John Dilson

Biography

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

Citizen Kane

The Grapes of Wrath

Sergeant York

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

I Love You Again

Each Dawn I Die

Dark Command

The Man with Nine Lives

All Movies (163)

• The Ghost That Walks Alone1944 · as Bascomb (uncredited)
• Beautiful But Broke1944 · as Putnam
• Gun to Gun1944
• Around the World1943 · as Colonel
• Happy Land1943 · as Charles Clayton (uncredited)
• Princess O'Rourke1943 · as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
• So's Your Uncle1943 · as Stevens
• All by Myself1943 · as Mr. Dilson
• The Leopard Man1943 · as Coroner (uncredited)
• Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case1943 · as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
• This Land Is Mine1943 · as Mayor's Secretary
• Mission to Moscow1943 · as American Senator (uncredited)
• She Has What It Takes1943 · as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
• King of the Cowboys1943 · as Bryson
• Slightly Dangerous1943 · as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
• Idaho1943 · as Board Member
• The Great Gildersleeve1942 · as Mayor Appleton
• Madame Spy1942 · as Proprietor Martin
• A Night to Remember1942 · as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
• Queen of Broadway1942 · as Bickel
• For Me and My Gal1942 · as Lou (uncredited)
• The Mayor of 44th Street1942 · as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
• You Can't Escape Forever1942 · as Pop (uncredited)
• Wildcat1942 · as Gus Sloane
• Sabotage Squad1942 · as Guthrie
• Ten Gentlemen from West Point1942 · as Senator (uncredited)
• Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!1942 · as Judge Smith
• Obliging Young Lady1942 · as Uncle Joe (uncredited)
• Fly By Night1942 · as Police Dr. Tracy
• Over My Dead Body1942 · as Editor
• Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.1941 · as Henry Weldon
• Johnny Eager1941 · as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
• Unfinished Rainbows1941 · as Prof. Jewett
• New York Town1941 · as Doctor (uncredited)
• Jesse James at Bay1941 · as Collins (uncredited)
• I'll Fix It1941 · as Burger, the lawyer
• Two Latins from Manhattan1941 · as Jerome Kittleman
• Sergeant York1941 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Doctors Don't Tell1941
• Manpower1941 · as Jail Clerk (uncredited)
• The Deadly Game1941 · as Harkness
• Whistling in the Dark1941 · as Hugo in Show (uncredited)
• Highway West1941 · as The Judge (uncredited)
• Father Steps Out1941 · as Tom Oliver
• Sunset in Wyoming1941 · as Phipps
• They Meet Again1941 · as William Merrill Sr.
• Cyclone on Horseback1941 · as Mr. Williams
• Naval Academy1941 · as John Frazier
• 1-2-3-Go!1941 · as Mayor
• The Wagons Roll at Night1941 · as Minister (uncredited)
• Citizen Kane1941 · as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
• The Lady from Cheyenne1941 · as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
• Man-Made Monster1941 · as Medical Examiner
• The Monster and the Girl1941 · as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
• Andy Hardy's Private Secretary1941 · as Mr. Davis
• The Great Mr. Nobody1941 · as Pawnbroker
• Across the Sierras1941 · as Dan Woodworth
• The Face Behind the Mask1941 · as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
• No, No, Nanette1940 · as Desk Clerk
• Thundering Frontier1940 · as Carter Filmore
• You, the People1940 · as Mr. Sanders
• Phantom of Chinatown1940 · as Charlie Frasier
• Girls Under 211940 · as Albert Carter, School Principal
• Gallant Sons1940 · as Druggist (uncredited)
• Beyond the Sacramento1940 · as Jason Perry
• Marked Men1940 · as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
• Glamour for Sale1940 · as Wilson (uncredited)
• City for Conquest1940 · as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
• King of the Royal Mounted1940 · as Wall
• The Leather Pushers1940
• Public Deb No. 11940 · as Clerk
• The Great Profile1940 · as Doctor Perkins
• The Golden Fleecing1940 · as Cashier (uncredited)
• The Secret Seven1940 · as Walter W. Carter
• I Love You Again1940 · as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
• Stage to Chino1940 · as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
• My Love Came Back1940 · as Accountant (uncredited)
• Millionaires in Prison1940 · as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
• Private Affairs1940 · as Stock Buyer (uncredited)
• Adventures of Red Ryder1940 · as Hale
• Hold That Woman!1940 · as Bill Lannigan
• Edison, the Man1940 · as Broker
• Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise1940 · as Police Doctor at Hotel
• The Man with Nine Lives1940 · as John Hawthorne
• Dark Command1940 · as Town Leader
• Drums of Fu Manchu1940 · as Prof. Ezra Howard
• The Grapes of Wrath1940 · as Bookseller (uncredited)
• Women Without Names1940 · as Sheriff
• Pioneers of the West1940 · as Morgan
• The Big Premiere1940 · as Theater Owner
• Five Little Peppers at Home1940 · as Daniels
• Danger Ahead1940 · as Thomas Hatch
• Brother Rat and a Baby1940 · as Pawnbroker
• Legion of the Lawless1940 · as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
• Music in My Heart1940 · as City Editor (uncredited)
• Reno1939 · as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
• Drunk Driving1939 · as Doctor (uncredited)
• Bad Little Angel1939 · as Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 · as Secretary (uncredited)
• Scandal Sheet1939 · as Chris Durk
• Sabotage1939 · as (uncredited)
• A Woman is the Judge1939 · as Ramsey
• Here I Am a Stranger1939 · as Professor
• Each Dawn I Die1939 · as Parole Board Member (uncredited)
• In Name Only1939 · as Head Train Steward (uncredited)
• The Man They Could Not Hang1939 · as King - City Editor (uncredited)
• Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever1939 · as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
• S.O.S Tidal Wave1939 · as Appleby
• Racketeers of the Range1939 · as Wiliam J. Benson
• It's a Wonderful World1939 · as Doctor (uncredited)
• Ex-Champ1939 · as Lawton
• Fixer Dugan1939 · as Steve
• Weather Wizards1939 · as California Meteorologist
• Trouble in Sundown1939 · as Edward Simmons
• Money to Loan1939 · as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
• Nancy Drew... Reporter1939 · as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
• Flying G-Men1939 · as Dr. Alexander Craig
• North of Shanghai1939 · as Editor
• Blackwell's Island1939 · as Finlay (uncredited)
• They Made Me a Criminal1939 · as Doctor (uncredited)
• Stand Up and Fight1939 · as Auctioneer
• Kentucky1938 · as Man at Race Track
• A Clean Sweep1938 · as Bank Manager
• Gang Bullets1938 · as Capt. Brown
• Tarnished Angel1938 · as Mr. Greer
• Too Hot to Handle1938 · as Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)
• The Chaser1938 · as Process Server
• Think It Over1938
• Racket Busters1938 · as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
• Women in Prison1938 · as Henry Russell
• Who Killed Gail Preston?1938 · as Mr. Curran
• Borrowing Trouble1937 · as Clark
• The Shadow Strikes1937 · as Bill Gordan
• Love Is on the Air1937 · as Meeting Chairman
• Easy Living1937 · as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
• Midnight Taxi1937 · as Doc Wilson
• Love Is News1937 · as Clerk (uncredited)
• Dick Tracy1937 · as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
• Great Guy1936 · as City Editor (Uncredited)
• Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island1936 · as E.G. Ellsworth
• The Public Pays1936 · as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
• The President's Mystery1936 · as Banker (uncredited)
• Wives Never Know1936 · as Doctor (uncredited)
• And Sudden Death1936 · as Judge
• Easy Money1936 · as Lawyer Rusick
• Three of a Kind1936 · as Doc Adams
• The Ex-Mrs. Bradford1936 · as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
• The Drag Net1936 · as Arnold Crane
• The Country Doctor1936 · as City Editor (uncredited)
• Hitch Hike To Heaven1936 · as Charlie Reed
• We're Only Human1935 · as Ballistics Expert
• The Calling of Dan Matthews1935 · as City Editor Edison (uncredited)
• Happiness C.O.D.1935 · as Snyder
• Twin Triplets1935 · as J. Benton, City Editor
• The Girl Who Came Back1935 · as Henchman Waddy
• Special Agent1935 · as Gus (uncredited)
• Cheers of the Crowd1935 · as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
• Every Night at Eight1935 · as Huxley
• Woman Wanted1935 · as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
• Death from a Distance1935
• The Westerner1934 · as Senator Lockhart
• A Man's Game1934 · as John T. Bradley
• I'll Tell the World1934 · as Legendre