Acting
John Dilson
- Titles
- 158movies
- Career
Active from 1934 to 1941, busiest in 1939 and 1940 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 2top three billing
- Average score
63/100
- Highest rated
Phantom of Chinatown67/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.1average 3.7
- Crime5.5average 3.7
- Mystery4.9average 4.1
- Wholesome4.0average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.3average 3.7
- Politics3.2average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism3.8average 3.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.5, average 5.3
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Coming of Age2.0, average 3.0
- Fantasy0.8, average 1.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- B-Movie Charm 2
- Classic Western 2
- Good vs Evil 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Charlie HallActorI'll Fix It, Father Steps Out, Twin Triplets
George WaggnerWriterCheers of the Crowd, Father Steps Out, Phantom of Chinatown
Bradley PageActorCheers of the Crowd, Beyond the Sacramento
Jo Ann SayersActorThe Man with Nine Lives, Drunk Driving
Bess FlowersActorThe Public Pays, Twin Triplets
Wade BotelerActorCheers of the Crowd, A Man's Game
Tim McCoyActorA Man's Game, The Westerner
Edgar KennedyActorI'll Fix It, A Clean Sweep
Edward LeSaintActorA Man's Game, The Westerner
John MaxwellActorFather Steps Out, Unfinished Rainbows
Selmer JacksonActorRobinson Crusoe of Clipper Island, Scandal Sheet
Lester DorrActorDanger Ahead, Money to Loan
Movies and TV shows
921940s
92 titles · average score 64
as Bascomb (uncredited)
as Putnam
80
as Mayor's Secretary
77
as Coroner (uncredited)
60
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
43
as American Senator (uncredited)
67
as 'Telegram' reporter (uncredited)
45
as Bryson
60
as Green, Parole Board Member (uncredited)
69
as Charles Clayton (uncredited)
61
as Colonel
61
as Board Member
as Stevens
as Mr. Dilson
as Chamberlain Jones (as John H. Dilson)
86
as Lou (uncredited)
66
as Medical Examiner (uncredited)
60
as Pop (uncredited)
62
as Senator (uncredited)
58
as Uncle Joe (uncredited)
52
as Carter, the General Manager (as John H. Dilson)
61
as Mayor Appleton
66
as Police Dr. Tracy
as Editor
as Gus Sloane
as Proprietor Martin
as Judge Smith
as Guthrie
as Bickel
66
as Henry Weldon
91
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
as Burger, the lawyer
79
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Tom Oliver
69
as Man at Dock Asking for a Light (uncredited)
52
as Medical Examiner
69
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
51
as Minister (uncredited)
as Prof. Jewett
50
as Employment Agency Clerk (uncredited)
63
as Hugo in Show (uncredited)
55
as Mr. Davis
68
as Jail Clerk (uncredited)
59
as Pawnbroker
53
as Collins (uncredited)
as Special Prosecutor Fitzpatrick
as The Judge (uncredited)
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Mayor
as Phipps
as William Merrill Sr.
as Dan Woodworth
as Mr. Williams
as Jerome Kittleman
as John Frazier
as Harkness
54
as Dr. James Prentiss Harkness
63
as John Hawthorne
67
as Charlie Frasier
90
as Bookseller (uncredited)
as Jason Perry
as Thomas Hatch
87
as Worker 'Trying It in Tile and Clay' (uncredited)
74
as Broker
75
as Mr. Cahn - Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
83
as Town Leader
54
as Accountant (uncredited)
64
as Police Doctor at Hotel
43
as Pawnbroker
47
as City Editor (uncredited)
65
as Prof. Ezra Howard
60
as Cashier (uncredited)
69
as Druggist (uncredited)
64
as Doctor Perkins
as Daniels
57
as Desk Clerk
63
as Mr. Sanders
59
as Observer at Train Station (uncredited)
as Wilson (uncredited)
as Clerk
63
as Bill Lannigan
as Surveyor Dave Martin (uncredited)
as Jim Pierce - Postal Inspector (uncredited)
as Morgan
as Stock Buyer (uncredited)
as Theater Owner
as Sheriff
as Albert Carter, School Principal
as Walter W. Carter
as Carter Filmore