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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-11-08 (132 years old)

Place of Birth

Lead, South Dakota, USA

John Miljan

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.

Known For

Acting

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

1958

1957

Apache Warrior as Chief Nantan

1956

Johnny Moccasin as Chief Dark Thunder
The Ten Commandments as The Blind One
The Wild Dakotas as Antelope

1955

Run for Cover as Mayor Walsh

1952

Bonzo Goes to College as Wilbur Crane

1951

M as Blind Baloon Vendor
Camera Sleuth as Herman Taphert (uncredited)

1950

Walk Softly, Stranger as Old Man (uncredited)
Mule Train as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)

1949

Samson and Delilah as Lesh Lakish
Stampede as T. J. Furman
Mrs. Mike as Mr. Howard

1948

Perilous Waters as Carter Larkin

1947

The Flame as Detective
That's My Man as Secretary
Queen of the Amazons as Narrator / Col. Jones

1946

The Last Crooked Mile as Police Lieutenant Mayrin
Lost City of the Jungle as Doctor Gaffron
The Killers as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
White Tie and Tails as Mr. Latimer

1945

Wildfire as Pete Fanning
Back to Bataan as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
It's in the Bag! as Mr. Arnold

1944

I Accuse My Parents as Dan Wilson
The Merry Monahans as Arnold Pembroke
Bride by Mistake as Major Harvey

1943

The Fallen Sparrow as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
Submarine Alert as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
Bombardier as Charlie Craig

1942

The Boss of Big Town as Kenneth Craige
Criminal Investigator as Edward Judson
Obliging Young Lady as George Potter
The Devil with Hitler as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
The Big Street as McWhirter (Uncredited)

1941

Double Cross as Nick Taggart
Riot Squad as Jim Grosso
Forced Landing as General Valdane
The Deadly Game as Henri Franck

1940

New Moon as Pierre Brugnon
The Texas Rangers Ride Again as Carter Dangerfield
Women Without Names as John Marlin
Emergency Squad as Slade Wiley
Young Bill Hickok as Nicholas Tower

1939

Fast and Furious as Eric Bartell
Juarez as Mariano Escobedo
Pardon Our Nerve as Duke Page

1938

If I Were King as Thibaut d'Aussigny
Miracle Money as Dr. Jones
Man-Proof as Tommy Gaunt
Border G-Man as Louis Rankin
Ride a Crooked Mile as Lt. Col. Stuart

1936

Private Number as Sam Stapp
The Plainsman as General George A. Custer
Sutter's Gold as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
The Gentleman from Louisiana as Baltimore Evans
Arizona Mahoney as Cameron Lloyd
North of Nome as Dawson

1935

Charlie Chan in Paris as Albert Dufresne
Under the Pampas Moon as Graham Scott
3 Kids and a Queen as Boss Benton
Mississippi as Major Patterson

1934

Belle of the Nineties as Ace Carter
The Ghost Walks as Prescott Ames
Young and Beautiful as Gordon Douglas
Tomorrow's Youth as Thomas Hall Sr.
The Poor Rich as Prince Abdul Hamidshan
Whirlpool as Barney Gaige
Madame Spy as Weber
Unknown Blonde as Frank Wilson

1933

The Nuisance as John Calhoun
Twin Husbands as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
The Mad Game as William Bennett
What! No Beer? as Butch Lorado
King for a Night as Walter Douglas

1932

The Beast of the City as District Attorney
Emma as District Attorney
Flesh as Willard
Arsène Lupin as Prefect of Police
Are You Listening? as Ted Russell
Hell Divers as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
Unashamed as District Attorney Harris
Prosperity as Holland
Night Court as Crawford
The Wet Parade as Major Doleshal

1931

The Secret Six as Joe Colimo
Possessed as John Driscoll
Politics as Jim Curango
Son of India as Juggat
Iron Man as Paul H. Lewis
Inspiration as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor

1930

Estrellados as Self (Guest Appearance)
Free and Easy as Bedroom Scene
The Sea Bat as Juan
Remote Control as Doctor Kruger
The Woman Racket as Chris Miller
In Gay Madrid as Armada - the Torero
Show Girl in Hollywood as Frank Buelow
Paid as Inspector Burke
The Unholy Three as Prosecuting Attorney
Our Blushing Brides as Martin W. Sanderson
Not So Dumb as (uncredited)
War Nurse as French Medical Officer (uncredited)

1929

Queen of the Night Clubs as Grant - Lawyer
A Man's Man as John Miljan (uncredited)
Stark Mad as Dr. Milo
Untamed as Bennock
Devil-May-Care as Lucien DeGrignon
The Desert Song as Captain Fontaine
The Voice of the City as Dapper Don Wilkes
Speedway as Lee Renny
Innocents of Paris as Monsieur Renard
Fashions in Love as Frank Martin
Gossip as Bill - Alice's Husband
Hardboiled Rose as Steve Wallace
The Unholy Night as Major Mallory
The Eternal Woman as Gil Martin

1928

Glorious Betsy as Preston
The Little Snob as Walt Keene
The Home Towners as Joe Roberts
The Terror as Alfred Katman
Lady Be Good as Murray
The Crimson City as Gregory Kent
Land of the Silver Fox as James Crawford

1927

Sailor Izzy Murphy as The Lunatic
The Final Extra as Mervin Le Roy
Quarantined Rivals as Ed, the barber
Stranded as Grant Payne
The Yankee Clipper as Paul de Vigny
Paying the Price as Michael Donovan
The Desired Woman as Lieutenant Kellogg
The Clown as Bert Colton
Husbands for Rent as Hugh Frazer
The Satin Woman as Maurice
What Happened To Father as Victor Smith
The Jazz Singer as Host (uncredited)
The Silver Slave as Philip Caldwell

1926

Devil's Island as André Le Févier
Brooding Eyes as Drummond
Almost a Lady as Henri
The Devil's Circus as Lieberkind
Footloose Widows as J.A. Smith
The Amateur Gentleman as Viscount John Devenham
My Official Wife as Nicholas

1925

Silent Sanderson as Jim Downing
The Unchastened Woman as Lawrence Sanbury
Flaming Waters as Jasper Thorne
Morals for Men as Wallace
Sackcloth and Scarlet as Samuel Curtis
The Phantom of the Opera as Valentin (uncredited)

1924

Love Letters as Thomas Chadwick
On the Stroke of Three as Henry Mogridge
Empty Hearts as Frank Gorman