
John Dilson
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)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Secretary (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
Bookseller (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Reporter (uncredited)
The Leopard Man
Coroner (uncredited)
This Land Is Mine
Mayor's Secretary
Easy Living
Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
I Love You Again
Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (163)
Movies (163)
Gun to Gun
1944
Beautiful But Broke
1944as Putnam
The Ghost That Walks Alone
1944as Bascomb (uncredited)
All by Myself
1943as Mr. Dilson
Idaho
1943as Board Member
This Land Is Mine
1943as Mayor's Secretary
The Leopard Man
1943as Coroner (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
Around the World
1943as Colonel
King of the Cowboys
1943as Bryson
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
1943as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Princess O'Rourke
1943as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle
1943as Stevens
She Has What It Takes
1943as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
Mission to Moscow
1943as American Senator (uncredited)
Happy Land
1943as Charles Clayton (uncredited)
Queen of Broadway
1942as Bickel
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942as Senator (uncredited)
Wildcat
1942as Gus Sloane
Fly By Night
1942as Police Dr. Tracy
Madame Spy
1942as Proprietor Martin
For Me and My Gal
1942as Lou (uncredited)
The Mayor of 44th Street
1942as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
Obliging Young Lady
1942as Uncle Joe (uncredited)
A Night to Remember
1942as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
1942as Judge Smith
Over My Dead Body
1942as Editor
You Can't Escape Forever
1942as Pop (uncredited)
The Great Gildersleeve
1942as Mayor Appleton
Sabotage Squad
1942as Guthrie
Whistling in the Dark
1941as Hugo in Show (uncredited)
Across the Sierras
1941as Dan Woodworth
Citizen Kane
1941as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
Jesse James at Bay
1941as Collins (uncredited)
Johnny Eager
1941as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Sergeant York
1941as Reporter (uncredited)
Sunset in Wyoming
1941as Phipps
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941as Pawnbroker
New York Town
1941as Doctor (uncredited)
Naval Academy
1941as John Frazier
Manpower
1941as Jail Clerk (uncredited)
Father Steps Out
1941as Tom Oliver
The Deadly Game
1941as Harkness
Man-Made Monster
1941as Medical Examiner
I'll Fix It
1941as Burger, the lawyer
Unfinished Rainbows
1941as Prof. Jewett
1-2-3-Go!
1941as Mayor
The Face Behind the Mask
1941as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
The Monster and the Girl
1941as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941as Minister (uncredited)
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
1941as Henry Weldon
Highway West
1941as The Judge (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
1941as Mr. Davis
They Meet Again
1941as William Merrill Sr.
Cyclone on Horseback
1941as Mr. Williams
Two Latins from Manhattan
1941as Jerome Kittleman
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
Doctors Don't Tell
1941
Beyond the Sacramento
1940as Jason Perry
Edison, the Man
1940as Broker
The Secret Seven
1940as Walter W. Carter
The Grapes of Wrath
1940as Bookseller (uncredited)
The Big Premiere
1940as Theater Owner
Marked Men
1940as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
Millionaires in Prison
1940as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
Music in My Heart
1940as City Editor (uncredited)
You, the People
1940as Mr. Sanders
City for Conquest
1940as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
I Love You Again
1940as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
Five Little Peppers at Home
1940as Daniels
No, No, Nanette
1940as Desk Clerk
Glamour for Sale
1940as Wilson (uncredited)
Dark Command
1940as Town Leader
The Leather Pushers
1940
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940as Police Doctor at Hotel
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940as Pawnbroker
Women Without Names
1940as Sheriff
King of the Royal Mounted
1940as Wall
My Love Came Back
1940as Accountant (uncredited)
Girls Under 21
1940as Albert Carter, School Principal
The Man with Nine Lives
1940as John Hawthorne
The Great Profile
1940as Doctor Perkins
Phantom of Chinatown
1940as Charlie Frasier
The Golden Fleecing
1940as Cashier (uncredited)
Hold That Woman!
1940as Bill Lannigan
Drums of Fu Manchu
1940as Prof. Ezra Howard
Thundering Frontier
1940as Carter Filmore
Gallant Sons
1940as Druggist (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940as Hale
Private Affairs
1940as Stock Buyer (uncredited)
Pioneers of the West
1940as Morgan
Public Deb No. 1
1940as Clerk
Legion of the Lawless
1940as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
Stage to Chino
1940as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
Danger Ahead
1940as Thomas Hatch
Racketeers of the Range
1939as Wiliam J. Benson
A Woman is the Judge
1939as Ramsey
Money to Loan
1939as Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant
North of Shanghai
1939as Editor
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939as Secretary (uncredited)
Sabotage
1939as (uncredited)
Each Dawn I Die
1939as Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Bad Little Angel
1939as Mr. Brown, Man in Jim's Office (uncredited)
Reno
1939as Mr. Jones - Casino Manager
In Name Only
1939as Head Train Steward (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World
1939as Doctor (uncredited)
Weather Wizards
1939as California Meteorologist
Fixer Dugan
1939as Steve
They Made Me a Criminal
1939as Doctor (uncredited)
Blackwell's Island
1939as Finlay (uncredited)
Drunk Driving
1939as Doctor (uncredited)
Here I Am a Stranger
1939as Professor
The Man They Could Not Hang
1939as King - City Editor (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
Stand Up and Fight
1939as Auctioneer
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
1939as Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
1939as Chris Durk
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939as Appleby
Trouble in Sundown
1939as Edward Simmons
Ex-Champ
1939as Lawton
Flying G-Men
1939as Dr. Alexander Craig
Think It Over
1938A Clean Sweep
1938as Bank Manager
Women in Prison
1938as Henry Russell
Tarnished Angel
1938as Mr. Greer
Kentucky
1938as Man at Race Track
Gang Bullets
1938as Capt. Brown
Too Hot to Handle
1938as Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)
Who Killed Gail Preston?
1938as Mr. Curran
Racket Busters
1938as Mr. Robbins (uncredited)
The Chaser
1938as Process Server
The Shadow Strikes
1937as Bill Gordan
Dick Tracy
1937as Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]
Love Is News
1937as Clerk (uncredited)
Easy Living
1937as Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)
Midnight Taxi
1937as Doc Wilson
Love Is on the Air
1937as Meeting Chairman
Borrowing Trouble
1937as Clark
And Sudden Death
1936as Judge
The Public Pays
1936as Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)
Wives Never Know
1936as Doctor (uncredited)
Three of a Kind
1936as Doc Adams
Great Guy
1936as City Editor (Uncredited)
The Drag Net
1936as Arnold Crane
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
1936as Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)
The Country Doctor
1936as City Editor (uncredited)
Easy Money
1936as Lawyer Rusick
Hitch Hike To Heaven
1936as Charlie Reed
The President's Mystery
1936as Banker (uncredited)
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
1936as E.G. Ellsworth
Death from a Distance
1935
Special Agent
1935as Gus (uncredited)
Woman Wanted
1935as Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)
We're Only Human
1935as Ballistics Expert
Twin Triplets
1935as J. Benton, City Editor
Every Night at Eight
1935as Huxley
Cheers of the Crowd
1935as Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935as City Editor Edison (uncredited)
The Girl Who Came Back
1935as Henchman Waddy
Happiness C.O.D.
1935as Snyder
I'll Tell the World
1934as Legendre
A Man's Game
1934as John T. Bradley
The Westerner
1934as Senator Lockhart
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