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Anthony Dawson
Anthony Dawson

Anthony Dawson

ActingBorn October 18, 1916Died January 8, 1992 (age 75)Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Biography

Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in films such as Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954) and Midnight Lace (1960), as well as playing Professor Dent in the James Bond film Dr. No (1962). He also appeared as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in From Russia with Love (1963) and Thunderball (1965).

Filmography

1993
Selling Hitler

as Marquis of Bath

Movie
1989
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

as Self (Archive Footage)

Movie
1988
Run for Your Life

as Colonnello Moorcroft

Movie
1987
Ghoulies II

as Priest

Movie
1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1984Movie
1983Movie
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years

as Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)

Movie
1981
Inchon

as General Collins

Movie
1978
Closed Circuit

as Samuel Pratt (archive footage)

Movie
1975
The Count of Monte-Cristo

as Noirtier De Villefort

Movie
1973
Massacre in Rome

as SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster

Movie
1973
Massacre in Rome

as Lt. Col. Harster

Movie
1972
Cool Million

as Prefect

TV
1972
The Valachi Papers

as Federal Investigator

Movie
1971
Red Sun

as Hyatt

Movie
1970
Deadlock

as Anthony Sunshine, the Old Killer

Movie
1970
Operation Snafu

as Italian General

Movie
1969
The Battle of Neretva

as General Morelli

Movie
1968Movie
1967
Hell Is Empty

as Paul Grant

Movie
1967
The Rover

as Captain Vincent

Movie
1967
Dirty Heroes

as American Colonel

Movie
1967
Death Rides a Horse

as Burt Cavanaugh

Movie
1967Movie
1967
Your Turn to Die

as Dr. Evans

Movie
1966
Triple Cross

as Major Stillman

Movie
1965
Thunderball

as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Movie
1965
Change Partners

as Ben Arkwright

Movie
1965Movie
1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce

as Mickey (uncredited)

Movie
1963
From Russia with Love

as Ernst Stavros Blofeld

Movie
1963
Espionage

as Colonel Nathan

TV
1962
Seven Seas to Calais

as Lord Burleigh

Movie
1962
Dr. No

as Professor R. J. Dent

Movie
1962
The Saint

as Floyd Vosper

TV
1961
The Curse of the Werewolf

as The Marques Siniestro

Movie
1961
Offbeat

as James Dawson

Movie
1960
Midnight Lace

as Roy Ash

Movie
1960
Danger Man

as Security Officer

TV
1960
Danger Man

as Martin

TV
1959
International Detective

as Gilles Porret

TV
1959
Libel

as Gerald Loddon

Movie
1959
Interpol Calling

as Clouston

TV
1959
Tiger Bay

as Barclay

Movie
1958
Naked City

as Mike Grundy

TV
1958Movie
1958
Ivanhoe

as Sir Maurice

TV
1957
Action of the Tiger

as Security Officer

Movie
1957
Hour of Decision

as Gary Bax

Movie
1956
The Buccaneers

as Captain Flask

TV
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Count Victor Mattoni

TV
1955
That Lady

as Don Inigo

Movie
1954
Dial M for Murder

as Charles Swann

Movie
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lord Chamberlain

TV
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Captain Lesgate

TV
1951
Valley of the Eagles

as Sven Nystrom

Movie
1951Movie
1950Movie
1950
The Woman in Question

as Inspector Wilson

Movie
1950Movie
1950
Sunday Night Theatre

as Archduke Johann Salvator

TV
1949Movie
1948
Studio One

as Colonel Peter Redlands

TV
1946
School for Secrets

as Flt. Lt. Norton

Movie
1946
Beware of Pity

as Lt. Blannik

Movie
1945
The Way to the Stars

as Bertie Steen

Movie
1943
They Met in the Dark

as 2nd Code Expert

Movie
1940Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 18, 1916
Day of DeathJanuary 8, 1992
Place of BirthEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
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