John Miljan
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Film
The Ten Commandments
The Blind One
1956
Film
Samson and Delilah
Lesh Lakish
1949
Film
The Killers
Jake the Rake (uncredited)
1946
Film
The Jazz Singer
Host (uncredited)
1927
Film
The Phantom of the Opera
Valentin (uncredited)
1925
Film
Possessed
John Driscoll
1931
Film
Sinbad the Sailor
Moga
1947
Film
Juarez
Mariano Escobedo
1939
Film
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1982
Film
Back to Bataan
Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
1945
Film
Stranded
Grant Payne
1927
Film
Susan Lenox
Wayne Burlingham
1931
Film
Run for Cover
Mayor Walsh
1955
Film
Unknown Treasures
Ralph Cheneey
1926
Film
The Plainsman
General George A. Custer
1936
Film
The Flame
Detective
1947
Film
Romance Ranch
Clifton Venable
1924
Film
Arsène Lupin
Prefect of Police
1932
Film
The Oklahoma Kid
Ringo
1939
Film
Camera Sleuth
Herman Taphert (uncredited)
1951
Film
M
Blind Baloon Vendor
1951
Film
Charlie Chan in Paris
Albert Dufresne
1935
Film
Obliging Young Lady
George Potter
1942
Film
My Official Wife
Nicholas
1926
Film
Speedway
Lee Renny
1929
Film
The Big Street
McWhirter (uncredited)
1942
Film
What! No Beer?
Butch Lorado
1933
Film
The Lone Chance
Lew Brody
1924
Film
Unknown Blonde
Frank Wilson
1934
Film
Double Cross
Nick Taggart
1941
Film
The Wet Parade
Major Doleshal
1932
Film
In Gay Madrid
Armada - the Torero
1930
Film
Free and Easy
Bedroom Scene
1930
Film
Belle of the Nineties
Ace Carter
1934
Film
The Secret Six
Joe Colimo
1931
Film
Sackcloth and Scarlet
Samuel Curtis
1925
Film
Riot Squad
Jim Grosso
1941
Film
Night Court
Crawford
1932
Film
New Moon
Pierre Brugnon
1940
Film
3 Kids and a Queen
Boss Benton
1935
Film
I Accuse My Parents
Dan Wilson
1944
Film
Lovers
Alvarez
1927
Film
Untamed
Bennock
1929
Film
Mississippi
Major Patterson
1935
Film
Bombardier
Charlie Craig
1943
Film
Wreckage
Maurice Dysart
1925
Film
The Beast of the City
District Attorney
1932
Film
Show Girl in Hollywood
Frank Buelow
1930
Film
King for a Night
Walter Douglas
1933
Film
If I Were King
Thibaut d'Aussigny
1938
Film
Son of India
Juggat
1931
Film
Sailor Izzy Murphy
The Lunatic
1927
Film
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Carter Dangerfield
1940
Film
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
Chief Tomache
1958
Film
Are You Listening?
Ted Russell
1932
Film
Almost a Lady
Henri
1926
Film
Young Bill Hickok
Nicholas Tower
1940
Film
Private Number
Sam Stapp
1936
Johnny Moccasin
Chief Dark Thunder
1956
Film
Fast and Furious
Eric Bartell
1939
Film
Husbands for Rent
Hugh Frazer
1927
Film
Devil's Island
André Le Févier
1926
Film
The Unholy Night
Major Mallory
1929
Film
Walk Softly, Stranger
Old Man (uncredited)
1950
The Slaver
Cyril Blake
1927
Film
Our Blushing Brides
Martin W. Sanderson
1930
Film
Flesh
Willard
1932
Film
Blind Adventure
Regan
1933
Film
Women Without Names
John Marlin
1940
Film
The Fallen Sparrow
Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
1943
Film
Queen of the Mob
Pan
1940
Film
The Last Crooked Mile
Police Lieutenant Mayrin
1946
Film
The Poor Rich
Prince Abdul Hamidshan
1934
Film
War Nurse
French Medical Officer (uncredited)
1930
Film
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Dr. Dolan
1939
Film
The Unnamed Woman
Archie Wesson
1925
Film
Adventure in Baltimore
Mr. Eckert
1949
Film
A Sailor's Sweetheart
Mark Krisel
1927
Film
That's My Man
Secretary
1947
Film
Emma
District Attorney
1932
Film
Sutter's Gold
Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
1936
Film
Mule Train
Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
1950
Film
Paid
Inspector Burke
1930
Film
The Mad Game
William Bennett
1933
Film
A Man's Man
John Miljan (uncredited)
1929
Film
Emergency Squad
Slade Wiley
1940
Film
Ride a Crooked Mile
Lt. Col. Stuart
1938
Film
The Silver Slave
Philip Caldwell
1927
Film
The Yankee Clipper
Paul de Vigny
1927
Film
Bonzo Goes to College
Wilbur Crane
1952
Film
Whirlpool
Barney Gaige
1934
Film
The Rich Are Always with Us
Greg Grannard
1932
Film
Murder at Glen Athol
Bill Holt
1936
Film
The Line-Up
Reginald Fields
1934
Film
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Rolfe
1942
Film
The Amateur Gentleman
Viscount John Devenham
1926
Film
Wolf's Clothing
Johnson Craigie
1927
Quarantined Rivals
Ed, the barber
1927
Film
The Deadly Game
Henri Franck
1941
Film
Morals for Men
Wallace
1925
Film
Madame Spy
Weber
1934
Film
The Kid from Spain
Pancho
1932
Film
The Cowboy and the Blonde
Bob Roycroft
1941
Film
Pardon Our Nerve
Duke Page
1939
Film
Lost City of the Jungle
Doctor Gaffron
1946
Film
Iron Man
Paul H. Lewis
1931
Film
Bride by Mistake
Major Harvey
1944
Film
The Devil with Hitler
Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
1942
Film
The Desert Song
Captain Fontaine
1929
Film
Queen of the Amazons
Narrator / Col. Jones
1947
Film
The Ghost Walks
Prescott Ames
1934
Film
The Sin of Nora Moran
Paulino
1933
Film
Women They Talk About
Officer
1928
Film
Stark Mad
Dr. Milo
1929
Film
Gentleman's Fate
Florio
1931
Film
It's in the Bag!
Mr. Arnold
1945
Film
The Way to Love
Marco
1933
Film
Border G-Man
Louis Rankin
1938
Film
The Nuisance
John Calhoun
1933
Film
Mrs. Mike
Mr. Howard
1949
Film
Apache Warrior
Chief Nantan
1957
Film
Under the Pampas Moon
Graham Scott
1935
Film
Hell Divers
Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
1932
Film
The Painted Lady
Carter
1924
Film
Inspiration
Henry Coutant, the Sculptor
1931
Film
The Woman Racket
Chris Miller
1930
Film
Man-Proof
Tommy Gaunt
1938
Film
Young and Beautiful
Gordon Douglas
1934
Paying the Price
Michael Donovan
1927
Film
The Unchastened Woman
Lawrence Sanbury
1925
Film
North of Nome
Dawson
1936
Film
Hardboiled Rose
Steve Wallace
1929
Film
Politics
Jim Curango
1931
Film
Not So Dumb
(uncredited)
1930
Film
Miracle Money
Dr. Jones
1938
Film
Prosperity
Holland
1932
Film
The Merry Monahans
Arnold Pembroke
1944
Film
The Gentleman from Louisiana
Baltimore Evans
1936
Film
White Tie and Tails
Mr. Latimer
1946
Film
On the Stroke of Three
Henry Mogridge
1924
Film
Perilous Waters
Carter Larkin
1948
Film
The Wild Dakotas
Antelope
1956
Film
Stampede
T. J. Furman
1949
Film
West of Broadway
Norman (uncredited)
1931
Film
The Satin Woman
Maurice
1927
Film
Pirates of Tripoli
Malek
1955
Film
Wildfire
Pete Fanning
1945
Film
Queen of the Night Clubs
Grant - Lawyer
1929
Film
Devil-May-Care
Lucien DeGrignon
1929
Film
Criminal Investigator
Edward Judson
1942
Film
Land of the Silver Fox
James Crawford
1928
Brooding Eyes
Drummond
1926
Film
The Sea Bat
Juan
1930
Film
The Unholy Three
Prosecuting Attorney
1930
Film
The Boss of Big Town
Kenneth Craige
1942
Film
Arizona Mahoney
Cameron Lloyd
1936
Lucky Fool
1927
Film
Submarine Alert
Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
1943
Film
Tomorrow's Youth
Thomas Hall Sr.
1934
Film
Whistling in the Dark
Charlie
1933
Film
Footloose Widows
J.A. Smith
1926
Film
The Terror
Alfred Katman
1928
Film
Glorious Betsy
Preston
1928
Film
The Voice of the City
Dapper Don Wilkes
1929
Film
The Devil's Circus
Lieberkind
1926
Film
Twin Husbands
Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
1933
Film
Innocents of Paris
Monsieur Renard
1929
Film
The Desired Woman
Lieutenant Kellogg
1927
Film
Unashamed
District Attorney Harris
1932
Film
The Eternal Woman
Gil Martin
1929
Film
Estrellados
Self (Guest Appearance)
1930
Film
Silent Sanderson
Jim Downing
1925
Film
Forced Landing
General Valdane (uncredited)
1941
Film
What Happened To Father
Victor Smith
1927
Film
The Crimson City
Gregory Kent
1928
Film
Fashions in Love
Frank Martin
1929
Film
Remote Control
Doctor Kruger
1930
Film
Lady Be Good
Murray
1928
Film
The Home Towners
Joe Roberts
1928
Film
North of the Rockies
Morgan
1942
Love Letters
Thomas Chadwick
1924
The Clown
Bert Colton
1927
Film
The Little Snob
Walt Keene
1928
Film
The Final Extra
Mervin Le Roy
1927
Film
The Overland Limited
Brice Miller
1925
Film
Empty Hearts
Frank Gorman
1924
Film
Gossip
Bill - Alice's Husband
1929
Film
Flaming Waters
Jasper Thorne
1925
Film
Times Square
1929