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name: "Anthony Dawson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/anthony-dawson"
fi1m_id: "anthony-dawson"
imdb_id: "nm0206060"
tmdb_id: 7682
wikidata_id: "Q573128"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 October 1916"
died: "8 January 1992"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-18T10:56:00.299777+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Anthony Dawson

## Identity

Anthony Dawson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/anthony-dawson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** anthony-dawson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0206060
- **TMDB ID:** 7682
- **Wikidata ID:** Q573128
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Dawson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573128, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206060/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7682

Actor. Born 18 October 1916 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Died 8 January 1992.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 October 1916, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- **Died:** 8 January 1992
- **Active:** 1954–1965
- **Also known as:** Anthony M. Dawson, Tony Dawson, Энтони Доусон
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 80 (1), 1960s 76 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 74 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Thriller 4, Action 3, Adventure 3, Crime 1, Drama 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $282m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Dawson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573128, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206060/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7682

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Dial M for Murder*](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md) (80)

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## Biography

Anthony Dawson (1916–1992) was a Scottish actor known for supporting roles as villains. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and served in the British Army during the Second World War.

Dawson made his film debut in *They Met in the Dark* (1943) and appeared in British films including *The Way to the Stars* (1945), *The Queen of Spades* (1948) and *The Wooden Horse* (1950). After moving to the United States in the early 1950s, he played Charles Swann in Alfred Hitchcock's *Dial M for Murder* (1954), having appeared in the Broadway production of the play. He later featured as Professor Dent in *Dr. No* (1962) and as Ernst Stavro Blofeld (uncredited, with voice dubbed) in *From Russia with Love* (1963) and *Thunderball* (1965). Other credits include *Midnight Lace* (1960) and *The Curse of the Werewolf* (1961).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Thunderball* (1965), Fi1m 66, as Ernst Stavro Blofeld — [page](https://film.one/film/thunderball.md)
- *From Russia with Love* (1963), Fi1m 84, as Ernst Stavros Blofeld — [page](https://film.one/film/from-russia-with-love.md)
- *Dr. No* (1962), Fi1m 77, as Professor R. J. Dent — [page](https://film.one/film/dr-no.md)
- *Dial M for Murder* (1954), Fi1m 80, as Charles Swann — [page](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md)

## Complete filmography (68)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Selling Hitler* (1993), as Marquis of Bath
- *Run for Your Life* (1988), as Colonnello Moorcroft
- *Ghoulies II* (1987), as Priest
- *Where Is Parsifal?* (1984), as Ripple
- *The Jigsaw Man* (1983), as Vicar
- *James Bond: The First 21 Years* (1983), as Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)
- *Inchon* (1981), as General Collins
- *Closed Circuit* (1978), as Samuel Pratt (archive footage)
- *The Count of Monte-Cristo* (1975), as Noirtier De Villefort
- *Massacre in Rome* (1973), as SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster, Lt. Col. Harster
- *Cool Million* (1972), series, as Prefect
- *The Valachi Papers* (1972), as Federal Investigator
- *Red Sun* (1971), as Hyatt
- *Deadlock* (1970), as Anthony Sunshine, the Old Killer
- *Operation Snafu* (1970), as Italian General
- *The Battle of Neretva* (1969), as General Morelli
- *A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof* (1968), as Samuel Pratt
- *Hell Is Empty* (1967), as Paul Grant
- *The Rover* (1967), as Captain Vincent
- *Dirty Heroes* (1967), as American Colonel
- *Death Rides a Horse* (1967), as Burt 'Four Aces' Cavanaugh
- *Operation Kid Brother* (1967), as Alpha
- *Your Turn to Die* (1967), as Dr. Evans
- *Triple Cross* (1966), as Major Stillman
- *Thunderball* (1965), as Ernst Stavro Blofeld — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/thunderball.md)
- *Change Partners* (1965), as Ben Arkwright
- *The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders* (1965), as Officer of Dragoons
- *The Yellow Rolls-Royce* (1964), as Mickey (uncredited)
- *From Russia with Love* (1963), as Ernst Stavros Blofeld — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/from-russia-with-love.md)
- *Espionage* (1963), series, as Colonel Nathan
- *Seven Seas to Calais* (1962), as Lord Burleigh
- *Dr. No* (1962), as Professor R. J. Dent — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/dr-no.md)
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Floyd Vosper
- *The Curse of the Werewolf* (1961), as The Marques Siniestro
- *Offbeat* (1961), as James Dawson
- *Midnight Lace* (1960), as Roy Ash
- *Danger Man* (1960), series, as Security Officer, Martin
- *International Detective* (1959), series, as Gilles Porret
- *Libel* (1959), as Gerald Loddon
- *Interpol Calling* (1959), series, as Clouston
- *Tiger Bay* (1959), as Barclay
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as Mike Grundy
- *The Snorkel* (1958), Story
- *Grip of the Strangler* (1958), as Supt. Burk
- *Ivanhoe* (1958), series, as Sir Maurice
- *Action of the Tiger* (1957), as Security Officer
- *Hour of Decision* (1957), as Gary Bax
- *The Buccaneers* (1956), series, as Captain Flask
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Count Victor Mattoni
- *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1955), series, as Lucas
- *That Lady* (1955), as Don Inigo
- *Dial M for Murder* (1954), as Charles Swann — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/dial-m-for-murder.md)
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Lord Chamberlain, Captain Lesgate
- *Valley of the Eagles* (1951), as Sven Nystrom
- *The Long Dark Hall* (1951), as The Man
- *The Wooden Horse* (1950), as Pomfret
- *The Woman in Question* (1950), as Inspector Wilson
- *They Were Not Divided* (1950), as Michael
- *Robert Montgomery Presents* (1950), series, Actor
- *Sunday Night Theatre* (1950), series, as Archduke Johann Salvator
- *The Queen of Spades* (1949), as Fyodor
- *Studio One* (1948), series, as Colonel Peter Redlands
- *The Philco Television Playhouse* (1948), series, Actor
- *School for Secrets* (1946), as Flt. Lt. Norton
- *Beware of Pity* (1946), as Lt. Blannik
- *The Way to the Stars* (1945), as Bertie Steen
- *They Met in the Dark* (1943), as 2nd Code Expert
- *Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt* (1940), as Student

## Gallery

- ![Anthony Dawson](https://film.one/media/person/106334/gallery-d529c6a09203.jpg) Anthony Dawson — Image via TMDB
- ![Anthony Dawson](https://film.one/media/person/106334/gallery-e861313ff831.jpg) Anthony Dawson — Image via TMDB

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