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