John Dilson

John Dilson

Known for
Acting
Born
February 18, 1891
Died
June 1, 1944 (aged 53)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

Filmography

1944
Gun to Gun poster

Gun to Gun

Movie

1944
The Ghost That Walks Alone poster

The Ghost That Walks Alone

Movie · as Bascomb (uncredited)

1944
Beautiful But Broke poster

Beautiful But Broke

Movie · as Putnam

1943
All by Myself poster

All by Myself

Movie · as Mr. Dilson

1943
Happy Land poster

Happy Land

Movie · as Charles Clayton (uncredited)

1943
This Land Is Mine poster

This Land Is Mine

Movie · as Mayor's Secretary

1943
King of the Cowboys poster

King of the Cowboys

Movie · as Bryson

1943
Idaho poster

Idaho

Movie · as Board Member

1943
The Leopard Man poster

The Leopard Man

Movie · as Coroner (uncredited)

1943
Slightly Dangerous poster

Slightly Dangerous

Movie · as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

1943
Around the World poster

Around the World

Movie · as Colonel

1943
So's Your Uncle poster

So's Your Uncle

Movie · as Stevens

1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case poster

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

Movie · as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

1943
Mission to Moscow poster

Mission to Moscow

Movie · as American Senator (uncredited)

1943
Princess O'Rourke poster

Princess O'Rourke

Movie · as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

1943
She Has What It Takes poster

She Has What It Takes

Movie · as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

1942
Wildcat poster

Wildcat

Movie · as Gus Sloane

1942
Madame Spy poster

Madame Spy

Movie · as Proprietor Martin

1942
The Mayor of 44th Street poster

The Mayor of 44th Street

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

1942
Queen of Broadway poster

Queen of Broadway

Movie · as Bickel

1942
Sabotage Squad poster

Sabotage Squad

Movie · as Guthrie

1942
The Great Gildersleeve poster

The Great Gildersleeve

Movie · as Mayor Appleton

1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point poster

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Movie · as Senator (uncredited)

1942
Over My Dead Body poster

Over My Dead Body

Movie · as Editor

1942
Obliging Young Lady poster

Obliging Young Lady

Movie · as Uncle Joe (uncredited)

1942
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! poster

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

Movie · as Judge Smith

1942
A Night to Remember poster

A Night to Remember

Movie · as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

1942
You Can't Escape Forever poster

You Can't Escape Forever

Movie · as Pop (uncredited)

1942
For Me and My Gal poster

For Me and My Gal

Movie · as Lou (uncredited)

1942
Fly By Night poster

Fly By Night

Movie · as Police Dr. Tracy

1941
Manpower poster

Manpower

Movie · as Jail Clerk (uncredited)

1941
Doctors Don't Tell poster

Doctors Don't Tell

Movie

1941
Two Latins from Manhattan poster

Two Latins from Manhattan

Movie · as Jerome Kittleman

1941
The Monster and the Girl poster

The Monster and the Girl

Movie · as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

1941
They Meet Again poster

They Meet Again

Movie · as William Merrill Sr.

1941
Johnny Eager poster

Johnny Eager

Movie · as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

1941
The Wagons Roll at Night poster

The Wagons Roll at Night

Movie · as Minister (uncredited)

1941
Man-Made Monster poster

Man-Made Monster

Movie · as Medical Examiner

1941
Sunset in Wyoming poster

Sunset in Wyoming

Movie · as Phipps

1941
Jesse James at Bay poster

Jesse James at Bay

Movie · as Collins (uncredited)

1941
Father Steps Out poster

Father Steps Out

Movie · as Tom Oliver

1941
The Lady from Cheyenne poster

The Lady from Cheyenne

Movie · as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

1941
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary poster

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

Movie · as Mr. Davis

1941
Sergeant York poster

Sergeant York

Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)

1941
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. poster

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

Movie · as Henry Weldon

1941
Citizen Kane poster

Citizen Kane

Movie · as Ward Heeler (uncredited)

1941
The Deadly Game poster

The Deadly Game

Movie · as Harkness

1941
Across the Sierras poster

Across the Sierras

Movie · as Dan Woodworth

1941
I'll Fix It

I'll Fix It

Movie · as Burger, the lawyer

1941
Cyclone on Horseback poster

Cyclone on Horseback

Movie · as Mr. Williams

1941
New York Town poster

New York Town

Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

1941
The Great Mr. Nobody poster

The Great Mr. Nobody

Movie · as Pawnbroker

1941
Naval Academy poster

Naval Academy

Movie · as John Frazier

1941
Highway West poster

Highway West

Movie · as The Judge (uncredited)

1941
Whistling in the Dark poster

Whistling in the Dark

Movie · as Hugo in Show (uncredited)

1941
1-2-3-Go! poster

1-2-3-Go!

Movie · as Mayor

1941
The Face Behind the Mask poster

The Face Behind the Mask

Movie · as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

1941
Unfinished Rainbows

Unfinished Rainbows

Movie · as Prof. Jewett

1940
The Secret Seven poster

The Secret Seven

Movie · as Walter W. Carter

1940
Phantom of Chinatown poster

Phantom of Chinatown

Movie · as Charlie Frasier

1940
Girls Under 21 poster

Girls Under 21

Movie · as Albert Carter, School Principal

1940
Marked Men poster

Marked Men

Movie · as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

1940
Adventures of Red Ryder poster

Adventures of Red Ryder

Movie · as Hale

1940
Pioneers of the West poster

Pioneers of the West

Movie · as Morgan

1940
The Leather Pushers poster

The Leather Pushers

Movie

1940
The Man with Nine Lives poster

The Man with Nine Lives

Movie · as John Hawthorne

1940
Stage to Chino poster

Stage to Chino

Movie · as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

1940
You, the People poster

You, the People

Movie · as Mr. Sanders

1940
King of the Royal Mounted poster

King of the Royal Mounted

Movie · as Wall

1940
Danger Ahead poster

Danger Ahead

Movie · as Thomas Hatch

1940
Drums of Fu Manchu poster

Drums of Fu Manchu

Movie · as Prof. Ezra Howard

1940
The Big Premiere poster

The Big Premiere

Movie · as Theater Owner

1940
Thundering Frontier poster

Thundering Frontier

Movie · as Carter Filmore

1940
The Grapes of Wrath poster

The Grapes of Wrath

Movie · as Bookseller (uncredited)

1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise poster

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Movie · as Police Doctor at Hotel

1940
Five Little Peppers at Home poster

Five Little Peppers at Home

Movie · as Daniels

1940
Music in My Heart poster

Music in My Heart

Movie · as City Editor (uncredited)

1940
Legion of the Lawless poster

Legion of the Lawless

Movie · as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)

1940
Brother Rat and a Baby poster

Brother Rat and a Baby

Movie · as Pawnbroker

1940
Edison, the Man poster

Edison, the Man

Movie · as Broker

1940
Dark Command poster

Dark Command

Movie · as Town Leader

1940
My Love Came Back poster

My Love Came Back

Movie · as Accountant (uncredited)

1940
Gallant Sons poster

Gallant Sons

Movie · as Druggist (uncredited)

1940
City for Conquest poster

City for Conquest

Movie · as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

1940
I Love You Again poster

I Love You Again

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

1940
The Golden Fleecing poster

The Golden Fleecing

Movie · as Cashier (uncredited)

1940
No, No, Nanette poster

No, No, Nanette

Movie · as Desk Clerk

1940
Millionaires in Prison poster

Millionaires in Prison

Movie · as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

1940
Beyond the Sacramento poster

Beyond the Sacramento

Movie · as Jason Perry

1940
Hold That Woman! poster

Hold That Woman!

Movie · as Bill Lannigan

1940
The Great Profile poster

The Great Profile

Movie · as Doctor Perkins

1940
Women Without Names poster

Women Without Names

Movie · as Sheriff

1940
Public Deb No. 1 poster

Public Deb No. 1

Movie · as Clerk

1940
Glamour for Sale poster

Glamour for Sale

Movie · as Wilson (uncredited)

1940
Private Affairs poster

Private Affairs

Movie · as Stock Buyer (uncredited)

1939
North of Shanghai poster

North of Shanghai

Movie · as Editor

1939
Flying G-Men poster

Flying G-Men

Movie · as Dr. Alexander Craig

1939
Scandal Sheet poster

Scandal Sheet

Movie · as Chris Durk

1939
Racketeers of the Range poster

Racketeers of the Range

Movie · as Wiliam J. Benson

1939
Stand Up and Fight poster

Stand Up and Fight

Movie · as Auctioneer

1939
They Made Me a Criminal poster

They Made Me a Criminal

Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter poster

Nancy Drew... Reporter

Movie · as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

1939
Blackwell's Island poster

Blackwell's Island

Movie · as Finlay (uncredited)

1939
It's a Wonderful World poster

It's a Wonderful World

Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

1939
Each Dawn I Die poster

Each Dawn I Die

Movie · as Parole Board Member (uncredited)

1939
In Name Only poster

In Name Only

Movie · as Head Train Steward (uncredited)

1939
The Man They Could Not Hang poster

The Man They Could Not Hang

Movie · as King - City Editor (uncredited)

1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Movie · as Secretary (uncredited)

1939
Reno poster

Reno

Movie · as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

1939
Bad Little Angel poster

Bad Little Angel

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

1939
Fixer Dugan poster

Fixer Dugan

Movie · as Steve

1939
Here I Am a Stranger poster

Here I Am a Stranger

Movie · as Professor

1939
Trouble in Sundown poster

Trouble in Sundown

Movie · as Edward Simmons

1939
Money to Loan poster

Money to Loan

Movie · as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

1939
Weather Wizards poster

Weather Wizards

Movie · as California Meteorologist

1939
Sabotage poster

Sabotage

Movie · as (uncredited)

1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever poster

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

Movie · as Mr. Davis (uncredited)

1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave poster

S.O.S Tidal Wave

Movie · as Appleby

1939
A Woman is the Judge poster

A Woman is the Judge

Movie · as Ramsey

1939
Ex-Champ poster

Ex-Champ

Movie · as Lawton

1939
Drunk Driving poster

Drunk Driving

Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

1938
Think It Over poster

Think It Over

Movie

1938
Women in Prison poster

Women in Prison

Movie · as Henry Russell

1938
Who Killed Gail Preston? poster

Who Killed Gail Preston?

Movie · as Mr. Curran

1938
Gang Bullets poster

Gang Bullets

Movie · as Capt. Brown

1938
Racket Busters poster

Racket Busters

Movie · as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

1938
Tarnished Angel poster

Tarnished Angel

Movie · as Mr. Greer

1938
Kentucky poster

Kentucky

Movie · as Man at Race Track

1938
A Clean Sweep

A Clean Sweep

Movie · as Bank Manager

1938
The Chaser poster

The Chaser

Movie · as Process Server

1938
Too Hot to Handle poster

Too Hot to Handle

Movie · as Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)

1937
Easy Living poster

Easy Living

Movie · as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

1937
Dick Tracy poster

Dick Tracy

Movie · as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

1937
Midnight Taxi poster

Midnight Taxi

Movie · as Doc Wilson

1937
Love Is on the Air poster

Love Is on the Air

Movie · as Meeting Chairman

1937
Love Is News poster

Love Is News

Movie · as Clerk (uncredited)

1937
The Shadow Strikes poster

The Shadow Strikes

Movie · as Bill Gordan

1937
Borrowing Trouble poster

Borrowing Trouble

Movie · as Clark

1936
The President's Mystery poster

The President's Mystery

Movie · as Banker (uncredited)

1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford poster

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

Movie · as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

1936
Three of a Kind poster

Three of a Kind

Movie · as Doc Adams

1936
The Drag Net poster

The Drag Net

Movie · as Arnold Crane

1936
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island poster

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

Movie · as E.G. Ellsworth

1936
The Country Doctor poster

The Country Doctor

Movie · as City Editor (uncredited)

1936
Easy Money poster

Easy Money

Movie · as Lawyer Rusick

1936
And Sudden Death poster

And Sudden Death

Movie · as Judge

1936
Hitch Hike To Heaven poster

Hitch Hike To Heaven

Movie · as Charlie Reed

1936
The Public Pays poster

The Public Pays

Movie · as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

1936
Great Guy poster

Great Guy

Movie · as City Editor (Uncredited)

1936
Wives Never Know poster

Wives Never Know

Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

1935
Happiness C.O.D. poster

Happiness C.O.D.

Movie · as Snyder

1935
The Girl Who Came Back poster

The Girl Who Came Back

Movie · as Henchman Waddy

1935
Every Night at Eight poster

Every Night at Eight

Movie · as Huxley

1935
Twin Triplets poster

Twin Triplets

Movie · as J. Benton, City Editor

1935
We're Only Human poster

We're Only Human

Movie · as Ballistics Expert

1935
Woman Wanted poster

Woman Wanted

Movie · as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

1935
Cheers of the Crowd poster

Cheers of the Crowd

Movie · as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)

1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews poster

The Calling of Dan Matthews

Movie · as City Editor Edison (uncredited)

1935
Special Agent poster

Special Agent

Movie · as Gus (uncredited)

1935
Death from a Distance poster

Death from a Distance

Movie

1934
A Man's Game poster

A Man's Game

Movie · as John T. Bradley

1934
I'll Tell the World poster

I'll Tell the World

Movie · as Legendre

1934
The Westerner poster

The Westerner

Movie · as Senator Lockhart