Known for
Acting
Credits
177
Gender
Man
Birthday
8 Nov 1892
Day of death
24 Jan 1960 (67)
Place of birth
Lead, South Dakota, USA
Also known as
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John Miljan
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.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | (in "The Killers") (archive footage) |
| 1958 | The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold | Chief Tomache |
| 1957 | Apache Warrior | Chief Nantan |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments | The Blind One |
| 1956 | Johnny Moccasin | Chief Dark Thunder |
| 1956 | The Wild Dakotas | Antelope |
| 1955 | Run for Cover | Mayor Walsh |
| 1955 | Pirates of Tripoli | Malek |
| 1952 | Bonzo Goes to College | Wilbur Crane |
| 1951 | M | Blind Baloon Vendor |
| 1951 | Camera Sleuth | Herman Taphert (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Walk Softly, Stranger | Old Man (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Lesh Lakish |
| 1949 | Adventure in Baltimore | Mr. Eckert |
| 1949 | Stampede | T. J. Furman |
| 1949 | Mrs. Mike | Mr. Howard |
| 1948 | Perilous Waters | Carter Larkin |
| 1947 | Sinbad the Sailor | Moga |
| 1947 | Queen of the Amazons | Narrator / Col. Jones |
| 1947 | The Flame | Detective |
| 1947 | That's My Man | Secretary |
| 1946 | The Killers | Jake the Rake (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Last Crooked Mile | Police Lieutenant Mayrin |
| 1946 | Lost City of the Jungle | Doctor Gaffron |
| 1946 | White Tie and Tails | Mr. Latimer |
| 1945 | Back to Bataan | Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited) |
| 1945 | It's in the Bag! | Mr. Arnold |
| 1945 | Wildfire | Pete Fanning |
| 1944 | I Accuse My Parents | Dan Wilson |
| 1944 | The Merry Monahans | Arnold Pembroke |
| 1944 | Bride by Mistake | Major Harvey |
| 1943 | The Fallen Sparrow | Inspector 'Toby' Tobin |
| 1943 | Bombardier | Charlie Craig |
| 1943 | Submarine Alert | Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas |
| 1942 | The Big Street | McWhirter (Uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Devil with Hitler | Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Boss of Big Town | Kenneth Craige |
| 1942 | Scattergood Survives a Murder | Rolfe |
| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady | George Potter |
| 1942 | Criminal Investigator | Edward Judson |
| 1942 | North of the Rockies | Morgan |
| 1941 | Double Cross | Nick Taggart |
| 1941 | Forced Landing | General Valdane |
| 1941 | The Deadly Game | Henri Franck |
| 1941 | Riot Squad | Jim Grosso |
| 1941 | The Cowboy and the Blonde | Bob Roycroft |
| 1940 | New Moon | Pierre Brugnon |
| 1940 | Young Bill Hickok | Nicholas Tower |
| 1940 | The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Carter Dangerfield |
| 1940 | Women Without Names | John Marlin |
| 1940 | Queen of the Mob | Pan |
| 1940 | Emergency Squad | Slade Wiley |
| 1939 | The Oklahoma Kid | Ringo |
| 1939 | Juarez | Mariano Escobedo |
| 1939 | Fast and Furious | Eric Bartell |
| 1939 | Torchy Runs for Mayor | Dr. Dolan |
| 1939 | Pardon Our Nerve | Duke Page |
| 1938 | If I Were King | Thibaut d'Aussigny |
| 1938 | Man-Proof | Tommy Gaunt |
| 1938 | Border G-Man | Louis Rankin |
| 1938 | Miracle Money | Dr. Jones |
| 1938 | Ride a Crooked Mile | Lt. Col. Stuart |
| 1936 | The Plainsman | General George A. Custer |
| 1936 | Private Number | Sam Stapp |
| 1936 | Murder at Glen Athol | Bill Holt |
| 1936 | Arizona Mahoney | Cameron Lloyd |
| 1936 | North of Nome | Dawson |
| 1936 | Sutter's Gold | Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado |
| 1936 | The Gentleman from Louisiana | Baltimore Evans |
| 1935 | Charlie Chan in Paris | Albert Dufresne |
| 1935 | Mississippi | Major Patterson |
| 1935 | Under the Pampas Moon | Graham Scott |
| 1935 | 3 Kids and a Queen | Boss Benton |
| 1934 | The Ghost Walks | Prescott Ames |
| 1934 | Belle of the Nineties | Ace Carter |
| 1934 | Young and Beautiful | Gordon Douglas |
| 1934 | Whirlpool | Barney Gaige |
| 1934 | Madame Spy | Weber |
| 1934 | Unknown Blonde | Frank Wilson |
| 1934 | Tomorrow's Youth | Thomas Hall Sr. |
| 1934 | The Poor Rich | Prince Abdul Hamidshan |
| 1933 | The Sin of Nora Moran | Paulino |
| 1933 | What! No Beer? | Butch Lorado |
| 1933 | Blind Adventure | Regan |
| 1933 | The Nuisance | John Calhoun |
| 1933 | Twin Husbands | Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden |
| 1933 | Whistling in the Dark | Charlie Shaw |
| 1933 | King for a Night | Walter Douglas |
| 1933 | The Mad Game | William Bennett |
| 1933 | The Way to Love | Marco |
| 1932 | The Beast of the City | District Attorney |
| 1932 | Arsène Lupin | Prefect of Police |
| 1932 | Flesh | Willard |
| 1932 | Emma | District Attorney |
| 1932 | The Kid from Spain | Pancho |
| 1932 | Hell Divers | Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin |
| 1932 | Night Court | Crawford |
| 1932 | The Rich Are Always with Us | Greg Grannard |
| 1932 | Are You Listening? | Ted Russell |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade | Major Doleshal |
| 1932 | Unashamed | District Attorney Harris |
| 1932 | Prosperity | Holland |
| 1931 | Possessed | John Driscoll |
| 1931 | Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) | Wayne Burlingham |
| 1931 | The Secret Six | Joe Colimo |
| 1931 | Iron Man | Paul H. Lewis |
| 1931 | Inspiration | Henry Coutant, the Sculptor |
| 1931 | Politics | Jim Curango |
| 1931 | Gentleman's Fate | Florio |
| 1931 | West of Broadway | Norman |
| 1931 | Son of India | Juggat |
| 1930 | The Unholy Three | Prosecuting Attorney |
| 1930 | Our Blushing Brides | Martin W. Sanderson |
| 1930 | Paid | Inspector Burke |
| 1930 | Free and Easy | Bedroom Scene |
| 1930 | The Sea Bat | Juan |
| 1930 | Not So Dumb | (uncredited) |
| 1930 | War Nurse | French Medical Officer (uncredited) |
| 1930 | Remote Control | Doctor Kruger |
| 1930 | Show Girl in Hollywood | Frank Buelow |
| 1930 | The Woman Racket | Chris |
| 1930 | In Gay Madrid | Armada - the Torero |
| 1930 | Estrellados | Self (Guest Appearance) |
| 1929 | The Jazz Singer | Host (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The Unholy Night | Major Mallory |
| 1929 | Untamed | Bennock |
| 1929 | Speedway | Lee Renny |
| 1929 | Devil-May-Care | Lucien DeGrignon |
| 1929 | The Voice of the City | Dapper Don Wilkes |
| 1929 | The Desert Song | Captain Fontaine |
| 1929 | Stark Mad | Dr. Milo |
| 1929 | Queen of the Night Clubs | Grant - Lawyer |
| 1929 | A Man's Man | John Miljan (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Innocents of Paris | Monsieur Renard |
| 1929 | Fashions in Love | Frank Martin |
| 1929 | Gossip | Bill - Alice's Husband |
| 1929 | Hardboiled Rose | Steve Wallace |
| 1929 | Times Square | |
| 1929 | The Eternal Woman | Gil Martin |
| 1928 | Glorious Betsy | Preston |
| 1928 | The Terror | Alfred Katman |
| 1928 | The Little Snob | Walt Keene |
| 1928 | Women They Talk About | Officer |
| 1928 | The Home Towners | Joe Roberts |
| 1928 | Lady Be Good | Murray |
| 1928 | The Crimson City | Gregory Kent |
| 1928 | Land of the Silver Fox | James Crawford |
| 1927 | The Yankee Clipper | Paul de Vigny |
| 1927 | The Clown | Bert Colton |
| 1927 | Sailor Izzy Murphy | The Lunatic |
| 1927 | The Final Extra | Mervin Le Roy |
| 1927 | Quarantined Rivals | Ed, the barber |
| 1927 | Stranded | Grant Payne |
| 1927 | Paying the Price | Michael Donovan |
| 1927 | The Desired Woman | Lieutenant Kellogg |
| 1927 | Husbands for Rent | Hugh Frazer |
| 1927 | The Satin Woman | Maurice |
| 1927 | What Happened To Father | Victor Smith |
| 1927 | Lucky Fool | |
| 1927 | A Sailor's Sweetheart | Mark |
| 1927 | The Silver Slave | Philip Caldwell |
| 1926 | The Devil's Circus | Lieberkind |
| 1926 | Devil's Island | André Le Févier |
| 1926 | Brooding Eyes | Drummond |
| 1926 | Almost a Lady | Henri |
| 1926 | Footloose Widows | J.A. Smith |
| 1926 | The Amateur Gentleman | Viscount John Devenham |
| 1926 | My Official Wife | Nicholas |
| 1925 | The Phantom of the Opera | Valentin (uncredited) |
| 1925 | The Unchastened Woman | Lawrence Sanbury |
| 1925 | Silent Sanderson | Jim Downing |
| 1925 | Flaming Waters | Jasper Thorne |
| 1925 | Morals for Men | Wallace |
| 1925 | Sackcloth and Scarlet | Samuel Curtis |
| 1924 | Love Letters | Thomas Chadwick |
| 1924 | On the Stroke of Three | Henry Mogridge |
| 1924 | Empty Hearts | Frank Gorman |