John Dilson
John Dilson
With his silvery hair and dignified bearing, American actor John Dilson was a natural for "executive" roles. In films from 1935, Dilson was usually seen playing doctors, lawyers and newspaper editors. Occasionally, however, he played against type as sarcastic working stiffs, as witness his bit as an unemployment-office clerk in The Monster and the Girl (1941). John Dilson's larger screen roles can be found in Republic serials like Robinson Crusoe on Clipper Island (1936), and Dick Tracy (1937) and in such two-reel efforts as MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of John Dilson:
- Pigskin Parade with Patsy Kelly , Jack Sr. Haley , Stuart Erwin , Johnny Downs , Betty Grable , Arline Judge , Judy Garland , Fred Jr. Kohler , Grady Sutton , Elisha Jr. Cook , Jed Prouty , Emma Dunn , Edward J. Nugent , Pat Flaherty , Si Jenks , Lynn Bari , Maurice Cass , Ben Hall , Alan Ladd , Edward J. LeSaint , David Sharpe , Charles Wilson , Douglas Wood
- Once Upon a Time with Cary Grant , Janet Blair , James Gleason , Ted Donaldson , Howard Freeman , William Demarest , Art Baker , Paul Stanton , John Abbott , Eddie Acuff , Iris Adrian , Murray Alper , Henry Armetta , Charles Arnt , Lloyd Bridges , Billy Bevan , Lane R. Chandler , Cliff Clark , Charles Coleman , Pedro DeCordoba , Vernon Dent , Jeff Donnell , George Eldredge , Fern Emmett , James Flavin , Edward Gargan , Vaughan Glaser , William Gould , Harrison Greene , Frank S. Hagney , Esther Howard , Nolan Leary , Torben Meyer , Ida Moore , Jack Norton , Garry Owen , Emory Parnell , Barbara Pepper , Cyril Ring , Christian Rub , Sid Saylor , Harry Strang , Ray Teal , John Tyrrell , Emmett Vogan , Ruth Warren , Pierre Watkin , Cecil Weston , Isabel Withers , Ian Wolfe , William Austin , Mary Field , John Kelly , Tom Dugan , Tom Kennedy
- Easy Living with Jean Arthur , Edward Arnold , Ray Milland , Luis Alberni , Mary Nash , Franklin Pangborn , William Demarest , Andrew Tombes , Esther Dale , William B. Davidson , Robert Greig , Stanley Andrews , Gertrude Astor , Bennie Bartlett , Lee Bowman , Don Brodie , Ethel Clayton , Vernon Dent , Robert Emmett Homans , Arthur Hoyt , Marsha Hunt , Olaf Hytten , Frances Morris , Forbes Murray , Kate Price , Edwin Stanley , Dennis O'Keefe
- The Song of Bernadette with Jennifer Jones , Charles Bickford , Gladys Cooper , Vincent Price , Lee J. Cobb , Anne Revere , Blanche Yurka , Mary Anderson , William Eythe , Edith Barrett , Aubrey Mather , Sig Rumann , Fortunio Bonanova , Marcel Dalio , Jean DelVal , Moroni Olsen , Roman Bohnen , Eugene Borden , Nana Bryant , Davison Clark , Harry Cording , Jerome Cowan , Linda Darnell , Pedro DeCordoba , Charles Dingle , Arthur Hohl , Edward Keane , Frank Lackteen , Fritz Sr. Leiber , Mae Marsh , Alphonse Martell , Louis Mercier , Belle Mitchell , Dickie Moore , Patricia Morison , Alan Napier , Alla Nazimova , Nestor Paiva , Frank Reicher , Julian Rivero , Ruth Robinson , George Sorel , Edwin Stanley , Minerva Urecal , Edward vanSloan , Charles Wagenheim , Ruth Warren , Cecil Weston , Ian Wolfe
- Idaho with Roy Rogers , Smiley Burnette , Virginia Grey , Harry T. Shannon , Ona Munson , Dick Purcell , Onslow Stevens , Arthur Hohl , Hal Taliaferro , Roy Barcroft , Pat Brady , Al Bridge , James Bush , Tristram Coffin , Earl Hodgins , Eddie Kane , Jack Kirk , Tom London , Jack Mulhall , Sons of the Pioneers , Forrest Taylor , Trigger the Horse , Fred Burns , Bob Nolan
- Great Guy with James Cagney , Mae Clarke , James Burke , Henry Kolker , Edward S. Brophy , Edward Gargan , Joseph Sawyer , Douglas Wood , Gertrude Astor , Eddy Chandler , Wallis Clark , Kernan Cripps , Lester Dorr , Dwight Frye , Bud Geary , Mary Gordon , Mildred Harris , Ben Jr. Hendricks , Arthur Hoyt , Robert Lowery , Murdock MacQuarrie , Kate Price , Henry Roquemore , Lee Shumway , Harry Tenbrook , Frank Mills , Bruce Mitchell , Frank O'Connor , Dennis O'Keefe , Jack Pennick
- Each Dawn I Die with James Cagney , George Raft , Jane Bryan , George Bancroft , Victor Jory , Maxie Rosenbloom , Stanley Ridges , Alan Baxter , Willard Robertson , Emma Dunn , Paul C. Hurst , Thurston Hall , Charles Trowbridge , Harry Cording , Granville Bates , Eddy Chandler , William B. Davidson , Earl Dwire , James Flavin , Fred Graham , Chuck Hamilton , John Harron , Louis Jean Heydt , Al Hill , Robert Emmett Homans , Selmer Jackson , Wilfred Lucas , Walter Miller , Bob Perry , Dick Rich , John Ridgely , Cliff Saum , Elliott Sullivan , Emmett Vogan , Maris Wrixon , Abner Biberman
- The Dark Command with Claire Trevor , John Wayne , Walter Pidgeon , Roy Rogers , George "Gabby" Hayes , Porter Hall , Marjorie Main , Raymond Walburn , Joseph Sawyer , John Farrell MacDonald , Trevor Bardette , Ernie S. Adams , Richard Alexander , Al Bridge , Edmund Cobb , Harry Cording , Edward Earle , Frank S. Hagney , Edward Hearn , Howard C. Hickman , Tom London , Cliff Lyons , John Merton , Dick Rich , Jack Rockwell , Harry Strang , Glenn Strange , Hal Taliaferro , Ferris Taylor , Yakima Canutt , Harry Woods
- Cover Girl with Rita Hayworth , Gene Kelly , Lee Bowman , Phil Silvers , Otto Kruger , Eve Arden , Jess Barker , Curt Bois , Edward S. Brophy , Thurston Hall , William Benedict , Eddie Dunn , Fern Emmett , Sam Flint , Grace Hayle , Robert Emmett Homans , Frances Morris , Jack Norton , Barbara Pepper , Ralph Peters , Jack Rice , Ralph Sanford , Susan Shaw , John Tyrrell , Shelley Winters , Frank O'Connor
- Angels With Dirty Faces with James Cagney , Pat O'Brien , Humphrey Bogart , Ann Sheridan , George Bancroft , William Halop , Bobby Jordan , Leo Gorcey , Gabriel Dell , Huntz Hall , Bernard Punsly , Adrian Morris , Lane R. Chandler , Frank Jr. Coghlan , Steven Darrell , Joe Devlin , Earl Dwire , William Edmunds , James Farley , Mary Gordon , Frank S. Hagney , John Hamilton , John Harron , Harry Hayden , Ben Jr. Hendricks , Al Hill , Robert Emmett Homans , Wilfred Lucas , Wilbur Mack , Belle Mitchell , Jack Mower , Pat O'Malley , Oscar O'Shea , Emory Parnell , William Pawley , Dick Rich , Ralph Sanford , George Sorel , Charles Sullivan , Elliott Sullivan , William Tracy , Charles Trowbridge , Dick Wessel , Charles Wilson , William Worthington
John Dilson Trivia
Who did John Dilson play in The Man with Nine Lives?
John Dilson was John Hawthorne in The Man with Nine Lives
What role did John Dilson portray in Wildcat?
John Dilson played Gus Sloane in Wildcat
What role did John Dilson play in Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island [Serial]?
John Dilson played Ellsworth in Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island [Serial]
What role did John Dilson play in Drums of Fu Manchu?
John Dilson played Howard in Drums of Fu Manchu
What role did John Dilson play in King of the Royal Mounted?
John Dilson played Dr. Wall in King of the Royal Mounted
Who did John Dilson portray in Pigskin Parade?
John Dilson was Doctor in Pigskin Parade
Who did John Dilson portray in Easy Living?
John Dilson was Nervous Man in Easy Living
Who did John Dilson portray in Adventures of Red Ryder [Serial]?
John Dilson was Hale in Adventures of Red Ryder [Serial]
Who did John Dilson play in Phantom of Chinatown?
John Dilson was Charles Fraser in Phantom of Chinatown
What role did John Dilson portray in Great Guy?
John Dilson played City Editor in Great Guy
Who did John Dilson play in Each Dawn I Die?
John Dilson was Parole Board Member in Each Dawn I Die
Who did John Dilson portray in Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. [Serial]?
John Dilson was Weldon in Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. [Serial]
Who did John Dilson portray in Death from a Distance?
John Dilson was City Editor McConnell in Death from a Distance
What role did John Dilson portray in Cover Girl?
John Dilson played Rusty's Photographer in Cover Girl
Who did John Dilson portray in Buffalo Bill?
John Dilson was President Hayes in Buffalo Bill
What role did John Dilson portray in Angels With Dirty Faces?
John Dilson played Chronicle Editor in Angels With Dirty Faces
