Birthday: 1891-02-18
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
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.
Manpower
Jail Clerk (uncredited)
6.7
The Secret Seven
Walter W. Carter
0
Phantom of Chinatown
Charlie Frasier
5.733
Easy Living
Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
7.033
Think It Over
6.333
North of Shanghai
Editor
0
Doctors Don't Tell
4.9
Two Latins from Manhattan
Jerome Kittleman
5
Flying G-Men
Dr. Alexander Craig
6
Gun to Gun
0
The Monster and the Girl
Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
5.8
Girls Under 21
Albert Carter, School Principal
4.5
They Meet Again
William Merrill Sr.
5
The President's Mystery
Banker (uncredited)
5.3
Marked Men
Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
5
Women in Prison
Henry Russell
6
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
6.286
Dick Tracy
Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
4.6
Scandal Sheet
Chris Durk
0
Johnny Eager
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
6.1
Who Killed Gail Preston?
Mr. Curran
6
Three of a Kind
Doc Adams
5.2
The Drag-Net
Arnold Crane
4.7
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
E.G. Ellsworth
7.4
Happiness C.O.D.
Snyder
6
Adventures of Red Ryder
Hale
5.5
Racketeers of the Range
Wiliam J. Benson
6.625
Gang Bullets
Capt. Brown
5.7
Wildcat
Gus Sloane
3.5
The Wagons Roll at Night
Minister (uncredited)
6.5
A Man's Game
John T. Bradley
0
Pioneers of the West
Morgan
0
The Leather Pushers
0
The Girl Who Came Back
Henchman Waddy
5.7
Every Night at Eight
Huxley
6.667
The Man with Nine Lives
John Hawthorne
6.2
Twin Triplets
J. Benton, City Editor
0
Midnight Taxi
Doc Wilson
5
I'll Tell the World
Legendre
0
Racket Busters
Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
5.1
We're Only Human
Ballistics Expert
6.5
Woman Wanted
Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
6.3
Love Is on the Air
Meeting Chairman
5
The Ghost That Walks Alone
Bascomb (uncredited)
3.667
Tarnished Angel
Mr. Greer
5.5
Stand Up and Fight
Auctioneer
5.8
They Made Me a Criminal
Doctor (uncredited)
6.1
Cheers of the Crowd
Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
5.5
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
6.017
Blackwell's Island
Finlay (uncredited)
5
It's a Wonderful World
Doctor (uncredited)
6.4
Each Dawn I Die
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
6.833
In Name Only
Head Train Steward (uncredited)
6.983
The Man They Could Not Hang
King - City Editor (uncredited)
6.578
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Secretary (uncredited)
7.845
Stage to Chino
Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
5.375
Reno
Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
6
Bad Little Angel
Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
4.9
Man-Made Monster
Medical Examiner
6.1
Kentucky
Man at Race Track
5.833
You, the People
Mr. Sanders
5.75
King of the Royal Mounted
Wall
6
Danger Ahead
Thomas Hatch
0
Drums of Fu Manchu
Prof. Ezra Howard
6.1
The Big Premiere
Theater Owner
6
Fixer Dugan
Steve
6.5
The Country Doctor
City Editor (uncredited)
6
Thundering Frontier
Carter Filmore
0
Here I Am a Stranger
Professor
7
Sunset in Wyoming
Phipps
0
The Grapes of Wrath
Bookseller (uncredited)
7.819
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Police Doctor at Hotel
6.7
Five Little Peppers at Home
Daniels
6.3
Jesse James at Bay
Collins (uncredited)
4.222
Music in My Heart
City Editor (uncredited)
6.2
Legion of the Lawless
Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
5.2
Brother Rat and a Baby
Pawnbroker
5.2
Edison, the Man
Broker
6.6
Father Steps Out
Tom Oliver
3
Trouble in Sundown
Edward Simmons
0
Money to Loan
Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
6.667
Easy Money
Lawyer Rusick
4.4
All by Myself
Mr. Dilson
0
The Lady from Cheyenne
Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
5.2
Dark Command
Town Leader
6.327
Love Is News
Clerk (uncredited)
6
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Mr. Davis
5.375
Happy Land
Charles Clayton (uncredited)
6.2
Sergeant York
Reporter (uncredited)
7.189
This Land Is Mine
Mayor's Secretary
7.148
My Love Came Back
Accountant (uncredited)
5.2
Gallant Sons
Druggist (uncredited)
7.2
City for Conquest
Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
6.833
I Love You Again
Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
7.2
The Golden Fleecing
Cashier (uncredited)
5.3
No, No, Nanette
Desk Clerk
6
Millionaires in Prison
Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
6
Madame Spy
Proprietor Martin
6
Beyond the Sacramento
Jason Perry
0
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Henry Weldon
5.7
Hold That Woman!
Bill Lannigan
5
The Great Profile
Doctor Perkins
6.3
Women Without Names
Sheriff
4.8
Weather Wizards
California Meteorologist
6
The Mayor of 44th Street
Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
4.333
And Sudden Death
Judge
0
Hitch Hike To Heaven
Charlie Reed
0
Citizen Kane
Ward Heeler (uncredited)
7.997
The Shadow Strikes
Bill Gordan
4.4
The Deadly Game
Harkness
6
Across the Sierras
Dan Woodworth
2.2
Sabotage
(uncredited)
7
I'll Fix It
Character: Burger, the lawyer
0
Queen of Broadway
Bickel
5
Cyclone on Horseback
Mr. Williams
5.8
Sabotage Squad
Guthrie
6
The Great Gildersleeve
Mayor Appleton
5.9
King of the Cowboys
Bryson
5.5
Idaho
Board Member
5.7
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Senator (uncredited)
5.833
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Mr. Davis (uncredited)
5.692
The Leopard Man
Coroner (uncredited)
6.471
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Appleby
5.7
New York Town
Doctor (uncredited)
10
Over My Dead Body
Editor
0
The Great Mr. Nobody
Pawnbroker
5.3
Obliging Young Lady
Uncle Joe (uncredited)
5
Slightly Dangerous
'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
6
A Woman is the Judge
Ramsey
0
A Clean Sweep
Character: Bank Manager
0
Beautiful But Broke
Putnam
5
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
Judge Smith
3.5
Around the World
Colonel
5
Borrowing Trouble
Clark
6
Naval Academy
John Frazier
0
So's Your Uncle
Stevens
5
The Public Pays
Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
7.1
Public Deb No. 1
Clerk
4.2
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
5.5
Mission to Moscow
American Senator (uncredited)
5.306
Princess O'Rourke
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
6.3
Ex-Champ
Lawton
6
A Night to Remember
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
6.6
The Chaser
Process Server
6
Glamour for Sale
Wilson (uncredited)
4.667
The Calling of Dan Matthews
City Editor Edison (uncredited)
3
Special Agent
Gus (uncredited)
6.2
Highway West
The Judge (uncredited)
5.8
Private Affairs
Stock Buyer (uncredited)
0
Whistling in the Dark
Hugo in Show (uncredited)
5.8
Drunk Driving
Doctor (uncredited)
5.4
Great Guy
City Editor (Uncredited)
6.2
She Has What It Takes
Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
0
You Can't Escape Forever
Pop (uncredited)
5.4
For Me and My Gal
Lou (uncredited)
6.4
Fly By Night
Police Dr. Tracy
6.4
1-2-3-Go!
Mayor
6.5
The Westerner
Senator Lockhart
0
Wives Never Know
Doctor (uncredited)
0
The Face Behind the Mask
Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
6.5
Death from a Distance
4.8
Unfinished Rainbows
Character: Prof. Jewett
0