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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 8, 1892
Place of Birth:
Lead, South Dakota, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | (in "The Killers") (archive footage) |
| 1958 | The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold | Chief Tomache |
| 1957 | Apache Warrior | Chief Nantan |
| 1956 | Johnny Moccasin | Chief Dark Thunder |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments | The Blind One |
| 1956 | The Wild Dakotas | Antelope |
| 1955 | Pirates of Tripoli | Malek |
| 1955 | Run for Cover | Mayor Walsh |
| 1952 | Bonzo Goes to College | Wilbur Crane |
| 1951 | M | Blind Baloon Vendor |
| 1951 | Camera Sleuth | Herman Taphert (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Walk Softly, Stranger | Old Man (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Mule Train | Judd Holbrook (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Adventure in Baltimore | Mr. Eckert |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Lesh Lakish |
| 1949 | Stampede | T. J. Furman |
| 1949 | Mrs. Mike | Mr. Howard |
| 1948 | Perilous Waters | Carter Larkin |
| 1947 | Sinbad the Sailor | Moga |
| 1947 | The Flame | Detective |
| 1947 | That's My Man | Secretary |
| 1947 | Queen of the Amazons | Narrator / Col. Jones |
| 1946 | The Last Crooked Mile | Police Lieutenant Mayrin |
| 1946 | Lost City of the Jungle | Doctor Gaffron |
| 1946 | The Killers | Jake the Rake (uncredited) |
| 1946 | White Tie and Tails | Mr. Latimer |
| 1945 | Wildfire | Pete Fanning |
| 1945 | Back to Bataan | Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited) |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! | Mr. Arnold |
| 1944 | I Accuse My Parents | Dan Wilson |
| 1944 | The Merry Monahans | Arnold Pembroke |
| 1944 | Bride by Mistake | Major Harvey |
| 1943 | The Fallen Sparrow | Inspector 'Toby' Tobin |
| 1943 | Submarine Alert | Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas |
| 1943 | Bombardier | Charlie Craig |
| 1942 | Scattergood Survives a Murder | Rolfe |
| 1942 | The Boss of Big Town | Kenneth Craige |
| 1942 | Criminal Investigator | Edward Judson |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady | George Potter |
| 1942 | North of the Rockies | Morgan |
| 1942 | The Devil with Hitler | Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Big Street | McWhirter (Uncredited) |
| 1941 | Double Cross | Nick Taggart |
| 1941 | Riot Squad | Jim Grosso |
| 1941 | The Cowboy and the Blonde | Bob Roycroft |
| 1941 | Forced Landing | General Valdane |
| 1941 | The Deadly Game | Henri Franck |
| 1940 | New Moon | Pierre Brugnon |
| 1940 | The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Carter Dangerfield |
| 1940 | Women Without Names | John Marlin |
| 1940 | Emergency Squad | Slade Wiley |
| 1940 | Young Bill Hickok | Nicholas Tower |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob | Pan |
| 1939 | Torchy Runs for Mayor | Dr. Dolan |
| 1939 | Fast and Furious | Eric Bartell |
| 1939 | The Oklahoma Kid | Ringo |
| 1939 | Juarez | Mariano Escobedo |
| 1939 | Pardon Our Nerve | Duke Page |
| 1938 | If I Were King | Thibaut d'Aussigny |
| 1938 | Miracle Money | Dr. Jones |
| 1938 | Man-Proof | Tommy Gaunt |
| 1938 | Border G-Man | Louis Rankin |
| 1938 | Ride a Crooked Mile | Lt. Col. Stuart |
| 1936 | Murder at Glen Athol | Bill Holt |
| 1936 | Private Number | Sam Stapp |
| 1936 | The Plainsman | General George A. Custer |
| 1936 | Sutter's Gold | Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado |
| 1936 | The Gentleman from Louisiana | Baltimore Evans |
| 1936 | Arizona Mahoney | Cameron Lloyd |
| 1936 | North of Nome | Dawson |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Paris | Albert Dufresne |
| 1935 | Under the Pampas Moon | Graham Scott |
| 1935 | 3 Kids and a Queen | Boss Benton |
| 1935 | Mississippi | Major Patterson |
| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties | Ace Carter |
| 1934 | The Ghost Walks | Prescott Ames |
| 1934 | Young and Beautiful | Gordon Douglas |
| 1934 | Tomorrow's Youth | Thomas Hall Sr. |
| 1934 | The Poor Rich | Prince Abdul Hamidshan |
| 1934 | Whirlpool | Barney Gaige |
| 1934 | Madame Spy | Weber |
| 1934 | Unknown Blonde | Frank Wilson |
| 1933 | The Sin of Nora Moran | Paulino |
| 1933 | The Nuisance | John Calhoun |
| 1933 | Twin Husbands | Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden |
| 1933 | Blind Adventure | Regan |
| 1933 | Whistling in the Dark | Charlie |
| 1933 | The Mad Game | William Bennett |
| 1933 | What! No Beer? | Butch Lorado |
| 1933 | King for a Night | Walter Douglas |
| 1933 | The Way to Love | Marco |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City | District Attorney |
| 1932 | Emma | District Attorney |
| 1932 | The Rich Are Always with Us | Greg Grannard |
| 1932 | Flesh | Willard |
| 1932 | The Kid from Spain | Pancho |
| 1932 | Arsène Lupin | Prefect of Police |
| 1932 | Are You Listening? | Ted Russell |
| 1932 | Hell Divers | Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin |
| 1932 | Unashamed | District Attorney Harris |
| 1932 | Prosperity | Holland |
| 1932 | Night Court | Crawford |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade | Major Doleshal |
| 1931 | The Secret Six | Joe Colimo |
| 1931 | Possessed | John Driscoll |
| 1931 | Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) | Wayne Burlingham |
| 1931 | Politics | Jim Curango |
| 1931 | West of Broadway | Norman (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Gentleman's Fate | Florio |
| 1931 | Son of India | Juggat |
| 1931 | Iron Man | Paul H. Lewis |
| 1931 | Inspiration | Henry Coutant, the Sculptor |
| 1930 | Estrellados | Self (Guest Appearance) |
| 1930 | Free and Easy | Bedroom Scene |
| 1930 | The Sea Bat | Juan |
| 1930 | Remote Control | Doctor Kruger |
| 1930 | The Woman Racket | Chris Miller |
| 1930 | In Gay Madrid | Armada - the Torero |
| 1930 | Show Girl in Hollywood | Frank Buelow |
| 1930 | Paid | Inspector Burke |
| 1930 | The Unholy Three | Prosecuting Attorney |
| 1930 | Our Blushing Brides | Martin W. Sanderson |
| 1930 | Not So Dumb | (uncredited) |
| 1930 | War Nurse | French Medical Officer (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Queen of the Night Clubs | Grant - Lawyer |
| 1929 | A Man's Man | John Miljan (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Stark Mad | Dr. Milo |
| 1929 | Untamed | Bennock |
| 1929 | Devil-May-Care | Lucien DeGrignon |
| 1929 | The Desert Song | Captain Fontaine |
| 1929 | The Voice of the City | Dapper Don Wilkes |
| 1929 | Speedway | Lee Renny |
| 1929 | Innocents of Paris | Monsieur Renard |
| 1929 | Fashions in Love | Frank Martin |
| 1929 | Gossip | Bill - Alice's Husband |
| 1929 | Hardboiled Rose | Steve Wallace |
| 1929 | The Unholy Night | Major Mallory |
| 1929 | Times Square | |
| 1929 | The Eternal Woman | Gil Martin |
| 1928 | Glorious Betsy | Preston |
| 1928 | The Little Snob | Walt Keene |
| 1928 | Women They Talk About | Officer |
| 1928 | The Home Towners | Joe Roberts |
| 1928 | The Terror | Alfred Katman |
| 1928 | Lady Be Good | Murray |
| 1928 | The Crimson City | Gregory Kent |
| 1928 | Land of the Silver Fox | James Crawford |
| 1927 | Sailor Izzy Murphy | The Lunatic |
| 1927 | The Final Extra | Mervin Le Roy |
| 1927 | Quarantined Rivals | Ed, the barber |
| 1927 | Stranded | Grant Payne |
| 1927 | The Yankee Clipper | Paul de Vigny |
| 1927 | Paying the Price | Michael Donovan |
| 1927 | The Desired Woman | Lieutenant Kellogg |
| 1927 | The Clown | Bert Colton |
| 1927 | Husbands for Rent | Hugh Frazer |
| 1927 | The Satin Woman | Maurice |
| 1927 | What Happened To Father | Victor Smith |
| 1927 | Lucky Fool | |
| 1927 | A Sailor's Sweetheart | Mark Krisel |
| 1927 | The Jazz Singer | Host (uncredited) |
| 1927 | The Silver Slave | Philip Caldwell |
| 1927 | Wolf's Clothing | Johnson Craigie |
| 1926 | Devil's Island | André Le Févier |
| 1926 | Brooding Eyes | Drummond |
| 1926 | Almost a Lady | Henri |
| 1926 | The Devil's Circus | Lieberkind |
| 1926 | Footloose Widows | J.A. Smith |
| 1926 | The Amateur Gentleman | Viscount John Devenham |
| 1926 | My Official Wife | Nicholas |
| 1926 | Unknown Treasures | Ralph Cheneey |
| 1925 | Silent Sanderson | Jim Downing |
| 1925 | The Unchastened Woman | Lawrence Sanbury |
| 1925 | Flaming Waters | Jasper Thorne |
| 1925 | Morals for Men | Wallace |
| 1925 | Sackcloth and Scarlet | Samuel Curtis |
| 1925 | The Phantom of the Opera | Valentin (uncredited) |
| 1925 | The Unnamed Woman | Archie Wesson |
| 1924 | Love Letters | Thomas Chadwick |
| 1924 | On the Stroke of Three | Henry Mogridge |
| 1924 | Empty Hearts | Frank Gorman |
| 1924 | The Painted Lady | Carter |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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