From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Filmography

• 1982Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid — (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
• 1958The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold — Chief Tomache
• 1957Apache Warrior — Chief Nantan
• 1956Johnny Moccasin — Chief Dark Thunder
• 1956The Ten Commandments — The Blind One
• 1956The Wild Dakotas — Antelope
• 1955Pirates of Tripoli — Malek
• 1955Run for Cover — Mayor Walsh
• 1952Bonzo Goes to College — Wilbur Crane
• 1951Camera Sleuth — Herman Taphert (uncredited)
• 1951M — Blind Baloon Vendor
• 1950Mule Train — Judd Holbrook (uncredited)
• 1950Walk Softly, Stranger — Old Man (uncredited)
• 1949Adventure in Baltimore — Mr. Eckert
• 1949Mrs. Mike — Mr. Howard
• 1949Samson and Delilah — Lesh Lakish
• 1949Stampede — T. J. Furman
• 1948Perilous Waters — Carter Larkin
• 1947Queen of the Amazons — Narrator / Col. Jones
• 1947Sinbad the Sailor — Moga
• 1947That's My Man — Secretary
• 1947The Flame — Detective
• 1946Lost City of the Jungle — Doctor Gaffron
• 1946The Killers — Jake the Rake (uncredited)
• 1946The Last Crooked Mile — Police Lieutenant Mayrin
• 1946White Tie and Tails — Mr. Latimer
• 1945Back to Bataan — Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)
• 1945It's in the Bag! — Mr. Arnold
• 1945Wildfire — Pete Fanning
• 1944Bride by Mistake — Major Harvey
• 1944I Accuse My Parents — Dan Wilson
• 1944The Merry Monahans — Arnold Pembroke
• 1943Bombardier — Charlie Craig
• 1943Submarine Alert — Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas
• 1943The Fallen Sparrow — Inspector 'Toby' Tobin
• 1942Criminal Investigator — Edward Judson
• 1942North of the Rockies — Morgan
• 1942Obliging Young Lady — George Potter
• 1942Scattergood Survives a Murder — Rolfe
• 1942The Big Street — McWhirter (uncredited)
• 1942The Boss of Big Town — Kenneth Craige
• 1942The Devil with Hitler — Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited)
• 1941Double Cross — Nick Taggart
• 1941Forced Landing — General Valdane (uncredited)
• 1941Riot Squad — Jim Grosso
• 1941The Cowboy and the Blonde — Bob Roycroft
• 1941The Deadly Game — Henri Franck
• 1940Emergency Squad — Slade Wiley
• 1940New Moon — Pierre Brugnon
• 1940Queen of the Mob — Pan
• 1940The Texas Rangers Ride Again — Carter Dangerfield
• 1940Women Without Names — John Marlin
• 1940Young Bill Hickok — Nicholas Tower
• 1939Fast and Furious — Eric Bartell
• 1939Juarez — Mariano Escobedo
• 1939Pardon Our Nerve — Duke Page
• 1939The Oklahoma Kid — Ringo
• 1939Torchy Runs for Mayor — Dr. Dolan
• 1938Border G-Man — Louis Rankin
• 1938If I Were King — Thibaut d'Aussigny
• 1938Man-Proof — Tommy Gaunt
• 1938Miracle Money — Dr. Jones
• 1938Ride a Crooked Mile — Lt. Col. Stuart
• 1936Arizona Mahoney — Cameron Lloyd
• 1936Murder at Glen Athol — Bill Holt
• 1936North of Nome — Dawson
• 1936Private Number — Sam Stapp
• 1936Sutter's Gold — Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado
• 1936The Gentleman from Louisiana — Baltimore Evans
• 1936The Plainsman — General George A. Custer
• 19353 Kids and a Queen — Boss Benton
• 1935Charlie Chan in Paris — Albert Dufresne
• 1935Mississippi — Major Patterson
• 1935Under the Pampas Moon — Graham Scott
• 1934Belle of the Nineties — Ace Carter
• 1934Madame Spy — Weber
• 1934The Ghost Walks — Prescott Ames
• 1934The Line-Up — Reginald Fields
• 1934The Poor Rich — Prince Abdul Hamidshan
• 1934Tomorrow's Youth — Thomas Hall Sr.
• 1934Unknown Blonde — Frank Wilson
• 1934Whirlpool — Barney Gaige
• 1934Young and Beautiful — Gordon Douglas
• 1933Blind Adventure — Regan
• 1933King for a Night — Walter Douglas
• 1933The Mad Game — William Bennett
• 1933The Nuisance — John Calhoun
• 1933The Sin of Nora Moran — Paulino
• 1933The Way to Love — Marco
• 1933Twin Husbands — Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden
• 1933What! No Beer? — Butch Lorado
• 1933Whistling in the Dark — Charlie
• 1932Are You Listening? — Ted Russell
• 1932Arsène Lupin — Prefect of Police
• 1932Emma — District Attorney
• 1932Flesh — Willard
• 1932Hell Divers — Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin
• 1932Night Court — Crawford
• 1932Prosperity — Holland
• 1932The Beast of the City — District Attorney
• 1932The Kid from Spain — Pancho
• 1932The Rich Are Always with Us — Greg Grannard
• 1932The Wet Parade — Major Doleshal
• 1932Unashamed — District Attorney Harris
• 1931Gentleman's Fate — Florio
• 1931Inspiration — Henry Coutant, the Sculptor
• 1931Iron Man — Paul H. Lewis
• 1931Politics — Jim Curango
• 1931Possessed — John Driscoll
• 1931Son of India — Juggat
• 1931Susan Lenox — Wayne Burlingham
• 1931The Secret Six — Joe Colimo
• 1931West of Broadway — Norman (uncredited)
• 1930Free and Easy — Bedroom Scene
• 1930In Gay Madrid — Armada - the Torero
• 1930Not So Dumb — (uncredited)
• 1930Our Blushing Brides — Martin W. Sanderson
• 1930Paid — Inspector Burke
• 1930Remote Control — Doctor Kruger
• 1930Show Girl in Hollywood — Frank Buelow
• 1930The Sea Bat — Juan
• 1930The Unholy Three — Prosecuting Attorney
• 1930The Woman Racket — Chris Miller
• 1930War Nurse — French Medical Officer (uncredited)
• 1929A Man's Man — John Miljan (uncredited)
• 1929Devil-May-Care — Lucien DeGrignon
• 1929Fashions in Love — Frank Martin
• 1929Gossip — Bill - Alice's Husband
• 1929Hardboiled Rose — Steve Wallace
• 1929Innocents of Paris — Monsieur Renard
• 1929Queen of the Night Clubs — Grant - Lawyer
• 1929Speedway — Lee Renny
• 1929Stark Mad — Dr. Milo
• 1929The Desert Song — Captain Fontaine
• 1929The Eternal Woman — Gil Martin
• 1929The Unholy Night — Major Mallory
• 1929The Voice of the City — Dapper Don Wilkes
• 1929Times Square
• 1929Untamed — Bennock
• 1928Glorious Betsy — Preston
• 1928Lady Be Good — Murray
• 1928Land of the Silver Fox — James Crawford
• 1928The Crimson City — Gregory Kent
• 1928The Home Towners — Joe Roberts
• 1928The Little Snob — Walt Keene
• 1928The Terror — Alfred Katman
• 1928Women They Talk About — Officer
• 1927A Sailor's Sweetheart — Mark Krisel
• 1927Framed — Lola's Husband
• 1927Husbands for Rent — Hugh Frazer
• 1927Lovers — Alvarez
• 1927Lucky Fool
• 1927Paying the Price — Michael Donovan
• 1927Quarantined Rivals — Ed, the barber
• 1927Rough House Rosie — Lew McKay
• 1927Sailor Izzy Murphy — The Lunatic
• 1927Stranded — Grant Payne
• 1927The Clown — Bert Colton
• 1927The Desired Woman — Lieutenant Kellogg
• 1927The Final Extra — Mervin Le Roy
• 1927The Jazz Singer — Host (uncredited)
• 1927The Satin Woman — Maurice
• 1927The Silver Slave — Philip Caldwell
• 1927The Slaver — Cyril Blake
• 1927The Yankee Clipper — Paul de Vigny
• 1927What Happened To Father — Victor Smith
• 1927Wolf's Clothing — Johnson Craigie
• 1926Almost a Lady — Henri
• 1926Brooding Eyes — Drummond
• 1926Devil's Island — André Le Févier
• 1926Footloose Widows — J.A. Smith
• 1926My Official Wife — Nicholas
• 1926The Amateur Gentleman — Viscount John Devenham
• 1926The Devil's Circus — Lieberkind
• 1926Unknown Treasures — Ralph Cheneey
• 1925Flaming Waters — Jasper Thorne
• 1925Morals for Men — Wallace
• 1925Sackcloth and Scarlet — Samuel Curtis
• 1925Silent Sanderson — Jim Downing
• 1925The Overland Limited — Brice Miller
• 1925The Phantom of the Opera — Valentin (uncredited)
• 1925The Unchastened Woman — Lawrence Sanbury
• 1925The Unnamed Woman — Archie Wesson
• 1925Wreckage — Maurice Dysart
• 1924Empty Hearts — Frank Gorman
• 1924Love Letters — Thomas Chadwick
• 1924On the Stroke of Three — Henry Mogridge
• 1924Romance Ranch — Clifton Venable
• 1924The Lone Chance — Lew Brody
• 1924The Painted Lady — Carter

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 1930Estrellados — Self (Guest Appearance)