John Miljan

John Miljan
John Miljan (1940)
Born	November 9, 1892 Lead, South Dakota, U.S.
Died	January 24, 1960 (aged 67) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1924–58
Spouse(s)	Victoire Lowe Creighton (1927–60; his death)

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.

Death

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

• The Lone Chance (1924)
• Silent Sanderson (1925)
• The Unchastened Woman (1925)
• The Devil's Circus (1926)
• Footloose Widows (1926)
• The Amateur Gentleman (1926)
• Lovers (1927)
• The Ladybird (1927)
• The Satin Woman (1927)
• A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927)
• The Silver Slave (1927)
• The Clown (1927)
• The Little Snob (1928)
• Tenderloin (1928)
• The Hometowners (1928)
• Lady Be Good (1928)
• Stark Mad (1929)
• Hardboiled Rose (1929)
• Speedway (1929)
• Untamed (1929)
• Queen of the Night Clubs (1929)
• Innocents of Paris (1929)
• Voice of the City (1929)
• Devil May Care (1929)
• The Unholy Night (1929)
• The Woman Racket (1930)
• The Unholy Three (1930)
• The Sea Bat (1930)
• Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
• Paid (1930)
• Our Blushing Brides (1930)
• Remote Control (1930)
• Iron Man (1931)
• Son of India (1931)
• Emma (1931)
• Gentleman's Fate (1931)
• Hell Divers (1931)
• Politics (1931)
• Possessed (1931) as John Driscoll
• Susan Lenox, Her Fall and Rise (1931) as Wayne Burlingham
• Arsène Lupin (1932)
• The Rich Are Always with Us (1932)
• Night Court (1932)
• The Wet Parade (1932)
• Prosperity (1932)
• The Beast of the City (1932)
• Unashamed (1932)
• Are You Listening? (1932)
• Flesh (1932)
• The Kid from Spain (1932)
• Whistling in the Dark (1933)
• What! No Beer? (1933)
• The Nuisance (1933)
• Blind Adventure (1933)
• Twin Husbands (1933)
• King for a Night (1933)
• Made on Broadway (1933)
• The Way to Love (1933)
• Young and Beautiful (1934)
• The Ghost Walks (1934)
• The Poor Rich (1934)
• Madame Spy (1934)
• Belle of the Nineties (1934)
• Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
• Mississippi (1935)
• Tomorrow's Youth (1935)
• Murder at Glen Athol (1935)
• Under the Pampas Moon (1935)
• Sutter's Gold (1936)
• The Plainsman (1936)
• Private Number (1936)
• The Oklahoma Kid (1936) as Ringo (the lawyer)
• If I Were King (1938)
• Of Human Hearts (1938)
• Ride a Crooked Mile (1938)
• Fast and Furious (1939)
• Juarez (1939)
• Emergency Squad (1940)
• Women Without Names (1940)
• Queen of the Mob (1940)
• New Moon (1940)
• The Deadly Game (1941)
• Forced Landing (1941)
• The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941)
• Obliging Young Lady (1942)
• The Big Street (1942)
• Submarine Alert (1943)
• The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
• I Accuse My Parents (1944)
• The Merry Monahans (1944)
• Wildfire (1945)
• Back to Bataan (1945) (uncredited)
• The Killers (1946)
• Lost City of the Jungle (1946) (serial)
• The Flame (1947)
• Stampede (1949)
• Mrs. Mike (1949)
• Adventure in Baltimore (1949)
• Samson and Delilah (1949) as Lesh Lakish
• Bonzo Goes to College (1952)
• Run for Cover (1955) as Mayor Walsh
• The Ten Commandments (1956) as The Blind One
• The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958) as Chief Tomache
• Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982 - archive footage)

External links

• John Miljan at the Internet Movie Database