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John Miljan
Actor· Lead, South Dakota, USA
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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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | (in "The Killers") (archive footage) | Film |
| 1958 | The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold | Chief Tomache | Film |
| 1956 | The Wild Dakotas | Antelope | Film |
| 1955 | Run for Cover | Mayor Walsh | Film |
| 1955 | Pirates of Tripoli | Malek | Film |
| 1952 | Bonzo Goes to College | Wilbur Crane | Film |
| 1951 | M | Blind Baloon Vendor | Film |
| 1949 | Stampede | T. J. Furman | Film |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Lesh Lakish | Film |
| 1947 | Sinbad the Sailor | Moga | Film |
| 1947 | The Flame | Detective | Film |
| 1947 | Queen of the Amazons | Narrator / Col. Jones | Film |
| 1946 | The Last Crooked Mile | Police Lieutenant Mayrin | Film |
| 1946 | Lost City of the Jungle | Doctor Gaffron | Film |
| 1946 | White Tie and Tails | Mr. Latimer | Film |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! | Mr. Arnold | Film |
| 1944 | I Accuse My Parents | Dan Wilson | Film |
| 1944 | The Merry Monahans | Arnold Pembroke | Film |
| 1943 | Bombardier | Charlie Craig | Film |
| 1943 | The Fallen Sparrow | Inspector 'Toby' Tobin | Film |
| 1943 | Submarine Alert | Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas | Film |
| 1942 | Scattergood Survives a Murder | Rolfe | Film |
| 1942 | The Boss of Big Town | Kenneth Craige | Film |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady | George Potter | Film |
| 1942 | The Big Street | McWhirter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | The Devil with Hitler | Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Criminal Investigator | Edward Judson | Film |
| 1941 | Double Cross | Nick Taggart | Film |
| 1941 | Riot Squad | Jim Grosso | Film |
| 1941 | Forced Landing | General Valdane (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob | Pan | Film |
| 1940 | Young Bill Hickok | Nicholas Tower | Film |
| 1940 | New Moon | Pierre Brugnon | Film |
| 1939 | Juarez | Mariano Escobedo | Film |
| 1939 | The Oklahoma Kid | Ringo | Film |
| 1939 | Fast and Furious | Eric Bartell | Film |
| 1939 | Torchy Runs for Mayor | Dr. Dolan | Film |
| 1938 | If I Were King | Thibaut d'Aussigny | Film |
| 1938 | Miracle Money | Dr. Jones | Film |
| 1938 | Man-Proof | Tommy Gaunt | Film |
| 1936 | The Plainsman | General George A. Custer | Film |
| 1936 | Arizona Mahoney | Cameron Lloyd | Film |
| 1936 | Murder at Glen Athol | Bill Holt | Film |
| 1935 | Under the Pampas Moon | Graham Scott | Film |
| 1935 | Mississippi | Major Patterson | Film |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Paris | Albert Dufresne | Film |
| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties | Ace Carter | Film |
| 1934 | The Poor Rich | Prince Abdul Hamidshan | Film |
| 1934 | The Ghost Walks | Prescott Ames | Film |
| 1934 | Young and Beautiful | Gordon Douglas | Film |
| 1934 | Tomorrow's Youth | Thomas Hall Sr. | Film |
| 1933 | The Sin of Nora Moran | Paulino | Film |
| 1933 | The Nuisance | John Calhoun | Film |
| 1933 | What! No Beer? | Butch Lorado | Film |
| 1933 | Twin Husbands | Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden | Film |
| 1933 | Whistling in the Dark | Charlie | Film |
| 1933 | Blind Adventure | Regan | Film |
| 1932 | Night Court | Crawford | Film |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City | District Attorney | Film |
| 1932 | The Rich Are Always with Us | Greg Grannard | Film |
| 1932 | Arsène Lupin | Prefect of Police | Film |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade | Major Doleshal | Film |
| 1932 | Hell Divers | Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin | Film |
| 1932 | Flesh | Willard | Film |
| 1932 | Are You Listening? | Ted Russell | Film |
| 1932 | Emma | District Attorney | Film |
| 1932 | The Kid from Spain | Pancho | Film |
| 1931 | Inspiration | Henry Coutant, the Sculptor | Film |
| 1931 | Susan Lenox | Wayne Burlingham | Film |
| 1931 | The Secret Six | Joe Colimo | Film |
| 1931 | Possessed | John Driscoll | Film |
| 1931 | Politics | Jim Curango | Film |
| 1931 | Son of India | Juggat | Film |
| 1931 | West of Broadway | Norman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1931 | Iron Man | Paul H. Lewis | Film |
| 1931 | Gentleman's Fate | Florio | Film |
| 1930 | The Unholy Three | Prosecuting Attorney | Film |
| 1930 | The Woman Racket | Chris Miller | Film |
| 1930 | Free and Easy | Bedroom Scene | Film |
| 1930 | Our Blushing Brides | Martin W. Sanderson | Film |
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