve...
The Mad Martindales
1942
A girl tries to pay the mortgage on a Nob Hill home and gets involved in selling her father's art treasures.
Blue, White, and Perfect
1942
In order to win back his girlfriend, Mike Shayne promises to give up his detective practice and get a job as riveter in an aircraft plant. He quickly finds himself investigating the theft of industria...
The Magnificent Ambersons
6
1942
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
1940.
2 Movies
Grand Ole Opry
1940
Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of crooked politicians.
I'm Still Alive
1940
Hollywood stuntman falls in love with a big name actress but still wants to pursue his risky career. The women gives him a choice-the stunts or her. He chooses the stunts and still manages to get her....
1939.
2 Movies
Good Girls Go to Paris
1939
Jenny Swanson, a waitress on a college campus, is dying to visit Paris. Thanks to English professor Ronald Brooke, she manages to make her dream come true. Besides seeing the sights in the French capi...
Frontier Pony Express
1939
In the midst of the Civil War, Lassiter has a plan to get control of California. Working out of St. Joseph, he plans to send forged messages to the troops on the west coast via Pony Express. First he ...
1938.
1 Movie
Cipher Bureau
1938
The younger brother of an officer in a secret government code-breaking unit gets involved with a gang of spies and a beautiful double agent.
1934.
1 Movie
The Circus Clown
1934
A man who wants to join the circus against the wishes of his ex-circus clown father.
1933.
6 Movies
Notorious But Nice
1933
A lover selflessly steps aside to let her guy go so he can hook up with a rich dame. Sadly, the goodie good girl ends up marrying some scum bag gambler. When the scum bag is shot and killed, the littl...
The Important Witness
1933
A freelance stenographer is hired for a job, but when she arrives at the address she was given, she finds that a murder has taken place there--and she is arrested for it.
Reckless Decision
1933
A mother and father try to find a way to protect their young daughter against the influences of booze, wild parties and (gasp!) dancing during the Jazz Age.
The Little Giant
1933
Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as social secretary. He rescues Polly Cass from a horsef...
One Year Later
1933
A man is convicted of killing his boss, whom he suspected of having an affair with his wife. On board the train taking him to prison for his execution are a reporter, who is dying of lung cancer and w...
1932.
7 Movies
The Animal Kingdom
1932
Tom Collier has had a great relationship with Daisy, but when he decides to marry, it is not Daisy whom he asks, it is Cecelia. After the marriage, Tom is bored with the social scene and the obligatio...
Attorney for the Defense
1932
A lawyer is haunted by a previous case in which he manipulated evidence and convicted an innocent man.
The Night Mayor
1932
Opportunistic film seeking to capitalize on a scandal in New York mayor Jimmy Walker's office before his name was out of the newspapers. Tracy plays a mayor who has a penchant for the night life, spor...
Lady with a Past
1932
A wealthy girl hires a male escort to make one of her male friends jealous. She spreads rumours about her character that makes her popular amongst all bachelors in the city including her friend.
Cross-Examination
1932
Defense Atorney Gerald Waring uses great skill and ingenuity in his efforts to save the life of a young man charged with the murder of his father. Witness after witness piles up damaging evidence agai...
Pack Up Your Troubles
10
1932
The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. The army is going to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who was killed during ...
She Wanted a Millionaire
1932
Impoverished Jane Miller is loved by millionaire Roger and newspaperman William. Though William warns her otherwise, she goes with the millionaire to his French chateau where she risks terrible cruelt...
1931.
5 Movies
Men in Her Life
1931
A wealthy ex-bootlegger comes to the rescue of a formerly rich society girl after her gold-digging fiancé leaves her stranded when he finds out she's broke. The bootlegger proposes a deal: he will set...
Skyline
1931
Skyline is a 1931 drama film directed by Sam Taylor and starring silent film veteran Thomas Meighan. It is based on a novel, East Side, West Side by Felix Riesenberg. It was produced and released by F...
Platinum Blonde
6
1931
Anne Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a crea...
Body and Soul
1931
Andress, Watson and Johnson are with a Royal Air Force squadron in France. When Watson is killed in combat, Andrews tries to return the letters Watson received from a girl called "Pom-Pom." There are ...
1930.
1 Movie
Min and Bill
1930
Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant.
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