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