Personal Info
Known Credits
159
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1891-02-18 (134 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known For
John H. Dilson
John 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. ...
Acting
1944 --
The Ghost That Walks Alone
| Bascomb (uncredited)
1944 --
Beautiful But Broke
| Putnam
1944 --
Gun to Gun
|
1943 --
Around the World
| Colonel
1943 --
Happy Land
| Charles Clayton (uncredited)
1943 --
Princess O'Rourke
| Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1943 --
So's Your Uncle
| Stevens
1943 --
All by Myself
| Mr. Dilson
1943 --
The Leopard Man
| The Coroner
1943 --
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
| Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
1943 --
This Land Is Mine
| Mayor's Secretary
1943 --
Mission to Moscow
| American Senator (uncredited)
1943 --
She Has What It Takes
| Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
1943 --
King of the Cowboys
| Bryson
1943 --
Slightly Dangerous
| 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
1943 --
Idaho
| Board Member
1942 --
The Great Gildersleeve
| Mayor Appleton
1942 --
Madame Spy
| Proprietor Martin
1942 --
A Night to Remember
| Medical Examiner (uncredited)
1942 --
Queen of Broadway
| Bickel
1942 --
For Me and My Gal
| Lou (uncredited)
1942 --
The Mayor of 44th Street
| Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
1942 --
You Can't Escape Forever
| Pop (uncredited)
1942 --
Wildcat
| Gus Sloane
1942 --
Sabotage Squad
| Guthrie
1942 --
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
| Senator (uncredited)
1942 --
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
| Judge Smith
1942 --
Obliging Young Lady
| Uncle Joe (uncredited)
1942 --
Fly By Night
| Police Dr. Tracy
1942 --
Over My Dead Body
| Editor
1941 --
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
| Henry Weldon
1941 --
Johnny Eager
| Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1941 --
New York Town
| Doctor (uncredited)
1941 --
Jesse James at Bay
| Collins (uncredited)
1941 --
I'll Fix It
| Burger, the lawyer
1941 --
Two Latins from Manhattan
| Jerome Kittleman
1941 --
Sergeant York
| Reporter (uncredited)
1941 --
Doctors Don't Tell
|
1941 --
Manpower
| Jail Clerk (uncredited)
1941 --
Whistling in the Dark
| Hugo in Show (uncredited)
1941 --
The Deadly Game
| Harkness
1941 --
Highway West
| The Judge (uncredited)
1941 --
Father Steps Out
| Tom Oliver
1941 --
Sunset in Wyoming
| Phipps
1941 --
They Meet Again
| William Merrill Sr.
1941 --
Cyclone on Horseback
| Mr. Williams
1941 --
Naval Academy
| John Frazier
1941 --
1-2-3-Go!
| Mayor
1941 --
The Wagons Roll at Night
| Minister (uncredited)
1941 --
Citizen Kane
| Ward Heeler (uncredited)
1941 --
The Lady from Cheyenne
| Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
1941 --
Man-Made Monster
| Medical Examiner
1941 --
The Monster and the Girl
| Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
1941 --
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
| Mr. Davis
1941 --
The Great Mr. Nobody
| Pawnbroker
1941 --
Across the Sierras
| Dan Woodworth
1940 --
No, No, Nanette
| Desk Clerk
1940 --
Thundering Frontier
| Carter Filmore
1940 --
You, the People
| Mr. Sanders
1940 --
Phantom of Chinatown
| Charlie Frasier
1940 --
Gallant Sons
| Druggist (uncredited)
1940 --
Girls Under 21
| Albert Carter, School Principal
1940 --
Beyond the Sacramento
| Jason Perry
1940 --
Marked Men
| Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
1940 --
Glamour for Sale
| Wilson (uncredited)
1940 --
City for Conquest
| Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
1940 --
King of the Royal Mounted
| Wall
1940 --
Public Deb No. 1
| Clerk
1940 --
The Leather Pushers
|
1940 --
The Great Profile
| Doctor Perkins
1940 --
The Golden Fleecing
| Cashier (uncredited)
1940 --
The Secret Seven
| Walter W. Carter
1940 --
I Love You Again
| Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay'
1940 --
Stage to Chino
| Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
1940 --
My Love Came Back
| Accountant (uncredited)
1940 --
Millionaires in Prison
| Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
1940 --
Private Affairs
| Stock Buyer (uncredited)
1940 --
Hold That Woman!
| Bill Lannigan
1940 --
Adventures of Red Ryder
| Hale
1940 --
Edison, the Man
| Broker
1940 --
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
| Police Doctor at Hotel
1940 --
The Man with Nine Lives
| John Hawthorne
1940 --
Dark Command
| Town Leader
1940 --
The Grapes of Wrath
| Bookseller
1940 --
Drums of Fu Manchu
| Prof. Ezra Howard
1940 --
Women Without Names
| Sheriff
1940 --
Pioneers of the West
| Morgan
1940 --
The Big Premiere
| Theater Owner
1940 --
Five Little Peppers at Home
| Daniels
1940 --
Danger Ahead
| Thomas Hatch
1940 --
Brother Rat and a Baby
| Pawnbroker
1940 --
Legion of the Lawless
| Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
1940 --
Music in My Heart
| City Editor (uncredited)
1939 --
Reno
| Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
1939 --
Drunk Driving
| Doctor (uncredited)
1939 --
Bad Little Angel
| Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
1939 --
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
| Secretary (uncredited)
1939 --
Scandal Sheet
| Chris Durk
1939 --
Sabotage
| (uncredited)
1939 --
A Woman is the Judge
| Ramsey
1939 --
Here I Am a Stranger
| Professor
1939 --
Each Dawn I Die
| Parole Board Member (uncredited)
1939 --
In Name Only
| Head Train Steward (uncredited)
1939 --
The Man They Could Not Hang
| King - City Editor (uncredited)
1939 --
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
| Mr. Davis (uncredited)
1939 --
S.O.S Tidal Wave
| Appleby
1939 --
Racketeers of the Range
| Wiliam J. Benson
1939 --
It's a Wonderful World
| Doctor (uncredited)
1939 --
Ex-Champ
| Lawton
1939 --
Fixer Dugan
| Steve
1939 --
Weather Wizards
| California Meteorologist
1939 --
Trouble in Sundown
| Edward Simmons
1939 --
Money to Loan
| Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
1939 --
Nancy Drew... Reporter
| Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
1939 --
Flying G-Men
| Dr. Alexander Craig
1939 --
Blackwell's Island
| Finlay (uncredited)
1939 --
North of Shanghai
| Editor
1939 --
They Made Me a Criminal
| Doctor (uncredited)
1939 --
Stand Up and Fight
| Auctioneer
1938 --
Kentucky
| Man at Race Track
1938 --
A Clean Sweep
| Bank Manager
1938 --
Gang Bullets
| Capt. Brown
1938 --
Tarnished Angel
| Mr. Greer
1938 --
The Chaser
| Process Server
1938 --
Think It Over
|
1938 --
Racket Busters
| Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
1938 --
Women in Prison
| Henry Russell
1938 --
Who Killed Gail Preston?
| Mr. Curran
1937 --
Borrowing Trouble
| Clark
1937 --
The Shadow Strikes
| Bill Gordan
1937 --
Love Is on the Air
| Meeting Chairman
1937 --
Easy Living
| Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
1937 --
Midnight Taxi
| Doc Wilson
1937 --
Love Is News
| Clerk (uncredited)
1937 --
Dick Tracy
| Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
1936 --
Great Guy
| City Editor (Uncredited)
1936 --
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
| E.G. Ellsworth
1936 --
The Public Pays
| Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
1936 --
The President's Mystery
| Banker (uncredited)
1936 --
Wives Never Know
| Doctor (uncredited)
1936 --
And Sudden Death
| Judge
1936 --
Easy Money
| Lawyer Rusick
1936 --
Three of a Kind
| Doc Adams
1936 --
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
| Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
1936 --
The Drag-Net
| Arnold Crane
1936 --
Hitch Hike To Heaven
| Charlie Reed
1936 --
The Country Doctor
| City Editor (uncredited)
1935 --
We're Only Human
| Ballistics Expert
1935 --
The Calling of Dan Matthews
| City Editor Edison (uncredited)
1935 --
Happiness C.O.D.
| Snyder
1935 --
Twin Triplets
| J. Benton, City Editor
1935 --
The Girl Who Came Back
| Henchman Waddy
1935 --
Special Agent
| Gus (uncredited)
1935 --
Cheers of the Crowd
| Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
1935 --
Woman Wanted
| Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
1935 --
Every Night at Eight
| Huxley
1934 --
The Westerner
| Senator Lockhart
1934 --
A Man's Game
| John T. Bradley
1934 --
I'll Tell the World
| Legendre