Portrait of Edward Dillon

Acting

Edward Dillon

Career

Active from 1908 to 1932, busiest in 1908 with 21 main titles.

Leading roles
44
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Lonedale Operator
The Lonedale Operator
GoodWatch score62/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edward Dillon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 4.8
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.3, average 3.7
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film 7
  • Early Cinema 6
  • Historical Artifact 4
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Silent Era Comedy 3
  • Romantic Comedy 2
  • Romance 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Early American Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

142
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1930s

11 titles · average score 53
The Nickel Nurser
The Nickel Nurser (1932)

as Mr. Todd (uncredited)

Love Pains
Love Pains (1932)

as Mr. Dillon (as Eddie Dillon)

The Trial of Vivienne Ware
The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932)

as Mr. Hardy (uncredited)

While Paris Sleeps
While Paris Sleeps (1932)

as Concierge's Husband

The Golden West
The Golden West (1932)

as Pat

Sob Sister
Sob Sister (1931)

as Pat

Iron Man
Iron Man (1931)
GoodWatch score 53

as Jeff

Catch-As Catch-Can
Catch-As Catch-Can (1931)

as Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)

Let's Do Things
Let's Do Things (1931)

as Music Store Manager (uncredited)

Thundering Tenors
Thundering Tenors (1931)

as Mr. Dillon

Fifty Million Husbands
Fifty Million Husbands (1930)

as Benjamin Shipman (uncredited)

1920s

18 titles · average score 52
The Broadway Melody
The Broadway Melody (1929)
GoodWatch score 47

as Dillon - Stage Manager (uncredited)

The Dice Woman
The Dice Woman (1926)

Director

Wandering Papas
Wandering Papas (1926)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer

Don Key (Son of Burro)
Don Key (Son of Burro) (1926)

Writer

Bred in Old Kentucky
Bred in Old Kentucky (1926)

Director

The Danger Girl
The Danger Girl (1926)

Director

Flame of the Argentine
Flame of the Argentine (1926)

Director

Women Men Marry
Women Men Marry (1922)

Director

The Beauty Shop
The Beauty Shop (1922)

Director

The Education of Elizabeth
The Education of Elizabeth (1921)

Director

The Frisky Mrs. Johnson
The Frisky Mrs. Johnson (1920)

Director

The Amateur Wife
The Amateur Wife (1920)

Director

1910s

90 titles · average score 59
Never Say Quit
Never Say Quit (1919)

Director

Don Quixote
Don Quixote (1916)

Director

Sunshine Dad
Sunshine Dad (1916)

Director

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
GoodWatch score 85

as Crook

The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1916)

Director

With a Kodak
With a Kodak (1912)

as The Secretary

Won by a Fish
Won by a Fish (1912)

as Harry

The Manicure Lady
The Manicure Lady (1911)

as The Rival

White Roses
White Roses (1910)

as Harry

His Sister-In-Law
His Sister-In-Law (1910)

as John

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1910)
GoodWatch score 51

as John, Confederate Son

The Sorrows of the Unfaithful
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful (1910)

as Joe

1900s

23 titles · average score 44
The Little Teacher
The Little Teacher (1909)

as Dave, the Bully

The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter
The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter (1908)

as Father

Over the Hills to the Poor House
Over the Hills to the Poor House (1908)

as Son

Deceived Slumming Party
Deceived Slumming Party (1908)

as Guide

The Black Viper
The Black Viper (1908)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mike

The Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiled
The Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiled (1908)

as Villain

Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker (1908)

as Debt Collector, Charity worker

Classmates
Classmates (1908)

as A Classmate

The Invisible Fluid
The Invisible Fluid (1908)

as Messenger

Falsely Accused!
Falsely Accused! (1908)

as Inventor

Caught by Wireless
Caught by Wireless (1908)

as The rent collector

The Man in the Box
The Man in the Box (1908)

as Bank Clerk