John Dilson

Acting • 1891-02-18 • Brooklyn, New York, USA

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

6.3

The Man with Nine Lives

1940

5.6

Marked Men

1940

6.0

Phantom of Chinatown

1940

7.0

Weather Wizards

1939

5.4

The Drag Net

1936

6.7

Racketeers of the Range

1939

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Filmography

1944
The Ghost That Walks AloneFilm
Bascomb (uncredited)
★ 4.8
1944
Beautiful But BrokeFilm
Putnam
★ 6.0
1944
Gun to GunFilm
★ 8.0
1943
The Leopard ManFilm
Coroner (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1943
This Land Is MineFilm
Mayor's Secretary
★ 7.1
1943
Princess O'RourkeFilm
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1943
Mission to MoscowFilm
American Senator (uncredited)
★ 5.7
1943
Slightly DangerousFilm
'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1943
King of the CowboysFilm
Bryson
★ 6.0
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal CaseFilm
Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1943
Happy LandFilm
Charles Clayton (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1943
Around the WorldFilm
Colonel
★ 6.8
1943
IdahoFilm
Board Member
★ 6.2
1943
She Has What It TakesFilm
Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
★ 9.0
1943
So's Your UncleFilm
Stevens
★ 6.0
1943
All by MyselfFilm
Mr. Dilson
★ 8.0
1942
For Me and My GalFilm
Lou (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1942
A Night to RememberFilm
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
★ 6.7
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West PointFilm
Senator (uncredited)
★ 6.4
1942
Fly By NightFilm
Police Dr. Tracy
★ 6.7
1942
The Great GildersleeveFilm
Mayor Appleton
★ 6.2
1942
You Can't Escape ForeverFilm
Pop (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1942
The Mayor of 44th StreetFilm
Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
★ 5.0
1942
Obliging Young LadyFilm
Uncle Joe (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1942
Queen of BroadwayFilm
Bickel
★ 6.3
1942
Sabotage SquadFilm
Guthrie
★ 7.5
1942
WildcatFilm
Gus Sloane
★ 5.7
1942
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!Film
Judge Smith
★ 5.3
1942
Madame SpyFilm
Proprietor Martin
★ 6.5
1942
Over My Dead BodyFilm
Editor
★ 8.0
1941
Citizen KaneFilm
Ward Heeler (uncredited)
★ 8.0
1941
Sergeant YorkFilm
Reporter (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1941
Johnny EagerFilm
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1941
The Face Behind the MaskFilm
Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1941
Man-Made MonsterFilm
Medical Examiner
★ 6.1
1941
The Monster and the GirlFilm
Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
★ 5.7
1941
The Wagons Roll at NightFilm
Minister (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1941
ManpowerFilm
Jail Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1941
Whistling in the DarkFilm
Hugo in Show (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1941
Andy Hardy's Private SecretaryFilm
Mr. Davis
★ 5.8
1941
Jesse James at BayFilm
Collins (uncredited)
★ 4.8
1941
Doctors Don't TellFilm
★ 5.2
1941
1-2-3-Go!Film
Mayor
★ 6.6
1941
Highway WestFilm
The Judge (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1941
The Great Mr. NobodyFilm
Pawnbroker
★ 6.0
1941
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Film
Henry Weldon
★ 6.8
1941
The Lady from CheyenneFilm
Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
★ 5.7
1941
Cyclone on HorsebackFilm
Mr. Williams
★ 6.4
1941
New York TownFilm
Doctor (uncredited)
★ 8.5
1941
I'll Fix ItFilm
Burger, the lawyer
★ 10.0
1941
They Meet AgainFilm
William Merrill Sr.
★ 7.5
1941
The Deadly GameFilm
Harkness
★ 7.0
1941
Unfinished RainbowsFilm
Prof. Jewett
★ 9.0
1941
Naval AcademyFilm
John Frazier
★ 9.0
1941
Father Steps OutFilm
Tom Oliver
★ 6.5
1941
Across the SierrasFilm
Dan Woodworth
★ 4.5
1941
Two Latins from ManhattanFilm
Jerome Kittleman
★ 6.0
1941
Sunset in WyomingFilm
Phipps
★ 7.0
1940
The Grapes of WrathFilm
Bookseller (uncredited)
★ 7.8
1940
I Love You AgainFilm
Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1940
Dark CommandFilm
Town Leader
★ 6.4
1940
City for ConquestFilm
Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1940
Edison, the ManFilm
Broker
★ 6.8
1940
The Man with Nine LivesFilm
John Hawthorne
★ 6.3
1940
Charlie Chan's Murder CruiseFilm
Police Doctor at Hotel
★ 6.9
1940
Phantom of ChinatownFilm
Charlie Frasier
★ 6.0
1940
Music in My HeartFilm
City Editor (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1940
Gallant SonsFilm
Druggist (uncredited)
★ 7.4
1940
Millionaires in PrisonFilm
Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
★ 6.1
1940
Marked MenFilm
Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
★ 5.6
1940
The Golden FleecingFilm
Cashier (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1940
Drums of Fu ManchuFilm
Prof. Ezra Howard
★ 6.2
1940
My Love Came BackFilm
Accountant (uncredited)
★ 4.9
1940
You, the PeopleFilm
Mr. Sanders
★ 6.2
1940
Legion of the LawlessFilm
Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
★ 6.2
1940
Five Little Peppers at HomeFilm
Daniels
★ 7.0
1940
No, No, NanetteFilm
Desk Clerk
★ 6.2
1940
The Great ProfileFilm
Doctor Perkins
★ 6.8
1940
Stage to ChinoFilm
Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
★ 5.9
1940
Glamour for SaleFilm
Wilson (uncredited)
★ 5.0
1940
Brother Rat and a BabyFilm
Pawnbroker
★ 6.1
1940
Public Deb No. 1Film
Clerk
★ 4.9
1940
Women Without NamesFilm
Sheriff
★ 4.7
1940
Adventures of Red RyderFilm
Hale
★ 6.7
1940
The Big PremiereFilm
Theater Owner
★ 6.7
1940
Girls Under 21Film
Albert Carter, School Principal
★ 4.8
1940
King of the Royal MountedFilm
Wall
★ 7.5
1940
The Secret SevenFilm
Walter W. Carter
★ 10.0
1940
Thundering FrontierFilm
Carter Filmore
★ 10.0
1940
Hold That Woman!Film
Bill Lannigan
★ 7.0
1940
Beyond the SacramentoFilm
Jason Perry
★ 9.0
1940
Danger AheadFilm
Thomas Hatch
★ 8.0
1940
The Leather PushersFilm
★ 8.0
1940
Pioneers of the WestFilm
Morgan
★ 7.0
1940
Private AffairsFilm
Stock Buyer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonFilm
Secretary (uncredited)
★ 7.8
1939
Each Dawn I DieFilm
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1939
In Name OnlyFilm
Head Train Steward (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1939
It's a Wonderful WorldFilm
Doctor (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1939
The Man They Could Not HangFilm
King - City Editor (uncredited)
★ 6.6
1939
They Made Me a CriminalFilm
Doctor (uncredited)
★ 6.3
1939
Nancy Drew... ReporterFilm
Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
★ 6.1
1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring FeverFilm
Mr. Davis (uncredited)
★ 5.7
1939
Drunk DrivingFilm
Doctor (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1939
Blackwell's IslandFilm
Finlay (uncredited)
★ 5.5
1939
Stand Up and FightFilm
Auctioneer
★ 6.0
1939
Racketeers of the RangeFilm
Wiliam J. Benson
★ 6.7
1939
Money to LoanFilm
Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
★ 6.8
1939
SabotageFilm
(uncredited)
★ 6.6
1939
Fixer DuganFilm
Steve
★ 6.5
1939
Weather WizardsFilm
California Meteorologist
★ 7.0
1939
S.O.S Tidal WaveFilm
Appleby
★ 6.8
1939
Bad Little AngelFilm
Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
★ 5.5
1939
Ex-ChampFilm
Lawton
★ 7.3
1939
Here I Am a StrangerFilm
Professor
★ 7.3
1939
RenoFilm
Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
★ 6.7
1939
Flying G-MenFilm
Dr. Alexander Craig
★ 8.0
1939
North of ShanghaiFilm
Editor
★ 8.0
1939
Trouble in SundownFilm
Edward Simmons
★ 8.0
1939
A Woman is the JudgeFilm
Ramsey
★ 7.0
1939
Scandal SheetFilm
Chris Durk
★ 7.0
1938
Too Hot to HandleFilm
Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)
★ 6.1
1938
Racket BustersFilm
Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
★ 5.6
1938
KentuckyFilm
Man at Race Track
★ 6.1
1938
Gang BulletsFilm
Capt. Brown
★ 5.9
1938
Tarnished AngelFilm
Mr. Greer
★ 5.3
1938
Think It OverFilm
★ 7.2
1938
Women in PrisonFilm
Henry Russell
★ 8.0
1938
The ChaserFilm
Process Server
★ 8.0
1938
A Clean SweepFilm
Bank Manager
★ 10.0
1938
Who Killed Gail Preston?Film
Mr. Curran
★ 6.5
1937
Easy LivingFilm
Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1937
The Shadow StrikesFilm
Bill Gordan
★ 4.7
1937
Love Is NewsFilm
Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.3
1937
Dick TracyFilm
Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
★ 5.2
1937
Love Is on the AirFilm
Meeting Chairman
★ 6.2
1937
Midnight TaxiFilm
Doc Wilson
★ 6.2
1937
Borrowing TroubleFilm
Clark
★ 7.0
1936
The Ex-Mrs. BradfordFilm
Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
★ 6.3
1936
Great GuyFilm
City Editor (Uncredited)
★ 6.3
1936
The Public PaysFilm
Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
★ 6.9
1936
Three of a KindFilm
Doc Adams
★ 5.8
1936
The President's MysteryFilm
Banker (uncredited)
★ 5.8
1936
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper IslandFilm
E.G. Ellsworth
★ 7.3
1936
The Drag NetFilm
Arnold Crane
★ 5.4
1936
Easy MoneyFilm
Lawyer Rusick
★ 4.8
1936
The Country DoctorFilm
City Editor (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1936
Hitch Hike To HeavenFilm
Charlie Reed
★ 10.0
1936
Wives Never KnowFilm
Doctor (uncredited)
★ 9.0
1936
And Sudden DeathFilm
Judge
★ 8.0
1935
Special AgentFilm
Gus (uncredited)
★ 6.1
1935
Woman WantedFilm
Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
★ 6.8
1935
The Girl Who Came BackFilm
Henchman Waddy
★ 6.0
1935
Every Night at EightFilm
Huxley
★ 7.0
1935
Cheers of the CrowdFilm
Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
★ 5.8
1935
We're Only HumanFilm
Ballistics Expert
★ 6.5
1935
Death from a DistanceFilm
★ 5.2
1935
Happiness C.O.D.Film
Snyder
★ 7.5
1935
The Calling of Dan MatthewsFilm
City Editor Edison (uncredited)
★ 4.7
1935
Twin TripletsFilm
J. Benton, City Editor
★ 8.0
1934
A Man's GameFilm
John T. Bradley
★ 10.0
1934
The WesternerFilm
Senator Lockhart
★ 8.0
1934
I'll Tell the WorldFilm
Legendre
★ 7.0