Anthony Dawson

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Anthony Dawson

Acting October 18, 1916

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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 f…

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Dr. No

Dr. No

7.0 1962 Movie
From Russia with Love

From Russia with Love

7.1 1963 Movie
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

8.0 1954 Movie
Thunderball

Thunderball

6.7 1965 Movie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8 1955 TV Show
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

6.0 1950 TV Show
The Saint

The Saint

7.4 1962 TV Show
Studio One

Studio One

5.4 1948 TV Show
Red Sun

Red Sun

6.8 1971 Movie
Naked City

Naked City

5.7 1958 TV Show
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.6 1948 TV Show
Death Rides a Horse

Death Rides a Horse

7.0 1967 Movie

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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

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  1. 1993
    Selling Hitler

    Movie Marquis of Bath

  2. 1989
    I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

    Movie Self (Archive Footage)

  3. 1988
    Run for Your Life

    Movie Colonnello Moorcroft

  4. 1987
    Ghoulies II

    Movie Priest

  5. 1987
    Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  6. 1984
    Where Is Parsifal?

    Movie Ripple

  7. 1983
    The Jigsaw Man

    Movie Vicar

  8. 1983
    James Bond: The First 21 Years

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

  9. 1981
    Inchon

    Movie General Collins

  10. 1978
    Closed Circuit

    Movie Samuel Pratt (archive footage)

  11. 1975
    The Count of Monte-Cristo

    Movie Noirtier De Villefort

  12. 1973
    Massacre in Rome

    Movie SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster

  13. 1972
    Cool Million

    TV show Prefect

  14. 1972
    The Valachi Papers

    Movie Federal Investigator

  15. 1971
    Red Sun

    Movie Hyatt

  16. 1970
    Deadlock

    Movie Anthony Sunshine, the Old Killer

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  1. 1970
    Operation Snafu

    Movie Italian General

  2. 1969
    The Battle of Neretva

    Movie General Morelli

  3. 1968
    A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof

    Movie Samuel Pratt

  4. 1967
    Hell Is Empty

    Movie Paul Grant

  5. 1967
    The Rover

    Movie Captain Vincent

  6. 1967
    Dirty Heroes

    Movie American Colonel

  7. 1967
    Death Rides a Horse

    Movie Burt 'Four Aces' Cavanaugh

  8. 1967
    Operation Kid Brother

    Movie Alpha

  9. 1967
    Your Turn to Die

    Movie Dr. Evans

  10. 1966
    Triple Cross

    Movie Major Stillman

  11. 1965
    Thunderball

    Movie Ernst Stavro Blofeld

  12. 1965
    Change Partners

    Movie Ben Arkwright

  13. 1965
    The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

    Movie Officer of Dragoons

  14. 1964
    The Yellow Rolls-Royce

    Movie Mickey (uncredited)

  15. 1963
    From Russia with Love

    Movie Ernst Stavros Blofeld

  16. 1963
    Espionage

    TV show Colonel Nathan

  17. 1962
    Seven Seas to Calais

    Movie Lord Burleigh

  18. 1962
    Dr. No

    Movie Professor R. J. Dent

  19. 1962
    The Saint

    TV show Floyd Vosper

  20. 1961
    The Curse of the Werewolf

    Movie The Marques Siniestro

  21. 1961
    Offbeat

    Movie James Dawson

  22. 1960
    Midnight Lace

    Movie Roy Ash

  23. 1960
    Danger Man

    TV show Security Officer

  24. 1959
    International Detective

    TV show Gilles Porret