Portrait of John Miljan

Acting

John Miljan

Career

Active from 1924 to 1957, busiest in 1927 with 17 main titles.

Leading roles
32
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Belle of the Nineties
Belle of the Nineties
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Miljan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.1, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.7, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 12
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Class Conflict 6
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Silent Era 5
  • Melodrama 4
  • Tragic Romance 4
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Crime 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Classic Western 3
  • Redemption Story 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

187
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 69
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

1950s

12 titles · average score 66
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Chief Tomache

Apache Warrior
Apache Warrior (1957)

as Chief Nantan

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)
GoodWatch score 81

as The Blind One

The Wild Dakotas
The Wild Dakotas (1956)

as Antelope

Johnny Moccasin
Johnny Moccasin (1956)

as Chief Dark Thunder

Pirates of Tripoli
Pirates of Tripoli (1955)

as Malek

Run for Cover
Run for Cover (1955)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mayor Walsh

Bonzo Goes to College
Bonzo Goes to College (1952)

as Wilbur Crane

Camera Sleuth
Camera Sleuth (1951)

as Herman Taphert (uncredited)

M
M (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

as Blind Baloon Vendor

Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
GoodWatch score 56

as Old Man (uncredited)

Mule Train
Mule Train (1950)

as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)

1940s

40 titles · average score 57
Queen of the Amazons
Queen of the Amazons (1947)
GoodWatch score 23

as Narrator / Col. Jones

The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

as Police Lieutenant Mayrin

Wildfire
Wildfire (1945)

as Pete Fanning

I Accuse My Parents
I Accuse My Parents (1944)
GoodWatch score 24

as Dan Wilson

Submarine Alert
Submarine Alert (1943)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas

The Boss of Big Town
The Boss of Big Town (1942)

as Kenneth Craige

Criminal Investigator
Criminal Investigator (1942)

as Edward Judson

Double Cross
Double Cross (1941)
GoodWatch score 51

as Nick Taggart

The Deadly Game
The Deadly Game (1941)

as Henri Franck

Riot Squad
Riot Squad (1941)

as Jim Grosso

The Cowboy and the Blonde
The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941)

as Bob Roycroft

The Texas Rangers Ride Again
The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Carter Dangerfield

1930s

71 titles · average score 60
Murder at Glen Athol
Murder at Glen Athol (1936)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bill Holt

Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

as Albert Dufresne

The Ghost Walks
The Ghost Walks (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

as Prescott Ames

Tomorrow's Youth
Tomorrow's Youth (1934)

as Thomas Hall Sr.

Belle of the Nineties
Belle of the Nineties (1934)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ace Carter

The Sin of Nora Moran
The Sin of Nora Moran (1933)
GoodWatch score 61

as Paulino

Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark (1933)
GoodWatch score 62

as Charlie

Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin (1932)
GoodWatch score 65

as Prefect of Police

Susan Lenox
Susan Lenox (1931)
GoodWatch score 61

as Wayne Burlingham

Possessed
Possessed (1931)
GoodWatch score 69

as John Driscoll

Remote Control
Remote Control (1930)
GoodWatch score 54

as Doctor Kruger

Our Blushing Brides
Our Blushing Brides (1930)
GoodWatch score 51

as Martin W. Sanderson

1920s

63 titles · average score 60
Speedway
Speedway (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lee Renny

Untamed
Untamed (1929)
GoodWatch score 58

as Bennock

Gossip
Gossip (1929)

as Bill - Alice's Husband

Hardboiled Rose
Hardboiled Rose (1929)

as Steve Wallace

Glorious Betsy
Glorious Betsy (1928)
GoodWatch score 45

as Preston

Land of the Silver Fox
Land of the Silver Fox (1928)

as James Crawford

The Crimson City
The Crimson City (1928)

as Gregory Kent

Stranded
Stranded (1927)

as Grant Payne

Rough House Rosie
Rough House Rosie (1927)

as Lew McKay

The Final Extra
The Final Extra (1927)

as Mervin Le Roy

The Devil's Circus
The Devil's Circus (1926)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lieberkind

The Unchastened Woman
The Unchastened Woman (1925)

as Lawrence Sanbury