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Birthday
February 18, 1891
Day of Death
1944-06-01
(53 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known 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.
1944
1943
Around the World
as Colonel
Happy Land
as Charles Clayton (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle
as Stevens
All by Myself
as Mr. Dilson
The Leopard Man
as Coroner (uncredited)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
as Mayor's Secretary
Mission to Moscow
as American Senator (uncredited)
She Has What It Takes
as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
King of the Cowboys
as Bryson
Slightly Dangerous
as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
Idaho
as Board Member
1942
The Great Gildersleeve
as Mayor Appleton
Madame Spy
as Proprietor Martin
A Night to Remember
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Queen of Broadway
as Bickel
For Me and My Gal
as Lou (uncredited)
The Mayor of 44th Street
as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
You Can't Escape Forever
as Pop (uncredited)
Wildcat
as Gus Sloane
Sabotage Squad
as Guthrie
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Senator (uncredited)
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
as Judge Smith
Obliging Young Lady
as Uncle Joe (uncredited)
Fly By Night
as Police Dr. Tracy
Over My Dead Body
as Editor
1941
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
as Henry Weldon
Johnny Eager
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Unfinished Rainbows
as Prof. Jewett
New York Town
as Doctor (uncredited)
Jesse James at Bay
as Collins (uncredited)
I'll Fix It
as Burger, the lawyer
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Jerome Kittleman
Sergeant York
as Reporter (uncredited)
Manpower
as Jail Clerk (uncredited)
The Deadly Game
as Harkness
Whistling in the Dark
as Hugo in Show (uncredited)
Highway West
as The Judge (uncredited)
Father Steps Out
as Tom Oliver
Sunset in Wyoming
as Phipps
They Meet Again
as William Merrill Sr.
Cyclone on Horseback
as Mr. Williams
Naval Academy
as John Frazier
1-2-3-Go!
as Mayor
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Minister (uncredited)
Citizen Kane
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
Man-Made Monster
as Medical Examiner
The Monster and the Girl
as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Mr. Davis
The Great Mr. Nobody
as Pawnbroker
Across the Sierras
as Dan Woodworth
The Face Behind the Mask
as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
1940
No, No, Nanette
as Desk Clerk
Thundering Frontier
as Carter Filmore
You, the People
as Mr. Sanders
Phantom of Chinatown
as Charlie Frasier
Gallant Sons
as Druggist (uncredited)
Girls Under 21
as Albert Carter, School Principal
Beyond the Sacramento
as Jason Perry
Marked Men
as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
Glamour for Sale
as Wilson (uncredited)
City for Conquest
as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
King of the Royal Mounted
as Wall
Public Deb No. 1
as Clerk
The Great Profile
as Doctor Perkins
The Golden Fleecing
as Cashier (uncredited)
The Secret Seven
as Walter W. Carter
I Love You Again
as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
Stage to Chino
as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
My Love Came Back
as Accountant (uncredited)
Millionaires in Prison
as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
Private Affairs
as Stock Buyer (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder
as Hale
Hold That Woman!
as Bill Lannigan
Edison, the Man
as Broker
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
as Police Doctor at Hotel
The Man with Nine Lives
as John Hawthorne
Dark Command
as Town Leader
The Grapes of Wrath
as Bookseller (uncredited)
Drums of Fu Manchu
as Prof. Ezra Howard
Women Without Names
as Sheriff
Pioneers of the West
as Morgan
The Big Premiere
as Theater Owner
Five Little Peppers at Home
as Daniels
Danger Ahead
as Thomas Hatch
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Pawnbroker
Legion of the Lawless
as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
Music in My Heart
as City Editor (uncredited)
1939
Reno
as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
Drunk Driving
as Doctor (uncredited)
Bad Little Angel
as Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Secretary (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
as Chris Durk
Sabotage
as (uncredited)
A Woman is the Judge
as Ramsey
Here I Am a Stranger
as Professor
Each Dawn I Die
as Parole Board Member (uncredited)
In Name Only
as Head Train Steward (uncredited)
The Man They Could Not Hang
as King - City Editor (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Appleby
Racketeers of the Range
as Wiliam J. Benson
It's a Wonderful World
as Doctor (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
as Lawton
Fixer Dugan
as Steve
Weather Wizards
as California Meteorologist
Trouble in Sundown
as Edward Simmons
Money to Loan
as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
Flying G-Men
as Dr. Alexander Craig
Blackwell's Island
as Finlay (uncredited)
North of Shanghai
as Editor
They Made Me a Criminal
as Doctor (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight
as Auctioneer
1938
1937
1936
Great Guy
as City Editor (Uncredited)
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
as E.G. Ellsworth
The Public Pays
as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
The President's Mystery
as Banker (uncredited)
Wives Never Know
as Doctor (uncredited)
And Sudden Death
as Judge
Easy Money
as Lawyer Rusick
Three of a Kind
as Doc Adams
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
The Drag-Net
as Arnold Crane
The Country Doctor
as City Editor (uncredited)
Hitch Hike To Heaven
as Charlie Reed
1935
We're Only Human
as Ballistics Expert
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as City Editor Edison (uncredited)
Happiness C.O.D.
as Snyder
Twin Triplets
as J. Benton, City Editor
The Girl Who Came Back
as Henchman Waddy
Special Agent
as Gus (uncredited)
Cheers of the Crowd
as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
Every Night at Eight
as Huxley
Woman Wanted
as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
1934
