John Dilson

John Dilson1891 - 1944

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John Dilson (February 18, 1891 – June 1, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.

Credits

The Ghost That Walks Alone
The Ghost That Walks Alone

1944

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Bascomb (uncredited)

3.7
0.1
Beautiful But Broke
Beautiful But Broke

1944

Comedy • Music

as Putnam

5
0.1
Gun to Gun
Gun to Gun

1944

Western

0
0.1
Around the World
Around the World

1943

Comedy • Music

as Colonel

5
0.4
Happy Land
Happy Land

1943

Drama • Fantasy • War

as Charles Clayton (uncredited)

6.2
0.3
Princess O'Rourke
Princess O'Rourke

1943

Comedy • Romance

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

6.4
0.3
So's Your Uncle
So's Your Uncle

1943

Adventure • Comedy • Music • Romance

as Stevens

5
0.2
All by Myself
All by Myself

1943

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Mr. Dilson

0
0.3
The Leopard Man
The Leopard Man

1943

Crime • Horror • Mystery

as Coroner (uncredited)

6.5
0.4
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

5.5
0.7
This Land Is Mine
This Land Is Mine

1943

Drama • War

as Mayor's Secretary

7.1
0.5
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow

1943

Drama • History • War

as American Senator (uncredited)

5.3
0.5
She Has What It Takes
She Has What It Takes

1943

Comedy

as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

0
0.1
King of the Cowboys
King of the Cowboys

1943

Action • Western

as Bryson

5.5
0.2
Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous

1943

Comedy • Romance

as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

5.8
0.4
Idaho
Idaho

1943

Western

as Board Member

5.7
0.3
The Great Gildersleeve
The Great Gildersleeve

1942

Comedy

as Mayor Appleton

5.9
0.1
Madame Spy
Madame Spy

1942

Drama • War

as Proprietor Martin

6
0.2
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember

1942

Comedy • Mystery

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

6.5
0.2
Queen of Broadway
Queen of Broadway

1942

Drama

as Bickel

5
0.1
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal

1942

Music • Romance • War

as Lou (uncredited)

6.4
0.3
The Mayor of 44th Street
The Mayor of 44th Street

1942

Drama • Music • Romance

as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)

4.3
0.1
You Can't Escape Forever
You Can't Escape Forever

1942

Thriller

as Pop (uncredited)

5.4
0.4
Wildcat
Wildcat

1942

Drama

as Gus Sloane

3.5
0.3
Sabotage Squad
Sabotage Squad

1942

Crime

as Guthrie

6
0.3
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

Drama • Western

as Senator (uncredited)

5.8
0.4
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

1942

Comedy • Romance • War

as Judge Smith

3.5
0.6
Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady

1942

Comedy • Romance

as Uncle Joe (uncredited)

5
0.3
Fly By Night
Fly By Night

1942

Comedy • Thriller

as Police Dr. Tracy

6.4
0.3
Over My Dead Body
Over My Dead Body

1942

Comedy • Mystery

as Editor

0
0.3
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941

Crime

as Henry Weldon

5.7
0.2
Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager

1941

Crime • Drama

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

6.1
0.7
Unfinished Rainbows
Unfinished Rainbows

1941

Drama

as Prof. Jewett

0
0.1
New York Town
New York Town

1941

Comedy • Romance

as Doctor (uncredited)

10
0.3
Jesse James at Bay
Jesse James at Bay

1941

Comedy • Music • Western

as Collins (uncredited)

4.5
0.2
I'll Fix It
I'll Fix It

1941

as Burger, the lawyer

0
0.1
Two Latins from Manhattan
Two Latins from Manhattan

1941

Comedy

as Jerome Kittleman

5
0.2
Sergeant York
Sergeant York

1941

Drama • War

as Reporter (uncredited)

7.2
1.3
Doctors Don't Tell
Doctors Don't Tell

1941

Action • Crime • Drama • Romance

4.9
0.3
Manpower
Manpower

1941

Crime • Drama

as Jail Clerk (uncredited)

6.7
0.6
The Deadly Game
The Deadly Game

1941

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Harkness

6
0.2
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark

1941

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Romance

as Hugo in Show (uncredited)

5.8
0.3
Highway West
Highway West

1941

Crime • Drama

as The Judge (uncredited)

5.8
0.4
Father Steps Out
Father Steps Out

1941

Comedy

as Tom Oliver

3
0.2
Sunset in Wyoming
Sunset in Wyoming

1941

Western

as Phipps

0
0.4
They Meet Again
They Meet Again

1941

Drama

as William Merrill Sr.

5
0.2
Cyclone on Horseback
Cyclone on Horseback

1941

Western

as Mr. Williams

5.8
0.2
Naval Academy
Naval Academy

1941

Drama

as John Frazier

0
0.1
1-2-3-Go!
1-2-3-Go!

1941

Comedy • Family

as Mayor

6.7
0.2
The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night

1941

Drama • Romance

as Minister (uncredited)

6.5
0.3
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane

1941

Drama • Mystery

as Ward Heeler (uncredited)

8
5.2
The Lady from Cheyenne
The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

Comedy • Drama • Western

as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

5.2
0.2
Man-Made Monster
Man-Made Monster

1941

Horror • Science Fiction

as Medical Examiner

6.1
0.3
The Monster and the Girl
The Monster and the Girl

1941

Crime • Horror • Science Fiction

as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

5.8
0.4
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941

Comedy • Romance

as Mr. Davis

5.4
0.3
The Great Mr. Nobody
The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Pawnbroker

5.3
0.2
Across the Sierras
Across the Sierras

1941

Western

as Dan Woodworth

2.2
0.2
The Face Behind the Mask
The Face Behind the Mask

1941

Crime • Drama • Horror

as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

6.5
0.3
No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette

1940

Comedy • Music

as Desk Clerk

6
0.2
Thundering Frontier
Thundering Frontier

1940

Western

as Carter Filmore

0
0.3
You, the People
You, the People

1940

Crime

as Mr. Sanders

5.8
0.1
Phantom of Chinatown
Phantom of Chinatown

1940

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Charlie Frasier

5.7
0.4
Girls Under 21
Girls Under 21

1940

Adventure • Crime • Drama

as Albert Carter, School Principal

4.5
0.1
Gallant Sons
Gallant Sons

1940

Mystery

as Druggist (uncredited)

7.2
0.2
Beyond the Sacramento
Beyond the Sacramento

1940

Western

as Jason Perry

0
0.2
Marked Men
Marked Men

1940

Action • Crime

as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

5
0.3
Glamour for Sale
Glamour for Sale

1940

Drama

as Wilson (uncredited)

4
0.2
City for Conquest
City for Conquest

1940

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

6.8
0.6
King of the Royal Mounted
King of the Royal Mounted

1940

Action • Adventure • Western

as Wall

6
0.3
The Leather Pushers
The Leather Pushers

1940

Adventure • Comedy

0
0.2
Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1

1940

Comedy

as Clerk

4.2
0.2
The Great Profile
The Great Profile

1940

Comedy

as Doctor Perkins

6.3
0.2
The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing

1940

Comedy • Crime

as Cashier (uncredited)

5.3
0.2
The Secret Seven
The Secret Seven

1940

Crime

as Walter W. Carter

0
0.4
I Love You Again
I Love You Again

1940

Comedy • Romance

as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)

7.2
0.4
Stage to Chino
Stage to Chino

1940

Western

as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

4.8
0.2
My Love Came Back
My Love Came Back

1940

Comedy • Drama • Music

as Accountant (uncredited)

5.2
0.2
Millionaires in Prison
Millionaires in Prison

1940

Crime • Drama

as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

6
0.5
Private Affairs
Private Affairs

1940

Comedy • Romance

as Stock Buyer (uncredited)

0
0.3
Adventures of Red Ryder
Adventures of Red Ryder

1940

Action • Western

as Hale

5.5
0.2
Hold That Woman!
Hold That Woman!

1940

Comedy • Crime

as Bill Lannigan

5
0.2
Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man

1940

Drama • History

as Broker

6.6
0.5
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Police Doctor at Hotel

6.7
0.5
The Man with Nine Lives
The Man with Nine Lives

1940

Horror • Science Fiction

as John Hawthorne

6.2
0.4
Dark Command
Dark Command

1940

Drama • Romance • Western

as Town Leader

6.3
2.3
Drums of Fu Manchu
Drums of Fu Manchu

1940

Action • Fantasy • Horror • Science Fiction

as Prof. Ezra Howard

6.1
0.3
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Drama

as Bookseller

7.8
2
Women Without Names
Women Without Names

1940

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Sheriff

4.8
0.3
Pioneers of the West
Pioneers of the West

1940

Western

as Morgan

0
0.3
The Big Premiere
The Big Premiere

1940

Comedy

as Theater Owner

6
0.1
Five Little Peppers at Home
Five Little Peppers at Home

1940

Comedy • Drama • Family

as Daniels

6.3
0.1
Danger Ahead
Danger Ahead

1940

Action • Adventure • Crime • Western

as Thomas Hatch

0
0.1
Brother Rat and a Baby
Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

Comedy

as Pawnbroker

5.2
0.4
Legion of the Lawless
Legion of the Lawless

1940

Western

as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)

5.2
0.1
Music in My Heart
Music in My Heart

1940

Comedy • Music • Romance

as City Editor (uncredited)

6.2
0.3
Reno
Reno

1939

Drama

as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

6
0.4
Drunk Driving
Drunk Driving

1939

Crime • Drama

as Doctor (uncredited)

5.4
0.2
Bad Little Angel
Bad Little Angel

1939

Drama

as Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)

4.9
0.2
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

Comedy • Drama

as Secretary (uncredited)

7.9
2.2
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet

1939

Crime • Drama

as Chris Durk

0
0.2
Sabotage
Sabotage

1939

Action • Drama

as (uncredited)

7
0.3
A Woman is the Judge
A Woman is the Judge

1939

Drama

as Ramsey

0
0.1
Here I Am a Stranger
Here I Am a Stranger

1939

Drama

as Professor

7
0.2
Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die

1939

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Parole Board Member (uncredited)

6.8
0.6
In Name Only
In Name Only

1939

Drama • Romance

as Head Train Steward (uncredited)

7
0.7
The Man They Could Not Hang
The Man They Could Not Hang

1939

Crime • Horror • Science Fiction

as King - City Editor (uncredited)

6.6
0.7
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939

Comedy • Family • Romance

as Mr. Davis (uncredited)

5.7
0.2
S.O.S Tidal Wave
S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

Crime

as Appleby

5.7
0.3
Racketeers of the Range
Racketeers of the Range

1939

Western

as Wiliam J. Benson

6.2
0.2
It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World

1939

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Romance

as Doctor (uncredited)

6.4
0.4
Ex-Champ
Ex-Champ

1939

Drama

as Lawton

6
0.3
Fixer Dugan
Fixer Dugan

1939

Drama

as Steve

6.5
0.2
Weather Wizards
Weather Wizards

1939

Documentary • Drama

as California Meteorologist

6
0.3
Trouble in Sundown
Trouble in Sundown

1939

Western

as Edward Simmons

0
0.2
Money to Loan
Money to Loan

1939

Crime • Drama

as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

6.7
0.5
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

6
1.3
Flying G-Men
Flying G-Men

1939

Action

as Dr. Alexander Craig

6
0.1
North of Shanghai
North of Shanghai

1939

Drama • War

as Editor

0
0.3
Blackwell's Island
Blackwell's Island

1939

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Finlay (uncredited)

5
0.3
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal

1939

Crime • Drama

as Doctor (uncredited)

6.1
0.7
Stand Up and Fight
Stand Up and Fight

1939

Drama • History • Romance • Western

as Auctioneer

5.8
0.3
Kentucky
Kentucky

1938

Drama • Romance

as Man at Race Track

5.8
0.5
A Clean Sweep
A Clean Sweep

1938

Comedy

as Bank Manager

0
0.2
Gang Bullets
Gang Bullets

1938

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Capt. Brown

5.7
0.3
Tarnished Angel
Tarnished Angel

1938

Adventure • Drama • Romance

as Mr. Greer

5.3
0.3
The Chaser
The Chaser

1938

Drama • Romance

as Process Server

6
0.4
Think It Over
Think It Over

1938

Crime • Drama

6.3
0.1
Racket Busters
Racket Busters

1938

Crime • Drama

as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

5.1
0.5
Women in Prison
Women in Prison

1938

Drama

as Henry Russell

6
0.2
Who Killed Gail Preston?
Who Killed Gail Preston?

1938

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Romance

as Mr. Curran

6
0.2
Borrowing Trouble
Borrowing Trouble

1937

Comedy

as Clark

6
0.1
The Shadow Strikes
The Shadow Strikes

1937

Mystery

as Bill Gordan

4.4
0.5
Love Is on the Air
Love Is on the Air

1937

Crime • Mystery • Romance

as Meeting Chairman

5
0.2
Easy Living
Easy Living

1937

Comedy • Romance

as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

7
0.4
Midnight Taxi
Midnight Taxi

1937

Crime • Drama

as Doc Wilson

5
0.2
Love Is News
Love Is News

1937

Comedy • Romance

as Clerk (uncredited)

6
0.4
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy

1937

Action • Comedy • Crime • Thriller

as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

4.6
0.9
Great Guy
Great Guy

1936

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as City Editor (Uncredited)

6.2
0.5
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

1936

Action

as E.G. Ellsworth

7.4
0.1
The Public Pays
The Public Pays

1936

Crime • Drama

as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

7.1
0.1
The President's Mystery
The President's Mystery

1936

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Banker (uncredited)

5.3
0.2
Wives Never Know
Wives Never Know

1936

Comedy

as Doctor (uncredited)

0
0.1
And Sudden Death
And Sudden Death

1936

Drama

as Judge

0
0.3
Easy Money
Easy Money

1936

Crime • Mystery

as Lawyer Rusick

4.4
0.2
Three of a Kind
Three of a Kind

1936

Comedy

as Doc Adams

5.2
0.1
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

Comedy • Mystery

as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

6.2
0.2
The Drag-Net
The Drag-Net

1936

Crime • Drama

as Arnold Crane

4.7
0.1
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor

1936

Drama

as City Editor (uncredited)

6
0.2
Hitch Hike To Heaven
Hitch Hike To Heaven

1936

Drama

as Charlie Reed

0
0.1
We're Only Human
We're Only Human

1935

Crime • Drama

as Ballistics Expert

6.5
0.2
The Calling of Dan Matthews
The Calling of Dan Matthews

1935

Crime • Drama

as City Editor Edison (uncredited)

3
0.2
Happiness C.O.D.
Happiness C.O.D.

1935

Comedy • Romance

as Snyder

6
0.1
Twin Triplets
Twin Triplets

1935

Comedy

as J. Benton, City Editor

0
0.1
The Girl Who Came Back
The Girl Who Came Back

1935

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Henchman Waddy

5.7
0.2
Special Agent
Special Agent

1935

Crime • Drama

as Gus (uncredited)

6.2
0.3
Cheers of the Crowd
Cheers of the Crowd

1935

Drama • Music • Romance

as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)

5.5
0.2
Every Night at Eight
Every Night at Eight

1935

Comedy • Music

as Huxley

7.5
0.1
Woman Wanted
Woman Wanted

1935

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

6.3
0.3
Death from a Distance
Death from a Distance

1935

Mystery • Thriller

4.8
0.1
The Westerner
The Westerner

1934

Western

as Senator Lockhart

0
0.1
A Man's Game
A Man's Game

1934

Drama

as John T. Bradley

0
0.3
I'll Tell the World
I'll Tell the World

1934

Comedy • Romance

as Legendre

0
0.3

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