
John Dilson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 18, 1891
- Died
- June 1, 1944
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
John Dilson (February 18, 1891 – June 1, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.
Filmography

The Ghost That Walks Alone 1944
as Bascomb (uncredited)

Beautiful But Broke 1944
as Putnam

Gun to Gun 1944
Actor

Around the World 1943
as Colonel

Happy Land 1943
as Charles Clayton (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke 1943
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

So's Your Uncle 1943
as Stevens

All by Myself 1943
as Mr. Dilson

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case 1943
as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

The Leopard Man 1943
as Coroner (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine 1943
as Mayor's Secretary

Mission to Moscow 1943
as American Senator (uncredited)

She Has What It Takes 1943
as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

King of the Cowboys 1943
as Bryson

Slightly Dangerous 1943
as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

Idaho 1943
as Board Member

The Great Gildersleeve 1942
as Mayor Appleton

Madame Spy 1942
as Proprietor Martin

A Night to Remember 1942
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Queen of Broadway 1942
as Bickel

For Me and My Gal 1942
as Lou (uncredited)

The Mayor of 44th Street 1942
as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)

You Can't Escape Forever 1942
as Pop (uncredited)

Wildcat 1942
as Gus Sloane

Sabotage Squad 1942
as Guthrie

Ten Gentlemen from West Point 1942
as Senator (uncredited)

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! 1942
as Judge Smith

Obliging Young Lady 1942
as Uncle Joe (uncredited)

Fly By Night 1942
as Police Dr. Tracy

Over My Dead Body 1942
as Editor

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. 1941
as Henry Weldon

Johnny Eager 1941
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
- Unfinished Rainbows
Unfinished Rainbows 1941
as Prof. Jewett

New York Town 1941
as Doctor (uncredited)

Jesse James at Bay 1941
as Collins (uncredited)
- I'll Fix It
I'll Fix It 1941
as Burger, the lawyer

Two Latins from Manhattan 1941
as Jerome Kittleman

Sergeant York 1941
as Reporter (uncredited)

Doctors Don't Tell 1941
Actor

Manpower 1941
as Jail Clerk (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark 1941
as Hugo in Show (uncredited)

The Deadly Game 1941
as Harkness

Highway West 1941
as The Judge (uncredited)

Father Steps Out 1941
as Tom Oliver

Sunset in Wyoming 1941
as Phipps

They Meet Again 1941
as William Merrill Sr.

Cyclone on Horseback 1941
as Mr. Williams

Naval Academy 1941
as John Frazier

1-2-3-Go! 1941
as Mayor

The Wagons Roll at Night 1941
as Minister (uncredited)

Citizen Kane 1941
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)

The Lady from Cheyenne 1941
as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

Man-Made Monster 1941
as Medical Examiner

The Monster and the Girl 1941
as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary 1941
as Mr. Davis

The Great Mr. Nobody 1941
as Pawnbroker

Across the Sierras 1941
as Dan Woodworth

The Face Behind the Mask 1941
as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

No, No, Nanette 1940
as Desk Clerk

Thundering Frontier 1940
as Carter Filmore

You, the People 1940
as Mr. Sanders

Phantom of Chinatown 1940
as Charlie Frasier

Gallant Sons 1940
as Druggist (uncredited)

Girls Under 21 1940
as Albert Carter, School Principal

Beyond the Sacramento 1940
as Jason Perry

Marked Men 1940
as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

Glamour for Sale 1940
as Wilson (uncredited)

City for Conquest 1940
as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

King of the Royal Mounted 1940
as Wall

Public Deb No. 1 1940
as Clerk

The Leather Pushers 1940
Actor

The Great Profile 1940
as Doctor Perkins

The Golden Fleecing 1940
as Cashier (uncredited)

The Secret Seven 1940
as Walter W. Carter

I Love You Again 1940
as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)

Stage to Chino 1940
as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

My Love Came Back 1940
as Accountant (uncredited)

Millionaires in Prison 1940
as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

Private Affairs 1940
as Stock Buyer (uncredited)

Hold That Woman! 1940
as Bill Lannigan

Adventures of Red Ryder 1940
as Hale

Edison, the Man 1940
as Broker

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise 1940
as Police Doctor at Hotel

The Man with Nine Lives 1940
as John Hawthorne

Dark Command 1940
as Town Leader

The Grapes of Wrath 1940
as Bookseller (uncredited)

Drums of Fu Manchu 1940
as Prof. Ezra Howard

Women Without Names 1940
as Sheriff

Pioneers of the West 1940
as Morgan

The Big Premiere 1940
as Theater Owner

Five Little Peppers at Home 1940
as Daniels

Danger Ahead 1940
as Thomas Hatch

Brother Rat and a Baby 1940
as Pawnbroker

Legion of the Lawless 1940
as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)

Music in My Heart 1940
as City Editor (uncredited)

Reno 1939
as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

Drunk Driving 1939
as Doctor (uncredited)

Bad Little Angel 1939
as Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
as Secretary (uncredited)

Scandal Sheet 1939
as Chris Durk

Sabotage 1939
as (uncredited)

A Woman is the Judge 1939
as Ramsey

Here I Am a Stranger 1939
as Professor

Each Dawn I Die 1939
as Parole Board Member (uncredited)

In Name Only 1939
as Head Train Steward (uncredited)

The Man They Could Not Hang 1939
as King - City Editor (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever 1939
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)

S.O.S Tidal Wave 1939
as Appleby

Racketeers of the Range 1939
as Wiliam J. Benson

It's a Wonderful World 1939
as Doctor (uncredited)

Ex-Champ 1939
as Lawton

Fixer Dugan 1939
as Steve

Weather Wizards 1939
as California Meteorologist

Trouble in Sundown 1939
as Edward Simmons

Money to Loan 1939
as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

Nancy Drew... Reporter 1939
as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

Flying G-Men 1939
as Dr. Alexander Craig

Blackwell's Island 1939
as Finlay (uncredited)

North of Shanghai 1939
as Editor

They Made Me a Criminal 1939
as Doctor (uncredited)

Stand Up and Fight 1939
as Auctioneer

Kentucky 1938
as Man at Race Track
- A Clean Sweep
A Clean Sweep 1938
as Bank Manager

Gang Bullets 1938
as Capt. Brown

Tarnished Angel 1938
as Mr. Greer

Too Hot to Handle 1938
as Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)

The Chaser 1938
as Process Server

Think It Over 1938
Actor

Racket Busters 1938
as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

Women in Prison 1938
as Henry Russell

Who Killed Gail Preston? 1938
as Mr. Curran

Borrowing Trouble 1937
as Clark

The Shadow Strikes 1937
as Bill Gordan

Love Is on the Air 1937
as Meeting Chairman

Easy Living 1937
as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

Midnight Taxi 1937
as Doc Wilson

Love Is News 1937
as Clerk (uncredited)

Dick Tracy 1937
as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

Great Guy 1936
as City Editor (Uncredited)

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island 1936
as E.G. Ellsworth

The Public Pays 1936
as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

The President's Mystery 1936
as Banker (uncredited)

Wives Never Know 1936
as Doctor (uncredited)

And Sudden Death 1936
as Judge

Easy Money 1936
as Lawyer Rusick

Three of a Kind 1936
as Doc Adams

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford 1936
as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

The Drag Net 1936
as Arnold Crane

Hitch Hike To Heaven 1936
as Charlie Reed

The Country Doctor 1936
as City Editor (uncredited)

We're Only Human 1935
as Ballistics Expert

The Calling of Dan Matthews 1935
as City Editor Edison (uncredited)

Happiness C.O.D. 1935
as Snyder

Twin Triplets 1935
as J. Benton, City Editor

The Girl Who Came Back 1935
as Henchman Waddy

Special Agent 1935
as Gus (uncredited)

Cheers of the Crowd 1935
as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)

Woman Wanted 1935
as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

Every Night at Eight 1935
as Huxley

Death from a Distance 1935
Actor

The Westerner 1934
as Senator Lockhart

A Man's Game 1934
as John T. Bradley

I'll Tell the World 1934
as Legendre
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