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