Birthday
1891/02/18
Day of death
1944/06/01 (53 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also know as
John H. 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.
(1941) Manpower
as Jail Clerk (uncredited)
(1940) The Secret Seven
as Walter W. Carter
(1940) Phantom of Chinatown
as Charlie Frasier
(1937) Easy Living
as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
(1938) Think It Over
as ---
(1939) North of Shanghai
as Editor
(1941) Doctors Don't Tell
as ---
(1941) Two Latins from Manhattan
as Jerome Kittleman
(1939) Flying G-Men
as Dr. Alexander Craig
(1944) Gun to Gun
as ---
(1941) The Monster and the Girl
as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
(1940) Girls Under 21
as Albert Carter, School Principal
(1941) They Meet Again
as William Merrill Sr.
(1936) The President's Mystery
as Banker (uncredited)
(1940) Marked Men
as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
(1938) Women in Prison
as Henry Russell
(1936) The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
(1937) Dick Tracy
as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
(1939) Scandal Sheet
as Chris Durk
(1941) Johnny Eager
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
(1938) Who Killed Gail Preston?
as Mr. Curran
(1936) Three of a Kind
as Doc Adams
(1936) The Drag-Net
as Arnold Crane
(1936) Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
as E.G. Ellsworth
(1935) Happiness C.O.D.
as Snyder
(1940) Adventures of Red Ryder
as Hale
(1939) Racketeers of the Range
as Wiliam J. Benson
(1938) Gang Bullets
as Capt. Brown
(1942) Wildcat
as Gus Sloane
(1941) The Wagons Roll at Night
as Minister (uncredited)
(1934) A Man's Game
as John T. Bradley
(1940) Pioneers of the West
as Morgan
(1940) The Leather Pushers
as ---
(1935) The Girl Who Came Back
as Henchman Waddy
(1935) Every Night at Eight
as Huxley
(1940) The Man with Nine Lives
as John Hawthorne
(1935) Twin Triplets
as J. Benton, City Editor
(1937) Midnight Taxi
as Doc Wilson
(1938) Racket Busters
as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
(1934) I'll Tell the World
as Legendre
(1935) We're Only Human
as Ballistics Expert
(1935) Woman Wanted
as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
(1937) Love Is on the Air
as Meeting Chairman
(1944) The Ghost That Walks Alone
as Bascomb (uncredited)
(1938) Tarnished Angel
as Mr. Greer
(1939) Stand Up and Fight
as Auctioneer
(1939) They Made Me a Criminal
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1935) Cheers of the Crowd
as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
(1939) Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
(1939) Blackwell's Island
as Finlay (uncredited)
(1939) It's a Wonderful World
as Doctor (uncredited)
(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) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Secretary (uncredited)
(1940) Stage to Chino
as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
(1939) Reno
as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
(1939) Bad Little Angel
as Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
(1941) Man-Made Monster
as Medical Examiner
(1938) Kentucky
as Man at Race Track
(1940) You, the People
as Mr. Sanders
(1940) King of the Royal Mounted
as Wall
(1940) Danger Ahead
as Thomas Hatch
(1940) Drums of Fu Manchu
as Prof. Ezra Howard
(1940) The Big Premiere
as Theater Owner
(1939) Fixer Dugan
as Steve
(1936) The Country Doctor
as City Editor (uncredited)
(1940) Thundering Frontier
as Carter Filmore
(1939) Here I Am a Stranger
as Professor
(1941) Sunset in Wyoming
as Phipps
(1940) The Grapes of Wrath
as Bookseller
(1940) Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Police Doctor at Hotel
(1940) Five Little Peppers at Home
as Daniels
(1941) Jesse James at Bay
as Collins (uncredited)
(1940) Music in My Heart
as City Editor (uncredited)
(1940) Legion of the Lawless
as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
(1940) Brother Rat and a Baby
as Pawnbroker
(1940) Edison, the Man
as Broker
(1941) Father Steps Out
as Tom Oliver
(1939) Trouble in Sundown
as Edward Simmons
(1939) Money to Loan
as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
(1936) Easy Money
as Lawyer Rusick
(1943) All by Myself
as Mr. Dilson
(1941) The Lady from Cheyenne
as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
(1940) Dark Command
as Town Leader
(1937) Love Is News
as Clerk (uncredited)
(1941) Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Mr. Davis
(1943) Happy Land
as Charles Clayton (uncredited)
(1941) Sergeant York
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1943) This Land Is Mine
as Mayor's Secretary
(1940) My Love Came Back
as Accountant (uncredited)
(1940) Gallant Sons
as Druggist (uncredited)
(1940) City for Conquest
as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
(1940) I Love You Again
as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay'
(1940) The Golden Fleecing
as Cashier (uncredited)
(1940) No, No, Nanette
as Desk Clerk
(1940) Millionaires in Prison
as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
(1942) Madame Spy
as Proprietor Martin
(1940) Beyond the Sacramento
as Jason Perry
(1941) Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Henry Weldon
(1940) Hold That Woman!
as Bill Lannigan
(1940) The Great Profile
as Doctor Perkins
(1940) Women Without Names
as Sheriff
(1939) Weather Wizards
as California Meteorologist
(1942) The Mayor of 44th Street
as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
(1936) And Sudden Death
as Judge
(1936) Hitch Hike To Heaven
as Charlie Reed
(1941) Citizen Kane
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
(1937) The Shadow Strikes
as Bill Gordan
(1941) The Deadly Game
as Harkness
(1941) Across the Sierras
as Dan Woodworth
(1939) Sabotage
as (uncredited)
(1941) I'll Fix It
as Burger, the lawyer
(1942) Queen of Broadway
as Bickel
(1941) Cyclone on Horseback
as Mr. Williams
(1942) Sabotage Squad
as Guthrie
(1942) The Great Gildersleeve
as Mayor Appleton
(1943) Idaho
as Board Member
(1943) King of the Cowboys
as Bryson
(1942) Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Senator (uncredited)
(1939) Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
(1943) The Leopard Man
as The Coroner
(1939) S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Appleby
(1941) New York Town
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1942) Over My Dead Body
as Editor
(1941) The Great Mr. Nobody
as Pawnbroker
(1942) Obliging Young Lady
as Uncle Joe (uncredited)
(1943) Slightly Dangerous
as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
(1939) A Woman is the Judge
as Ramsey
(1938) A Clean Sweep
as Bank Manager
(1944) Beautiful But Broke
as Putnam
(1942) Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
as Judge Smith
(1943) Around the World
as Colonel
(1937) Borrowing Trouble
as Clark
(1941) Naval Academy
as John Frazier
(1943) So's Your Uncle
as Stevens
(1936) The Public Pays
as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
(1940) Public Deb No. 1
as Clerk
(1943) Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
(1943) Mission to Moscow
as American Senator (uncredited)
(1943) Princess O'Rourke
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
(1939) Ex-Champ
as Lawton
(1942) A Night to Remember
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
(1938) The Chaser
as Process Server
(1940) Glamour for Sale
as Wilson (uncredited)
(1935) The Calling of Dan Matthews
as City Editor Edison (uncredited)
(1935) Special Agent
as Gus (uncredited)
(1941) Highway West
as The Judge (uncredited)
(1940) Private Affairs
as Stock Buyer (uncredited)
(1941) Whistling in the Dark
as Hugo in Show (uncredited)
(1939) Drunk Driving
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1936) Great Guy
as City Editor (Uncredited)
(1943) She Has What It Takes
as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
(1942) You Can't Escape Forever
as Pop (uncredited)
(1942) For Me and My Gal
as Lou (uncredited)
(1942) Fly By Night
as Police Dr. Tracy
(1941) 1-2-3-Go!
as Mayor
(1934) The Westerner
as Senator Lockhart