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John Miljan
John Miljan

John Miljan

ActingBorn November 8, 1892Died January 24, 1960 (age 67)Lead, South Dakota, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in 201 films between 1924 and 1958. He was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four decades, beginning in 1923. Miljan made his first sound film in 1927 in the promotional trailer for The Jazz Singer, inviting audiences to see the upcoming landmark film. In later years he played imposing, authoritative parts such as high-ranking executives and military officers. He is best remembered as General Custer in Cecil B. De Mille's film The Plainsman. Miljan died from cancer in Hollywood in 1960, aged 67. He was married to Victoire Lowe and adopted her two sons from her first marriage to actor Creighton Hale.

Filmography

1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

Movie
1957
Apache Warrior

as Chief Nantan

Movie
1956
The Ten Commandments

as The Blind One

Movie
1956
Johnny Moccasin

as Chief Dark Thunder

Movie
1956
The Wild Dakotas

as Antelope

Movie
1955
Run for Cover

as Mayor Walsh

Movie
1955Movie
1952
Bonzo Goes to College

as Wilbur Crane

Movie
1951
Camera Sleuth

as Herman Taphert (uncredited)

Movie
1951
M

as Blind Baloon Vendor

Movie
1950
Walk Softly, Stranger

as Old Man (uncredited)

Movie
1950
Mule Train

as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)

Movie
1949
Mrs. Mike

as Mr. Howard

Movie
1949
Samson and Delilah

as Lesh Lakish

Movie
1949
Stampede

as T. J. Furman

Movie
1949Movie
1948
Perilous Waters

as Carter Larkin

Movie
1947
The Flame

as Detective

Movie
1947
That's My Man

as Secretary

Movie
1947
Queen of the Amazons

as Narrator / Col. Jones

Movie
1947Movie
1946
The Killers

as Jake the Rake (uncredited)

Movie
1946
White Tie and Tails

as Mr. Latimer

Movie
1946
The Last Crooked Mile

as Police Lieutenant Mayrin

Movie
1946
Lost City of the Jungle

as Doctor Gaffron

Movie
1945
Wildfire

as Pete Fanning

Movie
1945
Back to Bataan

as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)

Movie
1945
It's in the Bag!

as Mr. Arnold

Movie
1944
I Accuse My Parents

as Dan Wilson

Movie
1944
The Merry Monahans

as Arnold Pembroke

Movie
1944
Bride by Mistake

as Major Harvey

Movie
1943
The Fallen Sparrow

as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin

Movie
1943
Submarine Alert

as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas

Movie
1943
Bombardier

as Charlie Craig

Movie
1942
The Boss of Big Town

as Kenneth Craige

Movie
1942
Criminal Investigator

as Edward Judson

Movie
1942
The Devil with Hitler

as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)

Movie
1942
The Big Street

as McWhirter (uncredited)

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Obliging Young Lady

as George Potter

Movie
1941
Riot Squad

as Jim Grosso

Movie
1941
The Deadly Game

as Henri Franck

Movie
1941
Forced Landing

as General Valdane

Movie
1941
Double Cross

as Nick Taggart

Movie
1941Movie
1940
The Texas Rangers Ride Again

as Carter Dangerfield

Movie
1940
Young Bill Hickok

as Nicholas Tower

Movie
1940
New Moon

as Pierre Brugnon

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Women Without Names

as John Marlin

Movie
1940
Emergency Squad

as Slade Wiley

Movie
1939
Fast and Furious

as Eric Bartell

Movie
1939
Juarez

as Mariano Escobedo

Movie
1939Movie
1939Movie
1939
Pardon Our Nerve

as Duke Page

Movie
1938
Ride a Crooked Mile

as Lt. Col. Stuart

Movie
1938
If I Were King

as Thibaut d'Aussigny

Movie
1938
Border G-Man

as Louis Rankin

Movie
1938
Miracle Money

as Dr. Jones

Movie
1938
Man-Proof

as Tommy Gaunt

Movie
1936
Arizona Mahoney

as Cameron Lloyd

Movie
1936
The Plainsman

as General George A. Custer

Movie
1936
North of Nome

as Dawson

Movie
1936Movie
1936
Private Number

as Sam Stapp

Movie
1936
Sutter's Gold

as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado

Movie
1936Movie
1935
3 Kids and a Queen

as Boss Benton

Movie
1935
Under the Pampas Moon

as Graham Scott

Movie
1935
Mississippi

as Major Patterson

Movie
1935
Charlie Chan in Paris

as Albert Dufresne

Movie
1934
The Ghost Walks

as Prescott Ames

Movie
1934
Tomorrow's Youth

as Thomas Hall Sr.

Movie
1934Movie
1934
Young and Beautiful

as Gordon Douglas

Movie
1934
Unknown Blonde

as Frank Wilson

Movie
1934
The Line-Up

as Reginald Fields

Movie
1934
Whirlpool

as Barney Gaige

Movie
1934
The Poor Rich

as Prince Abdul Hamidshan

Movie
1934
Madame Spy

as Weber

Movie
1933Movie
1933
King for a Night

as Walter Douglas

Movie
1933
Twin Husbands

as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden

Movie
1933
The Mad Game

as William Bennett

Movie
1933Movie
1933Movie
1933
The Nuisance

as John Calhoun

Movie
1933
What! No Beer?

as Butch Lorado

Movie
1933Movie
1932
Flesh

as Willard

Movie
1932
Prosperity

as Holland

Movie
1932Movie
1932
Unashamed

as District Attorney Harris

Movie
1932
Night Court

as Crawford

Movie
1932Movie
1932
The Wet Parade

as Major Doleshal

Movie
1932
Are You Listening?

as Ted Russell

Movie
1932
Arsène Lupin

as Prefect of Police

Movie
1932
The Beast of the City

as District Attorney

Movie
1932
Hell Divers

as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin

Movie
1932
Emma

as District Attorney

Movie
1931
West of Broadway

as Norman (uncredited)

Movie
1931
Possessed

as John Driscoll

Movie
1931
Susan Lenox

as Wayne Burlingham

Movie
1931
Son of India

as Juggat

Movie
1931
Iron Man

as Paul H. Lewis

Movie
1931
The Secret Six

as Joe Colimo

Movie
1931Movie
1931
Politics

as Jim Curango

Movie
1931
Inspiration

as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor

Movie
1930
Paid

as Inspector Burke

Movie
1930
War Nurse

as French Medical Officer (uncredited)

Movie
1930
Remote Control

as Doctor Kruger

Movie
1930
Our Blushing Brides

as Martin W. Sanderson

Movie
1930
The Unholy Three

as Prosecuting Attorney

Movie
1930
Estrellados

as Self (Guest Appearance)

Movie
1930Movie
1930
In Gay Madrid

as Armada - the Torero

Movie
1930
Show Girl in Hollywood

as Frank Buelow

Movie
1930
Free and Easy

as Bedroom Scene

Movie
1930
Not So Dumb

as (uncredited)

Movie
1930
The Woman Racket

as Chris Miller

Movie
1929
Devil-May-Care

as Lucien DeGrignon

Movie
1929
Untamed

as Bennock

Movie
1929
Speedway

as Lee Renny

Movie
1929
The Unholy Night

as Major Mallory

Movie
1929Movie
1929
Fashions in Love

as Frank Martin

Movie
1929
A Man's Man

as John Miljan (uncredited)

Movie
1929
Gossip

as Bill - Alice's Husband

Movie
1929
The Voice of the City

as Dapper Don Wilkes

Movie
1929
The Desert Song

as Captain Fontaine

Movie
1929
Hardboiled Rose

as Steve Wallace

Movie
1929
Queen of the Night Clubs

as Grant - Lawyer

Movie
1929
The Eternal Woman

as Gil Martin

Movie
1929
Stark Mad

as Dr. Milo

Movie
1929
Innocents of Paris

as Monsieur Renard

Movie
1928
The Home Towners

as Joe Roberts

Movie
1928
Land of the Silver Fox

as James Crawford

Movie
1928
The Terror

as Alfred Katman

Movie
1928Movie
1928
Lady Be Good

as Murray

Movie
1928
Glorious Betsy

as Preston

Movie
1928
The Crimson City

as Gregory Kent

Movie
1928
The Little Snob

as Walt Keene

Movie
1927
Husbands for Rent

as Hugh Frazer

Movie
1927
The Slaver

as Cyril Blake

Movie
1927
The Silver Slave

as Philip Caldwell

Movie
1927
Sailor Izzy Murphy

as The Lunatic

Movie
1927
The Jazz Singer

as Host (uncredited)

Movie
1927
A Sailor's Sweetheart

as Mark Krisel

Movie
1927
The Clown

as Bert Colton

Movie
1927
The Desired Woman

as Lieutenant Kellogg

Movie
1927
Stranded

as Grant Payne

Movie
1927
The Satin Woman

as Maurice

Movie
1927Movie
1927
The Yankee Clipper

as Paul de Vigny

Movie
1927
Lovers

as Alvarez

Movie
1927
Paying the Price

as Michael Donovan

Movie
1927
Quarantined Rivals

as Ed, the barber

Movie
1927
The Final Extra

as Mervin Le Roy

Movie
1927
Wolf's Clothing

as Johnson Craigie

Movie
1927Movie
1926
My Official Wife

as Nicholas

Movie
1926Movie
1926
Unknown Treasures

as Ralph Cheneey

Movie
1926
The Amateur Gentleman

as Viscount John Devenham

Movie
1926
Devil's Island

as André Le Févier

Movie
1926
Footloose Widows

as J.A. Smith

Movie
1926
Brooding Eyes

as Drummond

Movie
1926
The Devil's Circus

as Lieberkind

Movie
1925
Flaming Waters

as Jasper Thorne

Movie
1925
Morals for Men

as Wallace

Movie
1925
The Unchastened Woman

as Lawrence Sanbury

Movie
1925
The Unnamed Woman

as Archie Wesson

Movie
1925
Wreckage

as Maurice Dysart

Movie
1925
The Overland Limited

as Brice Miller

Movie
1925
The Phantom of the Opera

as Valentin (uncredited)

Movie
1925
Silent Sanderson

as Jim Downing

Movie
1925
Sackcloth and Scarlet

as Samuel Curtis

Movie
1924
On the Stroke of Three

as Henry Mogridge

Movie
1924Movie
1924
Empty Hearts

as Frank Gorman

Movie
1924
Romance Ranch

as Clifton Venable

Movie
1924
The Lone Chance

as Lew Brody

Movie
1924
Love Letters

as Thomas Chadwick

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 8, 1892
Day of DeathJanuary 24, 1960
Place of BirthLead, South Dakota, USA
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