Portrait of John Miljan

John Miljan

Acting

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.

Born: November 8, 1892

Place of Birth: Lead, South Dakota, USA

Filmography

1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

1957
Apache Warrior

as Chief Nantan

1956
The Ten Commandments

as The Blind One

1956
The Wild Dakotas

as Antelope

1955
Run for Cover

as Mayor Walsh

1955
1952
Bonzo Goes to College

as Wilbur Crane

1951
Camera Sleuth

as Herman Taphert (uncredited)

1951
M

as Blind Baloon Vendor

1950
Walk Softly, Stranger

as Old Man (uncredited)

1950
Mule Train

as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)

1949
Mrs. Mike

as Mr. Howard

1949
Samson and Delilah

as Lesh Lakish

1949
Stampede

as T. J. Furman

1949
1948
Perilous Waters

as Carter Larkin

1947
The Flame

as Detective

1947
That's My Man

as Secretary

1947
Queen of the Amazons

as Narrator / Col. Jones

1946
The Killers

as Jake the Rake (uncredited)

1946
White Tie and Tails

as Mr. Latimer

1946
The Last Crooked Mile

as Police Lieutenant Mayrin

1946
Lost City of the Jungle

as Doctor Gaffron

1945
Wildfire

as Pete Fanning

1945
Back to Bataan

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

1945
It's in the Bag!

as Mr. Arnold

1944
I Accuse My Parents

as Dan Wilson

1944
The Merry Monahans

as Arnold Pembroke

1944
Bride by Mistake

as Major Harvey

1943
The Fallen Sparrow

as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin

1943
Submarine Alert

as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas

1943
Bombardier

as Charlie Craig

1942
The Boss of Big Town

as Kenneth Craige

1942
Criminal Investigator

as Edward Judson

1942
The Devil with Hitler

as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)

1942
The Big Street

as McWhirter (Uncredited)

1942
Obliging Young Lady

as George Potter

1941
The Deadly Game

as Henri Franck

1941
Forced Landing

as General Valdane

1941
Double Cross

as Nick Taggart

1941
1940
The Texas Rangers Ride Again

as Carter Dangerfield

1940
Young Bill Hickok

as Nicholas Tower

1940
New Moon

as Pierre Brugnon

1940
Women Without Names

as John Marlin

1940
Emergency Squad

as Slade Wiley

1939
Fast and Furious

as Eric Bartell

1939
Juarez

as Mariano Escobedo

1939
1939
1939
Pardon Our Nerve

as Duke Page

1938
Ride a Crooked Mile

as Lt. Col. Stuart

1938
If I Were King

as Thibaut d'Aussigny

1938
Border G-Man

as Louis Rankin

1938
Miracle Money

as Dr. Jones

1938
Man-Proof

as Tommy Gaunt

1936
Arizona Mahoney

as Cameron Lloyd

1936
The Plainsman

as General George A. Custer

1936
North of Nome

as Dawson

1936
1936
Private Number

as Sam Stapp

1936
Sutter's Gold

as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado

1936
1935
3 Kids and a Queen

as Boss Benton

1935
Under the Pampas Moon

as Graham Scott

1935
Mississippi

as Major Patterson

1935
Charlie Chan in Paris

as Albert Dufresne

1934
The Ghost Walks

as Prescott Ames

1934
Tomorrow's Youth

as Thomas Hall Sr.

1934
1934
Young and Beautiful

as Gordon Douglas

1934
Unknown Blonde

as Frank Wilson

1934
Whirlpool

as Barney Gaige

1934
The Poor Rich

as Prince Abdul Hamidshan

1934
Madame Spy

as Weber

1933
1933
King for a Night

as Walter Douglas

1933
Twin Husbands

as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden

1933
The Mad Game

as William Bennett

1933
1933
1933
The Nuisance

as John Calhoun

1933
What! No Beer?

as Butch Lorado

1933
1932
Flesh

as Willard

1932
Prosperity

as Holland

1932
1932
Unashamed

as District Attorney Harris

1932
Night Court

as Crawford

1932
1932
The Wet Parade

as Major Doleshal

1932
Are You Listening?

as Ted Russell

1932
Arsène Lupin

as Prefect of Police

1932
The Beast of the City

as District Attorney

1932
Hell Divers

as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin

1932
Emma

as District Attorney

1931
West of Broadway

as Norman (uncredited)

1931
Possessed

as John Driscoll

1931
1931
Son of India

as Juggat

1931
Iron Man

as Paul H. Lewis

1931
The Secret Six

as Joe Colimo

1931
1931
Politics

as Jim Curango

1931
Inspiration

as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor

1930
Paid

as Inspector Burke

1930
War Nurse

as French Medical Officer (uncredited)

1930
Remote Control

as Doctor Kruger

1930
Our Blushing Brides

as Martin W. Sanderson

1930
The Unholy Three

as Prosecuting Attorney

1930
Estrellados

as Self (Guest Appearance)

1930
1930
In Gay Madrid

as Armada - the Torero

1930
Show Girl in Hollywood

as Frank Buelow

1930
Free and Easy

as Bedroom Scene

1930
Not So Dumb

as (uncredited)

1930
The Woman Racket

as Chris Miller

1929
Devil-May-Care

as Lucien DeGrignon

1929
Untamed

as Bennock

1929
Speedway

as Lee Renny

1929
The Unholy Night

as Major Mallory

1929
Fashions in Love

as Frank Martin

1929
A Man's Man

as John Miljan (uncredited)

1929
Gossip

as Bill - Alice's Husband

1929
The Voice of the City

as Dapper Don Wilkes

1929
The Desert Song

as Captain Fontaine

1929
Hardboiled Rose

as Steve Wallace

1929
Queen of the Night Clubs

as Grant - Lawyer

1929
The Eternal Woman

as Gil Martin

1929
Stark Mad

as Dr. Milo

1929
Innocents of Paris

as Monsieur Renard

1928
The Home Towners

as Joe Roberts

1928
Land of the Silver Fox

as James Crawford

1928
The Terror

as Alfred Katman

1928
1928
Lady Be Good

as Murray

1928
Glorious Betsy

as Preston

1928
The Crimson City

as Gregory Kent

1928
The Little Snob

as Walt Keene

1927
Husbands for Rent

as Hugh Frazer

1927
The Silver Slave

as Philip Caldwell

1927
Sailor Izzy Murphy

as The Lunatic

1927
The Jazz Singer

as Host (uncredited)

1927
A Sailor's Sweetheart

as Mark Krisel

1927
The Desired Woman

as Lieutenant Kellogg

1927
Stranded

as Grant Payne

1927
The Satin Woman

as Maurice

1927
1927
The Yankee Clipper

as Paul de Vigny

1927
The Final Extra

as Mervin Le Roy

1927
Wolf's Clothing

as Johnson Craigie

1926
My Official Wife

as Nicholas

1926
1926
Unknown Treasures

as Ralph Cheneey

1926
The Amateur Gentleman

as Viscount John Devenham

1926
Devil's Island

as André Le Févier

1926
Footloose Widows

as J.A. Smith

1926
The Devil's Circus

as Lieberkind

1925
Flaming Waters

as Jasper Thorne

1925
Morals for Men

as Wallace

1925
The Unchastened Woman

as Lawrence Sanbury

1925
The Unnamed Woman

as Archie Wesson

1925
Wreckage

as Maurice Dysart

1925
The Overland Limited

as Brice Miller

1925
The Phantom of the Opera

as Valentin (uncredited)

1925
Silent Sanderson

as Jim Downing

1925
Sackcloth and Scarlet

as Samuel Curtis

1924
On the Stroke of Three

as Henry Mogridge

1924
1924
Empty Hearts

as Frank Gorman

1924
Romance Ranch

as Clifton Venable

1924
The Lone Chance

as Lew Brody