John Miljan
Acting
Born: November 8, 1892 · Lead, South Dakota, USA
Died: January 24, 1960 (aged 67)
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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
The Ten Commandments
1956
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
The Killers
1946
The Phantom of the Opera
1925
The Jazz Singer
1927
Samson and Delilah
1949
Back to Bataan
1945
M
1951
Sinbad the Sailor
1947
Run for Cover
1955
Possessed
1931
The Plainsman
1936
Photos (2)
Movies (182)
The Ten Commandments
The Blind One
Samson and Delilah
Lesh Lakish
Back to Bataan
Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
The Phantom of the Opera
Valentin (uncredited)
The Killers
Jake the Rake (uncredited)
The Plainsman
General George A. Custer
Run for Cover
Mayor Walsh
The Jazz Singer
Host (uncredited)
The Beast of the City
District Attorney
Susan Lenox
Wayne Burlingham
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Oklahoma Kid
Ringo
Juarez
Mariano Escobedo
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
Chief Tomache
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Carter Dangerfield
Sinbad the Sailor
Moga
The Fallen Sparrow
Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
New Moon
Pierre Brugnon
M
Blind Baloon Vendor
The Wet Parade
Major Doleshal
Private Number
Sam Stapp
King for a Night
Walter Douglas
Charlie Chan in Paris
Albert Dufresne
Possessed
John Driscoll
Double Cross
Nick Taggart
The Big Street
McWhirter (uncredited)
The Kid from Spain
Pancho
The Secret Six
Joe Colimo
Emma
District Attorney
The Last Crooked Mile
Police Lieutenant Mayrin
Stampede
T. J. Furman
The Flame
Detective
Obliging Young Lady
George Potter
Inspiration
Henry Coutant, the Sculptor
Riot Squad
Jim Grosso
The Sin of Nora Moran
Paulino
If I Were King
Thibaut d'Aussigny
The Amateur Gentleman
Viscount John Devenham
Queen of the Mob
Pan
That's My Man
Secretary
Show Girl in Hollywood
Frank Buelow
Whirlpool
Barney Gaige
The Boss of Big Town
Kenneth Craige
Belle of the Nineties
Ace Carter
What Happened To Father
Victor Smith
A Man's Man
John Miljan (uncredited)
Queen of the Amazons
Narrator / Col. Jones
Speedway
Lee Renny
Mule Train
Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
Boss Benton
Iron Man
Paul H. Lewis
Arsène Lupin
Prefect of Police
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Rolfe
The Mad Game
William Bennett
The Sea Bat
Juan
Bride by Mistake
Major Harvey
Arizona Mahoney
Cameron Lloyd
The Rich Are Always with Us
Greg Grannard
Hell Divers
Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
It's in the Bag!
Mr. Arnold
West of Broadway
Norman (uncredited)
Lost City of the Jungle
Doctor Gaffron
Free and Easy
Bedroom Scene
Lovers
Alvarez
Man-Proof
Tommy Gaunt
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Dr. Dolan
The Yankee Clipper
Paul de Vigny
Unknown Blonde
Frank Wilson
The Ghost Walks
Prescott Ames
The Unchastened Woman
Lawrence Sanbury
Paid
Inspector Burke
Son of India
Juggat
Glorious Betsy
Preston
Unashamed
District Attorney Harris
I Accuse My Parents
Dan Wilson
The Way to Love
Marco
Blind Adventure
Regan
Fast and Furious
Eric Bartell
Night Court
Crawford
Gentleman's Fate
Florio
Walk Softly, Stranger
Old Man (uncredited)
Bombardier
Charlie Craig
Stranded
Grant Payne
Our Blushing Brides
Martin W. Sanderson
What! No Beer?
Butch Lorado
Mrs. Mike
Mr. Howard
Mississippi
Major Patterson
Romance Ranch
Clifton Venable
Border G-Man
Louis Rankin
Pirates of Tripoli
Malek
Sackcloth and Scarlet
Samuel Curtis
Unknown Treasures
Ralph Cheneey
Camera Sleuth
Herman Taphert (uncredited)
Prosperity
Holland
Women Without Names
John Marlin
The Deadly Game
Henri Franck
The Cowboy and the Blonde
Bob Roycroft
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Baltimore Evans
Are You Listening?
Ted Russell
Forced Landing
General Valdane (uncredited)
Emergency Squad
Slade Wiley
A Sailor's Sweetheart
Mark Krisel
The Terror
Alfred Katman
Madame Spy
Weber
Adventure in Baltimore
Mr. Eckert
Whistling in the Dark
Charlie
The Poor Rich
Prince Abdul Hamidshan
Ride a Crooked Mile
Lt. Col. Stuart
Murder at Glen Athol
Bill Holt
North of the Rockies
Morgan
Women They Talk About
Officer
Under the Pampas Moon
Graham Scott
The Devil's Circus
Lieberkind
My Official Wife
Nicholas
Young Bill Hickok
Nicholas Tower
The Woman Racket
Chris Miller
The Merry Monahans
Arnold Pembroke
Apache Warrior
Chief Nantan
White Tie and Tails
Mr. Latimer
The Voice of the City
Dapper Don Wilkes
The Unnamed Woman
Archie Wesson
The Line-Up
Reginald Fields
Perilous Waters
Carter Larkin
Young and Beautiful
Gordon Douglas
Land of the Silver Fox
James Crawford
Sutter's Gold
Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
Wreckage
Maurice Dysart
Remote Control
Doctor Kruger
Flesh
Willard
Stark Mad
Dr. Milo
Tomorrow's Youth
Thomas Hall Sr.
The Nuisance
John Calhoun
Queen of the Night Clubs
Grant - Lawyer
The Devil with Hitler
Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
Husbands for Rent
Hugh Frazer
Twin Husbands
Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
Wildfire
Pete Fanning
The Lone Chance
Lew Brody
Submarine Alert
Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
The Silver Slave
Philip Caldwell
The Desired Woman
Lieutenant Kellogg
In Gay Madrid
Armada - the Torero
Fashions in Love
Frank Martin
War Nurse
French Medical Officer (uncredited)
Pardon Our Nerve
Duke Page
North of Nome
Dawson
Almost a Lady
Henri
Bonzo Goes to College
Wilbur Crane
The Painted Lady
Carter
Innocents of Paris
Monsieur Renard
Untamed
Bennock
Devil-May-Care
Lucien DeGrignon
On the Stroke of Three
Henry Mogridge
Sailor Izzy Murphy
The Lunatic
The Eternal Woman
Gil Martin
Morals for Men
Wallace
Devil's Island
André Le Févier
The Unholy Night
Major Mallory
The Unholy Three
Prosecuting Attorney
Not So Dumb
(uncredited)
Hardboiled Rose
Steve Wallace
Criminal Investigator
Edward Judson
The Wild Dakotas
Antelope
Footloose Widows
J.A. Smith
The Crimson City
Gregory Kent
Times Square
1929
Flaming Waters
Jasper Thorne
Miracle Money
Dr. Jones
Wolf's Clothing
Johnson Craigie
Lady Be Good
Murray
Framed
Lola's Husband
Rough House Rosie
Lew McKay
The Overland Limited
Brice Miller
Politics
Jim Curango
The Desert Song
Captain Fontaine
The Satin Woman
Maurice
Gossip
Bill - Alice's Husband
The Final Extra
Mervin Le Roy
The Home Towners
Joe Roberts
Empty Hearts
Frank Gorman
The Little Snob
Walt Keene
Silent Sanderson
Jim Downing
