John Miljan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-11-08 (68 years old)

Deathday

1960-01-24

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, age...

Acting

1930

Estrellados

as Self (Guest Appearance)

1932

The Beast of the City

as District Attorney

1944

I Accuse My Parents

as Dan Wilson

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

1943

The Fallen Sparrow

as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin

1926

Devil's Island

as André Le Févier

1935

Charlie Chan in Paris

as Albert Dufresne

1933

1931

The Secret Six

as Joe Colimo

1929

Queen of the Night Clubs

as Grant - Lawyer

1930

Free and Easy

as Bedroom Scene

1940

New Moon

as Pierre Brugnon

1926

Brooding Eyes

as Drummond

1947

The Flame

as Detective

1929

A Man's Man

as John Miljan (uncredited)

1942

The Boss of Big Town

as Kenneth Craige

1943

Submarine Alert

as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas

1946

The Last Crooked Mile

as Police Lieutenant Mayrin

1931

Possessed

as John Driscoll

1927

Sailor Izzy Murphy

as The Lunatic

1929

Stark Mad

as Dr. Milo

1934

1952

Bonzo Goes to College

as Wilbur Crane

1932

Emma

as District Attorney

1932

1938

If I Were King

as Thibaut d'Aussigny

1932

Flesh

as Willard

1931

1932

1925

Silent Sanderson

as Jim Downing

1933

The Nuisance

as John Calhoun

1938

Miracle Money

as Dr. Jones

1941

Double Cross

as Nick Taggart

1956

Johnny Moccasin

as Chief Dark Thunder

1933

Twin Husbands

as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden

1934

The Ghost Walks

as Prescott Ames

1932

Arsène Lupin

as Prefect of Police

1932

Are You Listening?

as Ted Russell

1934

Young and Beautiful

as Gordon Douglas

1942

Criminal Investigator

as Edward Judson

1934

Tomorrow's Youth

as Thomas Hall Sr.

1933

1939

1928

Glorious Betsy

as Preston

1931

Politics

as Jim Curango

1925

The Unchastened Woman

as Lawrence Sanbury

1955

1939

Fast and Furious

as Eric Bartell

1929

Untamed

as Bennock

1931

West of Broadway

as Norman (uncredited)

1936

1933

1935

Under the Pampas Moon

as Graham Scott

1932

Hell Divers

as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin

1926

1930

1931

1941

Riot Squad

as Jim Grosso

1934

The Poor Rich

as Prince Abdul Hamidshan

1946

Lost City of the Jungle

as Doctor Gaffron

1929

Devil-May-Care

as Lucien DeGrignon

1938

Man-Proof

as Tommy Gaunt

1944

The Merry Monahans

as Arnold Pembroke

1925

Flaming Waters

as Jasper Thorne

1949

1927

The Final Extra

as Mervin Le Roy

1932

Unashamed

as District Attorney Harris

1940

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

as Carter Dangerfield

1940

Women Without Names

as John Marlin

1944

Bride by Mistake

as Major Harvey

1951

M

as Blind Baloon Vendor

1929

The Desert Song

as Captain Fontaine

1927

Quarantined Rivals

as Ed, the barber

1936

Private Number

as Sam Stapp

1934

Whirlpool

as Barney Gaige

1930

Remote Control

as Doctor Kruger

1933

The Mad Game

as William Bennett

1930

The Woman Racket

as Chris Miller

1929

The Voice of the City

as Dapper Don Wilkes

1924

Love Letters

as Thomas Chadwick

1932

Prosperity

as Holland

1927

Stranded

as Grant Payne

1930

In Gay Madrid

as Armada - the Torero

1927

The Yankee Clipper

as Paul de Vigny

1931

Son of India

as Juggat

1930

Show Girl in Hollywood

as Frank Buelow

1942

Obliging Young Lady

as George Potter

1927

Paying the Price

as Michael Donovan

1941

1930

Paid

as Inspector Burke

1927

The Desired Woman

as Lieutenant Kellogg

1945

Wildfire

as Pete Fanning

1949

Samson and Delilah

as Lesh Lakish

1936

The Plainsman

as General George A. Custer

1929

Speedway

as Lee Renny

1936

Sutter's Gold

as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado

1929

Innocents of Paris

as Monsieur Renard

1939

1936

1933

What! No Beer?

as Butch Lorado

1957

Apache Warrior

as Chief Nantan

1933

King for a Night

as Walter Douglas

1930

The Unholy Three

as Prosecuting Attorney

1939

Juarez

as Mariano Escobedo

1947

That's My Man

as Secretary

1936

Arizona Mahoney

as Cameron Lloyd

1930

Our Blushing Brides

as Martin W. Sanderson

1932

Night Court

as Crawford

1941

Forced Landing

as General Valdane

1938

Border G-Man

as Louis Rankin

1926

The Devil's Circus

as Lieberkind

1940

Emergency Squad

as Slade Wiley

1938

Ride a Crooked Mile

as Lt. Col. Stuart

1948

Perilous Waters

as Carter Larkin

1936

North of Nome

as Dawson

1939

Pardon Our Nerve

as Duke Page

1946

The Killers

as Jake the Rake (uncredited)

1927

The Clown

as Bert Colton

1925

Morals for Men

as Wallace

1927

Husbands for Rent

as Hugh Frazer

1928

The Little Snob

as Walt Keene

1940

Young Bill Hickok

as Nicholas Tower

1955

Run for Cover

as Mayor Walsh

1926

Footloose Widows

as J.A. Smith

1931

Iron Man

as Paul H. Lewis

1934

Madame Spy

as Weber

1949

Stampede

as T. J. Furman

1924

On the Stroke of Three

as Henry Mogridge

1930

Not So Dumb

as (uncredited)

1932

The Wet Parade

as Major Doleshal

1930

War Nurse

as French Medical Officer (uncredited)

1943

Bombardier

as Charlie Craig

1929

Fashions in Love

as Frank Martin

1934

Unknown Blonde

as Frank Wilson

1949

Mrs. Mike

as Mr. Howard

1941

The Deadly Game

as Henri Franck

1927

The Satin Woman

as Maurice

1956

The Ten Commandments

as The Blind One

1956

The Wild Dakotas

as Antelope

1929

Gossip

as Bill - Alice's Husband

1928

1950

Walk Softly, Stranger

as Old Man (uncredited)

1929

Hardboiled Rose

as Steve Wallace

1928

The Home Towners

as Joe Roberts

1928

The Terror

as Alfred Katman

1931

Inspiration

as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor

1951

Camera Sleuth

as Herman Taphert (uncredited)

1942

The Devil with Hitler

as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)

1926

The Amateur Gentleman

as Viscount John Devenham

1947

Queen of the Amazons

as Narrator / Col. Jones

1927

1925

Sackcloth and Scarlet

as Samuel Curtis

1926

My Official Wife

as Nicholas

1933

1929

The Unholy Night

as Major Mallory

1928

Lady Be Good

as Murray

1935

3 Kids and a Queen

as Boss Benton

1924

Empty Hearts

as Frank Gorman

1928

The Crimson City

as Gregory Kent

1927

A Sailor's Sweetheart

as Mark Krisel

1925

The Phantom of the Opera

as Valentin (uncredited)

1945

Back to Bataan

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

1945

It's in the Bag!

as Mr. Arnold

1946

White Tie and Tails

as Mr. Latimer

1927

The Jazz Singer

as Host (uncredited)

1927

The Silver Slave

as Philip Caldwell

1928

Land of the Silver Fox

as James Crawford

1935

Mississippi

as Major Patterson

1942

The Big Street

as McWhirter (Uncredited)

1929

The Eternal Woman

as Gil Martin

1950

Mule Train

as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)

1924

1925

The Unnamed Woman

as Archie Wesson

1927

Wolf's Clothing

as Johnson Craigie

1926

Unknown Treasures

as Ralph Cheneey

1925

The Overland Limited

as Brice Miller

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