John Dilson
- Born
- February 18, 1891
- Died
- June 1, 1944 (53 years old)
- 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.
Known for
★ 8.0Citizen Kane
1941
★ 7.8The Grapes of Wrath
1940
★ 7.8Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
★ 7.2Sergeant York
1941
★ 6.5The Leopard Man
1943
★ 7.1This Land Is Mine
1943
★ 7.2I Love You Again
1940
★ 6.8Each Dawn I Die
1939
★ 7.2Easy Living
1937
★ 6.4Dark Command
1940
★ 6.5It's a Wonderful World
1939
★ 7.0In Name Only
1939
Filmography
- 1944The Ghost That Walks AloneFilm · Bascomb (uncredited)
- 1944Beautiful But BrokeFilm · Putnam
- 1944Gun to GunFilm
- 1943Around the WorldFilm · Colonel
- 1943Happy LandFilm · Charles Clayton (uncredited)
- 1943Princess O'RourkeFilm · Elevator Operator (uncredited)★ 6.5
- 1943So's Your UncleFilm · Stevens
- 1943All by MyselfFilm · Mr. Dilson
- 1943The Leopard ManFilm · Coroner (uncredited)★ 6.5
- 1943Dr. Gillespie's Criminal CaseFilm · Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
- 1943This Land Is MineFilm · Mayor's Secretary★ 7.1
- 1943Mission to MoscowFilm · American Senator (uncredited)★ 5.7
- 1943She Has What It TakesFilm · Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
- 1943King of the CowboysFilm · Bryson
- 1943Slightly DangerousFilm · 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
- 1943IdahoFilm · Board Member
- 1942The Great GildersleeveFilm · Mayor Appleton
- 1942Madame SpyFilm · Proprietor Martin
- 1942A Night to RememberFilm · Medical Examiner (uncredited)
- 1942Queen of BroadwayFilm · Bickel
- 1942For Me and My GalFilm · Lou (uncredited)★ 6.5
- 1942The Mayor of 44th StreetFilm · Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
- 1942You Can't Escape ForeverFilm · Pop (uncredited)
- 1942WildcatFilm · Gus Sloane
- 1942Sabotage SquadFilm · Guthrie
- 1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointFilm · Senator (uncredited)
- 1942Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!Film · Judge Smith
- 1942Obliging Young LadyFilm · Uncle Joe (uncredited)
- 1942Fly By NightFilm · Police Dr. Tracy
- 1942Over My Dead BodyFilm · Editor
- 1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Film · Henry Weldon
- 1941Johnny EagerFilm · Pawnbroker (uncredited)★ 6.2
- 1941Unfinished RainbowsUnfinished RainbowsFilm · Prof. Jewett
- 1941New York TownFilm · Doctor (uncredited)
- 1941Jesse James at BayFilm · Collins (uncredited)
- 1941I'll Fix ItI'll Fix ItFilm · Burger, the lawyer
- 1941Two Latins from ManhattanFilm · Jerome Kittleman
- 1941Sergeant YorkFilm · Reporter (uncredited)★ 7.2
- 1941Doctors Don't TellFilm
- 1941ManpowerFilm · Jail Clerk (uncredited)
- 1941The Deadly GameFilm · Harkness
- 1941Whistling in the DarkFilm · Hugo in Show (uncredited)
- 1941Highway WestFilm · The Judge (uncredited)
- 1941Father Steps OutFilm · Tom Oliver
- 1941Sunset in WyomingFilm · Phipps
- 1941They Meet AgainFilm · William Merrill Sr.
- 1941Cyclone on HorsebackFilm · Mr. Williams
- 1941Naval AcademyFilm · John Frazier
- 19411-2-3-Go!Film · Mayor
- 1941The Wagons Roll at NightFilm · Minister (uncredited)
- 1941Citizen KaneFilm · Ward Heeler (uncredited)★ 8.0
- 1941The Lady from CheyenneFilm · Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
- 1941Man-Made MonsterFilm · Medical Examiner★ 6.1
- 1941The Monster and the GirlFilm · Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)★ 5.7
- 1941Andy Hardy's Private SecretaryFilm · Mr. Davis
- 1941The Great Mr. NobodyFilm · Pawnbroker
- 1941Across the SierrasFilm · Dan Woodworth
- 1941The Face Behind the MaskFilm · Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)★ 6.5
- 1940No, No, NanetteFilm · Desk Clerk
- 1940Thundering FrontierFilm · Carter Filmore
- 1940You, the PeopleFilm · Mr. Sanders
- 1940Phantom of ChinatownFilm · Charlie Frasier
- 1940Girls Under 21Film · Albert Carter, School Principal
- 1940Gallant SonsFilm · Druggist (uncredited)
- 1940Beyond the SacramentoFilm · Jason Perry
- 1940Marked MenFilm · Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
- 1940Glamour for SaleFilm · Wilson (uncredited)
- 1940City for ConquestFilm · Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)★ 6.9
- 1940King of the Royal MountedFilm · Wall
- 1940The Leather PushersFilm
- 1940Public Deb No. 1Film · Clerk
- 1940The Great ProfileFilm · Doctor Perkins
- 1940The Golden FleecingFilm · Cashier (uncredited)
- 1940The Secret SevenFilm · Walter W. Carter
- 1940I Love You AgainFilm · Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)★ 7.2
- 1940Stage to ChinoFilm · Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
- 1940My Love Came BackFilm · Accountant (uncredited)
- 1940Millionaires in PrisonFilm · Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
- 1940Private AffairsFilm · Stock Buyer (uncredited)
- 1940Adventures of Red RyderFilm · Hale
- 1940Hold That Woman!Film · Bill Lannigan
- 1940Edison, the ManFilm · Broker★ 6.8
- 1940Charlie Chan's Murder CruiseFilm · Police Doctor at Hotel★ 6.8
- 1940The Man with Nine LivesFilm · John Hawthorne★ 6.3
- 1940Dark CommandFilm · Town Leader★ 6.4
- 1940Drums of Fu ManchuFilm · Prof. Ezra Howard
- 1940The Grapes of WrathFilm · Bookseller (uncredited)★ 7.8
- 1940Women Without NamesFilm · Sheriff
- 1940Pioneers of the WestFilm · Morgan
- 1940The Big PremiereFilm · Theater Owner
- 1940Five Little Peppers at HomeFilm · Daniels
- 1940Danger AheadFilm · Thomas Hatch
- 1940Brother Rat and a BabyFilm · Pawnbroker
- 1940Legion of the LawlessFilm · Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
- 1940Music in My HeartFilm · City Editor (uncredited)
- 1939RenoFilm · Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
- 1939Drunk DrivingFilm · Doctor (uncredited)
- 1939Bad Little AngelFilm · Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
- 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonFilm · Secretary (uncredited)★ 7.8
- 1939Scandal SheetFilm · Chris Durk
- 1939SabotageFilm · (uncredited)
- 1939A Woman is the JudgeFilm · Ramsey
- 1939Here I Am a StrangerFilm · Professor
- 1939Each Dawn I DieFilm · Parole Board Member (uncredited)★ 6.8
- 1939In Name OnlyFilm · Head Train Steward (uncredited)★ 7.0
- 1939The Man They Could Not HangFilm · King - City Editor (uncredited)★ 6.6
- 1939Andy Hardy Gets Spring FeverFilm · Mr. Davis (uncredited)
- 1939S.O.S Tidal WaveFilm · Appleby
- 1939Racketeers of the RangeFilm · Wiliam J. Benson
- 1939It's a Wonderful WorldFilm · Doctor (uncredited)★ 6.5
- 1939Ex-ChampFilm · Lawton
- 1939Fixer DuganFilm · Steve
- 1939Weather WizardsFilm · California Meteorologist
- 1939Trouble in SundownFilm · Edward Simmons
- 1939Money to LoanFilm · Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
- 1939Nancy Drew... ReporterFilm · Deputy Coroner (uncredited)★ 6.0
- 1939Flying G-MenFilm · Dr. Alexander Craig
- 1939North of ShanghaiFilm · Editor
- 1939Blackwell's IslandFilm · Finlay (uncredited)
- 1939They Made Me a CriminalFilm · Doctor (uncredited)★ 6.3
- 1939Stand Up and FightFilm · Auctioneer
- 1938KentuckyFilm · Man at Race Track
- 1938A Clean SweepA Clean SweepFilm · Bank Manager
- 1938Gang BulletsFilm · Capt. Brown
- 1938Tarnished AngelFilm · Mr. Greer
- 1938Too Hot to HandleFilm · Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)★ 6.1
- 1938The ChaserFilm · Process Server
- 1938Think It OverFilm
- 1938Racket BustersFilm · Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
- 1938Women in PrisonFilm · Henry Russell
- 1938Who Killed Gail Preston?Film · Mr. Curran
- 1937Borrowing TroubleFilm · Clark
- 1937The Shadow StrikesFilm · Bill Gordan★ 4.7
- 1937Love Is on the AirFilm · Meeting Chairman
- 1937Easy LivingFilm · Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)★ 7.2
- 1937Midnight TaxiFilm · Doc Wilson
- 1937Love Is NewsFilm · Clerk (uncredited)
- 1937Dick TracyFilm · Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
- 1936Great GuyFilm · City Editor (Uncredited)★ 6.3
- 1936Robinson Crusoe of Clipper IslandFilm · E.G. Ellsworth
- 1936The Public PaysFilm · Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
- 1936The President's MysteryFilm · Banker (uncredited)
- 1936Wives Never KnowFilm · Doctor (uncredited)
- 1936And Sudden DeathFilm · Judge
- 1936Easy MoneyFilm · Lawyer Rusick
- 1936Three of a KindFilm · Doc Adams
- 1936The Ex-Mrs. BradfordFilm · Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)★ 6.2
- 1936The Drag NetFilm · Arnold Crane
- 1936The Country DoctorFilm · City Editor (uncredited)
- 1936Hitch Hike To HeavenFilm · Charlie Reed
- 1935We're Only HumanFilm · Ballistics Expert
- 1935The Calling of Dan MatthewsFilm · City Editor Edison (uncredited)
- 1935Happiness C.O.D.Film · Snyder
- 1935Twin TripletsFilm · J. Benton, City Editor
- 1935The Girl Who Came BackFilm · Henchman Waddy
- 1935Special AgentFilm · Gus (uncredited)
- 1935Cheers of the CrowdFilm · Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
- 1935Every Night at EightFilm · Huxley
- 1935Woman WantedFilm · Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
- 1935Death from a DistanceFilm
- 1934The WesternerFilm · Senator Lockhart
- 1934A Man's GameFilm · John T. Bradley
- 1934I'll Tell the WorldFilm · Legendre
