John Dilson
View on IMDb ↗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
The Secret Seven
Thundering Frontier
Hitch Hike To Heaven
A Man's Game
She Has What It Takes
Naval Academy
Beyond the Sacramento
Wives Never Know
New York Town
Gun to GunFilmography (163)
- 1944
Gun to Gun - 1944
Beautiful But BrokePutnam - 1944
The Ghost That Walks AloneBascomb (uncredited) - 1943
She Has What It TakesChamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson) - 1943
All by MyselfMr. Dilson - 1943
Happy LandCharles Clayton (uncredited) - 1943
This Land Is MineMayor's Secretary - 1943
Princess O'RourkeElevator Operator (uncredited) - 1943
The Leopard ManCoroner (uncredited) - 1943
Around the WorldColonel - 1943
IdahoBoard Member - 1943
King of the CowboysBryson - 1943
Slightly Dangerous'Telegram' reporter (uncredited) - 1943
So's Your UncleStevens - 1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal CaseGreen, Parole Board Member (uncredited) - 1943
Mission to MoscowAmerican Senator (uncredited) - 1942
Over My Dead BodyEditor - 1942
Sabotage SquadGuthrie - 1942
A Night to RememberMedical Examiner (uncredited) - 1942
Fly By NightPolice Dr. Tracy - 1942
Madame SpyProprietor Martin - 1942
For Me and My GalLou (uncredited) - 1942
Ten Gentlemen from West PointSenator (uncredited) - 1942
Queen of BroadwayBickel - 1942
The Great GildersleeveMayor Appleton - 1942
Obliging Young LadyUncle Joe (uncredited) - 1942
You Can't Escape ForeverPop (uncredited) - 1942
WildcatGus Sloane - 1942
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!Judge Smith - 1942
The Mayor of 44th StreetCarter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson) - 1941I'll Fix ItBurger, the lawyer
- 1941
Naval AcademyJohn Frazier - 1941Unfinished RainbowsProf. Jewett
- 1941
New York TownDoctor (uncredited) - 1941
Citizen KaneWard Heeler (uncredited) - 1941
They Meet AgainWilliam Merrill Sr. - 1941
Sergeant YorkReporter (uncredited) - 1941
Sunset in WyomingPhipps - 1941
The Deadly GameHarkness - 1941
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.Henry Weldon - 1941
Highway WestThe Judge (uncredited) - 1941
1-2-3-Go!Mayor - 1941
ManpowerJail Clerk (uncredited) - 1941
Father Steps OutTom Oliver - 1941
The Face Behind the MaskMan at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited) - 1941
The Wagons Roll at NightMinister (uncredited) - 1941
Cyclone on HorsebackMr. Williams - 1941
Johnny EagerPawnbroker (uncredited) - 1941
Man-Made MonsterMedical Examiner - 1941
Two Latins from ManhattanJerome Kittleman - 1941
The Great Mr. NobodyPawnbroker - 1941
Whistling in the DarkHugo in Show (uncredited) - 1941
The Monster and the GirlEmployment Agency Clerk (uncredited) - 1941
The Lady from CheyenneSpecial Prosecutor Fitzpatrick - 1941
Andy Hardy's Private SecretaryMr. Davis - 1941
Doctors Don't Tell - 1941
Jesse James at BayCollins (uncredited) - 1941
Across the SierrasDan Woodworth - 1940
The Secret SevenWalter W. Carter - 1940
Thundering FrontierCarter Filmore - 1940
Beyond the SacramentoJason Perry - 1940
The Leather Pushers - 1940
Danger AheadThomas Hatch - 1940
The Grapes of WrathBookseller (uncredited) - 1940
King of the Royal MountedWall - 1940
Gallant SonsDruggist (uncredited) - 1940
I Love You AgainWorker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited) - 1940
Pioneers of the WestMorgan - 1940
Five Little Peppers at HomeDaniels - 1940
Hold That Woman!Bill Lannigan - 1940
Private AffairsStock Buyer (uncredited) - 1940
City for ConquestMr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited) - 1940
Charlie Chan's Murder CruisePolice Doctor at Hotel - 1940
Edison, the ManBroker - 1940
The Great ProfileDoctor Perkins - 1940
Adventures of Red RyderHale - 1940
The Big PremiereTheater Owner - 1940
Music in My HeartCity Editor (uncredited) - 1940
Dark CommandTown Leader - 1940
The Man with Nine LivesJohn Hawthorne - 1940
Drums of Fu ManchuProf. Ezra Howard - 1940
No, No, NanetteDesk Clerk - 1940
You, the PeopleMr. Sanders - 1940
Legion of the LawlessSurveyor Dave Martin (uncredited) - 1940
Millionaires in PrisonObserver at Train Station (uncredited) - 1940
Brother Rat and a BabyPawnbroker - 1940
Phantom of ChinatownCharlie Frasier - 1940
Stage to ChinoJim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited) - 1940
The Golden FleecingCashier (uncredited) - 1940
Marked MenDr. James Prentiss Harkness - 1940
Glamour for SaleWilson (uncredited) - 1940
Public Deb No. 1Clerk - 1940
My Love Came BackAccountant (uncredited) - 1940
Girls Under 21Albert Carter, School Principal - 1940
Women Without NamesSheriff - 1939
North of ShanghaiEditor - 1939
Flying G-MenDr. Alexander Craig - 1939
Trouble in SundownEdward Simmons - 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonSecretary (uncredited) - 1939
Here I Am a StrangerProfessor - 1939
Ex-ChampLawton - 1939
Scandal SheetChris Durk - 1939
In Name OnlyHead Train Steward (uncredited) - 1939
Weather WizardsCalifornia Meteorologist - 1939
A Woman is the JudgeRamsey - 1939
Each Dawn I DieParole Board Member (uncredited) - 1939
Money to LoanClarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant - 1939
S.O.S Tidal WaveAppleby - 1939
Racketeers of the RangeWiliam J. Benson - 1939
The Man They Could Not HangKing - City Editor (uncredited) - 1939
RenoMr. Jones - Casino Manager - 1939
Sabotage(uncredited) - 1939
It's a Wonderful WorldDoctor (uncredited) - 1939
Fixer DuganSteve - 1939
They Made Me a CriminalDoctor (uncredited) - 1939
Stand Up and FightAuctioneer - 1939
Nancy Drew... ReporterDeputy Coroner (uncredited) - 1939
Drunk DrivingDoctor (uncredited) - 1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring FeverMr. Davis (uncredited) - 1939
Blackwell's IslandFinlay (uncredited) - 1939
Bad Little AngelMr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited) - 1938A Clean SweepBank Manager
- 1938
Women in PrisonHenry Russell - 1938
The ChaserProcess Server - 1938Think It Over
- 1938
Who Killed Gail Preston?Mr. Curran - 1938
KentuckyMan at Race Track - 1938
Too Hot to HandleFilm Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited) - 1938
Gang BulletsCapt. Brown - 1938
Racket BustersMr. Robbins (uncredited) - 1938
Tarnished AngelMr. Greer - 1937
Easy LivingNervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited) - 1937
Borrowing TroubleClark - 1937
Love Is NewsClerk (uncredited) - 1937
Love Is on the AirMeeting Chairman - 1937
Midnight TaxiDoc Wilson - 1937
Dick TracyEllery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12] - 1937
The Shadow StrikesBill Gordan - 1936
Hitch Hike To HeavenCharlie Reed - 1936
Wives Never KnowDoctor (uncredited) - 1936
And Sudden DeathJudge - 1936
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper IslandE.G. Ellsworth - 1936
The Public PaysMilk Company Executive Moore (uncredited) - 1936
The Country DoctorCity Editor (uncredited) - 1936
Great GuyCity Editor (Uncredited) - 1936
The Ex-Mrs. BradfordAnalyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited) - 1936
The President's MysteryBanker (uncredited) - 1936
Three of a KindDoc Adams - 1936
The Drag NetArnold Crane - 1936
Easy MoneyLawyer Rusick - 1935
Twin TripletsJ. Benton, City Editor - 1935
Happiness C.O.D.Snyder - 1935
Every Night at EightHuxley - 1935
Woman WantedJuror Talking to Mike (uncredited) - 1935
We're Only HumanBallistics Expert - 1935
Special AgentGus (uncredited) - 1935
The Girl Who Came BackHenchman Waddy - 1935
Cheers of the CrowdBarney Booth (as John H. Dilson) - 1935
Death from a Distance - 1935
The Calling of Dan MatthewsCity Editor Edison (uncredited) - 1934
A Man's GameJohn T. Bradley - 1934
The WesternerSenator Lockhart - 1934
I'll Tell the WorldLegendre