John Miljan
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.
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Movies (50)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1982
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
as Chief Tomache
1958
Apache Warrior
as Chief Nantan
1957
The Ten Commandments
as The Blind One
1956
Johnny Moccasin
as Chief Dark Thunder
1956
The Wild Dakotas
as Antelope
1956
Run for Cover
as Mayor Walsh
1955
Pirates of Tripoli
as Malek
1955
Bonzo Goes to College
as Wilbur Crane
1952
Camera Sleuth
as Herman Taphert (uncredited)
1951
M
as Blind Baloon Vendor
1951
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Old Man (uncredited)
1950
Mule Train
as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
1950
Mrs. Mike
as Mr. Howard
1949
Samson and Delilah
as Lesh Lakish
1949
Stampede
as T. J. Furman
1949
Adventure in Baltimore
as Mr. Eckert
1949
Perilous Waters
as Carter Larkin
1948
The Flame
as Detective
1947
That's My Man
as Secretary
1947
Queen of the Amazons
as Narrator / Col. Jones
1947
Sinbad the Sailor
as Moga
1947
The Killers
as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
1946
White Tie and Tails
as Mr. Latimer
1946
The Last Crooked Mile
as Police Lieutenant Mayrin
1946
Lost City of the Jungle
as Doctor Gaffron
1946
Wildfire
as Pete Fanning
1945
Back to Bataan
as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
1945
It's in the Bag!
as Mr. Arnold
1945
I Accuse My Parents
as Dan Wilson
1944
The Merry Monahans
as Arnold Pembroke
1944
Bride by Mistake
as Major Harvey
1944
The Fallen Sparrow
as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
1943
Submarine Alert
as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
1943
Bombardier
as Charlie Craig
1943
The Boss of Big Town
as Kenneth Craige
1942
Criminal Investigator
as Edward Judson
1942
The Devil with Hitler
as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
1942
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Rolfe
1942
The Big Street
as McWhirter (Uncredited)
1942
North of the Rockies
as Morgan
1942
Obliging Young Lady
as George Potter
1942
Riot Squad
as Jim Grosso
1941
The Deadly Game
as Henri Franck
1941
Forced Landing
as General Valdane
1941
Double Cross
as Nick Taggart
1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde
as Bob Roycroft
1941
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Carter Dangerfield
1940
Young Bill Hickok
as Nicholas Tower
1940
New Moon
as Pierre Brugnon
1940