CINEFILER

John Dilson

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