From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in 201 films between 1924 and 1958. He was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four decades, beginning in 1923. Miljan made his first sound film in 1927 in the promotional trailer for The Jazz Singer, inviting audiences to see the upcoming landmark film. In later years he played imposing, authoritative parts such as high-ranking executives and military officers. He is best remembered as General Custer in Cecil B. De Mille's film The Plainsman. Miljan died from cancer in Hollywood in 1960, aged 67. He was married to Victoire Lowe and adopted her two sons from her first marriage to actor Creighton Hale.
Known For
| Birth Location | Lead, South Dakota, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1892-11-08 |
| Died | 1960-01-24 |
Movies
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1982
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
as Chief Tomache
1958
Apache Warrior
as Chief Nantan
1957
The Ten Commandments
as The Blind One
1956
Johnny Moccasin
as Chief Dark Thunder
1956
The Wild Dakotas
as Antelope
1956
Run for Cover
as Mayor Walsh
1955
Pirates of Tripoli
as Malek
1955
Bonzo Goes to College
as Wilbur Crane
1952
Camera Sleuth
as Herman Taphert (uncredited)
1951
M
as Blind Baloon Vendor
1951
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Old Man (uncredited)
1950
Mrs. Mike
as Mr. Howard
1949
Samson and Delilah
as Lesh Lakish
1949
Stampede
as T. J. Furman
1949
Adventure in Baltimore
as Mr. Eckert
1949
Perilous Waters
as Carter Larkin
1948
The Flame
as Detective
1947
That's My Man
as Secretary
1947
Queen of the Amazons
as Narrator / Col. Jones
1947
Sinbad the Sailor
as Moga
1947
White Tie and Tails
as Mr. Latimer
1946
The Killers
as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
1946
The Last Crooked Mile
as Police Lieutenant Mayrin
1946
Lost City of the Jungle
as Doctor Gaffron
1946
Wildfire
as Pete Fanning
1945
Back to Bataan
as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
1945
It's in the Bag!
as Mr. Arnold
1945
I Accuse My Parents
as Dan Wilson
1944
The Merry Monahans
as Arnold Pembroke
1944
Bride by Mistake
as Major Harvey
1944
The Fallen Sparrow
as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
1943
Submarine Alert
as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
1943
Bombardier
as Charlie Craig
1943
The Boss of Big Town
as Kenneth Craige
1942
Criminal Investigator
as Edward Judson
1942
The Devil with Hitler
as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
1942
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Rolfe
1942
The Big Street
as McWhirter (Uncredited)
1942
North of the Rockies
as Morgan
1942
Obliging Young Lady
as George Potter
1942
Riot Squad
as Jim Grosso
1941
The Deadly Game
as Henri Franck
1941
Forced Landing
as General Valdane
1941
Double Cross
as Nick Taggart
1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde
as Bob Roycroft
1941
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Carter Dangerfield
1940
Young Bill Hickok
as Nicholas Tower
1940
Queen of the Mob
as Pan
1940
New Moon
as Pierre Brugnon
1940
Women Without Names
as John Marlin
1940
Emergency Squad
as Slade Wiley
1940
Fast and Furious
as Eric Bartell
1939
Juarez
as Mariano Escobedo
1939
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Dr. Dolan
1939
The Oklahoma Kid
as Ringo
1939
Pardon Our Nerve
as Duke Page
1939
Ride a Crooked Mile
as Lt. Col. Stuart
1938
If I Were King
as Thibaut d'Aussigny
1938
Border G-Man
as Louis Rankin
1938
Miracle Money
as Dr. Jones
1938
Man-Proof
as Tommy Gaunt
1938
Arizona Mahoney
as Cameron Lloyd
1936
The Plainsman
as General George A. Custer
1936
North of Nome
as Dawson
1936
The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Baltimore Evans
1936
Private Number
as Sam Stapp
1936
Sutter's Gold
as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
1936
Murder at Glen Athol
as Bill Holt
1936
3 Kids and a Queen
as Boss Benton
1935
Under the Pampas Moon
as Graham Scott
1935
Mississippi
as Major Patterson
1935
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Albert Dufresne
1935
The Ghost Walks
as Prescott Ames
1934
Tomorrow's Youth
as Thomas Hall Sr.
1934
Belle of the Nineties
as Ace Carter
1934
Young and Beautiful
as Gordon Douglas
1934
Unknown Blonde
as Frank Wilson
1934
Whirlpool
as Barney Gaige
1934
The Poor Rich
as Prince Abdul Hamidshan
1934
Madame Spy
as Weber
1934
The Sin of Nora Moran
as Paulino
1933
King for a Night
as Walter Douglas
1933
Twin Husbands
as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
1933
The Mad Game
as William Bennett
1933
The Way to Love
as Marco
1933
Blind Adventure
as Regan
1933
The Nuisance
as John Calhoun
1933
What! No Beer?
as Butch Lorado
1933
Whistling in the Dark
as Charlie Shaw
1933
Flesh
as Willard
1932
Prosperity
as Holland
1932
The Kid from Spain
as Pancho
1932
Unashamed
as District Attorney Harris
1932
Night Court
as Crawford
1932
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Greg Grannard
1932
The Wet Parade
as Major Doleshal
1932
Are You Listening?
as Ted Russell
1932
Arsène Lupin
as Prefect of Police
1932
The Beast of the City
as District Attorney
1932
Hell Divers
as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
1932
Emma
as District Attorney
1932
West of Broadway
as Norman
1931
Possessed
as John Driscoll
1931
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Wayne Burlingham
1931
Son of India
as Juggat
1931
Iron Man
as Paul H. Lewis
1931
The Secret Six
as Joe Colimo
1931
Gentleman's Fate
as Florio
1931
Politics
as Jim Curango
1931
Inspiration
as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor
1931
Paid
as Inspector Burke
1930
War Nurse
as French Medical Officer (uncredited)
1930
Remote Control
as Doctor Kruger
1930
Our Blushing Brides
as Martin W. Sanderson
1930
The Unholy Three
as Prosecuting Attorney
1930
Estrellados
as Self (Guest Appearance)
1930
The Sea Bat
as Juan
1930
In Gay Madrid
as Armada - the Torero
1930
Show Girl in Hollywood
as Frank Buelow
1930
Free and Easy
as Bedroom Scene
1930
Not So Dumb
as (uncredited)
1930
The Woman Racket
as Chris
1930
Devil-May-Care
as Lucien DeGrignon
1929
Untamed
as Bennock
1929
Speedway
as Lee Renny
1929
The Unholy Night
as Major Mallory
1929
1929
Fashions in Love
as Frank Martin
1929
A Man's Man
as John Miljan (uncredited)
1929
Gossip
as Bill - Alice's Husband
1929
The Voice of the City
as Dapper Don Wilkes
1929
The Desert Song
as Captain Fontaine
1929
Hardboiled Rose
as Steve Wallace
1929
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Grant - Lawyer
1929
The Eternal Woman
as Gil Martin
1929
Stark Mad
as Dr. Milo
1929
Innocents of Paris
as Monsieur Renard
1929
The Home Towners
as Joe Roberts
1928
Land of the Silver Fox
as James Crawford
1928
The Terror
as Alfred Katman
1928
Women They Talk About
as Officer
1928
Lady Be Good
as Murray
1928
Glorious Betsy
as Preston
1928
The Crimson City
as Gregory Kent
1928
The Silver Slave
as Philip Caldwell
1927
Sailor Izzy Murphy
as The Lunatic
1927
The Jazz Singer
as Host (uncredited)
1927
A Sailor's Sweetheart
as Mark
1927
The Clown
as Bert Colton
1927
The Desired Woman
as Lieutenant Kellogg
1927
Stranded
as Grant Payne
1927
The Satin Woman
as Maurice
1927
What Happened To Father
as Victor Smith
1927
The Yankee Clipper
as Paul de Vigny
1927
Paying the Price
as Michael Donovan
1927
Quarantined Rivals
as Ed, the barber
1927
The Final Extra
as Mervin Le Roy
1927
1927
My Official Wife
as Nicholas
1926
Almost a Lady
as Henri
1926
The Amateur Gentleman
as Viscount John Devenham
1926
Devil's Island
as André Le Févier
1926
Footloose Widows
as J.A. Smith
1926
Brooding Eyes
as Drummond
1926
The Devil's Circus
as Lieberkind
1926
Flaming Waters
as Jasper Thorne
1925
The Unchastened Woman
as Lawrence Sanbury
1925
The Phantom of the Opera
as Valentin (uncredited)
1925
Silent Sanderson
as Jim Downing
1925
Sackcloth and Scarlet
as Samuel Curtis
1925
Empty Hearts
as Frank Gorman
1924
Love Letters
as Thomas Chadwick
1924
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