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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The Ten Commandments | The Blind One | 1956-10-05 |
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The Wild Dakotas | Antelope | 1956-02-28 |
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Johnny Moccasin | Chief Dark Thunder | 1956-06-06 |
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Run for Cover | Mayor Walsh | 1955-04-29 |
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Pirates of Tripoli | Malek | 1955-02-10 |
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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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Mule Train | Judd Holbrook (uncredited) | 1950-02-22 |
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Walk Softly, Stranger | Old Man (uncredited) | 1950-10-14 |
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Stampede | T. J. Furman | 1949-05-01 |
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Samson and Delilah | Lesh Lakish | 1949-12-21 |
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Mrs. Mike | Mr. Howard | 1949-12-23 |
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Adventure in Baltimore | Mr. Eckert | 1949-04-19 |
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Perilous Waters | Carter Larkin | 1948-02-14 |
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The Flame | Detective | 1947-11-24 |
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That's My Man | Secretary | 1947-06-01 |
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Queen of the Amazons | Narrator / Col. Jones | 1947-01-15 |
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Sinbad the Sailor | Moga | 1947-01-13 |
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The Killers | Jake the Rake (uncredited) | 1946-08-30 |
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The Last Crooked Mile | Police Lieutenant Mayrin | 1946-08-09 |
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White Tie and Tails | Mr. Latimer | 1946-08-30 |
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Lost City of the Jungle | Doctor Gaffron | 1946-04-23 |
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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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Bombardier | Charlie Craig | 1943-05-14 |
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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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The Devil with Hitler | Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited) | 1942-10-18 |
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Criminal Investigator | Edward Judson | 1942-10-23 |
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North of the Rockies | Morgan | 1942-04-02 |
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Scattergood Survives a Murder | Rolfe | 1942-10-01 |
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Obliging Young Lady | George Potter | 1942-04-01 |
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The Big Street | McWhirter (Uncredited) | 1942-08-13 |
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The Boss of Big Town | Kenneth Craige | 1942-12-07 |
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Forced Landing | General Valdane | 1941-07-11 |
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Riot Squad | Jim Grosso | 1941-12-12 |
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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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The Cowboy and the Blonde | Bob Roycroft | 1941-05-16 |
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Women Without Names | John Marlin | 1940-03-14 |
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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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Young Bill Hickok | Nicholas Tower | 1940-10-21 |
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New Moon | Pierre Brugnon | 1940-06-28 |
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Emergency Squad | Slade Wiley | 1940-01-05 |
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Fast and Furious | Eric Bartell | 1939-10-06 |
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Pardon Our Nerve | Duke Page | 1939-02-24 |
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Torchy Runs for Mayor | Dr. Dolan | 1939-05-13 |
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The Oklahoma Kid | Ringo | 1939-03-11 |
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Juarez | Mariano Escobedo | 1939-06-10 |
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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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Man-Proof | Tommy Gaunt | 1938-01-07 |
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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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The Gentleman from Louisiana | Baltimore Evans | 1936-08-14 |
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Sutter's Gold | Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado | 1936-03-01 |
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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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North of Nome | Dawson | 1936-11-14 |
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Murder at Glen Athol | Bill Holt | 1936-02-27 |
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Arizona Mahoney | Cameron Lloyd | 1936-12-04 |
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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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3 Kids and a Queen | Boss Benton | 1935-10-21 |
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Charlie Chan in Paris | Albert Dufresne | 1935-01-21 |
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The Poor Rich | Prince Abdul Hamidshan | 1934-02-25 |
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Young and Beautiful | Gordon Douglas | 1934-09-16 |
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Belle of the Nineties | Ace Carter | 1934-09-21 |
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Unknown Blonde | Frank Wilson | 1934-04-23 |
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The Ghost Walks | Prescott Ames | 1934-12-01 |
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Madame Spy | Weber | 1934-02-10 |
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Whirlpool | Barney Gaige | 1934-04-10 |
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Tomorrow's Youth | Thomas Hall Sr. | 1934-10-14 |
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Blind Adventure | Regan | 1933-08-18 |
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The Sin of Nora Moran | Paulino | 1933-12-13 |
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Whistling in the Dark | Charlie | 1933-01-21 |
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The Mad Game | William Bennett | 1933-10-27 |
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The Nuisance | John Calhoun | 1933-06-03 |
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King for a Night | Walter Douglas | 1933-12-09 |
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The Way to Love | Marco | 1933-10-20 |
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What! No Beer? | Butch Lorado | 1933-02-10 |
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Twin Husbands | Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden | 1933-11-29 |
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Emma | District Attorney | 1932-01-02 |
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Flesh | Willard | 1932-12-08 |
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Hell Divers | Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin | 1932-01-16 |
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Unashamed | District Attorney Harris | 1932-07-02 |
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The Kid from Spain | Pancho | 1932-11-17 |
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Night Court | Crawford | 1932-06-04 |
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The Wet Parade | Major Doleshal | 1932-03-26 |
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Prosperity | Holland | 1932-11-18 |
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The Beast of the City | District Attorney | 1932-02-13 |
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The Rich Are Always with Us | Greg Grannard | 1932-05-19 |
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Are You Listening? | Ted Russell | 1932-03-21 |
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Arsène Lupin | Prefect of Police | 1932-02-26 |
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Inspiration | Henry Coutant, the Sculptor | 1931-01-31 |
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Possessed | John Driscoll | 1931-11-21 |
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Gentleman's Fate | Florio | 1931-03-07 |
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Politics | Jim Curango | 1931-02-26 |
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Son of India | Juggat | 1931-08-01 |
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West of Broadway | Norman (uncredited) | 1931-11-28 |
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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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Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) | Wayne Burlingham | 1931-10-10 |
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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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Paid | Inspector Burke | 1930-12-30 |
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Remote Control | Doctor Kruger | 1930-11-15 |
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In Gay Madrid | Armada - the Torero | 1930-05-17 |
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Estrellados | Self (Guest Appearance) | 1930-07-07 |
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The Woman Racket | Chris Miller | 1930-01-24 |
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Show Girl in Hollywood | Frank Buelow | 1930-04-20 |
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The Sea Bat | Juan | 1930-07-05 |
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Free and Easy | Bedroom Scene | 1930-03-22 |
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Our Blushing Brides | Martin W. Sanderson | 1930-07-19 |
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The Unholy Three | Prosecuting Attorney | 1930-07-12 |
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The Voice of the City | Dapper Don Wilkes | 1929-04-13 |
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The Unholy Night | Major Mallory | 1929-09-13 |
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Untamed | Bennock | 1929-11-23 |
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Fashions in Love | Frank Martin | 1929-07-01 |
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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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Times Square | 1929-09-01 | |
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The Eternal Woman | Gil Martin | 1929-03-18 |
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Speedway | Lee Renny | 1929-10-07 |
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Innocents of Paris | Monsieur Renard | 1929-01-02 |
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Queen of the Night Clubs | Grant - Lawyer | 1929-03-23 |
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A Man's Man | John Miljan (uncredited) | 1929-05-25 |
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Devil-May-Care | Lucien DeGrignon | 1929-12-27 |
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Stark Mad | Dr. Milo | 1929-02-02 |
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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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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 Terror | Alfred Katman | 1928-09-06 |
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Women They Talk About | Officer | 1928-08-10 |
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The Little Snob | Walt Keene | 1928-02-11 |
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A Sailor's Sweetheart | Mark Krisel | 1927-09-24 |
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Sailor Izzy Murphy | The Lunatic | 1927-10-08 |
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Paying the Price | Michael Donovan | 1927-04-05 |
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Lucky Fool | 1927-01-01 | |
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The Desired Woman | Lieutenant Kellogg | 1927-08-27 |
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The Jazz Singer | Host (uncredited) | 1927-10-06 |
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Wolf's Clothing | Johnson Craigie | 1927-01-15 |
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The Clown | Bert Colton | 1927-09-12 |
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Husbands for Rent | Hugh Frazer | 1927-12-31 |
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The Silver Slave | Philip Caldwell | 1927-11-12 |
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Stranded | Grant Payne | 1927-08-15 |
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The Yankee Clipper | Paul de Vigny | 1927-05-07 |
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The Satin Woman | Maurice | 1927-07-24 |
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The Final Extra | Mervin Le Roy | 1927-02-07 |
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What Happened To Father | Victor Smith | 1927-06-25 |
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Quarantined Rivals | Ed, the barber | 1927-02-28 |
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My Official Wife | Nicholas | 1926-10-16 |
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The Amateur Gentleman | Viscount John Devenham | 1926-08-14 |
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Devil's Island | André Le Févier | 1926-07-20 |
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Footloose Widows | J.A. Smith | 1926-06-19 |
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Brooding Eyes | Drummond | 1926-03-15 |
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The Devil's Circus | Lieberkind | 1926-02-14 |
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Unknown Treasures | Ralph Cheneey | 1926-09-01 |
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Almost a Lady | Henri | 1926-09-27 |
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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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Morals for Men | Wallace | 1925-12-01 |
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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 Phantom of the Opera | Valentin (uncredited) | 1925-09-22 |
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The Unchastened Woman | Lawrence Sanbury | 1925-11-15 |
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On the Stroke of Three | Henry Mogridge | 1924-10-30 |
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Empty Hearts | Frank Gorman | 1924-09-15 |
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The Painted Lady | Carter | 1924-09-28 |
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Love Letters | Thomas Chadwick | 1924-02-10 |
