John Miljan

John Miljan
John Miljan
	Miljan 1940
Born	November 9, 1892
Died	January 24, 1960 (aged 67); Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1924–1958
Spouse	Victoire Lowe; (m. 1927)

John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor.^[1] He appeared in more than 200 films between 1924 and 1958.

Biography

Born in 1892, Miljan was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four decades, beginning in 1923.^[2] This kind of smooth villainy was made famous by more established actors like Ward Crane and Miljan continued in the mold after Crane's death in 1928. Miljan made his first sound film in 1927 in the promotional trailer for The Jazz Singer, inviting audiences to see the upcoming landmark film.^[3] In later years he played imposing, authoritative parts such as high-ranking executives and military officers.^[2] He is best remembered as General Custer in Cecil B. DeMille's film The Plainsman.^[4] DeMille also cast him in two notable supporting roles in two of his biblical epics: the Danite elder Lesh Lakish in Samson and Delilah (1949), and the blind Israelite grandfather in The Exodus in The Ten Commandments (1956).

Miljan campaigned for the reelection of President Herbert Hoover in 1932.^[5]

Miljan died from cancer in Hollywood in 1960, aged 67.^[6] He was married to Victoire Lowe and adopted her two sons from her first marriage to actor Creighton Hale.^[7]^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

Love Letters (1924) as Thomas Chadwick
The Lone Chance (1924) as Lew Brody
Romance Ranch (1924) as Clifton Venable
Empty Hearts (1924) as Frank Gorman
The Painted Lady (1924) as Carter
On the Stroke of Three (1924) as Henry Mogridge
Sackcloth and Scarlet (1925) as Samuel Curtis
Silent Sanderson (1925) as Jim Downing
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) as Valentin (uncredited)
The Overland Limited (1925) as Brice Miller
Wreckage (1925) as Maurice Dysart
Sealed Lips (1925) as George Garnett
The Unnamed Woman (1925) as Archie Wesson
The Unchastened Woman (1925) as Lawrence Sanbury
Morals for Men (1925) as Leonard Wallace
Flaming Waters (1925) as Jasper Thorne
The Devil's Circus (1926) as Lieberkind
Brooding Eyes (1926) as Drummond
Lucky Fool (1926)
Footloose Widows (1926) as Mr. Smith
Race Wild (1926)
Devil's Island (1926) as André Le Févier
The Amateur Gentleman (1926) as Viscount John Devenham
The Men Women Love (1926) as Eduardo
Unknown Treasures (1926) as Ralph Cheneey
Almost a Lady (1926) as Henri
My Official Wife (1926) as Nicholas
Wolf's Clothing (1927) as Johnson Craigie
The Final Extra (1927) as Mervin Le Roy
Quarantined Rivals (1927) as Ed, the barber
The Yankee Clipper (1927) as Paul de Vigny
The Ladybird (1927) as Jules Ranier
Paying the Price (1927) as Michael Donovan
Lovers (1927) as Alvarez
Rough House Rosie (1927) as Lew McKay
Framed (1927) as Lola's Husband
Old San Francisco (1927) as Don Luis (uncredited)
What Happened to Father? (1927) as Victor Smith
The Satin Woman (1927) as Maurice
Stranded (1927) as Grant Payne
The Desired Woman (1927) as Lieutenant Kellogg
The Clown (1927) as Bert Colton
A Sailor's Sweetheart (1927) as Mark
The Jazz Singer (1927) as Host (uncredited)
Sailor Izzy Murphy (1927) as The lunatic
The Silver Slave (1927) as Philip Caldwell
The Slaver (1927) as Cyril Blake
Husbands for Rent (1927) as Hugh Frazer
The Little Snob (1928) as Walt Keene
Tenderloin (1928) as Bank Teller
The Crimson City (1928) as Gregory Kent
Glorious Betsy (1928) as Preston
Lady Be Good (1928) as Murray
Women They Talk About (1928) as Officer
The Terror (1928) as Alfred Katman
Land of the Silver Fox (1928) as James Crawford
The Home Towners (1928) as Joe Roberts
Stark Mad (1929) as Dr. Milo
The Eternal Woman (1929) as Gil Martin
Queen of the Night Clubs (1929) as Grant - Lawyer
Hardboiled Rose (1929) as Steve Wallace
The Desert Song (1929) as Capt. Fontaine
Voice of the City (1929) as Dapper Don Wilkes
Innocents of Paris (1929) as Monsieur Renard
Fashions in Love (1929) as Frank Martin
Speedway (1929) as Lee Renny
The Unholy Night (1929) as Major Mallory
Times Square (1929) as Dick Barclay
Untamed (1929) as Bennock
Devil May Care (1929) as Lucien DeGrignon
The Woman Racket (1930) as Chris
Not So Dumb (1930) (uncredited)
Free and Easy (1930) as himself - Actor in Bedroom Scene
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930) as Frank Buelow - The Director
In Gay Madrid (1930) as Armada - the Torero (uncredited)
The Unholy Three (1930) as Prosecuting Attorney
The Sea Bat (1930) as Juan
Our Blushing Brides (1930) as Martin W. Sanderson
War Nurse (1930) as French Medical Officer (uncredited)
Remote Control (1930) as Doctor Leonard T. Kruger
Paid (1930) as Inspector Burke
Great Day (1930)
The Great Meadow (1931) as Daniel Boone (uncredited)
Inspiration (1931) as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor
Gentleman's Fate (1931) as Florio
The Secret Six (1931) as Joe Colimo
Iron Man (1931) as Paul H. Lewis
Politics (1931) as Jim Curango
Son of India (1931) as Juggat
Susan Lenox, Her Fall and Rise (1931) as Wayne Burlingham
Hell Divers (1931) as Lt. Commander Jack Griffin
Possessed (1931) as John Driscoll
West of Broadway (1931) as Norm
Emma (1932) as District Attorney
The Beast of the City (1932) as District Attorney
Arsène Lupin (1932) as Prefect of Police
The Wet Parade (1932) as Major Doleshal
Are You Listening? (1932) as Ted Russell
Night Court (1932) as Crawford
The Rich Are Always with Us (1932) as Greg Grannard
Unashamed (1932) as District Attorney Harris
Prosperity (1932) as Holland
The Kid from Spain (1932) as Pancho
Flesh (1932) as Joe Willard
Made on Broadway (1933)
Whistling in the Dark (1933) as Charlie
What! No Beer? (1933) as Butch Lorado
The Nuisance (1933) as John Calhoun
Blind Adventure (1933) as Regan
The Way to Love (1933) as Marco
The Mad Game (1933) as William Bennett
Twin Husbands (1933) as Jerry Van Trevor / Jerry Werrenden
King for a Night (1933) as Walter Douglas
The Sin of Nora Moran (1933) as Paulino
Madame Spy (1934) as Weber
The Poor Rich (1934) as Prince Abdul Hamidshan
Whirlpool (1934) as Barney Gaige
The Line-Up (1934) as Reginald Fields
Unknown Blonde (1934) as Frank Wilson
Young and Beautiful (1934) as Gordon Douglas
Belle of the Nineties (1934) as Ace Lamont
Tomorrow's Youth (1934) as Thomas Hall Sr.
The Ghost Walks (1934) as Prescott Ames
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) as Albert Dufresne
Mississippi (1935) as Major Patterson
Under the Pampas Moon (1935) as Graham Scott
Three Kids and a Queen (1935) as Boss Benton
Murder at Glen Athol (1936) as Bill Holt
Sutter's Gold (1936) as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
Private Number (1936) as Stapp
The Gentleman from Louisiana (1936) as Baltimore
North of Nome (1936) as Dawson
The Plainsman (1936) as Gen. George A. Custer
Arizona Mahoney (1936) as Cameron Lloyd
Of Human Hearts (1938)
Man-Proof (1938) as Tommy Gaunt
Border G-Man (1938) as Louis Rankin
If I Were King (1938) as Thibaut D'Aussigny
Ride a Crooked Mile (1938) as Lt. Col. Stuart
Pardon Our Nerve (1939) as Duke Page
The Oklahoma Kid (1939) as Ringo (the lawyer)
Juarez (1939) as Mariano Escobedo
Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939) as Dr. Dolan
Fast and Furious (1939) as Eric Bartell
Emergency Squad (1940) as Slade Wiley
Women Without Names (1940) as John Marlin, Asst Dist. Attey.
Queen of the Mob (1940) as Pan
New Moon (1940) as Pierre Brugnon
Young Bill Hickok (1940) as Nicholas Tower
Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940) as Carter Dangerfield
The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941) as Bob Roycroft
Double Cross (1941) as Nick Taggart
Forced Landing (1941) as General Valdane
The Deadly Game (1941) as Henri Franck
Riot Squad (1941) as Jim Grosso
Obliging Young Lady (1942) as George Potter
True to the Army (1942) as Drake
North of the Rockies (1942) as Lionel Morgan
The Big Street (1942) as McWhirter (uncredited)
Criminal Investigator (1942) as Edward Judson
Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942) as Rolfe
The Boss of Big Town (1942) as Kenneth Craige
Submarine Alert (1943) as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
Bombardier (1943) as Chaplain Charlie Craig
The Fallen Sparrow (1943) as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
The Iron Major (1943) as Oregon State Coach (uncredited)
Bride by Mistake (1944) as Major Harvey
The Merry Monahans (1944) as Arnold Pembroke, Has-Been Matinee Idol
I Accuse My Parents (1944) as Dan Wilson
It's in the Bag! (1945) as Mr. Arnold
Back to Bataan (1945) as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
Wildfire (1945) as Pete Fanning
Lost City of the Jungle (1946, Serial) as Dr. Gaffron
The Last Crooked Mile (1946) as Police Lt. Mayrin
The Killers (1946) as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
White Tie and Tails (1946) as Mr. Latimer
Sinbad the Sailor (1947) as Moga
Queen of the Amazons (1947) as narrator / Col. Jones
That's My Man (1947) as Secretary
Unconquered (1947) as Prosecutor at Court-Martial (uncredited)
The Flame (1947) as Detective
Perilous Waters (1948) as Carter Larkin
Adventure in Baltimore (1949) as Mr. Eckert
Stampede (1949) as T.J. Furman
Samson and Delilah (1949) as Lesh Lakish
Mrs. Mike (1949) as Mr. Howard
Mule Train (1950) as Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) as Old Man (uncredited)
M (1951) as Blind Balloon Vendor
Anything Can Happen (1952) as Indian (scenes deleted)
Bonzo Goes to College (1952) as Wilbur Crane
The Savage (1952) as Chief White Thunder (uncredited)
Fort Algiers (1953) as Arab Chieftain (uncredited)
Pirates of Tripoli (1955) as Malek
Run for Cover (1955) as Mayor Walsh
The Wild Dakotas (1956) as Antelope
The Ten Commandments (1956) as The Blind One
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958) as Chief Tomache (final film role)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) (in "The Killers") (archive footage)