--- name: "John Miljan" canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-miljan" fi1m_id: "john-miljan" imdb_id: "nm0587534" tmdb_id: 90000 wikidata_id: "Q1263798" roles: [] born: "8 November 1892" died: "24 January 1960" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-25T06:25:34.825316+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." --- # John Miljan ## Identity John Miljan - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-miljan - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** john-miljan - **IMDb ID:** nm0587534 - **TMDB ID:** 90000 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1263798 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Miljan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1263798, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587534/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/90000 Actor. Born 8 November 1892 in Lead, South Dakota, USA. Died 24 January 1960. ## Details - **Born:** 8 November 1892, Lead, South Dakota, USA - **Died:** 24 January 1960 - **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 other - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1920s 65 (1), 1940s 84 (1), 1950s 67 (1) - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 2, Crime 1, History 1, Music 1, Mystery 1, Thriller 1 - **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $125m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Miljan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1263798, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587534/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/90000 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*The Jazz Singer*](https://film.one/film/the-jazz-singer.md) (65) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography John Miljan was an American actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1924 and 1958. Miljan made his first sound film appearance in the promotional trailer for *The Jazz Singer* (1927), playing the host (uncredited). He played supporting roles in films including *The Plainsman* (1936), *Samson and Delilah* (1949) and *The Ten Commandments* (1956). He was married to Victoire Lowe from 1927. Miljan died from cancer in Hollywood on 24 January 1960. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (3) ### Performed in (1) - *The Ten Commandments* (1956), Fi1m 67, as The Blind One — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ten-commandments.md) ### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *The Killers* (1946), Fi1m 84, as Jake the Rake (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-killers.md) - *The Jazz Singer* (1927), Fi1m 65, as Host (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-jazz-singer.md) ## Complete filmography (190) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid* (1982), as (in "The Killers") (archive footage) - *The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold* (1958), as Chief Tomache - *Apache Warrior* (1957), as Chief Nantan - *The Ten Commandments* (1956), as The Blind One — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ten-commandments.md) - *Johnny Moccasin* (1956), as Chief Dark Thunder - *The Wild Dakotas* (1956), as Antelope - *Run for Cover* (1955), as Mayor Walsh - *Pirates of Tripoli* (1955), as Malek - *Bonzo Goes to College* (1952), as Wilbur Crane - *Camera Sleuth* (1951), as Herman Taphert (uncredited) - *M* (1951), as Blind Baloon Vendor - *Walk Softly, Stranger* (1950), as Old Man (uncredited) - *Mule Train* (1950), as Judd Holbrook (uncredited) - *Mrs. Mike* (1949), as Mr. Howard - *Samson and Delilah* (1949), as Lesh Lakish - *Stampede* (1949), as T. J. Furman - *Adventure in Baltimore* (1949), as Mr. Eckert - *Perilous Waters* (1948), as Carter Larkin - *The Flame* (1947), as Detective - *That's My Man* (1947), as Secretary - *Queen of the Amazons* (1947), as Narrator / Col. Jones - *Sinbad the Sailor* (1947), as Moga - *The Killers* (1946), as Jake the Rake (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-killers.md) - *White Tie and Tails* (1946), as Mr. Latimer - *The Last Crooked Mile* (1946), as Police Lieutenant Mayrin - *Lost City of the Jungle* (1946), as Doctor Gaffron - *Wildfire* (1945), as Pete Fanning - *Back to Bataan* (1945), as Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited) - *It's in the Bag!* (1945), as Mr. Arnold - *I Accuse My Parents* (1944), as Dan Wilson - *The Merry Monahans* (1944), as Arnold Pembroke - *Bride by Mistake* (1944), as Major Harvey - *The Fallen Sparrow* (1943), as Inspector 'Toby' Tobin - *Submarine Alert* (1943), as Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas - *Bombardier* (1943), as Charlie Craig - *The Boss of Big Town* (1942), as Kenneth Craige - *Criminal Investigator* (1942), as Edward Judson - *The Devil with Hitler* (1942), as Chairman - Board of Directors in Hell (uncredited) - *Scattergood Survives a Murder* (1942), as Rolfe - *The Big Street* (1942), as McWhirter (uncredited) - *North of the Rockies* (1942), as Morgan - *Obliging Young Lady* (1942), as George Potter - *Riot Squad* (1941), as Jim Grosso - *The Deadly Game* (1941), as Henri Franck - *Forced Landing* (1941), as General Valdane (uncredited) - *Double Cross* (1941), as Nick Taggart - *The Cowboy and the Blonde* (1941), as Bob Roycroft - *The Texas Rangers Ride Again* (1940), as Carter Dangerfield - *Young Bill Hickok* (1940), as Nicholas Tower - *New Moon* (1940), as Pierre Brugnon - *Queen of the Mob* (1940), as Pan - *Women Without Names* (1940), as John Marlin - *Emergency Squad* (1940), as Slade Wiley - *Fast and Furious* (1939), as Eric Bartell - *Juarez* (1939), as Mariano Escobedo - *Torchy Runs for Mayor* (1939), as Dr. Dolan - *The Oklahoma Kid* (1939), as Ringo - *Pardon Our Nerve* (1939), as Duke Page - *Ride a Crooked Mile* (1938), as Lt. Col. Stuart - *If I Were King* (1938), as Thibaut d'Aussigny - *Border G-Man* (1938), as Louis Rankin - *Miracle Money* (1938), as Dr. Jones - *Man-Proof* (1938), as Tommy Gaunt - *Arizona Mahoney* (1936), as Cameron Lloyd - *The Plainsman* (1936), as General George A. Custer - *North of Nome* (1936), as Dawson - *The Gentleman from Louisiana* (1936), as Baltimore Evans - *Private Number* (1936), as Sam Stapp - *Sutter's Gold* (1936), as Gen. Juan Bautista Alvarado - *Murder at Glen Athol* (1936), as Bill Holt - *3 Kids and a Queen* (1935), as Boss Benton - *Under the Pampas Moon* (1935), as Graham Scott - *Mississippi* (1935), as Major Patterson - *Charlie Chan in Paris* (1935), as Albert Dufresne - *The Ghost Walks* (1934), as Prescott Ames - *Tomorrow's Youth* (1934), as Thomas Hall Sr. - *Belle of the Nineties* (1934), as Ace Carter - *Young and Beautiful* (1934), as Gordon Douglas - *Unknown Blonde* (1934), as Frank Wilson - *The Line-Up* (1934), as Reginald Fields - *Whirlpool* (1934), as Barney Gaige - *The Poor Rich* (1934), as Prince Abdul Hamidshan - *Madame Spy* (1934), as Weber - *The Sin of Nora Moran* (1933), as Paulino - *King for a Night* (1933), as Walter Douglas - *Twin Husbands* (1933), as Jerry Van Trevor/Jerry Werrenden - *The Mad Game* (1933), as William Bennett - *The Way to Love* (1933), as Marco - *Blind Adventure* (1933), as Regan - *The Nuisance* (1933), as John Calhoun - *What! No Beer?* (1933), as Butch Lorado - *Whistling in the Dark* (1933), as Charlie - *Flesh* (1932), as Willard - *Prosperity* (1932), as Holland - *The Kid from Spain* (1932), as Pancho - *Unashamed* (1932), as District Attorney Harris - *Night Court* (1932), as Crawford - *The Rich Are Always with Us* (1932), as Greg Grannard - *The Wet Parade* (1932), as Major Doleshal - *Are You Listening?* (1932), as Ted Russell - *Arsène Lupin* (1932), as Prefect of Police - *The Beast of the City* (1932), as District Attorney - *Hell Divers* (1932), as Lt. Cmdr. Jack Griffin - *Emma* (1932), as District Attorney - *West of Broadway* (1931), as Norman (uncredited) - *Possessed* (1931), as John Driscoll - *Susan Lenox* (1931), as Wayne Burlingham - *Son of India* (1931), as Juggat - *Iron Man* (1931), as Paul H. Lewis - *The Secret Six* (1931), as Joe Colimo - *Gentleman's Fate* (1931), as Florio - *Politics* (1931), as Jim Curango - *Inspiration* (1931), as Henry Coutant, the Sculptor - *Paid* (1930), as Inspector Burke - *War Nurse* (1930), as French Medical Officer (uncredited) - *Remote Control* (1930), as Doctor Kruger - *Our Blushing Brides* (1930), as Martin W. Sanderson - *The Unholy Three* (1930), as Prosecuting Attorney - *The Sea Bat* (1930), as Juan - *In Gay Madrid* (1930), as Armada - the Torero - *Show Girl in Hollywood* (1930), as Frank Buelow - *Free and Easy* (1930), as Bedroom Scene - *Not So Dumb* (1930), as (uncredited) - *The Woman Racket* (1930), as Chris Miller - *Devil-May-Care* (1929), as Lucien DeGrignon - *Untamed* (1929), as Bennock - *Speedway* (1929), as Lee Renny - *The Unholy Night* (1929), as Major Mallory - *Times Square* (1929), Actor - *Fashions in Love* (1929), as Frank Martin - *A Man's Man* (1929), as John Miljan (uncredited) - *Gossip* (1929), as Bill - Alice's Husband - *The Voice of the City* (1929), as Dapper Don Wilkes - *The Desert Song* (1929), as Captain Fontaine - *Hardboiled Rose* (1929), as Steve Wallace - *Queen of the Night Clubs* (1929), as Grant - Lawyer - *The Eternal Woman* (1929), as Gil Martin - *Stark Mad* (1929), as Dr. Milo - *Innocents of Paris* (1929), as Monsieur Renard - *The Home Towners* (1928), as Joe Roberts - *Land of the Silver Fox* (1928), as James Crawford - *The Terror* (1928), as Alfred Katman - *Women They Talk About* (1928), as Officer - *Lady Be Good* (1928), as Murray - *Glorious Betsy* (1928), as Preston - *The Crimson City* (1928), as Gregory Kent - *The Little Snob* (1928), as Walt Keene - *Husbands for Rent* (1927), as Hugh Frazer - *The Slaver* (1927), as Cyril Blake - *The Silver Slave* (1927), as Philip Caldwell - *Sailor Izzy Murphy* (1927), as The Lunatic - *The Jazz Singer* (1927), as Host (uncredited) — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/the-jazz-singer.md) - *A Sailor's Sweetheart* (1927), as Mark Krisel - *The Clown* (1927), as Bert Colton - *The Desired Woman* (1927), as Lieutenant Kellogg - *Stranded* (1927), as Grant Payne - *The Satin Woman* (1927), as Maurice - *What Happened To Father* (1927), as Victor Smith - *Framed* (1927), as Lola's Husband - *Rough House Rosie* (1927), as Lew McKay - *The Yankee Clipper* (1927), as Paul de Vigny - *Lovers* (1927), as Alvarez - *Paying the Price* (1927), as Michael Donovan - *Quarantined Rivals* (1927), as Ed, the barber - *The Final Extra* (1927), as Mervin Le Roy - *Wolf's Clothing* (1927), as Johnson Craigie - *Lucky Fool* (1927), Actor - *My Official Wife* (1926), as Nicholas - *Almost a Lady* (1926), as Henri - *Unknown Treasures* (1926), as Ralph Cheneey - *The Amateur Gentleman* (1926), as Viscount John Devenham - *Devil's Island* (1926), as André Le Févier - *Footloose Widows* (1926), as J.A. Smith - *Brooding Eyes* (1926), as Drummond - *The Devil's Circus* (1926), as Lieberkind - *Flaming Waters* (1925), as Jasper Thorne - *Morals for Men* (1925), as Wallace - *The Unchastened Woman* (1925), as Lawrence Sanbury - *The Unnamed Woman* (1925), as Archie Wesson - *Wreckage* (1925), as Maurice Dysart - *The Overland Limited* (1925), as Brice Miller - *The Phantom of the Opera* (1925), as Valentin (uncredited) - *Silent Sanderson* (1925), as Jim Downing - *Sackcloth and Scarlet* (1925), as Samuel Curtis - *On the Stroke of Three* (1924), as Henry Mogridge - *The Painted Lady* (1924), as Carter - *Empty Hearts* (1924), as Frank Gorman - *Romance Ranch* (1924), as Clifton Venable - *The Lone Chance* (1924), as Lew Brody - *Love Letters* (1924), as Thomas Chadwick ## Gallery - ![Actor John Miljan, Los Angeles (1933)](https://film.one/media/person/1239226/gallery-05a396e496be.jpg) Actor John Miljan, Los Angeles (1933) — Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/John_Miljan_1933.jpg/1280px-John_Miljan_1933.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![John Miljan](https://film.one/media/person/1239226/gallery-e4fe0207b5d3.jpg) John Miljan — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/John_Miljan_-_publicity_still_%281940%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![The Unholy Three Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors (1930)](https://film.one/media/person/1239226/gallery-9146d0cea9e1.jpg) The Unholy Three Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors (1930) — Unknown photographerUnknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/The_Unholy_Three_%28SAYRE_15557%29.jpg/1280px-The_Unholy_Three_%28SAYRE_15557%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![This includes ads for multiple films from a local Omaha publication. (1928)](https://film.one/media/person/1239226/gallery-65da078b17d8.jpg) This includes ads for multiple films from a local Omaha publication. (1928) — Unknown; distributed by Movie Age of Omaha, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/John_Miljan_and_Marguerite_De_La_Motte_in_The_Final_Extra_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![John Miljan](https://film.one/media/person/1239226/gallery-94646e81eb13.jpg) John Miljan — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/john-miljan