John Miljan

John Miljan

Deceased · Born: Nov 9, 1892 · Died: Jan 24, 1960

Known For

The Ten CommandmentsThe Ten Commandments
The Jazz SingerThe Jazz Singer
The Ghost WalksThe Ghost Walks
Samson and DelilahSamson and Delilah

Personal Details

BornNov 9, 1892 Lead City, South Dakota, USA

Biography

John Miljan, a talented actor, entered this world on November 9, 1892, in the charming city of Lead, situated in the state of South Dakota, USA. His remarkable career spanned numerous iconic films, including the epic biblical drama "The Ten Commandments" released in 1956, the comedy classic "Torchy Runs for Mayor" from 1939, and the suspenseful thriller "The Fallen Sparrow" in 1943.

Career

1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1958
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold as Chief Tomache
1957
Apache Warrior
Apache Warrior as Chief Nantan
1956
The Wild Dakotas
The Wild Dakotas as Antelope
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments as The Blind One
1955
Pirates of Tripoli
Pirates of Tripoli as Malek
Run for Cover
Run for Cover as Mayor Walsh
1952
Bonzo Goes to College
Bonzo Goes to College as Wilbur Crane
1951
M
M as Blind Baloon Vendor
1950
Mule Train
Mule Train as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger as Old Man (uncredited)
1949
Stampede
Stampede as T. J. Furman
Adventure in Baltimore
Adventure in Baltimore as Mr. Eckert
Mrs. Mike
Mrs. Mike as Mr. Howard
Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah as Lesh Lakish
1947
Sinbad, the Sailor
Sinbad, the Sailor as Moga
Queen of the Amazons
Queen of the Amazons as Narrator / Col. Jones
That's My Man
That's My Man as Secretary
The Flame
The Flame as Detective
1946
The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile as Police Lieutenant Mayrin
White Tie and Tails
White Tie and Tails as Mr. Latimer
Lost City of the Jungle
Lost City of the Jungle as Doctor Gaffron
The Killers
The Killers as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
1945
Wildfire
Wildfire as Pete Fanning
It's in the Bag!
It's in the Bag! as Mr. Arnold
Back to Bataan
Back to Bataan as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
1944
The Merry Monahans
The Merry Monahans as Arnold Pembroke
I Accuse My Parents
I Accuse My Parents as Dan Wilson
Bride by Mistake
Bride by Mistake as Major Harvey
1943
The Fallen Sparrow
The Fallen Sparrow as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
Submarine Alert
Submarine Alert as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
Bombardier
Bombardier as Charlie Craig
1942
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Scattergood Survives a Murder as Rolfe
North of the Rockies
North of the Rockies as Morgan
Obliging Young Lady
Obliging Young Lady as George Potter
Criminal Investigator
Criminal Investigator as Edward Judson
The Boss of Big Town
The Boss of Big Town as Kenneth Craige
The Big Street
The Big Street as McWhirter (Uncredited)
1941
Forced Landing
Forced Landing as General Valdane
Double Cross
Double Cross as Nick Taggart
The Cowboy and the Blonde
The Cowboy and the Blonde as Bob Roycroft
1940
Texas Rangers Ride Again
Texas Rangers Ride Again as Carter Dangerfield
New Moon
New Moon as Pierre Brugnon
Young Bill Hickok
Young Bill Hickok as Nicholas Tower
Women Without Names
Women Without Names as John Marlin
Emergency Squad
Emergency Squad as Slade Wiley
Queen of the Mob
Queen of the Mob as Pan
1939
Fast and Furious
Fast and Furious as Eric Bartell
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Torchy Runs for Mayor as Dr. Dolan
Juarez
Juarez as Mariano Escobedo
The Oklahoma Kid
The Oklahoma Kid as Ringo
1938
Man-Proof
Man-Proof as Tommy Gaunt
Border G-Man
Border G-Man as Louis Rankin
If I Were King
If I Were King as Thibaut d'Aussigny
1936
The Plainsman
The Plainsman as General George A. Custer
Arizona Mahoney
Arizona Mahoney as Cameron Lloyd
Sutter's Gold
Sutter's Gold as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
Private Number
Private Number as Sam Stapp
1935
Mississippi
Mississippi as Major Patterson
Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris as Albert Dufresne
Under the Pampas Moon
Under the Pampas Moon as Graham Scott
1934
Whirlpool
Whirlpool as Barney Gaige
Belle of the Nineties
Belle of the Nineties as Ace Carter
The Ghost Walks
The Ghost Walks as Prescott Ames
Tomorrow's Youth
Tomorrow's Youth as Thomas Hall Sr.
1933
The Sin of Nora Moran
The Sin of Nora Moran as Paulino
Twin Husbands
Twin Husbands as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
What-No Beer?
What-No Beer? as Butch Lorado
Blind Adventure
Blind Adventure as Regan
The Mad Game
The Mad Game as William Bennett
1932
Night Court
Night Court as Crawford
Arsène Lupin
Arsène Lupin as Prefect of Police
The Beast of the City
The Beast of the City as District Attorney
Flesh
Flesh as Willard
The Kid from Spain
The Kid from Spain as Pancho
The Rich Are Always with Us
The Rich Are Always with Us as Greg Grannard
Emma
Emma as District Attorney
Are You Listening?
Are You Listening? as Ted Russell
Hell Divers
Hell Divers as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
Unashamed
Unashamed as District Attorney Harris
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade as Major Doleshal
1931
The Iron Man
The Iron Man as Paul H. Lewis
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) as Wayne Burlingham
The Secret 6
The Secret 6 as Joe Colimo
Possessed
Possessed as John Driscoll
Son of India
Son of India as Juggat
Gentleman's Fate
Gentleman's Fate as Florio
Politics
Politics as Jim Curango
West of Broadway
West of Broadway as Norman (uncredited)
1930
The Unholy Three
The Unholy Three as Prosecuting Attorney
The Woman Racket
The Woman Racket as Chris Miller
The Sea Bat
The Sea Bat as Juan
Paid
Paid as Inspector Burke
Free and Easy
Free and Easy as Bedroom Scene
Our Blushing Brides
Our Blushing Brides as Martin W. Sanderson
Show Girl in Hollywood
Show Girl in Hollywood as Frank Buelow
In Gay Madrid
In Gay Madrid as Armada - the Torero
War Nurse
War Nurse as French Medical Officer (uncredited)
Not So Dumb
Not So Dumb as (uncredited)
1929
Untamed
Untamed as Bennock
The Voice of the City
The Voice of the City as Dapper Don Wilkes
Stark Mad
Stark Mad as Dr. Milo
The Unholy Night
The Unholy Night as Major Mallory
1928
Land of the Silver Fox
Land of the Silver Fox as James Crawford
Glorious Betsy
Glorious Betsy as Preston
Tenderloin
Tenderloin as Bank Teller
1927
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer as Host (uncredited)
The Yankee Clipper
The Yankee Clipper as Paul de Vigny
1926
Devil's Island
Devil's Island as André Le Févier
1925
The Unchastened Woman
The Unchastened Woman as Lawrence Sanbury
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera as Valentin (uncredited)