John Dilson

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
Movie

Citizen Kane

1941

as Ward Heeler (uncredited)

Sergeant York
Movie

Sergeant York

1941

as Reporter (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Movie

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Secretary (uncredited)

The Grapes of Wrath
Movie

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Bookseller (uncredited)

Special Agent
Movie

Special Agent

1935

as Gus (uncredited)

Johnny Eager
Movie

Johnny Eager

1941

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke
Movie

Princess O'Rourke

1943

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Racket Busters
Movie

Racket Busters

1938

as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

Sabotage Squad
Movie

Sabotage Squad

1942

as Guthrie

Ex-Champ
Movie

Ex-Champ

1939

as Lawton

Brother Rat and a Baby
Movie

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

as Pawnbroker

Woman Wanted
Movie

Woman Wanted

1935

as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

Happy Land
Movie

Happy Land

1943

as Charles Clayton (uncredited)

Private Affairs
Movie

Private Affairs

1940

as Stock Buyer (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine
Movie

This Land Is Mine

1943

as Mayor's Secretary

Women in Prison
Movie

Women in Prison

1938

as Henry Russell

The Man with Nine Lives
Movie

The Man with Nine Lives

1940

as John Hawthorne

The Leopard Man
Movie

The Leopard Man

1943

as Coroner (uncredited)

The Monster and the Girl
Movie

The Monster and the Girl

1941

as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

Weather Wizards
Movie

Weather Wizards

1939

as California Meteorologist

I Love You Again
Movie

I Love You Again

1940

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

Dark Command
Movie

Dark Command

1940

as Town Leader

Kentucky
Movie

Kentucky

1938

as Man at Race Track

Whistling in the Dark
Movie

Whistling in the Dark

1941

as Hugo in Show (uncredited)

Easy Living
Movie

Easy Living

1937

as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle
Movie

Too Hot to Handle

1938

as Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)

Three of a Kind
Movie

Three of a Kind

1936

as Doc Adams

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
Movie

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

1942

as Judge Smith

Manpower
Movie

Manpower

1941

as Jail Clerk (uncredited)

Drums of Fu Manchu
Movie

Drums of Fu Manchu

1940

as Prof. Ezra Howard

The Man They Could Not Hang
Movie

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939

as King - City Editor (uncredited)

Nancy Drew... Reporter
Movie

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

City for Conquest
Movie

City for Conquest

1940

as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow
Movie

Mission to Moscow

1943

as American Senator (uncredited)

King of the Royal Mounted
Movie

King of the Royal Mounted

1940

as Wall

In Name Only
Movie

In Name Only

1939

as Head Train Steward (uncredited)

My Love Came Back
Movie

My Love Came Back

1940

as Accountant (uncredited)

Edison, the Man
Movie

Edison, the Man

1940

as Broker

No, No, Nanette
Movie

No, No, Nanette

1940

as Desk Clerk

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
Movie

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous
Movie

Slightly Dangerous

1943

as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

The Face Behind the Mask
Movie

The Face Behind the Mask

1941

as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

New York Town
Movie

New York Town

1941

as Doctor (uncredited)

For Me and My Gal
Movie

For Me and My Gal

1942

as Lou (uncredited)

Idaho
Movie

Idaho

1943

as Board Member

The Shadow Strikes
Movie

The Shadow Strikes

1937

as Bill Gordan

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Movie

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

as Senator (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die
Movie

Each Dawn I Die

1939

as Parole Board Member (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Movie

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939

as Mr. Davis (uncredited)

King of the Cowboys
Movie

King of the Cowboys

1943

as Bryson

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Movie

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

Great Guy
Movie

Great Guy

1936

as City Editor (Uncredited)

Man-Made Monster
Movie

Man-Made Monster

1941

as Medical Examiner

Midnight Taxi
Movie

Midnight Taxi

1937

as Doc Wilson

Sunset in Wyoming
Movie

Sunset in Wyoming

1941

as Phipps

Marked Men
Movie

Marked Men

1940

as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

The Wagons Roll at Night
Movie

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941

as Minister (uncredited)

Thundering Frontier
Movie

Thundering Frontier

1940

as Carter Filmore

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Movie

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941

as Mr. Davis

The Great Gildersleeve
Movie

The Great Gildersleeve

1942

as Mayor Appleton

Obliging Young Lady
Movie

Obliging Young Lady

1942

as Uncle Joe (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World
Movie

It's a Wonderful World

1939

as Doctor (uncredited)

Women Without Names
Movie

Women Without Names

1940

as Sheriff

They Made Me a Criminal
Movie

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

as Doctor (uncredited)

Love Is News
Movie

Love Is News

1937

as Clerk (uncredited)

The Deadly Game
Movie

The Deadly Game

1941

as Harkness

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Movie

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

as Police Doctor at Hotel

Sabotage
Movie

Sabotage

1939

as (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1
Movie

Public Deb No. 1

1940

as Clerk

Love Is on the Air
Movie

Love Is on the Air

1937

as Meeting Chairman

Doctors Don't Tell
Movie

Doctors Don't Tell

1941

Gang Bullets
Movie

Gang Bullets

1938

as Capt. Brown

The Chaser
Movie

The Chaser

1938

as Process Server

Madame Spy
Movie

Madame Spy

1942

as Proprietor Martin

She Has What It Takes
Movie

She Has What It Takes

1943

as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

The Golden Fleecing
Movie

The Golden Fleecing

1940

as Cashier (uncredited)

1-2-3-Go!
Movie

1-2-3-Go!

1941

as Mayor

A Night to Remember
Movie

A Night to Remember

1942

as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Wildcat
Movie

Wildcat

1942

as Gus Sloane

Hold That Woman!
Movie

Hold That Woman!

1940

as Bill Lannigan

Blackwell's Island
Movie

Blackwell's Island

1939

as Finlay (uncredited)

Phantom of Chinatown
Movie

Phantom of Chinatown

1940

as Charlie Frasier

You Can't Escape Forever
Movie

You Can't Escape Forever

1942

as Pop (uncredited)

Music in My Heart
Movie

Music in My Heart

1940

as City Editor (uncredited)

Reno
Movie

Reno

1939

as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

Dick Tracy
Movie

Dick Tracy

1937

as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

The Public Pays
Movie

The Public Pays

1936

as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

Wives Never Know
Movie

Wives Never Know

1936

as Doctor (uncredited)

North of Shanghai
Movie

North of Shanghai

1939

as Editor

Gallant Sons
Movie

Gallant Sons

1940

as Druggist (uncredited)

Fixer Dugan
Movie

Fixer Dugan

1939

as Steve

The Country Doctor
Movie

The Country Doctor

1936

as City Editor (uncredited)

So's Your Uncle
Movie

So's Your Uncle

1943

as Stevens

Highway West
Movie

Highway West

1941

as The Judge (uncredited)

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
Movie

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

1936

as E.G. Ellsworth

The Great Profile
Movie

The Great Profile

1940

as Doctor Perkins

Who Killed Gail Preston?
Movie

Who Killed Gail Preston?

1938

as Mr. Curran

Father Steps Out
Movie

Father Steps Out

1941

as Tom Oliver

Beautiful But Broke
Movie

Beautiful But Broke

1944

as Putnam

The Calling of Dan Matthews
Movie

The Calling of Dan Matthews

1935

as City Editor Edison (uncredited)

Unfinished Rainbows
Movie

Unfinished Rainbows

1941

as Prof. Jewett

Beyond the Sacramento
Movie

Beyond the Sacramento

1940

as Jason Perry

Stand Up and Fight
Movie

Stand Up and Fight

1939

as Auctioneer

I'll Tell the World
Movie

I'll Tell the World

1934

as Legendre

Fly By Night
Movie

Fly By Night

1942

as Police Dr. Tracy

The Lady from Cheyenne
Movie

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

Across the Sierras
Movie

Across the Sierras

1941

as Dan Woodworth

We're Only Human
Movie

We're Only Human

1935

as Ballistics Expert

Millionaires in Prison
Movie

Millionaires in Prison

1940

as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

S.O.S Tidal Wave
Movie

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

as Appleby

Adventures of Red Ryder
Movie

Adventures of Red Ryder

1940

as Hale

The Secret Seven
Movie

The Secret Seven

1940

as Walter W. Carter

Around the World
Movie

Around the World

1943

as Colonel

Five Little Peppers at Home
Movie

Five Little Peppers at Home

1940

as Daniels

Tarnished Angel
Movie

Tarnished Angel

1938

as Mr. Greer

Money to Loan
Movie

Money to Loan

1939

as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

Gun to Gun
Movie

Gun to Gun

1944

Jesse James at Bay
Movie

Jesse James at Bay

1941

as Collins (uncredited)

Over My Dead Body
Movie

Over My Dead Body

1942

as Editor

You, the People
Movie

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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