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John Dilson(1891-1944)

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John Dilson, Lotus Long, Keye Luke, and Grant Withers in Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
John Dilson was born on 18 February 1891 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Man with Nine Lives (1940), Drums of Fu Manchu (1940) and Gang Bullets (1938). He died on 1 June 1944 in Ventura, California, USA.
BornFebruary 18, 1891
DiedJune 1, 1944(53)
BornFebruary 18, 1891
DiedJune 1, 1944(53)
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Known for

Boris Karloff, Stanley Brown, Roger Pryor, and Jo Ann Sayers in The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
The Man with Nine Lives
6.5
  • John Hawthorne
  • 1940
Henry Brandon and Gloria Franklin in Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
Drums of Fu Manchu
6.9
  • Prof. Ezra Howard
  • 1940
Robert Kent and Anne Nagel in Gang Bullets (1938)
Gang Bullets
5.6
  • Capt. Brown
  • 1938
Bill Elliott and Evelyn Keyes in Beyond the Sacramento (1940)
Beyond the Sacramento
6.1
  • Jason Perry
  • 1940

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  • Robert Alda, Al Jolson, Joan Leslie, Tom Patricola, and Alexis Smith in Rhapsodie en bleu (1945)
    Rhapsodie en bleu
    7.0
    • Music Critic (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Jack Haley, Harriet Nelson, Mary Beth Hughes, and Ozzie Nelson in Take It Big (1944)
    Take It Big
    5.2
    • Customer (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in Showboat du Texas (1944)
    Showboat du Texas
    5.5
    • Businessman (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Easy Life (1944)
    Easy Life
    6.0
    Short
    • Landlord (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Cary Grant, Janet Blair, Ted Donaldson, and James Gleason in Once Upon a Time (1944)
    Once Upon a Time
    6.1
    • Businessman (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Louis Armstrong, Charlie Barnet, Glen Gray, Ann Miller, and Alvino Rey in Jam Session (1944)
    Jam Session
    6.4
    • Resident Mistaken for Raymond Stuart (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Maureen O'Hara and Joel McCrea in Buffalo Bill (1944)
    Buffalo Bill
    6.4
    • President Rutherford B. Hayes (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Janis Carter, Arthur Lake, and Lynne Roberts in The Ghost That Walks Alone (1944)
    The Ghost That Walks Alone
    4.9
    • Bascomb (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Joan Davis and Jane Frazee in Beautiful But Broke (1944)
    Beautiful But Broke
    6.3
    • Putnam
    • 1944
  • Robert Shayne in Gun to Gun (1944)
    Gun to Gun
    5.9
    Short
    • Judge Travers (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Jennifer Jones in Le chant de Bernadette (1943)
    Le chant de Bernadette
    7.6
    • Doctor (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • John Wayne, Albert Dekker, and Martha Scott in La ruée sanglante (1943)
    La ruée sanglante
    6.3
    • Witherspoon's Clerk (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Robert Benchley in My Tomato (1943)
    My Tomato
    6.2
    Short
    • Neighbor (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Mischa Auer, Georgia Carroll, Joan Davis, Kay Kyser, and Marcy McGuire in La musique en folie (1943)
    La musique en folie
    5.6
    • Colonel (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Don Ameche, Harry Carey, Frances Dee, Ann Rutherford, and Cara Williams in Happy Land (1943)
    Happy Land
    6.7
    • Charles Clayton (uncredited)
    • 1943

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • John H. Dilson
  • Born
    • February 18, 1891
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 1, 1944
    • Ventura, California, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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