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John Miljan

Acting 67 (deceased) years old Lead, South Dakota, USA ★ 0.7
Born: November 8, 1892
Died: January 24, 1960

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (189)

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

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