John Dilson

John Dilson

Known for Acting · 163 credits

Born
1891-02-18
Died
1944-06-01
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.

Known For

Movies (163)

Citizen Kane
Movie

Citizen Kane

1941

as Ward Heeler (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Secretary (uncredited)

Sergeant York
Movie

Sergeant York

1941

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
Movie

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Bookseller (uncredited)

Special Agent
Movie

Special Agent

1935

as Gus (uncredited)

Manpower
Movie

Manpower

1941

as Jail Clerk (uncredited)

Racket Busters
Movie

Racket Busters

1938

as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

Sabotage Squad
Movie

Sabotage Squad

1942

as Guthrie

Johnny Eager
Movie

Johnny Eager

1941

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine
Movie

This Land Is Mine

1943

as Mayor's Secretary

Dark Command
Movie

Dark Command

1940

as Town Leader

The Man They Could Not Hang
Movie

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939

as King - City Editor (uncredited)

King of the Royal Mounted
Movie

King of the Royal Mounted

1940

as Wall

Mission to Moscow
Movie

Mission to Moscow

1943

as American Senator (uncredited)

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Movie

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

The Monster and the Girl
Movie

The Monster and the Girl

1941

as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous
Movie

Slightly Dangerous

1943

as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
Movie

Edison, the Man

1940

as Broker

Drums of Fu Manchu
Movie

Drums of Fu Manchu

1940

as Prof. Ezra Howard

City for Conquest
Movie

City for Conquest

1940

as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

The Country Doctor
Movie

The Country Doctor

1936

as City Editor (uncredited)

Ex-Champ
Movie

Ex-Champ

1939

as Lawton

Easy Living
Movie

Easy Living

1937

as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

The Leopard Man
Movie

The Leopard Man

1943

as Coroner (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark
Movie

Whistling in the Dark

1941

as Hugo in Show (uncredited)

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
Movie

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

1942

as Judge Smith

Happy Land
Movie

Happy Land

1943

as Charles Clayton (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World
Movie

It's a Wonderful World

1939

as Doctor (uncredited)

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Movie

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

as Senator (uncredited)

For Me and My Gal
Movie

For Me and My Gal

1942

as Lou (uncredited)

The Golden Fleecing
Movie

The Golden Fleecing

1940

as Cashier (uncredited)

The Great Gildersleeve
Movie

The Great Gildersleeve

1942

as Mayor Appleton

Midnight Taxi
Movie

Midnight Taxi

1937

as Doc Wilson

The Wagons Roll at Night
Movie

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941

as Minister (uncredited)

Idaho
Movie

Idaho

1943

as Board Member

Fly By Night
Movie

Fly By Night

1942

as Police Dr. Tracy

The Man with Nine Lives
Movie

The Man with Nine Lives

1940

as John Hawthorne

New York Town
Movie

New York Town

1941

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Movie

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle
Movie

Too Hot to Handle

1938

as Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke
Movie

Princess O'Rourke

1943

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Wildcat
Movie

Wildcat

1942

as Gus Sloane

I Love You Again
Movie

I Love You Again

1940

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

Jesse James at Bay
Movie

Jesse James at Bay

1941

as Collins (uncredited)

Millionaires in Prison
Movie

Millionaires in Prison

1940

as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

The Calling of Dan Matthews
Movie

The Calling of Dan Matthews

1935

as City Editor Edison (uncredited)

Love Is on the Air
Movie

Love Is on the Air

1937

as Meeting Chairman

In Name Only
Movie

In Name Only

1939

as Head Train Steward (uncredited)

Man-Made Monster
Movie

Man-Made Monster

1941

as Medical Examiner

The Shadow Strikes
Movie

The Shadow Strikes

1937

as Bill Gordan

Love Is News
Movie

Love Is News

1937

as Clerk (uncredited)

Dick Tracy
Movie

Dick Tracy

1937

as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

My Love Came Back
Movie

My Love Came Back

1940

as Accountant (uncredited)

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Movie

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

as Police Doctor at Hotel

Brother Rat and a Baby
Movie

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

as Pawnbroker

Each Dawn I Die
Movie

Each Dawn I Die

1939

as Parole Board Member (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Movie

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939

as Mr. Davis (uncredited)

You Can't Escape Forever
Movie

You Can't Escape Forever

1942

as Pop (uncredited)

They Made Me a Criminal
Movie

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Face Behind the Mask
Movie

The Face Behind the Mask

1941

as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

Private Affairs
Movie

Private Affairs

1940

as Stock Buyer (uncredited)

Gang Bullets
Movie

Gang Bullets

1938

as Capt. Brown

Madame Spy
Movie

Madame Spy

1942

as Proprietor Martin

Doctors Don't Tell
Movie

Doctors Don't Tell

1941

Adventures of Red Ryder
Movie

Adventures of Red Ryder

1940

as Hale

Kentucky
Movie

Kentucky

1938

as Man at Race Track

A Night to Remember
Movie

A Night to Remember

1942

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Stand Up and Fight
Movie

Stand Up and Fight

1939

as Auctioneer

Music in My Heart
Movie

Music in My Heart

1940

as City Editor (uncredited)

King of the Cowboys
Movie

King of the Cowboys

1943

as Bryson

Blackwell's Island
Movie

Blackwell's Island

1939

as Finlay (uncredited)

No, No, Nanette
Movie

No, No, Nanette

1940

as Desk Clerk

The Public Pays
Movie

The Public Pays

1936

as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

Easy Money
Movie

Easy Money

1936

as Lawyer Rusick

Wives Never Know
Movie

Wives Never Know

1936

as Doctor (uncredited)

Great Guy
Movie

Great Guy

1936

as City Editor (Uncredited)

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Movie

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941

as Mr. Davis

Public Deb No. 1
Movie

Public Deb No. 1

1940

as Clerk

Sabotage
Movie

Sabotage

1939

as (uncredited)

Marked Men
Movie

Marked Men

1940

as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

The Secret Seven
Movie

The Secret Seven

1940

as Walter W. Carter

I'll Tell the World
Movie

I'll Tell the World

1934

as Legendre

Gallant Sons
Movie

Gallant Sons

1940

as Druggist (uncredited)

Nancy Drew... Reporter
Movie

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

Woman Wanted
Movie

Woman Wanted

1935

as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

Fixer Dugan
Movie

Fixer Dugan

1939

as Steve

Three of a Kind
Movie

Three of a Kind

1936

as Doc Adams

The Great Profile
Movie

The Great Profile

1940

as Doctor Perkins

Highway West
Movie

Highway West

1941

as The Judge (uncredited)

Obliging Young Lady
Movie

Obliging Young Lady

1942

as Uncle Joe (uncredited)

Racketeers of the Range
Movie

Racketeers of the Range

1939

as Wiliam J. Benson

Reno
Movie

Reno

1939

as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
Movie

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

1936

as E.G. Ellsworth

The Lady from Cheyenne
Movie

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

Father Steps Out
Movie

Father Steps Out

1941

as Tom Oliver

The President's Mystery
Movie

The President's Mystery

1936

as Banker (uncredited)

Around the World
Movie

Around the World

1943

as Colonel

Phantom of Chinatown
Movie

Phantom of Chinatown

1940

as Charlie Frasier

Unfinished Rainbows
Movie

Unfinished Rainbows

1941

as Prof. Jewett

Five Little Peppers at Home
Movie

Five Little Peppers at Home

1940

as Daniels

The Deadly Game
Movie

The Deadly Game

1941

as Harkness

Women Without Names
Movie

Women Without Names

1940

as Sheriff

Women in Prison
Movie

Women in Prison

1938

as Henry Russell

Over My Dead Body
Movie

Over My Dead Body

1942

as Editor

The Chaser
Movie

The Chaser

1938

as Process Server

You, the People
Movie

You, the People

1940

as Mr. Sanders

S.O.S Tidal Wave
Movie

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

as Appleby

Trouble in Sundown
Movie

Trouble in Sundown

1939

as Edward Simmons

Stage to Chino
Movie

Stage to Chino

1940

as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

Hold That Woman!
Movie

Hold That Woman!

1940

as Bill Lannigan

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Movie

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941

as Henry Weldon

Beautiful But Broke
Movie

Beautiful But Broke

1944

as Putnam

A Woman is the Judge
Movie

A Woman is the Judge

1939

as Ramsey

Beyond the Sacramento
Movie

Beyond the Sacramento

1940

as Jason Perry

Scandal Sheet
Movie

Scandal Sheet

1939

as Chris Durk

Cheers of the Crowd
Movie

Cheers of the Crowd

1935

as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)

The Girl Who Came Back
Movie

The Girl Who Came Back

1935

as Henchman Waddy

Bad Little Angel
Movie

Bad Little Angel

1939

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

We're Only Human
Movie

We're Only Human

1935

as Ballistics Expert

Across the Sierras
Movie

Across the Sierras

1941

as Dan Woodworth

About John Dilson

John Dilson (February 18, 1891 – June 1, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944. With 163 credits spanning from 1934 to 1944, John Dilson has appeared in 163 films and 0 TV shows.

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