John Miljan

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
November 8, 1892 (67 years old)
Died
January 24, 1960
Place of Birth
Lead, South Dakota, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Crime Romance
Career Span
1924 – 1982

John Miljan

3 wins
28 nominations
3 Oscars
180 credits

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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 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.

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Personal Info

Born
Nov 8, 1892
From
Lead, South Dakota, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1924 – 1982

Known For

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
1956
as The Blind One
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer
1927
as Host (uncredited)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Valentin (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Lesh Lakish
Murder at Glen Athol
Murder at Glen Athol
1936
as Bill Holt
Submarine Alert
Submarine Alert
1943
as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
Queen of the Amazons
Queen of the Amazons
1947
as Narrator / Col. Jones
Double Cross
Double Cross
1941
as Nick Taggart
The Killers
The Killers
1946
as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
If I Were King
If I Were King
1938
as Thibaut d'Aussigny
The Big Street
The Big Street
1942
as McWhirter (Uncredited)

Frequent Collaborators

Vincent Price
Vincent Price
2 shared projects
in "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid"
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Olive Deering
Olive Deering
2 shared projects
in "Samson and Delilah"
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Henry Wilcoxon
Henry Wilcoxon
2 shared projects
in "Samson and Delilah"
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Julia Faye
Julia Faye
2 shared projects
in "Samson and Delilah"
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Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald
2 shared projects
in "Samson and Delilah"
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Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams
2 shared projects
in "Samson and Delilah"
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John Parrish
John Parrish
2 shared projects
in "Samson and Delilah"
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Frank Wilcox
Frank Wilcox
2 shared projects
in "Samson and Delilah"
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Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
2 shared projects
in "Samson and Delilah"
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Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
1 shared project
in "The Ten Commandments"
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Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner
1 shared project
in "The Ten Commandments"
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Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter
1 shared project
in "The Ten Commandments"
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Award Recognition

3
Wins
28
Nominations
3
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1982

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

1958

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold as Chief Tomache

1957

Apache Warrior as Chief Nantan

1956

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

1955

Run for Cover as Mayor Walsh
Pirates of Tripoli as Malek

1952

Bonzo Goes to College as Wilbur Crane

1951

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

1950

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

1949

Samson and Delilah as Lesh Lakish Award
Stampede as T. J. Furman
Mrs. Mike as Mr. Howard
Adventure in Baltimore as Mr. Eckert

1948

Perilous Waters as Carter Larkin

1947

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

1946

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

1945

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

1944

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

1943

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

1942

The Big Street as McWhirter (Uncredited) Award
Obliging Young Lady as George Potter
Scattergood Survives a Murder as Rolfe
The Devil with Hitler as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
Criminal Investigator as Edward Judson
North of the Rockies as Morgan
The Boss of Big Town as Kenneth Craige

1941

Double Cross as Nick Taggart Award
Riot Squad as Jim Grosso
The Deadly Game as Henri Franck
Forced Landing as General Valdane
The Cowboy and the Blonde as Bob Roycroft

1940

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

1939

Fast and Furious as Eric Bartell
The Oklahoma Kid as Ringo
Juarez as Mariano Escobedo
Torchy Runs for Mayor as Dr. Dolan
Pardon Our Nerve as Duke Page

1938

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

1936

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

1935

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

1934

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

1933

The Sin of Nora Moran as Paulino Award
King for a Night as Walter Douglas
Blind Adventure as Regan
The Nuisance as John Calhoun
The Way to Love as Marco
Whistling in the Dark as Charlie
Twin Husbands as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
What! No Beer? as Butch Lorado
The Mad Game as William Bennett

1932

Emma as District Attorney
The Rich Are Always with Us as Greg Grannard
Night Court as Crawford
The Wet Parade as Major Doleshal
Prosperity as Holland
The Beast of the City as District Attorney
Hell Divers as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
Arsène Lupin as Prefect of Police
The Kid from Spain as Pancho
Unashamed as District Attorney Harris
Are You Listening? as Ted Russell
Flesh as Willard

1931

Possessed as John Driscoll
The Secret Six as Joe Colimo
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) as Wayne Burlingham
Politics as Jim Curango
Iron Man as Paul H. Lewis
West of Broadway as Norman
Son of India as Juggat
Gentleman's Fate as Florio
Inspiration as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor

1930

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

1929

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

1928

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

1927

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

1926

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

1925

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

1924

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

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

The Ten Commandments
The Jazz Singer
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
The Phantom of the Opera
Samson and Delilah
The Killers

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