John Dilson

John Henry Dilson^[1][2] (February 18, 1892^[3][1] – June 3, 1944^[3]) was an American film and stage actor,^[4][5][6] and playwright.^[7][8][9][2] He appeared in more than 250 films between 1934 and 1944.^[6]

John Dilson
Dilson in Gang Bullets (1938)
Born	John Henry Dilson (1892-02-18)February 18, 1892 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	June 1, 1944(1944-06-01) (aged 53) Camarillo, Ventura, California, U.S.
Resting place	Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1934–1944

Personal life

Dilson was married to Edith Constance Lee,^[10][11] with whom he had a son, John, Jr.^[12]

On June 3, 1944,^[3] following several months of failing health, Dilson died in Camarillo, California, of lobar pneumonia.^[10][12] He was survived by his wife and son, and his brother, actor Clyde Dilson.^[12] His remains are interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City.^[10]

Selected filmography

• A Man's Game (1934)
• The Westerner (1934)
• The Girl Who Came Back (1935)
• Death from a Distance (1935)
• Cheers of the Crowd (1935)
• Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
• The Drag-Net (1936)
• The Public Pays (1936)
• Gentle Julia (1936)
• Three of a Kind (1936)
• Dick Tracy (1937)
• Gang Bullets (1938)
• Laugh It Off (1939)
• Racketeers of the Range (1939)
• Scandal Sheet (1939)
• A Woman Is the Judge (1939)
• Phantom of Chinatown (1940)
• Beyond the Sacramento (1940)
• The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
• Marked Men (1940)
• Hold That Woman! (1940)
• The Secret Seven (1940)
• Pioneers of the West (1940)
• Thundering Frontier (1940)
• Danger Ahead (1940)
• Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. (1941)
• They Meet Again (1941)
• Father Steps Out (1941)
• Across the Sierras (1941)
• Madame Spy (1942)
• Wildcat (1942 film)
• Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1942)
• So's Your Uncle (1943)
• She Has What It Takes (1943)
• Buffalo Bill (1944) (uncredited)