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John Miljan

Born 1892-11-08

Died 1960-01-24

📍 Lead, South Dakota, USA

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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.

Filmography 180

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

as Chief Tomache

as Chief Nantan

The Ten Commandments

as The Blind One

The Wild Dakotas

Pirates of Tripoli

Bonzo Goes to College

as Wilbur Crane

as Herman Taphert (uncredited)

as Blind Baloon Vendor

Walk Softly, Stranger

as Old Man (uncredited)

as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)

Samson and Delilah

as T. J. Furman

Adventure in Baltimore

Perilous Waters

as Carter Larkin

Queen of the Amazons

as Narrator / Col. Jones

Sinbad the Sailor

as Jake the Rake (uncredited)

White Tie and Tails

The Last Crooked Mile

as Police Lieutenant Mayrin

Lost City of the Jungle

as Doctor Gaffron

as Pete Fanning

as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)

It's in the Bag!

I Accuse My Parents

The Merry Monahans

as Arnold Pembroke

Bride by Mistake

as Major Harvey

The Fallen Sparrow

as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin

Submarine Alert

as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas

as Charlie Craig

The Boss of Big Town

as Kenneth Craige

Criminal Investigator

as Edward Judson

The Devil with Hitler

as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)

Scattergood Survives a Murder

as McWhirter (uncredited)

North of the Rockies

Obliging Young Lady

as George Potter

The Deadly Game

as Henri Franck

as General Valdane

as Nick Taggart

The Cowboy and the Blonde

as Bob Roycroft

The Texas Rangers Ride Again

as Carter Dangerfield

Young Bill Hickok

as Nicholas Tower

as Pierre Brugnon

Queen of the Mob

Women Without Names

Emergency Squad

Fast and Furious

as Eric Bartell

as Mariano Escobedo

Torchy Runs for Mayor

The Oklahoma Kid

Pardon Our Nerve

Ride a Crooked Mile

as Lt. Col. Stuart

as Thibaut d'Aussigny

as Louis Rankin

Arizona Mahoney

as Cameron Lloyd

as General George A. Custer

The Gentleman from Louisiana

as Baltimore Evans

as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado

Murder at Glen Athol

3 Kids and a Queen

Under the Pampas Moon

as Graham Scott

as Major Patterson

Charlie Chan in Paris

as Albert Dufresne

The Ghost Walks

as Prescott Ames

Tomorrow's Youth

as Thomas Hall Sr.

Belle of the Nineties

Young and Beautiful

as Gordon Douglas

as Frank Wilson

as Reginald Fields

as Barney Gaige

as Prince Abdul Hamidshan

The Sin of Nora Moran

King for a Night

as Walter Douglas

as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden

as William Bennett

The Way to Love

Blind Adventure

as John Calhoun

as Butch Lorado

Whistling in the Dark

The Kid from Spain

as District Attorney Harris

The Rich Are Always with Us

as Greg Grannard

as Major Doleshal

Are You Listening?

as Prefect of Police

The Beast of the City

as District Attorney

as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin

as District Attorney

West of Broadway

as Norman (uncredited)

as John Driscoll

Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)

as Wayne Burlingham

as Paul H. Lewis

Gentleman's Fate

as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor

as Inspector Burke

as French Medical Officer (uncredited)

as Doctor Kruger

Our Blushing Brides

as Martin W. Sanderson

The Unholy Three

as Prosecuting Attorney

as Self (Guest Appearance)

as Armada - the Torero

Show Girl in Hollywood

as Frank Buelow

as Bedroom Scene

as (uncredited)

The Woman Racket

as Chris Miller

as Lucien DeGrignon

The Unholy Night

as Major Mallory

Fashions in Love

as Frank Martin

as John Miljan (uncredited)

as Bill - Alice's Husband

The Voice of the City

as Dapper Don Wilkes

The Desert Song

as Captain Fontaine

Hardboiled Rose

as Steve Wallace

Queen of the Night Clubs

as Grant - Lawyer

The Eternal Woman

Innocents of Paris

as Monsieur Renard

The Home Towners

Land of the Silver Fox

as James Crawford

as Alfred Katman

Women They Talk About

The Crimson City

as Gregory Kent

The Little Snob

Husbands for Rent

The Silver Slave

as Philip Caldwell

Sailor Izzy Murphy

The Jazz Singer

as Host (uncredited)

A Sailor's Sweetheart

The Desired Woman

as Lieutenant Kellogg

The Satin Woman

What Happened To Father

as Victor Smith

The Yankee Clipper

as Paul de Vigny

The Final Extra

as Mervin Le Roy

Wolf's Clothing

as Johnson Craigie

My Official Wife

Unknown Treasures

as Ralph Cheneey

The Amateur Gentleman

as Viscount John Devenham

as André Le Févier

Footloose Widows

The Devil's Circus

as Jasper Thorne

The Unchastened Woman

as Lawrence Sanbury

The Unnamed Woman

as Archie Wesson

as Maurice Dysart

The Overland Limited

as Brice Miller

The Phantom of the Opera

as Valentin (uncredited)

Silent Sanderson

Sackcloth and Scarlet

as Samuel Curtis

On the Stroke of Three

as Henry Mogridge

The Painted Lady

as Frank Gorman

as Clifton Venable

The Lone Chance