John Miljan

Biography

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

The Ten Commandments

Samson and Delilah

The Killers

The Phantom of the Opera

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Back to Bataan

The Jazz Singer

Sinbad the Sailor

All Movies (189)

• Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid1982 · as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
• The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold1958 · as Chief Tomache
• Apache Warrior1957 · as Chief Nantan
• The Ten Commandments1956 · as The Blind One
• Johnny Moccasin1956 · as Chief Dark Thunder
• The Wild Dakotas1956 · as Antelope
• Run for Cover1955 · as Mayor Walsh
• Pirates of Tripoli1955 · as Malek
• Bonzo Goes to College1952 · as Wilbur Crane
• Camera Sleuth1951 · as Herman Taphert (uncredited)
• M1951 · as Blind Baloon Vendor
• Walk Softly, Stranger1950 · as Old Man (uncredited)
• Mule Train1950 · as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
• Mrs. Mike1949 · as Mr. Howard
• Samson and Delilah1949 · as Lesh Lakish
• Stampede1949 · as T. J. Furman
• Adventure in Baltimore1949 · as Mr. Eckert
• Perilous Waters1948 · as Carter Larkin
• The Flame1947 · as Detective
• That's My Man1947 · as Secretary
• Queen of the Amazons1947 · as Narrator / Col. Jones
• Sinbad the Sailor1947 · as Moga
• The Killers1946 · as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
• White Tie and Tails1946 · as Mr. Latimer
• The Last Crooked Mile1946 · as Police Lieutenant Mayrin
• Lost City of the Jungle1946 · as Doctor Gaffron
• Wildfire1945 · as Pete Fanning
• Back to Bataan1945 · as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
• It's in the Bag!1945 · as Mr. Arnold
• I Accuse My Parents1944 · as Dan Wilson
• The Merry Monahans1944 · as Arnold Pembroke
• Bride by Mistake1944 · as Major Harvey
• The Fallen Sparrow1943 · as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
• Submarine Alert1943 · as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
• Bombardier1943 · as Charlie Craig
• The Boss of Big Town1942 · as Kenneth Craige
• Criminal Investigator1942 · as Edward Judson
• The Devil with Hitler1942 · as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
• Scattergood Survives a Murder1942 · as Rolfe
• The Big Street1942 · as McWhirter (uncredited)
• North of the Rockies1942 · as Morgan
• Obliging Young Lady1942 · as George Potter
• Riot Squad1941 · as Jim Grosso
• The Deadly Game1941 · as Henri Franck
• Forced Landing1941 · as General Valdane
• Double Cross1941 · as Nick Taggart
• The Cowboy and the Blonde1941 · as Bob Roycroft
• The Texas Rangers Ride Again1940 · as Carter Dangerfield
• Young Bill Hickok1940 · as Nicholas Tower
• New Moon1940 · as Pierre Brugnon
• Queen of the Mob1940 · as Pan
• Women Without Names1940 · as John Marlin
• Emergency Squad1940 · as Slade Wiley
• Fast and Furious1939 · as Eric Bartell
• Juarez1939 · as Mariano Escobedo
• Torchy Runs for Mayor1939 · as Dr. Dolan
• The Oklahoma Kid1939 · as Ringo
• Pardon Our Nerve1939 · as Duke Page
• Ride a Crooked Mile1938 · as Lt. Col. Stuart
• If I Were King1938 · as Thibaut d'Aussigny
• Border G-Man1938 · as Louis Rankin
• Miracle Money1938 · as Dr. Jones
• Man-Proof1938 · as Tommy Gaunt
• Arizona Mahoney1936 · as Cameron Lloyd
• The Plainsman1936 · as General George A. Custer
• North of Nome1936 · as Dawson
• The Gentleman from Louisiana1936 · as Baltimore Evans
• Private Number1936 · as Sam Stapp
• Sutter's Gold1936 · as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
• Murder at Glen Athol1936 · as Bill Holt
• 3 Kids and a Queen1935 · as Boss Benton
• Under the Pampas Moon1935 · as Graham Scott
• Mississippi1935 · as Major Patterson
• Charlie Chan in Paris1935 · as Albert Dufresne
• The Ghost Walks1934 · as Prescott Ames
• Tomorrow's Youth1934 · as Thomas Hall Sr.
• Belle of the Nineties1934 · as Ace Carter
• Young and Beautiful1934 · as Gordon Douglas
• Unknown Blonde1934 · as Frank Wilson
• The Line-Up1934 · as Reginald Fields
• Whirlpool1934 · as Barney Gaige
• The Poor Rich1934 · as Prince Abdul Hamidshan
• Madame Spy1934 · as Weber
• The Sin of Nora Moran1933 · as Paulino
• King for a Night1933 · as Walter Douglas
• Twin Husbands1933 · as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
• The Mad Game1933 · as William Bennett
• The Way to Love1933 · as Marco
• Blind Adventure1933 · as Regan
• The Nuisance1933 · as John Calhoun
• What! No Beer?1933 · as Butch Lorado
• Whistling in the Dark1933 · as Charlie
• Flesh1932 · as Willard
• Prosperity1932 · as Holland
• The Kid from Spain1932 · as Pancho
• Unashamed1932 · as District Attorney Harris
• Night Court1932 · as Crawford
• The Rich Are Always with Us1932 · as Greg Grannard
• The Wet Parade1932 · as Major Doleshal
• Are You Listening?1932 · as Ted Russell
• Arsène Lupin1932 · as Prefect of Police
• The Beast of the City1932 · as District Attorney
• Hell Divers1932 · as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
• Emma1932 · as District Attorney
• West of Broadway1931 · as Norman (uncredited)
• Possessed1931 · as John Driscoll
• Susan Lenox1931 · as Wayne Burlingham
• Son of India1931 · as Juggat
• Iron Man1931 · as Paul H. Lewis
• The Secret Six1931 · as Joe Colimo
• Gentleman's Fate1931 · as Florio
• Politics1931 · as Jim Curango
• Inspiration1931 · as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor
• Paid1930 · as Inspector Burke
• War Nurse1930 · as French Medical Officer (uncredited)
• Remote Control1930 · as Doctor Kruger
• Our Blushing Brides1930 · as Martin W. Sanderson
• The Unholy Three1930 · as Prosecuting Attorney
• Estrellados1930 · as Self (Guest Appearance)
• The Sea Bat1930 · as Juan
• In Gay Madrid1930 · as Armada - the Torero
• Show Girl in Hollywood1930 · as Frank Buelow
• Free and Easy1930 · as Bedroom Scene
• Not So Dumb1930 · as (uncredited)
• The Woman Racket1930 · as Chris Miller
• Devil-May-Care1929 · as Lucien DeGrignon
• Untamed1929 · as Bennock
• Speedway1929 · as Lee Renny
• The Unholy Night1929 · as Major Mallory
• Times Square1929
• Fashions in Love1929 · as Frank Martin
• A Man's Man1929 · as John Miljan (uncredited)
• Gossip1929 · as Bill - Alice's Husband
• The Voice of the City1929 · as Dapper Don Wilkes
• The Desert Song1929 · as Captain Fontaine
• Hardboiled Rose1929 · as Steve Wallace
• Queen of the Night Clubs1929 · as Grant - Lawyer
• The Eternal Woman1929 · as Gil Martin
• Stark Mad1929 · as Dr. Milo
• Innocents of Paris1929 · as Monsieur Renard
• The Home Towners1928 · as Joe Roberts
• Land of the Silver Fox1928 · as James Crawford
• The Terror1928 · as Alfred Katman
• Women They Talk About1928 · as Officer
• Lady Be Good1928 · as Murray
• Glorious Betsy1928 · as Preston
• The Crimson City1928 · as Gregory Kent
• The Little Snob1928 · as Walt Keene
• Husbands for Rent1927 · as Hugh Frazer
• The Slaver1927 · as Cyril Blake
• The Silver Slave1927 · as Philip Caldwell
• Sailor Izzy Murphy1927 · as The Lunatic
• The Jazz Singer1927 · as Host (uncredited)
• A Sailor's Sweetheart1927 · as Mark Krisel
• The Clown1927 · as Bert Colton
• The Desired Woman1927 · as Lieutenant Kellogg
• Stranded1927 · as Grant Payne
• The Satin Woman1927 · as Maurice
• What Happened To Father1927 · as Victor Smith
• The Yankee Clipper1927 · as Paul de Vigny
• Lovers1927 · as Alvarez
• Paying the Price1927 · as Michael Donovan
• Quarantined Rivals1927 · as Ed, the barber
• The Final Extra1927 · as Mervin Le Roy
• Wolf's Clothing1927 · as Johnson Craigie
• Lucky Fool1927
• My Official Wife1926 · as Nicholas
• Almost a Lady1926 · as Henri
• Unknown Treasures1926 · as Ralph Cheneey
• The Amateur Gentleman1926 · as Viscount John Devenham
• Devil's Island1926 · as André Le Févier
• Footloose Widows1926 · as J.A. Smith
• Brooding Eyes1926 · as Drummond
• The Devil's Circus1926 · as Lieberkind
• Flaming Waters1925 · as Jasper Thorne
• Morals for Men1925 · as Wallace
• The Unchastened Woman1925 · as Lawrence Sanbury
• The Unnamed Woman1925 · as Archie Wesson
• Wreckage1925 · as Maurice Dysart
• The Overland Limited1925 · as Brice Miller
• The Phantom of the Opera1925 · as Valentin (uncredited)
• Silent Sanderson1925 · as Jim Downing
• Sackcloth and Scarlet1925 · as Samuel Curtis
• On the Stroke of Three1924 · as Henry Mogridge
• The Painted Lady1924 · as Carter
• Empty Hearts1924 · as Frank Gorman
• Romance Ranch1924 · as Clifton Venable
• The Lone Chance1924 · as Lew Brody
• Love Letters1924 · as Thomas Chadwick