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.

Career Overview

John Dilson has 159 screen credits in a career dating back to 1934. Their work spans 16 cinematic universes — most prominently Dick Tracy Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Marked Men, Weather Wizards, I'll Fix It. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

159

Birth Date

1891-02-18 00:00:00

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Marked Men
• 

  Weather Wizards
• I'll Fix It
• 

  Beyond the Sacramento
• 

  Scandal Sheet
• 

  Twin Triplets

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 16 universes

• Dick Tracy Collection (2 titles)
• Our Gang: The MGM talkies (1929-1938) (2 titles)
• Andy Hardy Collection (2 titles)
• Dr. Kildare Collection (1 titles)
• Whistling Collection (1 titles)
• Dr. Christian Collection (1 titles)
• The Ape Woman Collection (1 titles)
• Mr. Wong Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Charlie Hall (2 collaborations)
• Don Beddoe (2 collaborations)
• Eddie Laughton (2 collaborations)
• Warren Hull (1 collaborations)
• Isabel Jewell (1 collaborations)
• Paul Bryar (1 collaborations)
• Charles Williams (1 collaborations)
• Lyle Clement (1 collaborations)
• Budd Buster (1 collaborations)
• Al St. John (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (159 credits)

  • The Ghost That Walks Alone

    Bascomb (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Beautiful But Broke

    Putnam

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Gun to Gun

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Around the World

    Colonel

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Happy Land

    Charles Clayton (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Princess O'Rourke

    Elevator Operator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • So's Your Uncle

    Stevens

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • All by Myself

    Mr. Dilson

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case

    Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Leopard Man

    Coroner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • This Land Is Mine

    Mayor's Secretary

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Mission to Moscow

    American Senator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • She Has What It Takes

    Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • King of the Cowboys

    Bryson

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Slightly Dangerous

    'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Idaho

    Board Member

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Great Gildersleeve

    Mayor Appleton

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Madame Spy

    Proprietor Martin

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • A Night to Remember

    Medical Examiner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Queen of Broadway

    Bickel

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • For Me and My Gal

    Lou (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Mayor of 44th Street

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

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • You Can't Escape Forever

    Pop (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Wildcat

    Gus Sloane

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Sabotage Squad

    Guthrie

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Ten Gentlemen from West Point

    Senator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

    Judge Smith

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Obliging Young Lady

    Uncle Joe (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Fly By Night

    Police Dr. Tracy

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Over My Dead Body

    Editor

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

    Henry Weldon

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Johnny Eager

    Pawnbroker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Unfinished Rainbows

    Prof. Jewett

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • New York Town

    Doctor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Jesse James at Bay

    Collins (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • I'll Fix It

    Burger, the lawyer

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Two Latins from Manhattan

    Jerome Kittleman

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Sergeant York

    Reporter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Doctors Don't Tell

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Manpower

    Jail Clerk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Whistling in the Dark

    Hugo in Show (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Deadly Game

    Harkness

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Highway West

    The Judge (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Father Steps Out

    Tom Oliver

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Sunset in Wyoming

    Phipps

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • They Meet Again

    William Merrill Sr.

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Cyclone on Horseback

    Mr. Williams

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Naval Academy

    John Frazier

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • 1-2-3-Go!

    Mayor

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Wagons Roll at Night

    Minister (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Citizen Kane

    Ward Heeler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Lady from Cheyenne

    Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Man-Made Monster

    Medical Examiner

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Monster and the Girl

    Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

    Mr. Davis

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Great Mr. Nobody

    Pawnbroker

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Across the Sierras

    Dan Woodworth

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • No, No, Nanette

    Desk Clerk

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Thundering Frontier

    Carter Filmore

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • You, the People

    Mr. Sanders

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Phantom of Chinatown

    Charlie Frasier

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Girls Under 21

    Albert Carter, School Principal

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Gallant Sons

    Druggist (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Beyond the Sacramento

    Jason Perry

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Marked Men

    Dr. James Prentiss Harkness

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Glamour for Sale

    Wilson (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • City for Conquest

    Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • King of the Royal Mounted

    Wall

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Leather Pushers

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Public Deb No. 1

    Clerk

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Great Profile

    Doctor Perkins

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Golden Fleecing

    Cashier (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Secret Seven

    Walter W. Carter

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • I Love You Again

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

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Stage to Chino

    Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • My Love Came Back

    Accountant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Millionaires in Prison

    Observer at Train Station (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Private Affairs

    Stock Buyer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Adventures of Red Ryder

    Hale

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Hold That Woman!

    Bill Lannigan

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Edison, the Man

    Broker

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

    Police Doctor at Hotel

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Man with Nine Lives

    John Hawthorne

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Dark Command

    Town Leader

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Grapes of Wrath

    Bookseller (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Drums of Fu Manchu

    Prof. Ezra Howard

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Women Without Names

    Sheriff

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Pioneers of the West

    Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Big Premiere

    Theater Owner

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Five Little Peppers at Home

    Daniels

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Danger Ahead

    Thomas Hatch

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Legion of the Lawless

    Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Music in My Heart

    City Editor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Reno

    Mr. Jones - Casino Manager

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Drunk Driving

    Doctor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Bad Little Angel

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

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Secretary (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Scandal Sheet

    Chris Durk

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Sabotage

    (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • A Woman is the Judge

    Ramsey

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Here I Am a Stranger

    Professor

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Each Dawn I Die

    Parole Board Member (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • In Name Only

    Head Train Steward (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Man They Could Not Hang

    King - City Editor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever

    Mr. Davis (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • S.O.S Tidal Wave

    Appleby

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Racketeers of the Range

    Wiliam J. Benson

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • It's a Wonderful World

    Doctor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Ex-Champ

    Lawton

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Fixer Dugan

    Steve

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Weather Wizards

    California Meteorologist

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Trouble in Sundown

    Edward Simmons

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Money to Loan

    Clarence Z. Dodds, Hanley's Accountant

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Nancy Drew... Reporter

    Deputy Coroner (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Flying G-Men

    Dr. Alexander Craig

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Blackwell's Island

    Finlay (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • North of Shanghai

    Editor

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • They Made Me a Criminal

    Doctor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Stand Up and Fight

    Auctioneer

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Kentucky

    Man at Race Track

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • A Clean Sweep

    Bank Manager

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Gang Bullets

    Capt. Brown

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Tarnished Angel

    Mr. Greer

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Too Hot to Handle

    Film Developing Laboratory Foreman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • The Chaser

    Process Server

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Think It Over

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Women in Prison

    Henry Russell

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Who Killed Gail Preston?

    Mr. Curran

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Borrowing Trouble

    Clark

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • The Shadow Strikes

    Bill Gordan

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Love Is on the Air

    Meeting Chairman

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Easy Living

    Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Midnight Taxi

    Doc Wilson

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Love Is News

    Clerk (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Dick Tracy

    Ellery Brewster [Chs. 1, 12]

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Great Guy

    City Editor (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island

    E.G. Ellsworth

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Public Pays

    Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The President's Mystery

    Banker (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Wives Never Know

    Doctor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • And Sudden Death

    Judge

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Easy Money

    Lawyer Rusick

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Three of a Kind

    Doc Adams

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

    Analyst Examining Gelatin Capsule (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Drag Net

    Arnold Crane

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Country Doctor

    City Editor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Hitch Hike To Heaven

    Charlie Reed

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Calling of Dan Matthews

    City Editor Edison (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Happiness C.O.D.

    Snyder

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Twin Triplets

    J. Benton, City Editor

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Girl Who Came Back

    Henchman Waddy

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Special Agent

    Gus (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Cheers of the Crowd

    Barney Booth (as John H. Dilson)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Woman Wanted

    Juror Talking to Mike (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Every Night at Eight

    Huxley

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Death from a Distance

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Westerner

    Senator Lockhart

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • A Man's Game

    John T. Bradley

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • I'll Tell the World

    Legendre

    actor

    actors
    1934