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.

Known For

Birth Location Brooklyn, New York, USA
Born 1891-02-18
Died 1944-06-01

Movies

The Ghost That Walks Alone as Bascomb (uncredited)
1944
1944
1944
Around the World as Colonel
1943
Happy Land as Charles Clayton (uncredited)
1943
Princess O'Rourke as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1943
So's Your Uncle as Stevens
1943
All by Myself as Mr. Dilson
1943
The Leopard Man as The Coroner
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
1943
This Land Is Mine as Mayor's Secretary
1943
Mission to Moscow as American Senator (uncredited)
1943
She Has What It Takes as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
1943
1943
Slightly Dangerous as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
1943
Idaho as Board Member
1943
The Great Gildersleeve as Mayor Appleton
1942
Madame Spy as Proprietor Martin
1942
A Night to Remember as Medical Examiner
1942
Queen of Broadway as Bickel
1942
For Me and My Gal as Lou (uncredited)
1942
The Mayor of 44th Street as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
1942
You Can't Escape Forever as Pop (uncredited)
1942
Wildcat as Gus Sloane
1942
Sabotage Squad as Guthrie
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point as Senator (uncredited)
1942
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! as Judge Smith
1942
Obliging Young Lady as Uncle Joe (uncredited)
1942
Fly-By-Night as Police Dr. Tracy
1942
Over My Dead Body as Editor
1942
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. as Henry Weldon
1941
Johnny Eager as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1941
New York Town as Doctor (uncredited)
1941
Jesse James at Bay as Collins (uncredited)
1941
I'll Fix It as Burger, the lawyer
1941
Two Latins from Manhattan as Jerome Kittleman
1941
Sergeant York as Reporter (uncredited)
1941
Manpower as Jail Clerk (uncredited)
1941
The Deadly Game as Harkness
1941
Whistling in the Dark as Hugo in Show (uncredited)
1941
Highway West as The Judge (uncredited)
1941
Father Steps Out as Tom Oliver
1941
Sunset in Wyoming as Phipps
1941
They Meet Again as William Merrill Sr.
1941
Cyclone on Horseback as Mr. Williams
1941
Naval Academy as John Frazier
1941
The Wagons Roll at Night as Minister (uncredited)
1941
Citizen Kane as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
1941
The Lady from Cheyenne as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
1941
Man-Made Monster as Medical Examiner
1941
The Monster and the Girl as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
1941
1941
The Great Mr. Nobody as Pawnbroker
1941
Across the Sierras as Dan Woodworth
1941
No, No, Nanette as Desk Clerk
1940
Thundering Frontier as Carter Filmore
1940
You, the People as Mr. Sanders
1940
Phantom of Chinatown as Charlie Frasier
1940
Gallant Sons as Druggist (uncredited)
1940
Girls Under 21 as Albert Carter, School Principal
1940
Beyond the Sacramento as Jason Perry
1940
Marked Men as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
1940
Glamour for Sale as Wilson (uncredited)
1940
City for Conquest as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
1940
Public Deb No. 1 as Clerk
1940
The Great Profile as Doctor Perkins
1940
The Golden Fleecing as Cashier (uncredited)
1940
The Secret Seven as Walter W. Carter
1940
I Love You Again as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
1940
Stage to Chino as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
1940
My Love Came Back as Accountant (uncredited)
1940
Millionaires in Prison as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
1940
Private Affairs as Stock Buyer (uncredited)
1940
Hold That Woman! as Bill Lannigan
1940
Edison, the Man as Broker
1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise as Police Doctor at Hotel
1940
The Man with Nine Lives as John Hawthorne
1940
Dark Command as Town Leader
1940
The Grapes of Wrath as Bookseller
1940
Drums of Fu Manchu as Prof. Ezra Howard
1940
Women Without Names as Sheriff
1940
1940
The Big Premiere as Theater Owner
1940
1940
Danger Ahead as Thomas Hatch
1940
Brother Rat and a Baby as Pawnbroker
1940
Legion of the Lawless as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
1940
Music in My Heart as City Editor (uncredited)
1940
Reno as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
1939
Drunk Driving as Doctor (uncredited)
1939
Bad Little Angel as Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as Secretary (uncredited)
1939
Scandal Sheet as Chris Durk
1939
Sabotage as (uncredited)
1939
1939
Here I Am a Stranger as Professor
1939
Each Dawn I Die as Parole Board Member (uncredited)
1939
In Name Only as Head Train Steward (uncredited)
1939
The Man They Could Not Hang as King - City Editor (uncredited)
1939
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave as Appleby
1939
Racketeers of the Range as Wiliam J. Benson
1939
It's a Wonderful World as Doctor (uncredited)
1939
Ex-Champ as Lawton
1939
Fixer Dugan as Steve
1939
Weather Wizards as California Meteorologist
1939
Trouble in Sundown as Edward Simmons
1939
Money to Loan as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
1939
Flying G-Men as Dr. Alexander Craig
1939
North of Shanghai as Editor
1939
Blackwell's Island as Finlay (uncredited)
1939
They Made Me a Criminal as Doctor (uncredited)
1939
Stand Up and Fight as Auctioneer
1939
Kentucky as Man at Race Track
1938
A Clean Sweep as Bank Manager
1938
Gang Bullets as Capt. Brown
1938
Tarnished Angel as Mr. Greer
1938
The Chaser as Process Server
1938
Racket Busters as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
1938
Women in Prison as Henry Russell
1938
Who Killed Gail Preston? as Mr. Curran
1938
1937
The Shadow Strikes as Bill Gordan
1937
Love Is on the Air as Meeting Chairman
1937
Easy Living as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
1937
Midnight Taxi as Doc Wilson
1937
Love Is News as Clerk (uncredited)
1937
Dick Tracy as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
1937
Great Guy as City Editor (Uncredited)
1936
1936
The Public Pays as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
1936
The President's Mystery as Banker (uncredited)
1936
And Sudden Death as Judge
1936
Easy Money as Lawyer Rusick
1936
Three of a Kind as Doc Adams
1936
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
1936
The Drag-Net as Arnold Crane
1936
Hitch Hike To Heaven as Charlie Reed
1936
The Country Doctor as City Editor (uncredited)
1936
We're Only Human as Ballistics Expert
1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews as City Editor Edison (uncredited)
1935
Happiness C.O.D. as Snyder
1935
Twin Triplets as J. Benton, City Editor
1935
The Girl Who Came Back as Henchman Waddy
1935
Special Agent as Gus (uncredited)
1935
Cheers of the Crowd as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
1935
Woman Wanted as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
1935
1935
A Man's Game as John T. Bradley
1934
I'll Tell the World as Legendre
1934
John Dilson hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows