John Miljan

John Miljan

1892-11-08 – 1960-01-24 (age 67) Lead, South Dakota, USA
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Biography

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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.

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The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments

1956

as The Blind One

Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah

1949

as Lesh Lakish

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

The Killers
The Killers

1946

as Jake the Rake (uncredited)

Juarez
Juarez

1939

as Mariano Escobedo

Arizona Mahoney
Arizona Mahoney

1936

as Cameron Lloyd

Whirlpool
Whirlpool

1934

as Barney Gaige

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera

1925

as Valentin (uncredited)

The Plainsman
The Plainsman

1936

as General George A. Custer

The Flame
The Flame

1947

as Detective

Emergency Squad
Emergency Squad

1940

as Slade Wiley

Silent Sanderson
Silent Sanderson

1925

as Jim Downing

Mississippi
Mississippi

1935

as Major Patterson

Private Number
Private Number

1936

as Sam Stapp

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Riot Squad

1941

as Jim Grosso

Hardboiled Rose
Hardboiled Rose

1929

as Steve Wallace

Unknown Blonde
Unknown Blonde

1934

as Frank Wilson

The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer

1927

as Host (uncredited)

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Brooding Eyes

1926

as Drummond

The Big Street
The Big Street

1942

as McWhirter (uncredited)