John Dilson

Cast

John Dilson

Acting

Known for

Acting

Born

1891-02-18

From

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died

1944-06-01

Also known as John H. Dilson

Biography

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

Citizen Kane
β˜…8.0
MOVIE1941

Citizen Kane

as Ward Heeler (uncredited)

Sergeant York
β˜…7.2
MOVIE1941

Sergeant York

as Reporter (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
β˜…7.8
MOVIE1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Secretary (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
β˜…7.8
MOVIE1940

The Grapes of Wrath

as Bookseller (uncredited)

Special Agent
β˜…6.2
MOVIE1935

Special Agent

as Gus (uncredited)

Johnny Eager
β˜…6.2
MOVIE1941

Johnny Eager

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke
β˜…6.5
MOVIE1943

Princess O'Rourke

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Racket Busters
β˜…5.6
MOVIE1938

Racket Busters

as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

Sabotage Squad
β˜…7.5
MOVIE1942

Sabotage Squad

as Guthrie

Ex-Champ
β˜…7.3
MOVIE1939

Ex-Champ

as Lawton

Brother Rat and a Baby
β˜…6.1
MOVIE1940

Brother Rat and a Baby

as Pawnbroker

Woman Wanted
β˜…6.8
MOVIE1935

Woman Wanted

as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

Happy Land
β˜…7.1
MOVIE1943

Happy Land

as Charles Clayton (uncredited)

Private Affairs
β˜…7.0
MOVIE1940

Private Affairs

as Stock Buyer (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine
β˜…7.2
MOVIE1943

This Land Is Mine

as Mayor's Secretary

Women in Prison
β˜…8.0
MOVIE1938

Women in Prison

as Henry Russell

The Man with Nine Lives
β˜…6.3
MOVIE1940

The Man with Nine Lives

as John Hawthorne

The Leopard Man
β˜…6.5
MOVIE1943

The Leopard Man

as Coroner (uncredited)

The Monster and the Girl
β˜…5.8
MOVIE1941

The Monster and the Girl

as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

Weather Wizards
β˜…7.0
MOVIE1939

Weather Wizards

as California Meteorologist

I Love You Again
β˜…7.2
MOVIE1940

I Love You Again

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

Dark Command
β˜…6.4
MOVIE1940

Dark Command

as Town Leader

Kentucky
β˜…6.1
MOVIE1938

Kentucky

as Man at Race Track

Whistling in the Dark
β˜…5.9
MOVIE1941

Whistling in the Dark

as Hugo in Show (uncredited)

Easy Living
β˜…7.1
MOVIE1937

Easy Living

as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle
β˜…6.0
MOVIE1938

Too Hot to Handle

as Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)

Three of a Kind
β˜…5.8
MOVIE1936

Three of a Kind

as Doc Adams

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
β˜…5.3
MOVIE1942

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

as Judge Smith

Manpower
β˜…6.8
MOVIE1941

Manpower

as Jail Clerk (uncredited)

Drums of Fu Manchu
β˜…6.3
MOVIE1940

Drums of Fu Manchu

as Prof. Ezra Howard

The Man They Could Not Hang
β˜…6.7
MOVIE1939

The Man They Could Not Hang

as King - City Editor (uncredited)

Nancy Drew... Reporter
β˜…6.0
MOVIE1939

Nancy Drew... Reporter

as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

City for Conquest
β˜…6.9
MOVIE1940

City for Conquest

as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow
β˜…5.7
MOVIE1943

Mission to Moscow

as American Senator (uncredited)

King of the Royal Mounted
β˜…7.5
MOVIE1940

King of the Royal Mounted

as Wall

In Name Only
β˜…7.0
MOVIE1939

In Name Only

as Head Train Steward (uncredited)

My Love Came Back
β˜…4.9
MOVIE1940

My Love Came Back

as Accountant (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
β˜…6.8
MOVIE1940

Edison, the Man

as Broker

No, No, Nanette
β˜…6.2
MOVIE1940

No, No, Nanette

as Desk Clerk

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
β˜…6.0
MOVIE1943

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous
β˜…6.0
MOVIE1943

Slightly Dangerous

as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

The Face Behind the Mask
β˜…6.5
MOVIE1941

The Face Behind the Mask

as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

New York Town
β˜…8.5
MOVIE1941

New York Town

as Doctor (uncredited)

For Me and My Gal
β˜…6.5
MOVIE1942

For Me and My Gal

as Lou (uncredited)

Idaho
β˜…6.3
MOVIE1943

Idaho

as Board Member

The Shadow Strikes
β˜…4.7
MOVIE1937

The Shadow Strikes

as Bill Gordan

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
β˜…6.4
MOVIE1942

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

as Senator (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die
β˜…6.8
MOVIE1939

Each Dawn I Die

as Parole Board Member (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
β˜…5.7
MOVIE1939

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

as Mr. Davis (uncredited)

King of the Cowboys
β˜…6.0
MOVIE1943

King of the Cowboys

as Bryson

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
β˜…6.2
MOVIE1936

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

Great Guy
β˜…6.3
MOVIE1936

Great Guy

as City Editor (Uncredited)

Man-Made Monster
β˜…6.2
MOVIE1941

Man-Made Monster

as Medical Examiner

Midnight Taxi
β˜…6.3
MOVIE1937

Midnight Taxi

as Doc Wilson

Sunset in Wyoming
β˜…7.0
MOVIE1941

Sunset in Wyoming

as Phipps

Marked Men
β˜…5.6
MOVIE1940

Marked Men

as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

The Wagons Roll at Night
β˜…6.5
MOVIE1941

The Wagons Roll at Night

as Minister (uncredited)

Thundering Frontier
β˜…10.0
MOVIE1940

Thundering Frontier

as Carter Filmore

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
β˜…5.7
MOVIE1941

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

as Mr. Davis

The Great Gildersleeve
β˜…6.3
MOVIE1942

The Great Gildersleeve

as Mayor Appleton

Obliging Young Lady
β˜…6.0
MOVIE1942

Obliging Young Lady

as Uncle Joe (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World
β˜…6.5
MOVIE1939

It's a Wonderful World

as Doctor (uncredited)

Women Without Names
β˜…4.7
MOVIE1940

Women Without Names

as Sheriff

They Made Me a Criminal
β˜…6.3
MOVIE1939

They Made Me a Criminal

as Doctor (uncredited)

Love Is News
β˜…6.3
MOVIE1937

Love Is News

as Clerk (uncredited)

The Deadly Game
β˜…7.0
MOVIE1941

The Deadly Game

as Harkness

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
β˜…6.8
MOVIE1940

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

as Police Doctor at Hotel

Sabotage
β˜…6.6
MOVIE1939

Sabotage

as (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1
β˜…4.9
MOVIE1940

Public Deb No. 1

as Clerk

Love Is on the Air
β˜…6.3
MOVIE1937

Love Is on the Air

as Meeting Chairman

Doctors Don't Tell
β˜…5.2
MOVIE1941

Doctors Don't Tell

Gang Bullets
β˜…5.9
MOVIE1938

Gang Bullets

as Capt. Brown

The Chaser
β˜…8.0
MOVIE1938

The Chaser

as Process Server

Madame Spy
β˜…6.5
MOVIE1942

Madame Spy

as Proprietor Martin

She Has What It Takes
β˜…9.0
MOVIE1943

She Has What It Takes

as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

The Golden Fleecing
β˜…5.9
MOVIE1940

The Golden Fleecing

as Cashier (uncredited)

1-2-3-Go!
β˜…6.6
MOVIE1941

1-2-3-Go!

as Mayor

A Night to Remember
β˜…6.7
MOVIE1942

A Night to Remember

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Wildcat
β˜…5.7
MOVIE1942

Wildcat

as Gus Sloane

Hold That Woman!
β˜…7.0
MOVIE1940

Hold That Woman!

as Bill Lannigan

Blackwell's Island
β˜…5.5
MOVIE1939

Blackwell's Island

as Finlay (uncredited)

Phantom of Chinatown
β˜…6.0
MOVIE1940

Phantom of Chinatown

as Charlie Frasier

You Can't Escape Forever
β˜…6.0
MOVIE1942

You Can't Escape Forever

as Pop (uncredited)

Music in My Heart
β˜…6.5
MOVIE1940

Music in My Heart

as City Editor (uncredited)

Reno
β˜…6.7
MOVIE1939

Reno

as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

Dick Tracy
β˜…5.2
MOVIE1937

Dick Tracy

as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

The Public Pays
β˜…7.1
MOVIE1936

The Public Pays

as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

Wives Never Know
β˜…9.0
MOVIE1936

Wives Never Know

as Doctor (uncredited)

North of Shanghai
β˜…8.0
MOVIE1939

North of Shanghai

as Editor

Gallant Sons
β˜…7.4
MOVIE1940

Gallant Sons

as Druggist (uncredited)

Fixer Dugan
β˜…6.6
MOVIE1939

Fixer Dugan

as Steve

The Country Doctor
β˜…6.5
MOVIE1936

The Country Doctor

as City Editor (uncredited)

So's Your Uncle
β˜…6.0
MOVIE1943

So's Your Uncle

as Stevens

Highway West
β˜…6.6
MOVIE1941

Highway West

as The Judge (uncredited)

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
β˜…7.3
MOVIE1936

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

as E.G. Ellsworth

The Great Profile
β˜…6.8
MOVIE1940

The Great Profile

as Doctor Perkins

Who Killed Gail Preston?
β˜…6.5
MOVIE1938

Who Killed Gail Preston?

as Mr. Curran

Father Steps Out
β˜…6.5
MOVIE1941

Father Steps Out

as Tom Oliver

Beautiful But Broke
β˜…6.0
MOVIE1944

Beautiful But Broke

as Putnam

The Calling of Dan Matthews
β˜…4.7
MOVIE1935

The Calling of Dan Matthews

as City Editor Edison (uncredited)

Unfinished Rainbows
β˜…9.0
MOVIE1941

Unfinished Rainbows

as Prof. Jewett

Beyond the Sacramento
β˜…9.0
MOVIE1940

Beyond the Sacramento

as Jason Perry

Stand Up and Fight
β˜…6.0
MOVIE1939

Stand Up and Fight

as Auctioneer

I'll Tell the World
β˜…7.0
MOVIE1934

I'll Tell the World

as Legendre

Fly By Night
β˜…6.7
MOVIE1942

Fly By Night

as Police Dr. Tracy

The Lady from Cheyenne
β˜…5.7
MOVIE1941

The Lady from Cheyenne

as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

Across the Sierras
β˜…4.5
MOVIE1941

Across the Sierras

as Dan Woodworth

We're Only Human
β˜…7.3
MOVIE1935

We're Only Human

as Ballistics Expert

Millionaires in Prison
β˜…6.1
MOVIE1940

Millionaires in Prison

as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

S.O.S Tidal Wave
β˜…6.8
MOVIE1939

S.O.S Tidal Wave

as Appleby

Adventures of Red Ryder
β˜…6.7
MOVIE1940

Adventures of Red Ryder

as Hale

The Secret Seven
β˜…10.0
MOVIE1940

The Secret Seven

as Walter W. Carter

Around the World
β˜…6.3
MOVIE1943

Around the World

as Colonel

Five Little Peppers at Home
β˜…7.0
MOVIE1940

Five Little Peppers at Home

as Daniels

Tarnished Angel
β˜…5.3
MOVIE1938

Tarnished Angel

as Mr. Greer

Money to Loan
β˜…7.0
MOVIE1939

Money to Loan

as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

Gun to Gun
β˜…8.0
MOVIE1944

Gun to Gun

Jesse James at Bay
β˜…4.8
MOVIE1941

Jesse James at Bay

as Collins (uncredited)

Over My Dead Body
β˜…8.0
MOVIE1942

Over My Dead Body

as Editor

You, the People
β˜…6.2
MOVIE1940

You, the People

as Mr. Sanders

And Sudden Death
β˜…8.0
MOVIE1936

And Sudden Death

as Judge

Every Night at Eight
β˜…7.0
MOVIE1935

Every Night at Eight

as Huxley

The Girl Who Came Back
β˜…6.0
MOVIE1935

The Girl Who Came Back

as Henchman Waddy

Stage to Chino
β˜…5.9
MOVIE1940

Stage to Chino

as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

All by Myself
β˜…8.0
MOVIE1943

All by Myself

as Mr. Dilson

Easy Money
β˜…4.8
MOVIE1936

Easy Money

as Lawyer Rusick

Borrowing Trouble
β˜…7.0
MOVIE1937

Borrowing Trouble

as Clark

Cheers of the Crowd
β˜…5.8
MOVIE1935

Cheers of the Crowd

as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)

Legion of the Lawless
β˜…6.2
MOVIE1940

Legion of the Lawless

as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)

Trouble in Sundown
β˜…8.0
MOVIE1939

Trouble in Sundown

as Edward Simmons

A Woman is the Judge
β˜…7.0
MOVIE1939

A Woman is the Judge

as Ramsey

Here I Am a Stranger
β˜…7.3
MOVIE1939

Here I Am a Stranger

as Professor

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
β˜…6.8
MOVIE1941

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

as Henry Weldon

The Leather Pushers
β˜…8.0
MOVIE1940

The Leather Pushers

Queen of Broadway
β˜…6.3
MOVIE1942

Queen of Broadway

as Bickel

Racketeers of the Range
β˜…6.7
MOVIE1939

Racketeers of the Range

as Wiliam J. Benson

Bad Little Angel
β˜…5.5
MOVIE1939

Bad Little Angel

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

Danger Ahead
β˜…8.0
MOVIE1940

Danger Ahead

as Thomas Hatch

Flying G-Men
β˜…8.0
MOVIE1939

Flying G-Men

as Dr. Alexander Craig

Happiness C.O.D.
β˜…7.5
MOVIE1935

Happiness C.O.D.

as Snyder

Drunk Driving
β˜…5.8
MOVIE1939

Drunk Driving

as Doctor (uncredited)

Naval Academy
β˜…9.0
MOVIE1941

Naval Academy

as John Frazier

The President's Mystery
β˜…5.8
MOVIE1936

The President's Mystery

as Banker (uncredited)

The Mayor of 44th Street
β˜…5.0
MOVIE1942

The Mayor of 44th Street

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

The Westerner
β˜…8.0
MOVIE1934

The Westerner

as Senator Lockhart

They Meet Again
β˜…7.5
MOVIE1941

They Meet Again

as William Merrill Sr.

The Drag Net
β˜…5.4
MOVIE1936

The Drag Net

as Arnold Crane

Think It Over
β˜…7.3
MOVIE1938

Think It Over

The Big Premiere
β˜…6.7
MOVIE1940

The Big Premiere

as Theater Owner

Glamour for Sale
β˜…5.0
MOVIE1940

Glamour for Sale

as Wilson (uncredited)

Death from a Distance
β˜…5.2
MOVIE1935

Death from a Distance

I'll Fix It
β˜…10.0
MOVIE1941

I'll Fix It

as Burger, the lawyer

Hitch Hike To Heaven
β˜…10.0
MOVIE1936

Hitch Hike To Heaven

as Charlie Reed

Pioneers of the West
β˜…7.0
MOVIE1940

Pioneers of the West

as Morgan

The Ghost That Walks Alone
β˜…4.8
MOVIE1944

The Ghost That Walks Alone

as Bascomb (uncredited)

Two Latins from Manhattan
β˜…6.0
MOVIE1941

Two Latins from Manhattan

as Jerome Kittleman

Scandal Sheet
β˜…7.0
MOVIE1939

Scandal Sheet

as Chris Durk

Girls Under 21
β˜…4.8
MOVIE1940

Girls Under 21

as Albert Carter, School Principal

A Clean Sweep
β˜…10.0
MOVIE1938

A Clean Sweep

as Bank Manager

Cyclone on Horseback
β˜…6.4
MOVIE1941

Cyclone on Horseback

as Mr. Williams

A Man's Game
β˜…10.0
MOVIE1934

A Man's Game

as John T. Bradley

The Great Mr. Nobody
β˜…6.0
MOVIE1941

The Great Mr. Nobody

as Pawnbroker

Twin Triplets
β˜…8.0
MOVIE1935

Twin Triplets

as J. Benton, City Editor

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