
John Dilson
Known for Acting · 163 credits
- Born
- 1891-02-18
- Died
- 1944-06-01
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Also known as
- John H. Dilson
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
Movies (163)

Citizen Kane
1941
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)

Sergeant York
1941
as Reporter (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Secretary (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Bookseller (uncredited)

Special Agent
1935
as Gus (uncredited)

Johnny Eager
1941
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Racket Busters
1938
as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

Sabotage Squad
1942
as Guthrie

Ex-Champ
1939
as Lawton

Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Pawnbroker

Woman Wanted
1935
as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

Happy Land
1943
as Charles Clayton (uncredited)

Private Affairs
1940
as Stock Buyer (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine
1943
as Mayor's Secretary

Women in Prison
1938
as Henry Russell

The Man with Nine Lives
1940
as John Hawthorne

The Leopard Man
1943
as Coroner (uncredited)

The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

Weather Wizards
1939
as California Meteorologist

I Love You Again
1940
as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)

Dark Command
1940
as Town Leader

Kentucky
1938
as Man at Race Track

Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Hugo in Show (uncredited)

Easy Living
1937
as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)

Three of a Kind
1936
as Doc Adams

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
1942
as Judge Smith

Manpower
1941
as Jail Clerk (uncredited)

Drums of Fu Manchu
1940
as Prof. Ezra Howard

The Man They Could Not Hang
1939
as King - City Editor (uncredited)

Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

City for Conquest
1940
as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow
1943
as American Senator (uncredited)

King of the Royal Mounted
1940
as Wall

In Name Only
1939
as Head Train Steward (uncredited)

My Love Came Back
1940
as Accountant (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
1940
as Broker

No, No, Nanette
1940
as Desk Clerk

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous
1943
as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

The Face Behind the Mask
1941
as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

New York Town
1941
as Doctor (uncredited)

For Me and My Gal
1942
as Lou (uncredited)

Idaho
1943
as Board Member

The Shadow Strikes
1937
as Bill Gordan

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Senator (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die
1939
as Parole Board Member (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)

King of the Cowboys
1943
as Bryson

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

Great Guy
1936
as City Editor (Uncredited)

Man-Made Monster
1941
as Medical Examiner

Midnight Taxi
1937
as Doc Wilson

Sunset in Wyoming
1941
as Phipps

Marked Men
1940
as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
as Minister (uncredited)

Thundering Frontier
1940
as Carter Filmore

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941
as Mr. Davis

The Great Gildersleeve
1942
as Mayor Appleton

Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Uncle Joe (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Doctor (uncredited)

Women Without Names
1940
as Sheriff

They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Doctor (uncredited)

Love Is News
1937
as Clerk (uncredited)

The Deadly Game
1941
as Harkness

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
as Police Doctor at Hotel

Sabotage
1939
as (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Clerk

Love Is on the Air
1937
as Meeting Chairman

Doctors Don't Tell
1941

Gang Bullets
1938
as Capt. Brown

The Chaser
1938
as Process Server

Madame Spy
1942
as Proprietor Martin

She Has What It Takes
1943
as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Cashier (uncredited)

1-2-3-Go!
1941
as Mayor

A Night to Remember
1942
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Wildcat
1942
as Gus Sloane

Hold That Woman!
1940
as Bill Lannigan

Blackwell's Island
1939
as Finlay (uncredited)

Phantom of Chinatown
1940
as Charlie Frasier

You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Pop (uncredited)

Music in My Heart
1940
as City Editor (uncredited)

Reno
1939
as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

Dick Tracy
1937
as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

The Public Pays
1936
as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

Wives Never Know
1936
as Doctor (uncredited)

North of Shanghai
1939
as Editor

Gallant Sons
1940
as Druggist (uncredited)

Fixer Dugan
1939
as Steve

The Country Doctor
1936
as City Editor (uncredited)

So's Your Uncle
1943
as Stevens

Highway West
1941
as The Judge (uncredited)

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
1936
as E.G. Ellsworth

The Great Profile
1940
as Doctor Perkins

Who Killed Gail Preston?
1938
as Mr. Curran

Father Steps Out
1941
as Tom Oliver

Beautiful But Broke
1944
as Putnam

The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
as City Editor Edison (uncredited)
Unfinished Rainbows
1941
as Prof. Jewett

Beyond the Sacramento
1940
as Jason Perry

Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Auctioneer

I'll Tell the World
1934
as Legendre

Fly By Night
1942
as Police Dr. Tracy

The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

Across the Sierras
1941
as Dan Woodworth

We're Only Human
1935
as Ballistics Expert

Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
as Appleby

Adventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Hale

The Secret Seven
1940
as Walter W. Carter

Around the World
1943
as Colonel

Five Little Peppers at Home
1940
as Daniels

Tarnished Angel
1938
as Mr. Greer

Money to Loan
1939
as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

Gun to Gun
1944

Jesse James at Bay
1941
as Collins (uncredited)

Over My Dead Body
1942
as Editor

You, the People
1940
as Mr. Sanders
About John 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. With 163 credits spanning from 1934 to 1944, John Dilson has appeared in 163 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Citizen Kane (1941) — as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Reporter (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Secretary (uncredited)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — as Bookseller (uncredited)
- Special Agent (1935) — as Gus (uncredited)
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