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John Miljan

John Miljan

Acting1892Lead, South Dakota, USA

Biography

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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.

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.

Acting History

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

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/8/1892
Day of Death
1/24/1960
Place of Birth
Lead, South Dakota, USA