John Dilson

Acting

John Dilson

Born 18 February 1891 · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Died 1 June 1944 at 53

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

Highlights

Citizen Kane1941 · Film · Ward Heeler (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · Film · Secretary (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath1940 · Film · Bookseller (uncredited)
Sergeant York1941 · Film · Reporter (uncredited)
The Leopard Man1943 · Film · Coroner (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine1943 · Film · Mayor's Secretary

Filmography

Movies

160 films

The Ghost That Walks Alone1944 · Film · Bascomb (uncredited)
Beautiful But Broke1944 · Film · Putnam
Gun to Gun1944 · Film
Around the World1943 · Film · Colonel
Happy Land1943 · Film · Charles Clayton (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke1943 · Film · Elevator Operator (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle1943 · Film · Stevens
All by Myself1943 · Film · Mr. Dilson
The Leopard Man1943 · Film · Coroner (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943 · Film · Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine1943 · Film · Mayor's Secretary
Mission to Moscow1943 · Film · American Senator (uncredited)
She Has What It Takes1943 · Film · Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
King of the Cowboys1943 · Film · Bryson
Slightly Dangerous1943 · Film · 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
Idaho1943 · Film · Board Member
The Great Gildersleeve1942 · Film · Mayor Appleton
Madame Spy1942 · Film · Proprietor Martin
A Night to Remember1942 · Film · Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Queen of Broadway1942 · Film · Bickel
For Me and My Gal1942 · Film · Lou (uncredited)
The Mayor of 44th Street1942 · Film · Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
You Can't Escape Forever1942 · Film · Pop (uncredited)
Wildcat1942 · Film · Gus Sloane
Sabotage Squad1942 · Film · Guthrie
Ten Gentlemen from West Point1942 · Film · Senator (uncredited)
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!1942 · Film · Judge Smith
Obliging Young Lady1942 · Film · Uncle Joe (uncredited)
Fly By Night1942 · Film · Police Dr. Tracy
Over My Dead Body1942 · Film · Editor
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.1941 · Film · Henry Weldon
Johnny Eager1941 · Film · Pawnbroker (uncredited)
New York Town1941 · Film · Doctor (uncredited)
Jesse James at Bay1941 · Film · Collins (uncredited)
Two Latins from Manhattan1941 · Film · Jerome Kittleman
Sergeant York1941 · Film · Reporter (uncredited)
Doctors Don't Tell1941 · Film
Manpower1941 · Film · Jail Clerk (uncredited)
The Deadly Game1941 · Film · Harkness
Whistling in the Dark1941 · Film · Hugo in Show (uncredited)
Highway West1941 · Film · The Judge (uncredited)
Father Steps Out1941 · Film · Tom Oliver
Sunset in Wyoming1941 · Film · Phipps
They Meet Again1941 · Film · William Merrill Sr.
Cyclone on Horseback1941 · Film · Mr. Williams
Naval Academy1941 · Film · John Frazier
1-2-3-Go!1941 · Film · Mayor
The Wagons Roll at Night1941 · Film · Minister (uncredited)
Citizen Kane1941 · Film · Ward Heeler (uncredited)
The Lady from Cheyenne1941 · Film · Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
Man-Made Monster1941 · Film · Medical Examiner
The Monster and the Girl1941 · Film · Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary1941 · Film · Mr. Davis
The Great Mr. Nobody1941 · Film · Pawnbroker
Across the Sierras1941 · Film · Dan Woodworth
The Face Behind the Mask1941 · Film · Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
No, No, Nanette1940 · Film · Desk Clerk
Thundering Frontier1940 · Film · Carter Filmore
You, the People1940 · Film · Mr. Sanders
Phantom of Chinatown1940 · Film · Charlie Frasier
Girls Under 211940 · Film · Albert Carter, School Principal
Gallant Sons1940 · Film · Druggist (uncredited)
Beyond the Sacramento1940 · Film · Jason Perry
Marked Men1940 · Film · Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
Glamour for Sale1940 · Film · Wilson (uncredited)
City for Conquest1940 · Film · Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
King of the Royal Mounted1940 · Film · Wall
The Leather Pushers1940 · Film
Public Deb No. 11940 · Film · Clerk
The Great Profile1940 · Film · Doctor Perkins
The Golden Fleecing1940 · Film · Cashier (uncredited)
The Secret Seven1940 · Film · Walter W. Carter
I Love You Again1940 · Film · Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
Stage to Chino1940 · Film · Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
My Love Came Back1940 · Film · Accountant (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison1940 · Film · Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
Private Affairs1940 · Film · Stock Buyer (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder1940 · Film · Hale
Hold That Woman!1940 · Film · Bill Lannigan
Edison, the Man1940 · Film · Broker
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise1940 · Film · Police Doctor at Hotel
The Man with Nine Lives1940 · Film · John Hawthorne
Dark Command1940 · Film · Town Leader
Drums of Fu Manchu1940 · Film · Prof. Ezra Howard
The Grapes of Wrath1940 · Film · Bookseller (uncredited)
Women Without Names1940 · Film · Sheriff
Pioneers of the West1940 · Film · Morgan
The Big Premiere1940 · Film · Theater Owner
Five Little Peppers at Home1940 · Film · Daniels
Danger Ahead1940 · Film · Thomas Hatch
Brother Rat and a Baby1940 · Film · Pawnbroker
Legion of the Lawless1940 · Film · Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
Music in My Heart1940 · Film · City Editor (uncredited)
Reno1939 · Film · Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
Drunk Driving1939 · Film · Doctor (uncredited)
Bad Little Angel1939 · Film · Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · Film · Secretary (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet1939 · Film · Chris Durk
Sabotage1939 · Film · (uncredited)
A Woman is the Judge1939 · Film · Ramsey
Here I Am a Stranger1939 · Film · Professor
Each Dawn I Die1939 · Film · Parole Board Member (uncredited)
In Name Only1939 · Film · Head Train Steward (uncredited)
The Man They Could Not Hang1939 · Film · King - City Editor (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever1939 · Film · Mr. Davis (uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave1939 · Film · Appleby
Racketeers of the Range1939 · Film · Wiliam J. Benson
It's a Wonderful World1939 · Film · Doctor (uncredited)
Ex-Champ1939 · Film · Lawton
Fixer Dugan1939 · Film · Steve
Weather Wizards1939 · Film · California Meteorologist
Trouble in Sundown1939 · Film · Edward Simmons
Money to Loan1939 · Film · Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
Nancy Drew... Reporter1939 · Film · Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
Flying G-Men1939 · Film · Dr. Alexander Craig
North of Shanghai1939 · Film · Editor
Blackwell's Island1939 · Film · Finlay (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal1939 · Film · Doctor (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight1939 · Film · Auctioneer
Kentucky1938 · Film · Man at Race Track
Gang Bullets1938 · Film · Capt. Brown
Tarnished Angel1938 · Film · Mr. Greer
Too Hot to Handle1938 · Film · Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)
The Chaser1938 · Film · Process Server
Think It Over1938 · Film
Racket Busters1938 · Film · Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
Women in Prison1938 · Film · Henry Russell
Who Killed Gail Preston?1938 · Film · Mr. Curran
Borrowing Trouble1937 · Film · Clark
The Shadow Strikes1937 · Film · Bill Gordan
Love Is on the Air1937 · Film · Meeting Chairman
Easy Living1937 · Film · Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
Midnight Taxi1937 · Film · Doc Wilson
Love Is News1937 · Film · Clerk (uncredited)
Dick Tracy1937 · Film · Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
Great Guy1936 · Film · City Editor (Uncredited)
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island1936 · Film · E.G. Ellsworth
The Public Pays1936 · Film · Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
The President's Mystery1936 · Film · Banker (uncredited)
Wives Never Know1936 · Film · Doctor (uncredited)
And Sudden Death1936 · Film · Judge
Easy Money1936 · Film · Lawyer Rusick
Three of a Kind1936 · Film · Doc Adams
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford1936 · Film · Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
The Drag Net1936 · Film · Arnold Crane
The Country Doctor1936 · Film · City Editor (uncredited)
Hitch Hike To Heaven1936 · Film · Charlie Reed
We're Only Human1935 · Film · Ballistics Expert
The Calling of Dan Matthews1935 · Film · City Editor Edison (uncredited)
Happiness C.O.D.1935 · Film · Snyder
Twin Triplets1935 · Film · J. Benton, City Editor
The Girl Who Came Back1935 · Film · Henchman Waddy
Special Agent1935 · Film · Gus (uncredited)
Cheers of the Crowd1935 · Film · Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
Every Night at Eight1935 · Film · Huxley
Woman Wanted1935 · Film · Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
Death from a Distance1935 · Film
The Westerner1934 · Film · Senator Lockhart
A Man's Game1934 · Film · John T. Bradley
I'll Tell the World1934 · Film · Legendre