Acting
John Dilson
EN cinema · 163 credits
Born
18 February 1891
Died
1 June 1944 (aged 53)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also known as John H. Dilson
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
The Ghost That Walks Alone
as Bascomb (uncredited)
Beautiful But Broke
as Putnam
All by Myself
as Mr. Dilson
Happy Land
as Charles Clayton (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
as Mayor's Secretary
Idaho
as Board Member
King of the Cowboys
as Bryson
The Leopard Man
as Coroner (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
Around the World
as Colonel
So's Your Uncle
as Stevens
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as American Senator (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
She Has What It Takes
as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
Wildcat
as Gus Sloane
Madame Spy
as Proprietor Martin
The Mayor of 44th Street
as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
Queen of Broadway
as Bickel
Sabotage Squad
as Guthrie
The Great Gildersleeve
as Mayor Appleton
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Senator (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
as Editor
Obliging Young Lady
as Uncle Joe (uncredited)
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
as Judge Smith
A Night to Remember
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever
as Pop (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal
as Lou (uncredited)
Fly By Night
as Police Dr. Tracy
Manpower
as Jail Clerk (uncredited)
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Jerome Kittleman
The Monster and the Girl
as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
They Meet Again
as William Merrill Sr.
Johnny Eager
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Minister (uncredited)
Man-Made Monster
as Medical Examiner
Sunset in Wyoming
as Phipps
Jesse James at Bay
as Collins (uncredited)
Father Steps Out
as Tom Oliver
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Mr. Davis
Sergeant York
as Reporter (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Henry Weldon
Citizen Kane
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
The Deadly Game
as Harkness
Across the Sierras
as Dan Woodworth
I'll Fix It
1941
I'll Fix It
as Burger, the lawyer
Cyclone on Horseback
as Mr. Williams
New York Town
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Pawnbroker
Naval Academy
as John Frazier
Highway West
as The Judge (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
as Hugo in Show (uncredited)
1-2-3-Go!
as Mayor
The Face Behind the Mask
as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
Unfinished Rainbows
1941
Unfinished Rainbows
as Prof. Jewett
The Secret Seven
as Walter W. Carter
Phantom of Chinatown
as Charlie Frasier
Girls Under 21
as Albert Carter, School Principal
Marked Men
as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
Pioneers of the West
as Morgan
The Man with Nine Lives
as John Hawthorne
Stage to Chino
as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
You, the People
as Mr. Sanders
Danger Ahead
as Thomas Hatch
Drums of Fu Manchu
as Prof. Ezra Howard
The Big Premiere
as Theater Owner
Thundering Frontier
as Carter Filmore
The Grapes of Wrath
as Bookseller (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Police Doctor at Hotel
Five Little Peppers at Home
as Daniels
Music in My Heart
as City Editor (uncredited)
Legion of the Lawless
as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Pawnbroker
Edison, the Man
as Broker
Dark Command
as Town Leader
My Love Came Back
as Accountant (uncredited)
Gallant Sons
as Druggist (uncredited)
City for Conquest
as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
I Love You Again
as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
as Cashier (uncredited)
No, No, Nanette
as Desk Clerk
Millionaires in Prison
as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
Beyond the Sacramento
as Jason Perry
Hold That Woman!
as Bill Lannigan
The Great Profile
as Doctor Perkins
Women Without Names
as Sheriff
Public Deb No. 1
as Clerk
Glamour for Sale
as Wilson (uncredited)
Private Affairs
as Stock Buyer (uncredited)
North of Shanghai
as Editor
Flying G-Men
as Dr. Alexander Craig
Scandal Sheet
as Chris Durk
Racketeers of the Range
as Wiliam J. Benson
Stand Up and Fight
as Auctioneer
They Made Me a Criminal
as Doctor (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
Blackwell's Island
as Finlay (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
as Doctor (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
as Parole Board Member (uncredited)
In Name Only
as Head Train Steward (uncredited)
The Man They Could Not Hang
as King - City Editor (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Secretary (uncredited)
Reno
as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
Bad Little Angel
as Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
Fixer Dugan
as Steve
Here I Am a Stranger
as Professor
Trouble in Sundown
as Edward Simmons
Money to Loan
as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
Weather Wizards
as California Meteorologist
Sabotage
as (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Appleby
A Woman is the Judge
as Ramsey
Ex-Champ
as Lawton
Drunk Driving
as Doctor (uncredited)
Women in Prison
as Henry Russell
Who Killed Gail Preston?
as Mr. Curran
Gang Bullets
as Capt. Brown
Racket Busters
as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
Tarnished Angel
as Mr. Greer
Kentucky
as Man at Race Track
A Clean Sweep
1938
A Clean Sweep
as Bank Manager
The Chaser
as Process Server
Too Hot to Handle
as Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)
Easy Living
as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
Midnight Taxi
as Doc Wilson
Love Is on the Air
as Meeting Chairman
Love Is News
as Clerk (uncredited)
The Shadow Strikes
as Bill Gordan
Borrowing Trouble
as Clark
The President's Mystery
as Banker (uncredited)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
Three of a Kind
as Doc Adams
The Drag Net
as Arnold Crane
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
as E.G. Ellsworth
The Country Doctor
as City Editor (uncredited)
Easy Money
as Lawyer Rusick
And Sudden Death
as Judge
Hitch Hike To Heaven
as Charlie Reed
The Public Pays
as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
Great Guy
as City Editor (Uncredited)
Wives Never Know
as Doctor (uncredited)
Happiness C.O.D.
as Snyder
The Girl Who Came Back
as Henchman Waddy
Every Night at Eight
as Huxley
Twin Triplets
as J. Benton, City Editor
We're Only Human
as Ballistics Expert
Woman Wanted
as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
Cheers of the Crowd
as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as City Editor Edison (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Gus (uncredited)
A Man's Game
as John T. Bradley
I'll Tell the World
as Legendre
The Westerner
as Senator Lockhart