
John Dilson
Known for Acting ยท 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 โ June 1, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.
Known For

Citizen Kane
1941
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Secretary (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Bookseller (uncredited)

Sergeant York
1941
as Reporter (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Doctor (uncredited)

Dick Tracy
1937
as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
Movies (163)

Citizen Kane
1941
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Secretary (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Bookseller (uncredited)

Sergeant York
1941
as Reporter (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Doctor (uncredited)

Dick Tracy
1937
as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

Special Agent
1935
as Gus (uncredited)

Weather Wizards
1939
as California Meteorologist

Man-Made Monster
1941
as Medical Examiner

Tarnished Angel
1938
as Mr. Greer

In Name Only
1939
as Head Train Steward (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

The Great Gildersleeve
1942
as Mayor Appleton

Dark Command
1940
as Town Leader

No, No, Nanette
1940
as Desk Clerk

Women in Prison
1938
as Henry Russell

Marked Men
1940
as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

King of the Cowboys
1943
as Bryson

I Love You Again
1940
as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)

Racket Busters
1938
as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

Glamour for Sale
1940
as Wilson (uncredited)

Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Uncle Joe (uncredited)

Easy Living
1937
as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

The Face Behind the Mask
1941
as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

Drums of Fu Manchu
1940
as Prof. Ezra Howard

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine
1943
as Mayor's Secretary

The Drag Net
1936
as Arnold Crane

The Man with Nine Lives
1940
as John Hawthorne

The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

Beyond the Sacramento
1940
as Jason Perry

Over My Dead Body
1942
as Editor

Three of a Kind
1936
as Doc Adams

City for Conquest
1940
as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Auctioneer

The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
as Minister (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow
1943
as American Senator (uncredited)

The Man They Could Not Hang
1939
as King - City Editor (uncredited)

Love Is News
1937
as Clerk (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Hugo in Show (uncredited)

Kentucky
1938
as Man at Race Track

The Leopard Man
1943
as Coroner (uncredited)

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

The Great Profile
1940
as Doctor Perkins

Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Parole Board Member (uncredited)

Manpower
1941
as Jail Clerk (uncredited)

Doctors Don't Tell
1941

The Shadow Strikes
1937
as Bill Gordan

So's Your Uncle
1943
as Stevens

S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
as Appleby

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
as Police Doctor at Hotel

For Me and My Gal
1942
as Lou (uncredited)

Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Pawnbroker

Johnny Eager
1941
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

You, the People
1940
as Mr. Sanders

Blackwell's Island
1939
as Finlay (uncredited)

Music in My Heart
1940
as City Editor (uncredited)

Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

Sunset in Wyoming
1941
as Phipps

I'll Tell the World
1934
as Legendre

Adventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Hale

Slightly Dangerous
1943
as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

Father Steps Out
1941
as Tom Oliver

Scandal Sheet
1939
as Chris Durk

The Public Pays
1936
as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

Here I Am a Stranger
1939
as Professor

Bad Little Angel
1939
as Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)

You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Pop (uncredited)

The Chaser
1938
as Process Server

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)

The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)

The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Cashier (uncredited)

Beautiful But Broke
1944
as Putnam

Love Is on the Air
1937
as Meeting Chairman
I'll Fix It
1941
as Burger, the lawyer

Around the World
1943
as Colonel

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
1941
as Henry Weldon

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941
as Mr. Davis

North of Shanghai
1939
as Editor

The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as Pawnbroker

Gallant Sons
1940
as Druggist (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Clerk

Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

Think It Over
1938

Reno
1939
as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Senator (uncredited)

Women Without Names
1940
as Sheriff

My Love Came Back
1940
as Accountant (uncredited)

The President's Mystery
1936
as Banker (uncredited)

Every Night at Eight
1935
as Huxley

Edison, the Man
1940
as Broker

Sabotage
1939
as (uncredited)

Phantom of Chinatown
1940
as Charlie Frasier

Fly By Night
1942
as Police Dr. Tracy

The Deadly Game
1941
as Harkness

Madame Spy
1942
as Proprietor Martin

We're Only Human
1935
as Ballistics Expert

Two Latins from Manhattan
1941
as Jerome Kittleman

Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)

The Country Doctor
1936
as City Editor (uncredited)

Happy Land
1943
as Charles Clayton (uncredited)

Great Guy
1936
as City Editor (Uncredited)

Ex-Champ
1939
as Lawton

New York Town
1941
as Doctor (uncredited)

The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

Naval Academy
1941
as John Frazier

Girls Under 21
1940
as Albert Carter, School Principal

Gang Bullets
1938
as Capt. Brown

A Man's Game
1934
as John T. Bradley

They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Doctor (uncredited)

Private Affairs
1940
as Stock Buyer (uncredited)

A Night to Remember
1942
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Death from a Distance
1935

Highway West
1941
as The Judge (uncredited)

All by Myself
1943
as Mr. Dilson

Hold That Woman!
1940
as Bill Lannigan

Woman Wanted
1935
as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

Trouble in Sundown
1939
as Edward Simmons

She Has What It Takes
1943
as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

The Secret Seven
1940
as Walter W. Carter
About John Dilson
John Dilson (February 18, 1891 โ 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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Most Popular John Dilson Movies
- Citizen Kane (1941) โ as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) โ as Secretary (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) โ as Bookseller (uncredited)
- Sergeant York (1941) โ as Reporter (uncredited)
- It's a Wonderful World (1939) โ as Doctor (uncredited)
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