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.
Acting
Movie
The Ten Commandments
as The Blind One
1956
Movie
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1982
Movie
The Killers
as Jake the Rake (uncredited)
1946
Movie
The Phantom of the Opera
as Valentin (uncredited)
1925
Movie
The Jazz Singer
as Host (uncredited)
1927
Movie
Samson and Delilah
as Lesh Lakish
1949
Movie
Back to Bataan
as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
1945
Movie
M
as Blind Baloon Vendor
1951
Movie
Sinbad the Sailor
as Moga
1947
Movie
Run for Cover
as Mayor Walsh
1955
Movie
Possessed
as John Driscoll
1931
Movie
The Plainsman
as General George A. Custer
1936
Movie
I Accuse My Parents
as Dan Wilson
1944
Movie
The Oklahoma Kid
as Ringo
1939
Movie
The Fallen Sparrow
as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
1943
Movie
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Old Man (uncredited)
1950
Movie
The Beast of the City
as District Attorney
1932
Movie
The Sin of Nora Moran
as Paulino
1933
Movie
Juarez
as Mariano Escobedo
1939
Movie
Charlie Chan in Paris
as Albert Dufresne
1935
Movie
Arsène Lupin
as Prefect of Police
1932
Movie
Bombardier
as Charlie Craig
1943
Movie
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)
as Wayne Burlingham
1931
Movie
The Ghost Walks
as Prescott Ames
1934