Acting · Lead, South Dakota, USA · Born November 8, 1892
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.
MovieDead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
MovieThe Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
1958
as Chief Tomache
MovieApache Warrior
1957
as Chief Nantan
MovieThe Ten Commandments
1956
as The Blind One
Johnny Moccasin
1956
as Chief Dark Thunder
MovieThe Wild Dakotas
1956
as Antelope
MovieRun for Cover
1955
as Mayor Walsh
MoviePirates of Tripoli
1955
as Malek
MovieBonzo Goes to College
1952
as Wilbur Crane
MovieCamera Sleuth
1951
as Herman Taphert (uncredited)
MovieM
1951
as Blind Baloon Vendor
MovieWalk Softly, Stranger
1950
as Old Man (uncredited)
MovieMule Train
1950
as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
MovieMrs. Mike
1949
as Mr. Howard
MovieSamson and Delilah
1949
as Lesh Lakish
MovieStampede
1949
as T. J. Furman
MovieAdventure in Baltimore
1949
as Mr. Eckert
MoviePerilous Waters
1948
as Carter Larkin
MovieThe Flame
1947
as Detective
MovieThat's My Man
1947
as Secretary
MovieQueen of the Amazons
1947
as Narrator / Col. Jones
MovieSinbad the Sailor
1947
as Moga
MovieThe Killers
1946
as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
MovieWhite Tie and Tails
1946
as Mr. Latimer
MovieThe Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Police Lieutenant Mayrin
MovieLost City of the Jungle
1946
as Doctor Gaffron
MovieWildfire
1945
as Pete Fanning
MovieBack to Bataan
1945
as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
MovieIt's in the Bag!
1945
as Mr. Arnold
MovieI Accuse My Parents
1944
as Dan Wilson
MovieThe Merry Monahans
1944
as Arnold Pembroke
MovieBride by Mistake
1944
as Major Harvey
MovieThe Fallen Sparrow
1943
as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
MovieSubmarine Alert
1943
as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
MovieBombardier
1943
as Charlie Craig
MovieThe Boss of Big Town
1942
as Kenneth Craige
MovieCriminal Investigator
1942
as Edward Judson
MovieThe Devil with Hitler
1942
as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
MovieScattergood Survives a Murder
1942
as Rolfe
MovieThe Big Street
1942
as McWhirter (uncredited)
MovieNorth of the Rockies
1942
as Morgan
MovieObliging Young Lady
1942
as George Potter
MovieRiot Squad
1941
as Jim Grosso
MovieThe Deadly Game
1941
as Henri Franck
MovieForced Landing
1941
as General Valdane (uncredited)
MovieDouble Cross
1941
as Nick Taggart
MovieThe Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
as Bob Roycroft
MovieThe Texas Rangers Ride Again
1940
as Carter Dangerfield
MovieYoung Bill Hickok
1940
as Nicholas Tower
MovieNew Moon
1940
as Pierre Brugnon
MovieQueen of the Mob
1940
as Pan
MovieWomen Without Names
1940
as John Marlin
MovieEmergency Squad
1940
as Slade Wiley
MovieFast and Furious
1939
as Eric Bartell
MovieJuarez
1939
as Mariano Escobedo
MovieTorchy Runs for Mayor
1939
as Dr. Dolan
MovieThe Oklahoma Kid
1939
as Ringo
MoviePardon Our Nerve
1939
as Duke Page
MovieRide a Crooked Mile
1938
as Lt. Col. Stuart
MovieIf I Were King
1938
as Thibaut d'Aussigny
MovieBorder G-Man
1938
as Louis Rankin
MovieMiracle Money
1938
as Dr. Jones
MovieMan-Proof
1938
as Tommy Gaunt
MovieArizona Mahoney
1936
as Cameron Lloyd
MovieThe Plainsman
1936
as General George A. Custer
MovieNorth of Nome
1936
as Dawson
MovieThe Gentleman from Louisiana
1936
as Baltimore Evans
MoviePrivate Number
1936
as Sam Stapp
MovieSutter's Gold
1936
as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
MovieMurder at Glen Athol
1936
as Bill Holt
Movie3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Boss Benton
MovieUnder the Pampas Moon
1935
as Graham Scott
MovieMississippi
1935
as Major Patterson
MovieCharlie Chan in Paris
1935
as Albert Dufresne
MovieThe Ghost Walks
1934
as Prescott Ames
MovieTomorrow's Youth
1934
as Thomas Hall Sr.
MovieBelle of the Nineties
1934
as Ace Carter
MovieYoung and Beautiful
1934
as Gordon Douglas
MovieUnknown Blonde
1934
as Frank Wilson
MovieThe Line-Up
1934
as Reginald Fields
MovieWhirlpool
1934
as Barney Gaige
MovieThe Poor Rich
1934
as Prince Abdul Hamidshan
MovieMadame Spy
1934
as Weber
MovieThe Sin of Nora Moran
1933
as Paulino
MovieKing for a Night
1933
as Walter Douglas
MovieTwin Husbands
1933
as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
MovieThe Mad Game
1933
as William Bennett
MovieThe Way to Love
1933
as Marco
MovieBlind Adventure
1933
as Regan
MovieThe Nuisance
1933
as John Calhoun
MovieWhat! No Beer?
1933
as Butch Lorado
MovieWhistling in the Dark
1933
as Charlie
MovieFlesh
1932
as Willard
MovieProsperity
1932
as Holland
MovieThe Kid from Spain
1932
as Pancho
MovieUnashamed
1932
as District Attorney Harris
MovieNight Court
1932
as Crawford
MovieThe Rich Are Always with Us
1932
as Greg Grannard
MovieThe Wet Parade
1932
as Major Doleshal
MovieAre You Listening?
1932
as Ted Russell
MovieArsène Lupin
1932
as Prefect of Police
MovieThe Beast of the City
1932
as District Attorney
MovieHell Divers
1932
as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
MovieEmma
1932
as District Attorney
MovieWest of Broadway
1931
as Norman (uncredited)
MoviePossessed
1931
as John Driscoll
MovieSusan Lenox
1931
as Wayne Burlingham
MovieSon of India
1931
as Juggat
MovieIron Man
1931
as Paul H. Lewis
MovieThe Secret Six
1931
as Joe Colimo
MovieGentleman's Fate
1931
as Florio
MoviePolitics
1931
as Jim Curango
MovieInspiration
1931
as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor
MoviePaid
1930
as Inspector Burke
MovieWar Nurse
1930
as French Medical Officer (uncredited)
MovieRemote Control
1930
as Doctor Kruger
MovieOur Blushing Brides
1930
as Martin W. Sanderson
MovieThe Unholy Three
1930
as Prosecuting Attorney
MovieEstrellados
1930
as Self (Guest Appearance)
MovieThe Sea Bat
1930
as Juan
MovieIn Gay Madrid
1930
as Armada - the Torero
MovieShow Girl in Hollywood
1930
as Frank Buelow
MovieFree and Easy
1930
as Bedroom Scene
MovieNot So Dumb
1930
as (uncredited)
MovieThe Woman Racket
1930
as Chris Miller
MovieDevil-May-Care
1929
as Lucien DeGrignon
MovieUntamed
1929
as Bennock
MovieSpeedway
1929
as Lee Renny
MovieThe Unholy Night
1929
as Major Mallory
MovieTimes Square
1929
MovieFashions in Love
1929
as Frank Martin
MovieA Man's Man
1929
as John Miljan (uncredited)
MovieGossip
1929
as Bill - Alice's Husband
MovieThe Voice of the City
1929
as Dapper Don Wilkes
MovieThe Desert Song
1929
as Captain Fontaine
MovieHardboiled Rose
1929
as Steve Wallace
MovieQueen of the Night Clubs
1929
as Grant - Lawyer
MovieThe Eternal Woman
1929
as Gil Martin
MovieStark Mad
1929
as Dr. Milo
MovieInnocents of Paris
1929
as Monsieur Renard
MovieThe Home Towners
1928
as Joe Roberts
MovieLand of the Silver Fox
1928
as James Crawford
MovieThe Terror
1928
as Alfred Katman
MovieWomen They Talk About
1928
as Officer
MovieLady Be Good
1928
as Murray
MovieGlorious Betsy
1928
as Preston
MovieThe Crimson City
1928
as Gregory Kent
MovieThe Little Snob
1928
as Walt Keene
MovieHusbands for Rent
1927
as Hugh Frazer
The Slaver
1927
as Cyril Blake
MovieThe Silver Slave
1927
as Philip Caldwell
MovieSailor Izzy Murphy
1927
as The Lunatic
MovieThe Jazz Singer
1927
as Host (uncredited)
MovieA Sailor's Sweetheart
1927
as Mark Krisel
The Clown
1927
as Bert Colton
MovieThe Desired Woman
1927
as Lieutenant Kellogg
MovieStranded
1927
as Grant Payne
MovieThe Satin Woman
1927
as Maurice
MovieWhat Happened To Father
1927
as Victor Smith
MovieThe Yankee Clipper
1927
as Paul de Vigny
MovieLovers
1927
as Alvarez
Paying the Price
1927
as Michael Donovan
Quarantined Rivals
1927
as Ed, the barber
MovieThe Final Extra
1927
as Mervin Le Roy
MovieWolf's Clothing
1927
as Johnson Craigie
Lucky Fool
1927
MovieMy Official Wife
1926
as Nicholas
MovieAlmost a Lady
1926
as Henri
MovieUnknown Treasures
1926
as Ralph Cheneey
MovieThe Amateur Gentleman
1926
as Viscount John Devenham
MovieDevil's Island
1926
as André Le Févier
MovieFootloose Widows
1926
as J.A. Smith
Brooding Eyes
1926
as Drummond
MovieThe Devil's Circus
1926
as Lieberkind
MovieFlaming Waters
1925
as Jasper Thorne
MovieMorals for Men
1925
as Wallace
MovieThe Unchastened Woman
1925
as Lawrence Sanbury
MovieThe Unnamed Woman
1925
as Archie Wesson
MovieWreckage
1925
as Maurice Dysart
MovieThe Overland Limited
1925
as Brice Miller
MovieThe Phantom of the Opera
1925
as Valentin (uncredited)
MovieSilent Sanderson
1925
as Jim Downing
MovieSackcloth and Scarlet
1925
as Samuel Curtis
MovieOn the Stroke of Three
1924
as Henry Mogridge
MovieThe Painted Lady
1924
as Carter
MovieEmpty Hearts
1924
as Frank Gorman
MovieRomance Ranch
1924
as Clifton Venable
MovieThe Lone Chance
1924
as Lew Brody
Love Letters
1924
as Thomas Chadwick
