Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

162

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-02-18

Day of Death

1944-06-01 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

John H. Dilson

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

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

Every Night at Eight

Every Night at Eight

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine

Gallant Sons

Gallant Sons

I Love You Again

I Love You Again

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

New York Town

New York Town

Acting

Manpower

1941

Manpower

as

Jail Clerk (uncredited)

The Secret Seven

1940

The Secret Seven

as

Walter W. Carter

Phantom of Chinatown

1940

Phantom of Chinatown

as

Charlie Frasier

Easy Living

1937

Easy Living

as

Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

Think It Over

1938

Think It Over

as

North of Shanghai

1939

North of Shanghai

as

Editor

Doctors Don't Tell

1941

Doctors Don't Tell

as

Two Latins from Manhattan

1941

Two Latins from Manhattan

as

Jerome Kittleman

Flying G-Men

1939

Flying G-Men

as

Dr. Alexander Craig

Gun to Gun

1944

Gun to Gun

as

The Monster and the Girl

1941

The Monster and the Girl

as

Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

Girls Under 21

1940

Girls Under 21

as

Albert Carter, School Principal

They Meet Again

1941

They Meet Again

as

William Merrill Sr.

The President's Mystery

1936

The President's Mystery

as

Banker (uncredited)

Marked Men

1940

Marked Men

as

Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

Women in Prison

1938

Women in Prison

as

Henry Russell

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

1936

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

as

Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

Dick Tracy

1937

Dick Tracy

as

Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

Scandal Sheet

1939

Scandal Sheet

as

Chris Durk

Johnny Eager

1941

Johnny Eager

as

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Who Killed Gail Preston?

1938

Who Killed Gail Preston?

as

Mr. Curran

Three of a Kind

1936

Three of a Kind

as

Doc Adams

The Drag-Net

1936

The Drag-Net

as

Arnold Crane

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

1936

Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

as

E.G. Ellsworth

Happiness C.O.D.

1935

Happiness C.O.D.

as

Snyder

Adventures of Red Ryder

1940

Adventures of Red Ryder

as

Hale

Racketeers of the Range

1939

Racketeers of the Range

as

Wiliam J. Benson

Gang Bullets

1938

Gang Bullets

as

Capt. Brown

Wildcat

1942

Wildcat

as

Gus Sloane

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941

The Wagons Roll at Night

as

Minister (uncredited)

A Man's Game

1934

A Man's Game

as

John T. Bradley

Pioneers of the West

1940

Pioneers of the West

as

Morgan

The Leather Pushers

1940

The Leather Pushers

as

The Girl Who Came Back

1935

The Girl Who Came Back

as

Henchman Waddy

Every Night at Eight

1935

Every Night at Eight

as

Huxley

The Man with Nine Lives

1940

The Man with Nine Lives

as

John Hawthorne

Twin Triplets

1935

Twin Triplets

as

J. Benton, City Editor

Midnight Taxi

1937

Midnight Taxi

as

Doc Wilson

I'll Tell the World

1934

I'll Tell the World

as

Legendre

Racket Busters

1938

Racket Busters

as

Mr. Robbins (uncredited)

We're Only Human

1935

We're Only Human

as

Ballistics Expert

Woman Wanted

1935

Woman Wanted

as

Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

Love Is on the Air

1937

Love Is on the Air

as

Meeting Chairman

The Ghost That Walks Alone

1944

The Ghost That Walks Alone

as

Bascomb (uncredited)

Tarnished Angel

1938

Tarnished Angel

as

Mr. Greer

Stand Up and Fight

1939

Stand Up and Fight

as

Auctioneer

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

They Made Me a Criminal

as

Doctor (uncredited)

Cheers of the Crowd

1935

Cheers of the Crowd

as

Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

Nancy Drew... Reporter

as

Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

Blackwell's Island

1939

Blackwell's Island

as

Finlay (uncredited)

It's a Wonderful World

1939

It's a Wonderful World

as

Doctor (uncredited)

Each Dawn I Die

1939

Each Dawn I Die

as

Parole Board Member (uncredited)

In Name Only

1939

In Name Only

as

Head Train Steward (uncredited)

The Man They Could Not Hang

1939

The Man They Could Not Hang

as

King - City Editor (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as

Secretary (uncredited)

Stage to Chino

1940

Stage to Chino

as

Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

Reno

1939

Reno

as

Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

Bad Little Angel

1939

Bad Little Angel

as

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

Man-Made Monster

1941

Man-Made Monster

as

Medical Examiner

Kentucky

1938

Kentucky

as

Man at Race Track

You, the People

1940

You, the People

as

Mr. Sanders

King of the Royal Mounted

1940

King of the Royal Mounted

as

Wall

Danger Ahead

1940

Danger Ahead

as

Thomas Hatch

Drums of Fu Manchu

1940

Drums of Fu Manchu

as

Prof. Ezra Howard

The Big Premiere

1940

The Big Premiere

as

Theater Owner

Fixer Dugan

1939

Fixer Dugan

as

Steve

The Country Doctor

1936

The Country Doctor

as

City Editor (uncredited)

Thundering Frontier

1940

Thundering Frontier

as

Carter Filmore

Here I Am a Stranger

1939

Here I Am a Stranger

as

Professor

Sunset in Wyoming

1941

Sunset in Wyoming

as

Phipps

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

The Grapes of Wrath

as

Bookseller

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

as

Police Doctor at Hotel

Five Little Peppers at Home

1940

Five Little Peppers at Home

as

Daniels

Jesse James at Bay

1941

Jesse James at Bay

as

Collins (uncredited)

Music in My Heart

1940

Music in My Heart

as

City Editor (uncredited)

Brother Rat and a Baby

1940

Brother Rat and a Baby

as

Pawnbroker

Legion of the Lawless

1940

Legion of the Lawless

as

Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)

Edison, the Man

1940

Edison, the Man

as

Broker

Father Steps Out

1941

Father Steps Out

as

Tom Oliver

Money to Loan

1939

Money to Loan

as

Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

Trouble in Sundown

1939

Trouble in Sundown

as

Edward Simmons

Easy Money

1936

Easy Money

as

Lawyer Rusick

All by Myself

1943

All by Myself

as

Mr. Dilson

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

The Lady from Cheyenne

as

Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

Dark Command

1940

Dark Command

as

Town Leader

Love Is News

1937

Love Is News

as

Clerk (uncredited)

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

as

Mr. Davis

Happy Land

1943

Happy Land

as

Charles Clayton (uncredited)

Sergeant York

1941

Sergeant York

as

Reporter (uncredited)

This Land Is Mine

1943

This Land Is Mine

as

Mayor's Secretary

My Love Came Back

1940

My Love Came Back

as

Accountant (uncredited)

Gallant Sons

1940

Gallant Sons

as

Druggist (uncredited)

City for Conquest

1940

City for Conquest

as

Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

I Love You Again

1940

I Love You Again

as

Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)

The Golden Fleecing

1940

The Golden Fleecing

as

Cashier (uncredited)

No, No, Nanette

1940

No, No, Nanette

as

Desk Clerk

Millionaires in Prison

1940

Millionaires in Prison

as

Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

Madame Spy

1942

Madame Spy

as

Proprietor Martin

Beyond the Sacramento

1940

Beyond the Sacramento

as

Jason Perry

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

1941

Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

as

Henry Weldon

Hold That Woman!

1940

Hold That Woman!

as

Bill Lannigan

Women Without Names

1940

Women Without Names

as

Sheriff

1940

The Great Profile

as

Doctor Perkins

Weather Wizards

1939

Weather Wizards

as

California Meteorologist

The Mayor of 44th Street

1942

The Mayor of 44th Street

as

Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)

And Sudden Death

1936

And Sudden Death

as

Judge

Hitch Hike To Heaven

1936

Hitch Hike To Heaven

as

Charlie Reed

Citizen Kane

1941

Citizen Kane

as

Ward Heeler (uncredited)

The Shadow Strikes

1937

The Shadow Strikes

as

Bill Gordan

The Deadly Game

1941

The Deadly Game

as

Harkness

Across the Sierras

1941

Across the Sierras

as

Dan Woodworth

Sabotage

1939

Sabotage

as

(uncredited)

I'll Fix It

1941

I'll Fix It

as

Burger, the lawyer

Queen of Broadway

1942

Queen of Broadway

as

Bickel

Cyclone on Horseback

1941

Cyclone on Horseback

as

Mr. Williams

Sabotage Squad

1942

Sabotage Squad

as

Guthrie

The Great Gildersleeve

1942

The Great Gildersleeve

as

Mayor Appleton

Idaho

1943

Idaho

as

Board Member

King of the Cowboys

1943

King of the Cowboys

as

Bryson

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

as

Senator (uncredited)

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

1939

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

as

Mr. Davis (uncredited)

The Leopard Man

1943

The Leopard Man

as

Coroner (uncredited)

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

S.O.S Tidal Wave

as

Appleby

New York Town

1941

New York Town

as

Doctor (uncredited)

Over My Dead Body

1942

Over My Dead Body

as

Editor

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

The Great Mr. Nobody

as

Pawnbroker

Obliging Young Lady

1942

Obliging Young Lady

as

Uncle Joe (uncredited)

Slightly Dangerous

1943

Slightly Dangerous

as

'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

A Woman is the Judge

1939

A Woman is the Judge

as

Ramsey

A Clean Sweep

1938

A Clean Sweep

as

Bank Manager

Beautiful But Broke

1944

Beautiful But Broke

as

Putnam

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

1942

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

as

Judge Smith

Around the World

1943

Around the World

as

Colonel

Borrowing Trouble

1937

Borrowing Trouble

as

Clark

Naval Academy

1941

Naval Academy

as

John Frazier

So's Your Uncle

1943

So's Your Uncle

as

Stevens

The Public Pays

1936

The Public Pays

as

Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1

1940

Public Deb No. 1

as

Clerk

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

1943

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

as

Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow

1943

Mission to Moscow

as

American Senator (uncredited)

Princess O'Rourke

1943

Princess O'Rourke

as

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Ex-Champ

1939

Ex-Champ

as

Lawton

A Night to Remember

1942

A Night to Remember

as

Medical Examiner (uncredited)

The Chaser

1938

The Chaser

as

Process Server

Glamour for Sale

1940

Glamour for Sale

as

Wilson (uncredited)

The Calling of Dan Matthews

1935

The Calling of Dan Matthews

as

City Editor Edison (uncredited)

Special Agent

1935

Special Agent

as

Gus (uncredited)

Highway West

1941

Highway West

as

The Judge (uncredited)

Private Affairs

1940

Private Affairs

as

Stock Buyer (uncredited)

Whistling in the Dark

1941

Whistling in the Dark

as

Hugo in Show (uncredited)

Drunk Driving

1939

Drunk Driving

as

Doctor (uncredited)

Great Guy

1936

Great Guy

as

City Editor (Uncredited)

She Has What It Takes

1943

She Has What It Takes

as

Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

You Can't Escape Forever

1942

You Can't Escape Forever

as

Pop (uncredited)

For Me and My Gal

1942

For Me and My Gal

as

Lou (uncredited)

Fly By Night

1942

Fly By Night

as

Police Dr. Tracy

1-2-3-Go!

1941

1-2-3-Go!

as

Mayor

The Westerner

1934

The Westerner

as

Senator Lockhart

Wives Never Know

1936

Wives Never Know

as

Doctor (uncredited)

The Face Behind the Mask

1941

The Face Behind the Mask

as

Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)

Death from a Distance

1935

Death from a Distance

as

Unfinished Rainbows

1941

Unfinished Rainbows

as

Prof. Jewett

Production

Crew

Directing