John Dilson

John Dilson (February 18, 1891 – June 1, 1944) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.
Cast

Manpower
Jail Clerk (uncredited)

The Secret Seven
Walter W. Carter

Phantom of Chinatown
Charlie Frasier

Easy Living
Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

Think It Over
Unknown

North of Shanghai
Editor

Doctors Don't Tell
Unknown

Two Latins from Manhattan
Jerome Kittleman

Flying G-Men
Dr. Alexander Craig

Gun to Gun
Unknown

The Monster and the Girl
Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

Girls Under 21
Albert Carter, School Principal

They Meet Again
William Merrill Sr.

The President's Mystery
Banker (uncredited)

Marked Men
Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

Women in Prison
Henry Russell

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

Dick Tracy
Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

Scandal Sheet
Chris Durk

Johnny Eager
Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Who Killed Gail Preston?
Mr. Curran

Three of a Kind
Doc Adams

The Drag-Net
Arnold Crane

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
E.G. Ellsworth

Happiness C.O.D.
Snyder

Adventures of Red Ryder
Hale

Racketeers of the Range
Wiliam J. Benson

Gang Bullets
Capt. Brown

Wildcat
Gus Sloane

The Wagons Roll at Night
Minister (uncredited)

A Man's Game
John T. Bradley

Pioneers of the West
Morgan

The Leather Pushers
Unknown

The Girl Who Came Back
Henchman Waddy

Every Night at Eight
Huxley

The Man with Nine Lives
John Hawthorne

Twin Triplets
J. Benton, City Editor

Midnight Taxi
Doc Wilson

I'll Tell the World
Legendre

Racket Busters
Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

We're Only Human
Ballistics Expert

Woman Wanted
Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

Love Is on the Air
Meeting Chairman

The Ghost That Walks Alone
Bascomb (uncredited)

Tarnished Angel
Mr. Greer

Stand Up and Fight
Auctioneer

They Made Me a Criminal
Doctor (uncredited)

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

Nancy Drew... Reporter
Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

Blackwell's Island
Finlay (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World
Doctor (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die
Parole Board Member (uncredited)

In Name Only
Head Train Steward (uncredited)

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

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Secretary (uncredited)

Stage to Chino
Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

Reno
Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

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

Man-Made Monster
Medical Examiner

Kentucky
Man at Race Track

You, the People
Mr. Sanders

King of the Royal Mounted
Wall

Danger Ahead
Thomas Hatch

Drums of Fu Manchu
Prof. Ezra Howard

The Big Premiere
Theater Owner

Fixer Dugan
Steve

The Country Doctor
City Editor (uncredited)

Thundering Frontier
Carter Filmore

Here I Am a Stranger
Professor

Sunset in Wyoming
Phipps

The Grapes of Wrath
Bookseller (uncredited)

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
Police Doctor at Hotel

Five Little Peppers at Home
Daniels

Jesse James at Bay
Collins (uncredited)

Music in My Heart
City Editor (uncredited)

Legion of the Lawless
Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)

Brother Rat and a Baby
Pawnbroker

Edison, the Man
Broker

Father Steps Out
Tom Oliver

Trouble in Sundown
Edward Simmons

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

Easy Money
Lawyer Rusick

All by Myself
Mr. Dilson

The Lady from Cheyenne
Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

Dark Command
Town Leader

Love Is News
Clerk (uncredited)

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Mr. Davis

Happy Land
Charles Clayton (uncredited)

Sergeant York
Reporter (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine
Mayor's Secretary

My Love Came Back
Accountant (uncredited)

Gallant Sons
Druggist (uncredited)

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

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

The Golden Fleecing
Cashier (uncredited)

No, No, Nanette
Desk Clerk

Millionaires in Prison
Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

Madame Spy
Proprietor Martin

Beyond the Sacramento
Jason Perry

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
Henry Weldon

Hold That Woman!
Bill Lannigan

The Great Profile
Doctor Perkins

Women Without Names
Sheriff

Weather Wizards
California Meteorologist

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

And Sudden Death
Judge

Hitch Hike To Heaven
Charlie Reed

Citizen Kane
Ward Heeler (uncredited)

The Shadow Strikes
Bill Gordan

The Deadly Game
Harkness

Across the Sierras
Dan Woodworth

Sabotage
(uncredited)
I'll Fix It
Burger, the lawyer

Queen of Broadway
Bickel

Cyclone on Horseback
Mr. Williams

Sabotage Squad
Guthrie

The Great Gildersleeve
Mayor Appleton

King of the Cowboys
Bryson

Idaho
Board Member

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Senator (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Mr. Davis (uncredited)

The Leopard Man
Coroner (uncredited)

S.O.S Tidal Wave
Appleby

New York Town
Doctor (uncredited)

Over My Dead Body
Editor

The Great Mr. Nobody
Pawnbroker

Obliging Young Lady
Uncle Joe (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous
'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

A Woman is the Judge
Ramsey
A Clean Sweep
Bank Manager

Beautiful But Broke
Putnam

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
Judge Smith

Around the World
Colonel

Borrowing Trouble
Clark

Naval Academy
John Frazier

So's Your Uncle
Stevens

The Public Pays
Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1
Clerk

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

Mission to Moscow
American Senator (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke
Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Ex-Champ
Lawton

A Night to Remember
Medical Examiner (uncredited)

The Chaser
Process Server

Glamour for Sale
Wilson (uncredited)

The Calling of Dan Matthews
City Editor Edison (uncredited)

Special Agent
Gus (uncredited)

Highway West
The Judge (uncredited)

Private Affairs
Stock Buyer (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark
Hugo in Show (uncredited)

Drunk Driving
Doctor (uncredited)

Great Guy
City Editor (Uncredited)

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

You Can't Escape Forever
Pop (uncredited)

For Me and My Gal
Lou (uncredited)

Fly By Night
Police Dr. Tracy

1-2-3-Go!
Mayor

The Westerner
Senator Lockhart

Wives Never Know
Doctor (uncredited)

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

Death from a Distance
Unknown
Unfinished Rainbows
Prof. Jewett

Too Hot to Handle
Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)