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John Miljan

John Miljan

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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

Born

Nov 08, 1892

Lead, South Dakota, USA

Died

Jan 24, 1960

Known For

Acting

Movies

189 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1956 as The Blind One
★ 7.8
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah
1949 as Lesh Lakish
★ 6.6
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
1925 as Valentin (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982 as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
★ 6.7
The Killers
The Killers
1946 as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
★ 7.4
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer
1927 as Host (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Back to Bataan
Back to Bataan
1945 as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Susan Lenox
Susan Lenox
1931 as Wayne Burlingham
★ 6.1
The Oklahoma Kid
The Oklahoma Kid
1939 as Ringo
★ 6.0
Run for Cover
Run for Cover
1955 as Mayor Walsh
★ 6.8
M
M
1951 as Blind Baloon Vendor
★ 6.4
Sinbad the Sailor
Sinbad the Sailor
1947 as Moga
★ 6.0
Emma
Emma
1932 as District Attorney
★ 6.6
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
★ 6.6
Fast and Furious
Fast and Furious
1939 as Eric Bartell
★ 5.2
Possessed
Possessed
1931 as John Driscoll
★ 7.0
Private Number
Private Number
1936 as Sam Stapp
★ 6.7
The Fallen Sparrow
The Fallen Sparrow
1943 as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
★ 6.0
Juarez
Juarez
1939 as Mariano Escobedo
★ 6.5
Iron Man
Iron Man
1931 as Paul H. Lewis
★ 5.7
Bride by Mistake
Bride by Mistake
1944 as Major Harvey
★ 6.7
Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris
1935 as Albert Dufresne
★ 6.6
The Plainsman
The Plainsman
1936 as General George A. Custer
★ 6.5
The Big Street
The Big Street
1942 as McWhirter (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade
1932 as Major Doleshal
★ 6.2
War Nurse
War Nurse
1930 as French Medical Officer (uncredited)
★ 5.2
The Kid from Spain
The Kid from Spain
1932 as Pancho
★ 6.6
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 as Old Man (uncredited)
★ 5.1
If I Were King
If I Were King
1938 as Thibaut d'Aussigny
★ 7.1
The Sea Bat
The Sea Bat
1930 as Juan
★ 4.4
The Beast of the City
The Beast of the City
1932 as District Attorney
★ 5.9
Are You Listening?
Are You Listening?
1932 as Ted Russell
★ 5.6
The Deadly Game
The Deadly Game
1941 as Henri Franck
★ 7.0
Bombardier
Bombardier
1943 as Charlie Craig
★ 5.7
Women Without Names
Women Without Names
1940 as John Marlin
★ 4.7
Belle of the Nineties
Belle of the Nineties
1934 as Ace Carter
★ 6.1
New Moon
New Moon
1940 as Pierre Brugnon
★ 6.9
Man-Proof
Man-Proof
1938 as Tommy Gaunt
★ 5.0
The Rich Are Always with Us
The Rich Are Always with Us
1932 as Greg Grannard
★ 5.4
Flesh
Flesh
1932 as Willard
★ 5.8
It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag!
1945 as Mr. Arnold
★ 6.3
Son of India
Son of India
1931 as Juggat
★ 5.7
Adventure in Baltimore
Adventure in Baltimore
1949 as Mr. Eckert
★ 5.3
Mississippi
Mississippi
1935 as Major Patterson
★ 6.8
Double Cross
Double Cross
1941 as Nick Taggart
★ 5.1
The Secret Six
The Secret Six
1931 as Joe Colimo
★ 5.6
Emergency Squad
Emergency Squad
1940 as Slade Wiley
★ 7.0
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940 as Carter Dangerfield
★ 5.6
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin
1932 as Prefect of Police
★ 7.0
movie
★ 10.0
Stampede
Stampede
1949 as T. J. Furman
★ 6.3
The Mad Game
The Mad Game
1933 as William Bennett
★ 10.0
Morals for Men
Morals for Men
1925 as Wallace
★ 9.0
Show Girl in Hollywood
Show Girl in Hollywood
1930 as Frank Buelow
★ 5.8
3 Kids and a Queen
3 Kids and a Queen
1935 as Boss Benton
★ 6.8
The Unholy Three
The Unholy Three
1930 as Prosecuting Attorney
★ 5.9
Inspiration
Inspiration
1931 as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor
★ 5.9
That's My Man
That's My Man
1947 as Secretary
★ 6.7
The Sin of Nora Moran
The Sin of Nora Moran
1933 as Paulino
★ 5.5
Queen of the Amazons
Queen of the Amazons
1947 as Narrator / Col. Jones
★ 3.3
Submarine Alert
Submarine Alert
1943 as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
★ 4.8
Night Court
Night Court
1932 as Crawford
★ 6.4
Blind Adventure
Blind Adventure
1933 as Regan
★ 6.3
What Happened To Father
What Happened To Father
1927 as Victor Smith
★ 8.0
The Yankee Clipper
The Yankee Clipper
1927 as Paul de Vigny
★ 6.7
Remote Control
Remote Control
1930 as Doctor Kruger
★ 5.4
movie
Johnny Moccasin
1956 as Chief Dark Thunder
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939 as Dr. Dolan
★ 5.9
The Silver Slave
The Silver Slave
1927 as Philip Caldwell
★ 9.0
The Merry Monahans
The Merry Monahans
1944 as Arnold Pembroke
★ 5.3
West of Broadway
West of Broadway
1931 as Norman (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Free and Easy
Free and Easy
1930 as Bedroom Scene
★ 6.2
Border G-Man
Border G-Man
1938 as Louis Rankin
★ 5.6
Flaming Waters
Flaming Waters
1925 as Jasper Thorne
★ 7.0
Lost City of the Jungle
Lost City of the Jungle
1946 as Doctor Gaffron
★ 6.5
Whirlpool
Whirlpool
1934 as Barney Gaige
★ 6.4
The Amateur Gentleman
The Amateur Gentleman
1926 as Viscount John Devenham
★ 7.0
The Nuisance
The Nuisance
1933 as John Calhoun
★ 6.0
The Desert Song
The Desert Song
1929 as Captain Fontaine
★ 6.3
Hell Divers
Hell Divers
1932 as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
★ 6.7
Queen of the Mob
Queen of the Mob
1940 as Pan
★ 6.2
Mrs. Mike
Mrs. Mike
1949 as Mr. Howard
★ 6.0
Hardboiled Rose
Hardboiled Rose
1929 as Steve Wallace
★ 8.0
The Ghost Walks
The Ghost Walks
1934 as Prescott Ames
★ 5.6
The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich
1934 as Prince Abdul Hamidshan
★ 8.0
The Flame
The Flame
1947 as Detective
★ 5.8
My Official Wife
My Official Wife
1926 as Nicholas
★ 8.0
I Accuse My Parents
I Accuse My Parents
1944 as Dan Wilson
★ 2.9
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark
1933 as Charlie
★ 6.0
Paid
Paid
1930 as Inspector Burke
★ 6.7
The Satin Woman
The Satin Woman
1927 as Maurice
★ 10.0
Perilous Waters
Perilous Waters
1948 as Carter Larkin
★ 10.0
Criminal Investigator
Criminal Investigator
1942 as Edward Judson
★ 6.0
King for a Night
King for a Night
1933 as Walter Douglas
★ 7.2
North of the Rockies
North of the Rockies
1942 as Morgan
★ 9.0
Apache Warrior
Apache Warrior
1957 as Chief Nantan
★ 5.0
Our Blushing Brides
Our Blushing Brides
1930 as Martin W. Sanderson
★ 5.6
Mule Train
Mule Train
1950 as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Glorious Betsy
Glorious Betsy
1928 as Preston
★ 6.0
Untamed
Untamed
1929 as Bennock
★ 6.2
Wildfire
Wildfire
1945 as Pete Fanning
★ 4.0
The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile
1946 as Police Lieutenant Mayrin
★ 5.5
Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady
1942 as George Potter
★ 6.0
Almost a Lady
Almost a Lady
1926 as Henri
★ 9.0
Sutter's Gold
Sutter's Gold
1936 as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
★ 7.0
In Gay Madrid
In Gay Madrid
1930 as Armada - the Torero
★ 5.7
Empty Hearts
Empty Hearts
1924 as Frank Gorman
★ 7.0
Queen of the Night Clubs
Queen of the Night Clubs
1929 as Grant - Lawyer
★ 8.0
Murder at Glen Athol
Murder at Glen Athol
1936 as Bill Holt
★ 7.0
The Woman Racket
The Woman Racket
1930 as Chris Miller
★ 6.0
Under the Pampas Moon
Under the Pampas Moon
1935 as Graham Scott
★ 5.5
The Final Extra
The Final Extra
1927 as Mervin Le Roy
★ 10.0
North of Nome
North of Nome
1936 as Dawson
★ 8.0
Bonzo Goes to College
Bonzo Goes to College
1952 as Wilbur Crane
★ 6.0
The Crimson City
The Crimson City
1928 as Gregory Kent
★ 9.0
Miracle Money
Miracle Money
1938 as Dr. Jones
★ 6.0
Prosperity
Prosperity
1932 as Holland
★ 5.8
Silent Sanderson
Silent Sanderson
1925 as Jim Downing
★ 7.0
Madame Spy
Madame Spy
1934 as Weber
★ 7.5
Estrellados
Estrellados
1930 as Self (Guest Appearance)
★ 7.0
Tomorrow's Youth
Tomorrow's Youth
1934 as Thomas Hall Sr.
★ 10.0
What! No Beer?
What! No Beer?
1933 as Butch Lorado
★ 5.7
The Terror
The Terror
1928 as Alfred Katman
★ 7.5
Forced Landing
Forced Landing
1941 as General Valdane
★ 6.0
Young and Beautiful
Young and Beautiful
1934 as Gordon Douglas
★ 4.8
Unknown Blonde
Unknown Blonde
1934 as Frank Wilson
★ 3.2
Gentleman's Fate
Gentleman's Fate
1931 as Florio
★ 6.1
Land of the Silver Fox
Land of the Silver Fox
1928 as James Crawford
★ 7.0
The Unchastened Woman
The Unchastened Woman
1925 as Lawrence Sanbury
★ 5.1
The Wild Dakotas
The Wild Dakotas
1956 as Antelope
★ 9.0
Sackcloth and Scarlet
Sackcloth and Scarlet
1925 as Samuel Curtis
★ 7.0
Twin Husbands
Twin Husbands
1933 as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
★ 4.7
The Devil's Circus
The Devil's Circus
1926 as Lieberkind
★ 7.1
The Voice of the City
The Voice of the City
1929 as Dapper Don Wilkes
★ 6.3
Not So Dumb
Not So Dumb
1930 as (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Ride a Crooked Mile
Ride a Crooked Mile
1938 as Lt. Col. Stuart
★ 7.0
The Gentleman from Louisiana
The Gentleman from Louisiana
1936 as Baltimore Evans
★ 8.0
The Way to Love
The Way to Love
1933 as Marco
★ 8.0
Wolf's Clothing
Wolf's Clothing
1927 as Johnson Craigie
★ 10.0
On the Stroke of Three
On the Stroke of Three
1924 as Henry Mogridge
★ 7.0
movie
Paying the Price
1927 as Michael Donovan
★ 8.0
The Unholy Night
The Unholy Night
1929 as Major Mallory
★ 5.6
Pardon Our Nerve
Pardon Our Nerve
1939 as Duke Page
★ 8.0
White Tie and Tails
White Tie and Tails
1946 as Mr. Latimer
★ 7.3
Footloose Widows
Footloose Widows
1926 as J.A. Smith
★ 7.0
Scattergood Survives a Murder
★ 5.9
Speedway
Speedway
1929 as Lee Renny
★ 6.1
Wreckage
Wreckage
1925 as Maurice Dysart
★ 8.0
movie
Brooding Eyes
1926 as Drummond
★ 10.0
Politics
Politics
1931 as Jim Curango
★ 6.9
Arizona Mahoney
Arizona Mahoney
1936 as Cameron Lloyd
★ 6.5
movie
The Clown
1927 as Bert Colton
★ 3.3
Pirates of Tripoli
Pirates of Tripoli
1955 as Malek
★ 6.0
The Devil with Hitler
The Devil with Hitler
1942 as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Devil-May-Care
Devil-May-Care
1929 as Lucien DeGrignon
★ 6.2
Unashamed
Unashamed
1932 as District Attorney Harris
★ 7.3
Riot Squad
Riot Squad
1941 as Jim Grosso
★ 9.0
The Lone Chance
The Lone Chance
1924 as Lew Brody
★ 9.0
Young Bill Hickok
Young Bill Hickok
1940 as Nicholas Tower
★ 5.4
The Line-Up
The Line-Up
1934 as Reginald Fields
★ 3.5
Sailor Izzy Murphy
Sailor Izzy Murphy
1927 as The Lunatic
★ 7.0
The Little Snob
The Little Snob
1928 as Walt Keene
★ 8.0
A Sailor's Sweetheart
A Sailor's Sweetheart
1927 as Mark Krisel
★ 8.0
Unknown Treasures
Unknown Treasures
1926 as Ralph Cheneey
★ 10.0
Romance Ranch
Romance Ranch
1924 as Clifton Venable
★ 7.0
Devil's Island
Devil's Island
1926 as André Le Févier
★ 10.0
The Painted Lady
The Painted Lady
1924 as Carter
★ 10.0
The Cowboy and the Blonde
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941 as Bob Roycroft
★ 7.0
Camera Sleuth
Camera Sleuth
1951 as Herman Taphert (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Desired Woman
The Desired Woman
1927 as Lieutenant Kellogg
★ 10.0
Women They Talk About
Women They Talk About
1928 as Officer
★ 7.0
Times Square
★ 7.0
The Eternal Woman
The Eternal Woman
1929 as Gil Martin
★ 7.0
Stark Mad
Stark Mad
1929 as Dr. Milo
★ 5.5
movie
Love Letters
1924 as Thomas Chadwick
★ 8.0
Stranded
Stranded
1927 as Grant Payne
★ 10.0
Innocents of Paris
Innocents of Paris
1929 as Monsieur Renard
★ 8.0
movie
Quarantined Rivals
1927 as Ed, the barber
★ 10.0
Fashions in Love
Fashions in Love
1929 as Frank Martin
★ 7.0
The Unnamed Woman
The Unnamed Woman
1925 as Archie Wesson
★ 8.0
Lovers
Lovers
1927 as Alvarez
★ 10.0
movie
The Slaver
1927 as Cyril Blake
★ 10.0
The Home Towners
The Home Towners
1928 as Joe Roberts
★ 8.0
The Overland Limited
The Overland Limited
1925 as Brice Miller
★ 10.0
A Man's Man
A Man's Man
1929 as John Miljan (uncredited)
★ 8.0
The Boss of Big Town
The Boss of Big Town
1942 as Kenneth Craige
★ 6.2
Lady Be Good
Lady Be Good
1928 as Murray
★ 10.0
Husbands for Rent
Husbands for Rent
1927 as Hugh Frazer
★ 10.0
Gossip
Gossip
1929 as Bill - Alice's Husband