
John Miljan
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Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday8 November 1892
Died24 January 1960 (age 67)
Place of birthLead, South Dakota, USA
Known credits191
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. …

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982 · (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
1958 · Chief Tomache

Apache Warrior
1957 · Chief Nantan

The Ten Commandments
1956 · The Blind One
Johnny Moccasin
1956 · Chief Dark Thunder

The Wild Dakotas
1956 · Antelope

Run for Cover
1955 · Mayor Walsh

Pirates of Tripoli
1955 · Malek

Bonzo Goes to College
1952 · Wilbur Crane

Camera Sleuth
1951 · Herman Taphert (uncredited)

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1951 · Blind Baloon Vendor

Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 · Old Man (uncredited)

Mule Train
1950 · Judd Holbrook (uncredited)

Mrs. Mike
1949 · Mr. Howard

Samson and Delilah
1949 · Lesh Lakish

Stampede
1949 · T. J. Furman

Adventure in Baltimore
1949 · Mr. Eckert

Perilous Waters
1948 · Carter Larkin

The Flame
1947 · Detective

That's My Man
1947 · Secretary

Queen of the Amazons
1947 · Narrator / Col. Jones

Sinbad the Sailor
1947 · Moga

The Killers
1946 · Jake the Rake (uncredited)

White Tie and Tails
1946 · Mr. Latimer

The Last Crooked Mile
1946 · Police Lieutenant Mayrin

Lost City of the Jungle
1946 · Doctor Gaffron

Wildfire
1945 · Pete Fanning

Back to Bataan
1945 · Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)

It's in the Bag!
1945 · Mr. Arnold

I Accuse My Parents
1944 · Dan Wilson

The Merry Monahans
1944 · Arnold Pembroke

Bride by Mistake
1944 · Major Harvey

The Fallen Sparrow
1943 · Inspector 'Toby' Tobin

Submarine Alert
1943 · Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas

Bombardier
1943 · Charlie Craig

The Boss of Big Town
1942 · Kenneth Craige

Criminal Investigator
1942 · Edward Judson

The Devil with Hitler
1942 · Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)

Scattergood Survives a Murder
1942 · Rolfe

The Big Street
1942 · McWhirter (uncredited)

North of the Rockies
1942 · Morgan

Obliging Young Lady
1942 · George Potter

Riot Squad
1941 · Jim Grosso

The Deadly Game
1941 · Henri Franck

Forced Landing
1941 · General Valdane (uncredited)

Double Cross
1941 · Nick Taggart

The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941 · Bob Roycroft

The Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940 · Carter Dangerfield
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