Anthony Dawson
Known for Acting · 69 credits
- Born
- 1916-10-18
- Died
- 1992-01-08
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Anthony M. Dawson · Tony Dawson · Энтони Доусон
Biography
Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954) and Midnight Lace (1960), as well as playing Professor Dent in the James Bond film Dr. No (1962). He also appeared as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in From Russia with Love (1963) and Thunderball (1965).
Known For
TV Shows (16)
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Studio One
1948
as Colonel Peter Redlands
Naked City
1958
as Mike Grundy
The Saint
1962
as Floyd Vosper
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Lucas
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Count Victor Mattoni
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Archduke Johann Salvator
Danger Man
1960
as Security Officer / Martin
Interpol Calling
1959
as Clouston
Espionage
1963
as Colonel Nathan
The Buccaneers
1956
as Captain Flask
Ivanhoe
1958
as Sir Maurice
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lord Chamberlain / Captain Lesgate
International Detective
1959
as Gilles Porret
Cool Million
1972
as Prefect
Movies (53)
Dr. No
1962
as Professor R. J. Dent
From Russia with Love
1963
as Ernst Stavros Blofeld
Thunderball
1965
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Dial M for Murder
1954
as Charles Swann
Red Sun
1971
as Hyatt
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975
as Noirtier De Villefort
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
1968
as Samuel Pratt
Death Rides a Horse
1967
as Burt Cavanaugh
The Valachi Papers
1972
as Federal Investigator
The Battle of Neretva
1969
as General Morelli
Triple Cross
1966
as Major Stillman
Inchon
1981
as General Collins
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
as Mickey (uncredited)
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
as The Marques Siniestro
Deadlock
1970
as Anthony Sunshine, the Old Killer
Midnight Lace
1960
as Roy Ash
Operation Kid Brother
1967
as Alpha
Massacre in Rome
1973
as SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster / Lt. Col. Harster
Grip of the Strangler
1958
as Supt. Burk
Ghoulies II
1987
as Priest
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965
as Officer of Dragoons
The Wooden Horse
1950
as Pomfret
Beware of Pity
1946
as Lt. Blannik
Tiger Bay
1959
as Barclay
The Queen of Spades
1949
as Fyodor
School for Secrets
1946
as Flt. Lt. Norton
The Jigsaw Man
1983
as Vicar
They Were Not Divided
1950
as Michael
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
1940
as Student
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989
as Self (Archive Footage)
That Lady
1955
as Don Inigo
Valley of the Eagles
1951
as Sven Nystrom
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)
The Woman in Question
1950
as Inspector Wilson
Hell Is Empty
1967
as Paul Grant
Run for Your Life
1988
as Colonnello Moorcroft
Action of the Tiger
1957
as Security Officer
Operation Snafu
1970
as Italian General
Libel
1959
as Gerald Loddon
The Long Dark Hall
1951
as The Man
Hour of Decision
1957
as Gary Bax
They Met in the Dark
1943
as 2nd Code Expert
The Way to the Stars
1945
as Bertie Steen
Where Is Parsifal?
1984
as Ripple
Selling Hitler
1993
as Marquis of Bath
Closed Circuit
1978
as Samuel Pratt (archive footage)
The Rover
1967
as Captain Vincent
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Seven Seas to Calais
1962
as Lord Burleigh
Your Turn to Die
1967
as Dr. Evans
Dirty Heroes
1967
as American Colonel
Offbeat
1961
as James Dawson
Change Partners
1965
as Ben Arkwright
About Anthony Dawson
Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954) and Midnight Lace (1960), as well as playing Professor Dent in the James Bond film Dr. No (1962). He also appeared as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in From Russia with Love (1963) and Thunderball (1965). With 69 credits spanning from 1940 to 1993, Anthony Dawson has appeared in 53 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Anthony Dawson Movies
- Dr. No (1962) — as Professor R. J. Dent
- From Russia with Love (1963) — as Ernst Stavros Blofeld
- Thunderball (1965) — as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- Dial M for Murder (1954) — as Charles Swann
- Red Sun (1971) — as Hyatt
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