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