Portrait of John Dilson

John Dilson

Acting

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.

Born: February 18, 1891

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Filmography

1944
The Ghost That Walks Alone

as Bascomb (uncredited)

1944
1943
1943
Happy Land

as Charles Clayton (uncredited)

1943
Princess O'Rourke

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1943
So's Your Uncle

as Stevens

1943
All by Myself

as Mr. Dilson

1943
The Leopard Man

as Coroner (uncredited)

1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

1943
This Land Is Mine

as Mayor's Secretary

1943
Mission to Moscow

as American Senator (uncredited)

1943
She Has What It Takes

as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

1943
1943
Slightly Dangerous

as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

1943
Idaho

as Board Member

1942
The Great Gildersleeve

as Mayor Appleton

1942
Madame Spy

as Proprietor Martin

1942
A Night to Remember

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

1942
1942
For Me and My Gal

as Lou (uncredited)

1942
The Mayor of 44th Street

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

1942
You Can't Escape Forever

as Pop (uncredited)

1942
Wildcat

as Gus Sloane

1942
Sabotage Squad

as Guthrie

1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point

as Senator (uncredited)

1942
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

as Judge Smith

1942
Obliging Young Lady

as Uncle Joe (uncredited)

1942
Fly By Night

as Police Dr. Tracy

1942
1941
1941
Johnny Eager

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

1941
New York Town

as Doctor (uncredited)

1941
Jesse James at Bay

as Collins (uncredited)

1941
Two Latins from Manhattan

as Jerome Kittleman

1941
Sergeant York

as Reporter (uncredited)

1941
Manpower

as Jail Clerk (uncredited)

1941
The Deadly Game

as Harkness

1941
Whistling in the Dark

as Hugo in Show (uncredited)

1941
Highway West

as The Judge (uncredited)

1941
Father Steps Out

as Tom Oliver

1941
1941
They Meet Again

as William Merrill Sr.

1941
Cyclone on Horseback

as Mr. Williams

1941
Naval Academy

as John Frazier

1941
1-2-3-Go!

as Mayor

1941
The Wagons Roll at Night

as Minister (uncredited)

1941
Citizen Kane

as Ward Heeler (uncredited)

1941
The Lady from Cheyenne

as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

1941
Man-Made Monster

as Medical Examiner

1941
The Monster and the Girl

as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

1941
1941
Across the Sierras

as Dan Woodworth

1941
The Face Behind the Mask

as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

1940
No, No, Nanette

as Desk Clerk

1940
Thundering Frontier

as Carter Filmore

1940
You, the People

as Mr. Sanders

1940
Phantom of Chinatown

as Charlie Frasier

1940
Gallant Sons

as Druggist (uncredited)

1940
Girls Under 21

as Albert Carter, School Principal

1940
Beyond the Sacramento

as Jason Perry

1940
Marked Men

as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

1940
Glamour for Sale

as Wilson (uncredited)

1940
City for Conquest

as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

1940
1940
The Great Profile

as Doctor Perkins

1940
The Golden Fleecing

as Cashier (uncredited)

1940
The Secret Seven

as Walter W. Carter

1940
I Love You Again

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

1940
Stage to Chino

as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

1940
My Love Came Back

as Accountant (uncredited)

1940
Millionaires in Prison

as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

1940
Private Affairs

as Stock Buyer (uncredited)

1940
Hold That Woman!

as Bill Lannigan

1940
1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

as Police Doctor at Hotel

1940
The Man with Nine Lives

as John Hawthorne

1940
Dark Command

as Town Leader

1940
The Grapes of Wrath

as Bookseller (uncredited)

1940
Drums of Fu Manchu

as Prof. Ezra Howard

1940
1940
The Big Premiere

as Theater Owner

1940
Danger Ahead

as Thomas Hatch

1940
1940
Legion of the Lawless

as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)

1940
Music in My Heart

as City Editor (uncredited)

1939
Reno

as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

1939
Drunk Driving

as Doctor (uncredited)

1939
Bad Little Angel

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

1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Secretary (uncredited)

1939
Scandal Sheet

as Chris Durk

1939
Sabotage

as (uncredited)

1939
1939
Each Dawn I Die

as Parole Board Member (uncredited)

1939
In Name Only

as Head Train Steward (uncredited)

1939
The Man They Could Not Hang

as King - City Editor (uncredited)

1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

as Mr. Davis (uncredited)

1939
1939
Racketeers of the Range

as Wiliam J. Benson

1939
It's a Wonderful World

as Doctor (uncredited)

1939
Ex-Champ

as Lawton

1939
Fixer Dugan

as Steve

1939
Weather Wizards

as California Meteorologist

1939
Trouble in Sundown

as Edward Simmons

1939
Money to Loan

as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter

as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

1939
Flying G-Men

as Dr. Alexander Craig

1939
Blackwell's Island

as Finlay (uncredited)

1939
1939
They Made Me a Criminal

as Doctor (uncredited)

1939
Stand Up and Fight

as Auctioneer

1938
Kentucky

as Man at Race Track

1938
Gang Bullets

as Capt. Brown

1938
Tarnished Angel

as Mr. Greer

1938
Too Hot to Handle

as Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)

1938
The Chaser

as Process Server

1938
Racket Busters

as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

1938
Women in Prison

as Henry Russell

1938
1937
1937
The Shadow Strikes

as Bill Gordan

1937
Love Is on the Air

as Meeting Chairman

1937
Easy Living

as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

1937
Midnight Taxi

as Doc Wilson

1937
Love Is News

as Clerk (uncredited)

1937
Dick Tracy

as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

1936
Great Guy

as City Editor (Uncredited)

1936
The Public Pays

as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

1936
The President's Mystery

as Banker (uncredited)

1936
Wives Never Know

as Doctor (uncredited)

1936
1936
Easy Money

as Lawyer Rusick

1936
Three of a Kind

as Doc Adams

1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

1936
The Drag-Net

as Arnold Crane

1936
The Country Doctor

as City Editor (uncredited)

1936
Hitch Hike To Heaven

as Charlie Reed

1935
We're Only Human

as Ballistics Expert

1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews

as City Editor Edison (uncredited)

1935
1935
Twin Triplets

as J. Benton, City Editor

1935
The Girl Who Came Back

as Henchman Waddy

1935
Special Agent

as Gus (uncredited)

1935
Cheers of the Crowd

as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)

1935
Woman Wanted

as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

1934
The Westerner

as Senator Lockhart

1934
A Man's Game

as John T. Bradley

1934