John Dilson
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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
Ward Heeler (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Bookseller (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Secretary (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Reporter (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
Doctor (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
Mayor's Secretary
Easy Living
Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
Dark Command
Town Leader
Filmography
Gun to Gun
1944
The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944
as Bascomb (uncredited)
Beautiful But Broke
1944
as Putnam
All by Myself
1943
as Mr. Dilson
Happy Land
1943
as Charles Clayton (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
1943
as Mayor's Secretary
Idaho
1943
as Board Member
King of the Cowboys
1943
as Bryson
The Leopard Man
1943
as Coroner (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
Around the World
1943
as Colonel
So's Your Uncle
1943
as Stevens
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943
as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as American Senator (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
1943
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
She Has What It Takes
1943
as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
Wildcat
1942
as Gus Sloane
Madame Spy
1942
as Proprietor Martin
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942
as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
Queen of Broadway
1942
as Bickel
Sabotage Squad
1942
as Guthrie
The Great Gildersleeve
1942
as Mayor Appleton
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Senator (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
1942
as Editor
Obliging Young Lady
1942
as Uncle Joe (uncredited)
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
1942
as Judge Smith
A Night to Remember
1942
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Pop (uncredited)
For Me and My Gal
1942
as Lou (uncredited)
Fly By Night
1942
as Police Dr. Tracy
Manpower
1941
as Jail Clerk (uncredited)
Doctors Don't Tell
1941
Two Latins from Manhattan
1941
as Jerome Kittleman
The Monster and the Girl
1941
as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
They Meet Again
1941
as William Merrill Sr.
Johnny Eager
1941
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
as Minister (uncredited)
Man-Made Monster
1941
as Medical Examiner
Sunset in Wyoming
1941
as Phipps
Jesse James at Bay
1941
as Collins (uncredited)
Father Steps Out
1941
as Tom Oliver
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941
as Mr. Davis
Sergeant York
1941
as Reporter (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
1941
as Henry Weldon
Citizen Kane
1941
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
The Deadly Game
1941
as Harkness
Across the Sierras
1941
as Dan Woodworth
I'll Fix It
1941
as Burger, the lawyer
Cyclone on Horseback
1941
as Mr. Williams
New York Town
1941
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as Pawnbroker
Naval Academy
1941
as John Frazier
Highway West
1941
as The Judge (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
1941
as Hugo in Show (uncredited)
1-2-3-Go!
1941
as Mayor
The Face Behind the Mask
1941
as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
Unfinished Rainbows
1941
as Prof. Jewett
The Secret Seven
1940
as Walter W. Carter
Phantom of Chinatown
1940
as Charlie Frasier
Girls Under 21
1940
as Albert Carter, School Principal
Marked Men
1940
as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Hale
Pioneers of the West
1940
as Morgan
The Leather Pushers
1940
The Man with Nine Lives
1940
as John Hawthorne
Stage to Chino
1940
as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
You, the People
1940
as Mr. Sanders
King of the Royal Mounted
1940
as Wall
Danger Ahead
1940
as Thomas Hatch
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940
as Prof. Ezra Howard
The Big Premiere
1940
as Theater Owner
Thundering Frontier
1940
as Carter Filmore
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Bookseller (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
as Police Doctor at Hotel
Five Little Peppers at Home
1940
as Daniels
Music in My Heart
1940
as City Editor (uncredited)
Legion of the Lawless
1940
as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Pawnbroker
Edison, the Man
1940
as Broker
Dark Command
1940
as Town Leader
My Love Came Back
1940
as Accountant (uncredited)
Gallant Sons
1940
as Druggist (uncredited)
City for Conquest
1940
as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
I Love You Again
1940
as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Cashier (uncredited)
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Desk Clerk
Millionaires in Prison
1940
as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
Beyond the Sacramento
1940
as Jason Perry
Hold That Woman!
1940
as Bill Lannigan
The Great Profile
1940
as Doctor Perkins
Women Without Names
1940
as Sheriff
Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Clerk
Glamour for Sale
1940
as Wilson (uncredited)
Private Affairs
1940
as Stock Buyer (uncredited)
North of Shanghai
1939
as Editor
Flying G-Men
1939
as Dr. Alexander Craig
Scandal Sheet
1939
as Chris Durk
Racketeers of the Range
1939
as Wiliam J. Benson
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Auctioneer
They Made Me a Criminal
1939
as Doctor (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
Blackwell's Island
1939
as Finlay (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
1939
as Doctor (uncredited)
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)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Secretary (uncredited)
Reno
1939
as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
Bad Little Angel
1939
as Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
Fixer Dugan
1939
as Steve
Here I Am a Stranger
1939
as Professor
Trouble in Sundown
1939
as Edward Simmons
Money to Loan
1939
as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
Weather Wizards
1939
as California Meteorologist
Sabotage
1939
as (uncredited)
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939
as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
as Appleby
A Woman is the Judge
1939
as Ramsey
Ex-Champ
1939
as Lawton
Drunk Driving
1939
as Doctor (uncredited)
Think It Over
1938
Women in Prison
1938
as Henry Russell
Who Killed Gail Preston?
1938
as Mr. Curran
Gang Bullets
1938
as Capt. Brown
Racket Busters
1938
as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
Tarnished Angel
1938
as Mr. Greer
Kentucky
1938
as Man at Race Track
A Clean Sweep
1938
as Bank Manager
The Chaser
1938
as Process Server
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)
Easy Living
1937
as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
1937
as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
Midnight Taxi
1937
as Doc Wilson
Love Is on the Air
1937
as Meeting Chairman
Love Is News
1937
as Clerk (uncredited)
The Shadow Strikes
1937
as Bill Gordan
Borrowing Trouble
1937
as Clark
The President's Mystery
1936
as Banker (uncredited)
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936
as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
Three of a Kind
1936
as Doc Adams
The Drag Net
1936
as Arnold Crane
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
1936
as E.G. Ellsworth
The Country Doctor
1936
as City Editor (uncredited)
Easy Money
1936
as Lawyer Rusick
And Sudden Death
1936
as Judge
Hitch Hike To Heaven
1936
as Charlie Reed
The Public Pays
1936
as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
Great Guy
1936
as City Editor (Uncredited)
Wives Never Know
1936
as Doctor (uncredited)
Happiness C.O.D.
1935
as Snyder
The Girl Who Came Back
1935
as Henchman Waddy
Every Night at Eight
1935
as Huxley
Twin Triplets
1935
as J. Benton, City Editor
We're Only Human
1935
as Ballistics Expert
Woman Wanted
1935
as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
Cheers of the Crowd
1935
as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
as City Editor Edison (uncredited)
Special Agent
1935
as Gus (uncredited)
Death from a Distance
1935
A Man's Game
1934
as John T. Bradley
I'll Tell the World
1934
as Legendre
The Westerner
1934
as Senator Lockhart