John Miljan

John Miljan
File:John Miljan.gif John Miljan
Born	(1892-11-09)November 9, 1892 Lead, South Dakota, U.S.
Died	January 24, 1960(1960-01-24) (aged 67) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1924–58
Spouse(s)	Victoire Lowe Creighton (1927–60; his death)

John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor of Croatian descent. 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. He 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.

He died from cancer in Hollywood, Los Angeles. He was married to Victoire Lowe and adopted her two sons from her first marriage to Creighton Hale, the actor.

Partial filmography

• The Lone Chance (1924)
• Silent Sanderson (1925)
• The Unchastened Woman (1925)
• The Devil's Circus (1926)
• Footloose Widows (1926)
• The Amateur Gentleman (1926)
• Lovers (1927)
• The Little Snob (1928)
• Lady Be Good (1928)
• Stark Mad (1929)
• Hardboiled Rose (1929)
• The Unholy Night (1929)
• The Woman Racket (1930)
• The Unholy Three (1930)
• The Sea Bat (1930)
• Iron Man (1931)
• Arsène Lupin (1932)
• The Rich Are Always with Us (1932)
• Whistling in the Dark (1933)
• What! No Beer? (1933)
• The Nuisance (1933)
• Blind Adventure (1933)
• Young and Beautiful (1934)
• The Ghost Walks (1934)
• Belle of the Nineties (1934)
• Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
• Mississippi (1935)
• Tomorrow's Youth (1935)
• Private Number (1936)
• The Oklahoma Kid (1939)
• Emergency Squad (1940)
• Women Without Names (1940)
• Obliging Young Lady (1942)
• The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
• I Accuse My Parents (1944)
• The Merry Monahans (1944)
• Back to Bataan (1945, uncredited)
• Stampede (1949)
• Samson and Delilah (1949) - Lesh Lakish
• The Ten Commandments (1956) - The Blind One
• The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958) - Chief Tomache
• Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982 - archive footage)

External links

• John Miljan at IMDb

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Bibliography

• Dele Olasiji, Thompson (1995). Migrants, Immigrants, and Slaves: Racial and Ethnic Groups in America. University Press of America. ISBN 9780819197382.