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 (181)
The Ten Commandments
The Blind One
The Plainsman
General George A. Custer
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Susan Lenox
Wayne Burlingham
The Killers
Jake the Rake (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
Lesh Lakish
The Jazz Singer
Host (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady
George Potter
The Phantom of the Opera
Valentin (uncredited)
Possessed
John Driscoll
Run for Cover
Mayor Walsh
Sinbad the Sailor
Moga
Riot Squad
Jim Grosso
Back to Bataan
Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
The Oklahoma Kid
Ringo
Juarez
Mariano Escobedo
The Flame
Detective
Bombardier
Charlie Craig
Double Cross
Nick Taggart
New Moon
Pierre Brugnon
Arsène Lupin
Prefect of Police
Stranded
Grant Payne
Romance Ranch
Clifton Venable
Are You Listening?
Ted Russell
Sackcloth and Scarlet
Samuel Curtis
Unknown Blonde
Frank Wilson
M
Blind Baloon Vendor
Walk Softly, Stranger
Old Man (uncredited)
If I Were King
Thibaut d'Aussigny
Lovers
Alvarez
Devil-May-Care
Lucien DeGrignon
The Fallen Sparrow
Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
The Big Street
McWhirter (uncredited)
Twin Husbands
Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
The Last Crooked Mile
Police Lieutenant Mayrin
Belle of the Nineties
Ace Carter
That's My Man
Secretary
Wreckage
Maurice Dysart
Free and Easy
Bedroom Scene
Private Number
Sam Stapp
Mississippi
Major Patterson
Show Girl in Hollywood
Frank Buelow
In Gay Madrid
Armada - the Torero
Apache Warrior
Chief Nantan
Our Blushing Brides
Martin W. Sanderson
Charlie Chan in Paris
Albert Dufresne
The Deadly Game
Henri Franck
The Wet Parade
Major Doleshal
The Beast of the City
District Attorney
The Silver Slave
Philip Caldwell
Emma
District Attorney
Emergency Squad
Slade Wiley
Blind Adventure
Regan
The Cowboy and the Blonde
Bob Roycroft
Inspiration
Henry Coutant, the Sculptor
I Accuse My Parents
Dan Wilson
Camera Sleuth
Herman Taphert (uncredited)
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Dr. Dolan
It's in the Bag!
Mr. Arnold
West of Broadway
Norman (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
Chief Tomache
The Unholy Three
Prosecuting Attorney
The Painted Lady
Carter
The Unholy Night
Major Mallory
Gentleman's Fate
Florio
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Rolfe
Son of India
Juggat
Flesh
Willard
Whirlpool
Barney Gaige
Fast and Furious
Eric Bartell
Speedway
Lee Renny
Lost City of the Jungle
Doctor Gaffron
3 Kids and a Queen
Boss Benton
A Man's Man
John Miljan (uncredited)
The Lone Chance
Lew Brody
The Secret Six
Joe Colimo
What! No Beer?
Butch Lorado
Unknown Treasures
Ralph Cheneey
Iron Man
Paul H. Lewis
The Amateur Gentleman
Viscount John Devenham
Pardon Our Nerve
Duke Page
The Desert Song
Captain Fontaine
The Rich Are Always with Us
Greg Grannard
Glorious Betsy
Preston
The Sin of Nora Moran
Paulino
My Official Wife
Nicholas
Husbands for Rent
Hugh Frazer
Night Court
Crawford
The Mad Game
William Bennett
Queen of the Mob
Pan
Bride by Mistake
Major Harvey
Ride a Crooked Mile
Lt. Col. Stuart
The Poor Rich
Prince Abdul Hamidshan
Adventure in Baltimore
Mr. Eckert
Not So Dumb
(uncredited)
Women Without Names
John Marlin
Murder at Glen Athol
Bill Holt
Submarine Alert
Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
Mule Train
Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
Queen of the Amazons
Narrator / Col. Jones
Tomorrow's Youth
Thomas Hall Sr.
The Kid from Spain
Pancho
The Nuisance
John Calhoun
North of Nome
Dawson
King for a Night
Walter Douglas
Young Bill Hickok
Nicholas Tower
Untamed
Bennock
War Nurse
French Medical Officer (uncredited)
The Woman Racket
Chris Miller
Devil's Island
André Le Févier
The Line-Up
Reginald Fields
Almost a Lady
Henri
Madame Spy
Weber
Sutter's Gold
Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
Wolf's Clothing
Johnson Craigie
Hardboiled Rose
Steve Wallace
The Sea Bat
Juan
The Devil with Hitler
Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
The Way to Love
Marco
The Unnamed Woman
Archie Wesson
Under the Pampas Moon
Graham Scott
Young and Beautiful
Gordon Douglas
Mrs. Mike
Mr. Howard
Miracle Money
Dr. Jones
Paid
Inspector Burke
Remote Control
Doctor Kruger
Innocents of Paris
Monsieur Renard
Politics
Jim Curango
Whistling in the Dark
Charlie
Wildfire
Pete Fanning
Morals for Men
Wallace
Footloose Widows
J.A. Smith
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Carter Dangerfield
The Devil's Circus
Lieberkind
Rough House Rosie
Lew McKay
Border G-Man
Louis Rankin
Prosperity
Holland
The Boss of Big Town
Kenneth Craige
Sailor Izzy Murphy
The Lunatic
The Merry Monahans
Arnold Pembroke
Pirates of Tripoli
Malek
Hell Divers
Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
Forced Landing
General Valdane (uncredited)
The Yankee Clipper
Paul de Vigny
The Ghost Walks
Prescott Ames
Stark Mad
Dr. Milo
The Eternal Woman
Gil Martin
Man-Proof
Tommy Gaunt
White Tie and Tails
Mr. Latimer
The Terror
Alfred Katman
Criminal Investigator
Edward Judson
Flaming Waters
Jasper Thorne
The Voice of the City
Dapper Don Wilkes
What Happened To Father
Victor Smith
On the Stroke of Three
Henry Mogridge
Bonzo Goes to College
Wilbur Crane
North of the Rockies
Morgan
Arizona Mahoney
Cameron Lloyd
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Baltimore Evans
Perilous Waters
Carter Larkin
The Unchastened Woman
Lawrence Sanbury
Lady Be Good
Murray
The Crimson City
Gregory Kent
The Wild Dakotas
Antelope
Fashions in Love
Frank Martin
Stampede
T. J. Furman
The Final Extra
Mervin Le Roy
The Overland Limited
Brice Miller
The Little Snob
Walt Keene
Land of the Silver Fox
James Crawford
A Sailor's Sweetheart
Mark Krisel
Women They Talk About
Officer
Unashamed
District Attorney Harris
The Satin Woman
Maurice
The Desired Woman
Lieutenant Kellogg
Gossip
Bill - Alice's Husband
Queen of the Night Clubs
Grant - Lawyer
Empty Hearts
Frank Gorman
Times Square
1929
The Home Towners
Joe Roberts
Silent Sanderson
Jim Downing
