John Dilson


Biography

John Dilson was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Dilson began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Cheers of the Crowd" (1935), "The Girl Who Came Back" (1935) and "The Dragnet" (1936). He also appeared in the Mala adventure "Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island" (1936), the Stuart Erwin musical comedy "Pigskin Parade" (1936) and "Dick Tracy" (1937). H...

Biography

John Dilson was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Dilson began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Cheers of the Crowd" (1935), "The Girl Who Came Back" (1935) and "The Dragnet" (1936). He also appeared in the Mala adventure "Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island" (1936), the Stuart Erwin musical comedy "Pigskin Parade" (1936) and "Dick Tracy" (1937). He continued to act in productions like "Drums of Fu Manchu" (1940), the sci-fi flick "The Man With Nine Lives" (1940) with Boris Karloff and the western "King of the Royal Mounted" (1940) with Allan Lane. He also appeared in "Girls Under 21" (1940). Toward the end of his career, he tackled roles in "Dick Tracy Vs. Crime, Inc." (1941), the Lon Chaney Jr. drama "Man-Made Monster" (1941) and the Nancy Kelly spy picture "Fly By Night" (1942). He also appeared in "Pittsburgh" (1942) and "You Can't Escape Forever" (1942). Dilson more recently acted in "Buffalo Bill" (1944) with Joel McCrea. Dilson passed away in June 1944 at the age of 53.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

The Song of Bernadette (1945)
Doctor
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Music critic
Jam Session (1944)
Once Upon a Time (1944)
Businessman
Beautiful But Broke (1944)
Putnam
Cover Girl (1944)
Rusty's photographer
The Ghost That Walks Alone (1944)
Bascum
Buffalo Bill (1944)
President Hayes
Around the World (1944)
Colonel
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
Salesman
This Land Is Mine (1943)
Mayor's secretary
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
"Telegram" reporter
In Old Oklahoma (1943)
Carlson, clerk
Pilot #5 (1943)
Defense instructor
Happy Land (1943)
Charles Clayton
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
Green
King of the Cowboys (1943)
Bryson
So's Your Uncle (1943)
Stevens
Here Comes Kelly (1943)
Drums of Fu Manchu (1943)
Howard
Queen of Broadway (1943)
Bickel
Mission to Moscow (1943)
American senator
All by Myself (1943)
Mr. Dilson
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith (1943)
Head of board
False Faces (1943)
Burnett
The Iron Major (1943)
Doctor
Princess O'Rourke (1943)
Elevator man
The Leopard Man (1943)
Coroner
Over My Dead Body (1943)
Editor
Lady Bodyguard (1943)
Doctor
She Has What It Takes (1943)
Chamberlain Jones
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
Senator
They All Kissed the Bride (1942)
Johnny Eager (1942)
Pawnbroker
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
Court clerk
Highways by Night (1942)
Baldy
Pittsburgh (1942)
Wilson
Sabotage Squad (1942)
Mr. Guthrie
Madame Spy (1942)
Martin
The Yukon Patrol (1942)
Dr. Wall
Wildcat (1942)
Gus Sloane
The Great Gildersleeve (1942)
Mayor Appleton/Clifford
Sealed Lips (1942)
Building manager
For Me and My Gal (1942)
Manager of theater
The Falcon's Brother (1942)
Ship's doctor
Footlight Serenade (1942)
Clerk
Ship Ahoy (1942)
Dr. Simpson
A Night to Remember (1942)
Medical examiner
Obliging Young Lady (1942)
Uncle Joe
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1942)
Judge Smith
You Can't Escape Forever (1942)
Pop
Fly-by-Night (1942)
Tracy
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
Auctioneer
The Body Disappears (1941)
Dr. Jasper
Highway West (1941)
Judge
The Lady from Cheyenne (1941)
Fitzpatrick
The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
Minister
Blues in the Night (1941)
Doctor
Whistling in the Dark (1941)
Vanderhoff
Two Latins from Manhattan (1941)
Jerome Kittleman
Naval Academy (1941)
John Frazier
The Deadly Game (1941)
Harkness
Cyclone on Horseback (1941)
Williams
Father's Son (1941)
Tex
They Meet Again (1941)
Wm. Merrill, Sr.
Sunset in Wyoming (1941)
Phipps
Across the Sierras (1941)
Dan Woodworth
Blonde Inspiration (1941)
Mr. Johnson
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)
Mr. Davis [school principal]
Man Made Monster (1941)
Medical examiner
Father Steps Out (1941)
[Tom] Oliver
Jesse James at Bay (1941)
Collins
Dressed to Kill (1941)
Coroner
Two in a Taxi (1941)
Mr. Quinn
The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
Anderson
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Coroner
Man at Large (1941)
Cable editor
Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
Coroner
The Stork Pays Off (1941)
Judge
Mystery Ship (1941)
Warden
Men of Boys Town (1941)
Jury foreman
The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
Pawnbroker
Manpower (1941)
Clerk
Unholy Partners (1941)
Circulation man
Tillie the Toiler (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Man in Thatcher montage
Sergeant York (1941)
Reporter
Life with Henry (1941)
Business man
New York Town (1941)
Doctor
The Monster and the Girl (1941)
Employment clerk
Dick Tracy Vs. Crime, Inc. (1941)
Women Without Names (1940)
Sheriff
Edison, the Man (1940)
Broker
Private Affairs (1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
Pawnbroker
I Love You Again (1940)
The Golden Fleecing (1940)
Cashier
Girls Under 21 (1940)
Albert Carter
Hold That Woman! (1940)
Bill Lannigan
Pioneers of the West (1940)
Morgan
Thundering Frontier (1940)
Carter Filmore
Danger Ahead (1940)
Hatch
The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
John Hawthorne
Marked Men (1940)
Dr. Harkness
The Secret Seven (1940)
Walter Carter
Stage to Chino (1940)
Five Little Peppers at Home (1940)
Daniels
Slightly Tempted (1940)
Cornell
My Love Came Back (1940)
Cashier
The Great Profile (1940)
Doctor
Gallant Sons (1940)
Druggist
Glamour for Sale (1940)
Collins
Elsa Maxwell's Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
Clerk
Millionaires in Prison (1940)
Spectator
Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
Charles Fraser
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
They All Come Out (1939)
Doctor
Tell No Tales (1939)
Dr. Gordon Stewart
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
Doctor
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
Doctor
Fixer Dugan (1939)
Steve
Women in the Wind (1939)
Sloane
Konga, the Wild Stallion (1939)
Judge
Trouble in Sundown (1939)
John Cameron
A Woman Is the Judge (1939)
Ramsey
Racketeers of the Range (1939)
William J. Benson
Scandal Sheet (1939)
Chris Durk
In Name Only (1939)
Steward
At the Circus (1939)
Defense attorney
Tropic Fury (1939)
Third director
On Trial (1939)
Jury foreman
North of Shanghai (1939)
Editor
Here I Am a Stranger (1939)
Professor
The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
King
Ex-Champ (1939)
Lawton
Stand Up and Fight (1939)
Auctioneer
Everybody's Hobby (1939)
Reporter
Laugh It Off (1939)
Swan
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
Mr. Davis
Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
Deputy coroner
Blackwell's Island (1939)
Finlay
The Forgotten Woman (1939)
Banker
Bad Little Angel (1939)
Mr. Brown
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Secretary
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Chronicle editor
Kentucky (1938)
Man at track
The Crowd Roars (1938)
Doctor
Racket Busters (1938)
Mr. Robbins
The Chaser (1938)
Process server
Gang Bullets (1938)
Capt. Brown
Down in "Arkansaw" (1938)
Graves
Women in Prison (1938)
Henry Russell
Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938)
Curran
Hold That Co-Ed (1938)
Director of public works
Island in the Sky (1938)
Coroner
Thanks for Everything (1938)
Mr. Lish
My Lucky Star (1938)
Department head
Sergeant Murphy (1938)
Superintendent
There's That Woman Again (1938)
Coroner's deputy
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
Laboratory foreman
Love Is News (1937)
Clerk
Bad Guy (1937)
Dr. Logan
Easy Living (1937)
Nervous man
Love Is on the Air (1937)
Chairman
The Shadow Strikes (1937)
Escape by Night (1937)
Motor Madness (1937)
Lewis
Venus Makes Trouble (1937)
Rankin
Nothing Sacred (1937)
City editor
All-American Sweetheart (1937)
Dr. Blair
Midnight Taxi (1937)
Dr. Wilson
Borrowing Trouble (1937)
Clark
Dick Tracy (1937)
It Had to Happen (1936)
Juror
Wives Never Know (1936)
Doctors
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
Three of a Kind (1936)
"Doc" Adams
Easy Money (1936)
Rusick
The Drag-Net (1936)
Arnold Crane
Hitch Hike to Heaven (1936)
Charlie Reed
And Sudden Death (1936)
Judge
Missing Girls (1936)
The Final Hour (1936)
Burns
Gentle Julia (1936)
Uncle
Pigskin Parade (1936)
Doctor
The Country Doctor (1936)
Next Time We Love (1936)
Stage manager
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
Arthur Atwood
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
Special Agent (1935)
Navy Wife (1935)
Dowager's husband
The Girl Who Came Back (1935)
Wadsworth
Death from a Distance (1935)
Happiness C.O.D. (1935)
Snyder
Woman Wanted (1935)
Juror
Murder Man (1935)
Meltzer
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
Information clerk
Your Uncle Dudley (1935)
Printer
Murder in the Fleet (1935)
City editor
Cheers of the Crowd (1935)
Barney Booth
Every Night at Eight (1935)
Huxley
A Man's Game (1934)
John T. Bradley
I'll Tell the World (1934)
Legendre
The Westerner (1934)
Senator Lockhart

Cast (Short)

Easy Life (1944)
Gun to Gun (1944)
My Tomato (1943)
Mighty Lak a Goat (1942)
1-2-3 Go! (1941)
You, the People (1940)
Know Your Money (1940)
Soak the Old (1940)
The Big Premiere (1940)
Money to Loan (1939)
Weather Wizards (1939)
Drunk Driving (1939)
"Servant of the People" The Story of the Constitution of the United States (1937)
The Public Pays (1936)
Twin Triplets (1935)

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