John Miljan

Personal Info

Birthday

November 8, 1892

Day of Death

1960-01-24

(67 years old)

Place of Birth

Lead, South Dakota, USA

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.

Known For

The Ten Commandments

Samson and Delilah

The Phantom of the Opera

The Killers

The Jazz Singer

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

The Painted Lady

Sinbad the Sailor

Filmography

1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1958
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
as Chief Tomache
1957
Apache Warrior
as Chief Nantan
1956
The Ten Commandments
as The Blind One
Johnny Moccasin
as Chief Dark Thunder
The Wild Dakotas
as Antelope
1955
Run for Cover
as Mayor Walsh
Pirates of Tripoli
as Malek
1952
Bonzo Goes to College
as Wilbur Crane
1951
Camera Sleuth
as Herman Taphert (uncredited)
M
as Blind Baloon Vendor
1950
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Old Man (uncredited)
Mule Train
as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
1949
Mrs. Mike
as Mr. Howard
Samson and Delilah
as Lesh Lakish
Stampede
as T. J. Furman
Adventure in Baltimore
as Mr. Eckert
1948
Perilous Waters
as Carter Larkin
1947
The Flame
as Detective
That's My Man
as Secretary
Queen of the Amazons
as Narrator / Col. Jones
Sinbad the Sailor
as Moga
1946
The Killers
as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
White Tie and Tails
as Mr. Latimer
The Last Crooked Mile
as Police Lieutenant Mayrin
Lost City of the Jungle
as Doctor Gaffron
1945
Wildfire
as Pete Fanning
Back to Bataan
as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
It's in the Bag!
as Mr. Arnold
1944
I Accuse My Parents
as Dan Wilson
The Merry Monahans
as Arnold Pembroke
Bride by Mistake
as Major Harvey
1943
The Fallen Sparrow
as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
Submarine Alert
as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
Bombardier
as Charlie Craig
1942
The Boss of Big Town
as Kenneth Craige
Criminal Investigator
as Edward Judson
The Devil with Hitler
as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Rolfe
The Big Street
as McWhirter (Uncredited)
North of the Rockies
as Morgan
Obliging Young Lady
as George Potter
1941
Riot Squad
as Jim Grosso
The Deadly Game
as Henri Franck
Forced Landing
as General Valdane
Double Cross
as Nick Taggart
The Cowboy and the Blonde
as Bob Roycroft
1940
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Carter Dangerfield
Young Bill Hickok
as Nicholas Tower
New Moon
as Pierre Brugnon
Queen of the Mob
as Pan
Women Without Names
as John Marlin
Emergency Squad
as Slade Wiley
1939
Fast and Furious
as Eric Bartell
Juarez
as Mariano Escobedo
Torchy Runs for Mayor
as Dr. Dolan
The Oklahoma Kid
as Ringo
Pardon Our Nerve
as Duke Page
1938
Ride a Crooked Mile
as Lt. Col. Stuart
If I Were King
as Thibaut d'Aussigny
Border G-Man
as Louis Rankin
Miracle Money
as Dr. Jones
Man-Proof
as Tommy Gaunt
1936
Arizona Mahoney
as Cameron Lloyd
The Plainsman
as General George A. Custer
North of Nome
as Dawson
The Gentleman from Louisiana
as Baltimore Evans
Private Number
as Sam Stapp
Sutter's Gold
as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
Murder at Glen Athol
as Bill Holt
1935
3 Kids and a Queen
as Boss Benton
Under the Pampas Moon
as Graham Scott
Mississippi
as Major Patterson
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Albert Dufresne
1934
The Ghost Walks
as Prescott Ames
Tomorrow's Youth
as Thomas Hall Sr.
Belle of the Nineties
as Ace Carter
Young and Beautiful
as Gordon Douglas
Unknown Blonde
as Frank Wilson
Whirlpool
as Barney Gaige
The Poor Rich
as Prince Abdul Hamidshan
Madame Spy
as Weber
1933
The Sin of Nora Moran
as Paulino
King for a Night
as Walter Douglas
Twin Husbands
as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
The Mad Game
as William Bennett
The Way to Love
as Marco
Blind Adventure
as Regan
The Nuisance
as John Calhoun
What! No Beer?
as Butch Lorado
Whistling in the Dark
as Charlie
1932
Flesh
as Willard
Prosperity
as Holland
The Kid from Spain
as Pancho
Unashamed
as District Attorney Harris
Night Court
as Crawford
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Greg Grannard
The Wet Parade
as Major Doleshal
Are You Listening?
as Ted Russell
Arsène Lupin
as Prefect of Police
The Beast of the City
as District Attorney
Hell Divers
as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
Emma
as District Attorney
1931
West of Broadway
as Norman (uncredited)
Possessed
as John Driscoll
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Wayne Burlingham
Son of India
as Juggat
Iron Man
as Paul H. Lewis
The Secret Six
as Joe Colimo
Gentleman's Fate
as Florio
Politics
as Jim Curango
Inspiration
as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor
1930
Paid
as Inspector Burke
War Nurse
as French Medical Officer (uncredited)
Remote Control
as Doctor Kruger
Our Blushing Brides
as Martin W. Sanderson
The Unholy Three
as Prosecuting Attorney
Estrellados
as Self (Guest Appearance)
The Sea Bat
as Juan
In Gay Madrid
as Armada - the Torero
Show Girl in Hollywood
as Frank Buelow
Free and Easy
as Bedroom Scene
Not So Dumb
as (uncredited)
The Woman Racket
as Chris Miller
1929
Devil-May-Care
as Lucien DeGrignon
Untamed
as Bennock
Speedway
as Lee Renny
The Unholy Night
as Major Mallory
Fashions in Love
as Frank Martin
A Man's Man
as John Miljan (uncredited)
Gossip
as Bill - Alice's Husband
The Voice of the City
as Dapper Don Wilkes
The Desert Song
as Captain Fontaine
Hardboiled Rose
as Steve Wallace
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Grant - Lawyer
The Eternal Woman
as Gil Martin
Stark Mad
as Dr. Milo
Innocents of Paris
as Monsieur Renard
1928
The Home Towners
as Joe Roberts
Land of the Silver Fox
as James Crawford
The Terror
as Alfred Katman
Women They Talk About
as Officer
Lady Be Good
as Murray
Glorious Betsy
as Preston
The Crimson City
as Gregory Kent
The Little Snob
as Walt Keene
1927
Husbands for Rent
as Hugh Frazer
The Silver Slave
as Philip Caldwell
Sailor Izzy Murphy
as The Lunatic
The Jazz Singer
as Host (uncredited)
A Sailor's Sweetheart
as Mark Krisel
The Clown
as Bert Colton
The Desired Woman
as Lieutenant Kellogg
Stranded
as Grant Payne
The Satin Woman
as Maurice
What Happened To Father
as Victor Smith
The Yankee Clipper
as Paul de Vigny
Paying the Price
as Michael Donovan
Quarantined Rivals
as Ed, the barber
The Final Extra
as Mervin Le Roy
Wolf's Clothing
as Johnson Craigie
1926
My Official Wife
as Nicholas
Almost a Lady
as Henri
Unknown Treasures
as Ralph Cheneey
The Amateur Gentleman
as Viscount John Devenham
Devil's Island
as André Le Févier
Footloose Widows
as J.A. Smith
Brooding Eyes
as Drummond
The Devil's Circus
as Lieberkind
1925
Flaming Waters
as Jasper Thorne
Morals for Men
as Wallace
The Unchastened Woman
as Lawrence Sanbury
The Unnamed Woman
as Archie Wesson
The Phantom of the Opera
as Valentin (uncredited)
The Overland Limited
as Brice Miller
Silent Sanderson
as Jim Downing
Sackcloth and Scarlet
as Samuel Curtis
1924
On the Stroke of Three
as Henry Mogridge
The Painted Lady
as Carter
Empty Hearts
as Frank Gorman
Love Letters
as Thomas Chadwick