1892-11-08 Lead, South Dakota, USA
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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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid | (in "The Killers") (archive footage) | 1982-05-21 |
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The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold | Chief Tomache | 1958-06-04 |
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Apache Warrior | Chief Nantan | 1957-07-01 |
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Johnny Moccasin | Chief Dark Thunder | 1956-06-06 |
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The Wild Dakotas | Antelope | 1956-02-28 |
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The Ten Commandments | The Blind One | 1956-10-05 |
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Pirates of Tripoli | Malek | 1955-02-10 |
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Run for Cover | Mayor Walsh | 1955-04-29 |
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Bonzo Goes to College | Wilbur Crane | 1952-09-11 |
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M | Blind Baloon Vendor | 1951-03-01 |
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Camera Sleuth | Herman Taphert (uncredited) | 1951-04-28 |
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Walk Softly, Stranger | Old Man (uncredited) | 1950-10-14 |
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Mule Train | Judd Holbrook (uncredited) | 1950-02-22 |
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Mrs. Mike | Mr. Howard | 1949-12-23 |
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Stampede | T. J. Furman | 1949-05-01 |
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Adventure in Baltimore | Mr. Eckert | 1949-04-19 |
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Samson and Delilah | Lesh Lakish | 1949-12-21 |
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Perilous Waters | Carter Larkin | 1948-02-14 |
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Queen of the Amazons | Narrator / Col. Jones | 1947-01-15 |
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The Flame | Detective | 1947-11-24 |
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Sinbad the Sailor | Moga | 1947-01-13 |
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That's My Man | Secretary | 1947-06-01 |
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White Tie and Tails | Mr. Latimer | 1946-08-30 |
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The Last Crooked Mile | Police Lieutenant Mayrin | 1946-08-09 |
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Lost City of the Jungle | Doctor Gaffron | 1946-04-23 |
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The Killers | Jake the Rake (uncredited) | 1946-08-30 |
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Wildfire | Pete Fanning | 1945-07-18 |
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It's in the Bag! | Mr. Arnold | 1945-04-21 |
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Back to Bataan | Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited) | 1945-05-30 |
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Bride by Mistake | Major Harvey | 1944-07-26 |
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The Merry Monahans | Arnold Pembroke | 1944-09-15 |
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I Accuse My Parents | Dan Wilson | 1944-10-27 |
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The Fallen Sparrow | Inspector 'Toby' Tobin | 1943-08-19 |
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Submarine Alert | Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas | 1943-06-28 |
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Bombardier | Charlie Craig | 1943-05-14 |
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Criminal Investigator | Edward Judson | 1942-10-23 |
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The Boss of Big Town | Kenneth Craige | 1942-12-07 |
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Obliging Young Lady | George Potter | 1942-04-01 |
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Scattergood Survives a Murder | Rolfe | 1942-10-01 |
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North of the Rockies | Morgan | 1942-04-02 |
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The Devil with Hitler | Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited) | 1942-10-18 |
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The Big Street | McWhirter (uncredited) | 1942-08-13 |
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The Cowboy and the Blonde | Bob Roycroft | 1941-05-16 |
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Riot Squad | Jim Grosso | 1941-12-12 |
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Forced Landing | General Valdane | 1941-07-11 |
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The Deadly Game | Henri Franck | 1941-08-08 |
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Double Cross | Nick Taggart | 1941-06-27 |
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Young Bill Hickok | Nicholas Tower | 1940-10-21 |
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The Texas Rangers Ride Again | Carter Dangerfield | 1940-12-13 |
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Queen of the Mob | Pan | 1940-06-28 |
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Emergency Squad | Slade Wiley | 1940-01-05 |
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New Moon | Pierre Brugnon | 1940-06-28 |
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Women Without Names | John Marlin | 1940-03-14 |
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Torchy Runs for Mayor | Dr. Dolan | 1939-05-13 |
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Pardon Our Nerve | Duke Page | 1939-02-24 |
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Juarez | Mariano Escobedo | 1939-06-10 |
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The Oklahoma Kid | Ringo | 1939-03-11 |
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Fast and Furious | Eric Bartell | 1939-10-06 |
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Miracle Money | Dr. Jones | 1938-03-26 |
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If I Were King | Thibaut d'Aussigny | 1938-09-28 |
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Man-Proof | Tommy Gaunt | 1938-01-07 |
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Ride a Crooked Mile | Lt. Col. Stuart | 1938-12-09 |
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Border G-Man | Louis Rankin | 1938-06-24 |
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Arizona Mahoney | Cameron Lloyd | 1936-12-04 |
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Murder at Glen Athol | Bill Holt | 1936-02-27 |
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The Plainsman | General George A. Custer | 1936-11-16 |
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Private Number | Sam Stapp | 1936-06-05 |
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Sutter's Gold | Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado | 1936-03-01 |
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North of Nome | Dawson | 1936-11-14 |
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The Gentleman from Louisiana | Baltimore Evans | 1936-08-14 |
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Charlie Chan in Paris | Albert Dufresne | 1935-01-21 |
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3 Kids and a Queen | Boss Benton | 1935-10-21 |
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Mississippi | Major Patterson | 1935-03-22 |
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Under the Pampas Moon | Graham Scott | 1935-06-01 |
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Belle of the Nineties | Ace Carter | 1934-09-21 |
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Tomorrow's Youth | Thomas Hall Sr. | 1934-10-14 |
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The Ghost Walks | Prescott Ames | 1934-12-01 |
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Unknown Blonde | Frank Wilson | 1934-04-23 |
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Madame Spy | Weber | 1934-02-10 |
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The Line-Up | Reginald Fields | 1934-04-17 |
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Young and Beautiful | Gordon Douglas | 1934-09-16 |
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Whirlpool | Barney Gaige | 1934-04-10 |
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The Poor Rich | Prince Abdul Hamidshan | 1934-02-25 |
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What! No Beer? | Butch Lorado | 1933-02-10 |
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The Sin of Nora Moran | Paulino | 1933-12-13 |
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The Nuisance | John Calhoun | 1933-06-03 |
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Whistling in the Dark | Charlie | 1933-01-21 |
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Blind Adventure | Regan | 1933-08-18 |
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The Way to Love | Marco | 1933-10-20 |
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Twin Husbands | Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden | 1933-11-29 |
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King for a Night | Walter Douglas | 1933-12-09 |
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The Mad Game | William Bennett | 1933-10-27 |
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Night Court | Crawford | 1932-06-04 |
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The Beast of the City | District Attorney | 1932-02-13 |
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Flesh | Willard | 1932-12-08 |
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Prosperity | Holland | 1932-11-18 |
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Hell Divers | Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin | 1932-01-16 |
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The Kid from Spain | Pancho | 1932-11-17 |
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Unashamed | District Attorney Harris | 1932-07-02 |
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The Rich Are Always with Us | Greg Grannard | 1932-05-19 |
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Arsène Lupin | Prefect of Police | 1932-02-26 |
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Emma | District Attorney | 1932-01-02 |
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The Wet Parade | Major Doleshal | 1932-03-26 |
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Are You Listening? | Ted Russell | 1932-03-21 |
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Politics | Jim Curango | 1931-02-26 |
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Possessed | John Driscoll | 1931-11-21 |
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West of Broadway | Norman (uncredited) | 1931-11-28 |
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Gentleman's Fate | Florio | 1931-03-07 |
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Susan Lenox | Wayne Burlingham | 1931-10-10 |
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Son of India | Juggat | 1931-08-01 |
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Inspiration | Henry Coutant, the Sculptor | 1931-01-31 |
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Iron Man | Paul H. Lewis | 1931-04-29 |
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The Secret Six | Joe Colimo | 1931-04-18 |
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War Nurse | French Medical Officer (uncredited) | 1930-11-22 |
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Not So Dumb | (uncredited) | 1930-02-02 |
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Free and Easy | Bedroom Scene | 1930-03-22 |
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Show Girl in Hollywood | Frank Buelow | 1930-04-20 |
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Paid | Inspector Burke | 1930-12-30 |
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Estrellados | Self (Guest Appearance) | 1930-07-07 |
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The Sea Bat | Juan | 1930-07-05 |
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Remote Control | Doctor Kruger | 1930-11-15 |
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The Woman Racket | Chris Miller | 1930-01-24 |
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The Unholy Three | Prosecuting Attorney | 1930-07-12 |
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In Gay Madrid | Armada - the Torero | 1930-05-17 |
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Our Blushing Brides | Martin W. Sanderson | 1930-07-19 |
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Gossip | Bill - Alice's Husband | 1929-04-29 |
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The Desert Song | Captain Fontaine | 1929-04-08 |
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Hardboiled Rose | Steve Wallace | 1929-03-30 |
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Queen of the Night Clubs | Grant - Lawyer | 1929-03-23 |
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Times Square | 1929-09-01 | |
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Untamed | Bennock | 1929-11-23 |
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The Unholy Night | Major Mallory | 1929-09-13 |
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A Man's Man | John Miljan (uncredited) | 1929-05-25 |
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The Voice of the City | Dapper Don Wilkes | 1929-04-13 |
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Devil-May-Care | Lucien DeGrignon | 1929-12-27 |
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The Eternal Woman | Gil Martin | 1929-03-18 |
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Stark Mad | Dr. Milo | 1929-02-02 |
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Innocents of Paris | Monsieur Renard | 1929-01-02 |
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Fashions in Love | Frank Martin | 1929-07-01 |
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Speedway | Lee Renny | 1929-10-07 |
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The Terror | Alfred Katman | 1928-09-06 |
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Land of the Silver Fox | James Crawford | 1928-10-18 |
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Lady Be Good | Murray | 1928-05-06 |
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The Little Snob | Walt Keene | 1928-02-11 |
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Glorious Betsy | Preston | 1928-04-25 |
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The Home Towners | Joe Roberts | 1928-11-03 |
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The Crimson City | Gregory Kent | 1928-04-07 |
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Women They Talk About | Officer | 1928-08-10 |
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Sailor Izzy Murphy | The Lunatic | 1927-10-08 |
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Husbands for Rent | Hugh Frazer | 1927-12-31 |
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The Slaver | Cyril Blake | 1927-12-07 |
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The Jazz Singer | Host (uncredited) | 1927-10-06 |
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A Sailor's Sweetheart | Mark Krisel | 1927-09-24 |
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The Silver Slave | Philip Caldwell | 1927-11-12 |
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The Clown | Bert Colton | 1927-09-12 |
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Lucky Fool | 1927-01-01 | |
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Stranded | Grant Payne | 1927-08-15 |
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Quarantined Rivals | Ed, the barber | 1927-02-28 |
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Paying the Price | Michael Donovan | 1927-04-05 |
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The Yankee Clipper | Paul de Vigny | 1927-05-07 |
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What Happened To Father | Victor Smith | 1927-06-25 |
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The Desired Woman | Lieutenant Kellogg | 1927-08-27 |
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The Satin Woman | Maurice | 1927-07-24 |
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Wolf's Clothing | Johnson Craigie | 1927-01-15 |
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Lovers | Alvarez | 1927-05-01 |
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The Final Extra | Mervin Le Roy | 1927-02-07 |
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Brooding Eyes | Drummond | 1926-03-15 |
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Unknown Treasures | Ralph Cheneey | 1926-09-01 |
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The Amateur Gentleman | Viscount John Devenham | 1926-08-14 |
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Footloose Widows | J.A. Smith | 1926-06-19 |
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Devil's Island | André Le Févier | 1926-07-20 |
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Almost a Lady | Henri | 1926-09-27 |
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My Official Wife | Nicholas | 1926-10-16 |
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The Devil's Circus | Lieberkind | 1926-02-14 |
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Wreckage | Maurice Dysart | 1925-09-12 |
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Morals for Men | Wallace | 1925-12-01 |
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The Unnamed Woman | Archie Wesson | 1925-10-24 |
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The Overland Limited | Brice Miller | 1925-07-14 |
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Flaming Waters | Jasper Thorne | 1925-12-13 |
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The Phantom of the Opera | Valentin (uncredited) | 1925-06-29 |
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Silent Sanderson | Jim Downing | 1925-04-13 |
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Sackcloth and Scarlet | Samuel Curtis | 1925-03-22 |
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The Unchastened Woman | Lawrence Sanbury | 1925-11-15 |
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The Lone Chance | Lew Brody | 1924-05-18 |
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The Painted Lady | Carter | 1924-09-28 |
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Empty Hearts | Frank Gorman | 1924-09-15 |
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Love Letters | Thomas Chadwick | 1924-02-10 |
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On the Stroke of Three | Henry Mogridge | 1924-10-30 |
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Romance Ranch | Clifton Venable | 1924-06-29 |
