Acting

Anthony Dawson

Born 1916-10-18 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Died 1992-01-08

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).

Credits

Newest first

Selling Hitler
as Marquis of Bath
1993
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
as Self (archive footage)
1989
Run for Your Life
as Colonnello Moorcroft
1988
Ghoulies II
as Priest
1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Where Is Parsifal?
as Ripple
1984
The Jigsaw Man
as Vicar
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)
1983
Inchon
as General Collins
1981
Closed Circuit
as Samuel Pratt (archive footage)
1978
The Count of Monte-Cristo
as Noirtier De Villefort
1975
Massacre in Rome
as SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster
1973
Massacre in Rome
as Lt. Col. Harster
1973
Cool Million
as Prefect
1972
The Valachi Papers
as Federal Investigator
1972
Red Sun
as Hyatt
1971
Deadlock
as Anthony Sunshine, the Old Killer
1970
Operation Snafu
as Italian General
1970
The Battle of Neretva
as General Morelli
1969
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
as Samuel Pratt
1968
Hell Is Empty
as Paul Grant
1967
The Rover
as Captain Vincent
1967
Dirty Heroes
as American Colonel
1967
Death Rides a Horse
as Burt 'Four Aces' Cavanaugh
1967
Operation Kid Brother
as Alpha
1967
Your Turn to Die
as Dr. Evans
1967
Triple Cross
as Major Stillman
1966
Thunderball
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1965
Change Partners
as Ben Arkwright
1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
as Officer of Dragoons
1965
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Mickey (uncredited)
1964
From Russia with Love
as Ernst Stavros Blofeld
1963
Espionage
as Colonel Nathan
1963
Seven Seas to Calais
as Lord Burleigh
1962
Dr. No
as Professor R. J. Dent
1962
The Saint
as Floyd Vosper
1962
The Curse of the Werewolf
as The Marques Siniestro
1961
Offbeat
as James Dawson
1961
Midnight Lace
as Roy Ash
1960
Danger Man
as Security Officer
1960
Danger Man
as Martin
1960
International Detective
as Gilles Porret
1959
Libel
as Gerald Loddon
1959
Interpol Calling
as Clouston
1959
Tiger Bay
as Barclay
1959
Naked City
as Mike Grundy
1958
The Snorkel
Story
1958
Grip of the Strangler
as Supt. Burk
1958
Ivanhoe
as Sir Maurice
1958
Action of the Tiger
as Security Officer
1957
Hour of Decision
as Gary Bax
1957
The Buccaneers
as Captain Flask
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Count Victor Mattoni
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Lucas
1955
That Lady
as Don Inigo
1955
Dial M for Murder
as Charles Swann
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lord Chamberlain
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Lesgate
1951
Valley of the Eagles
as Sven Nystrom
1951
The Long Dark Hall
as The Man
1951
The Wooden Horse
as Pomfret
1950
The Woman in Question
as Inspector Wilson
1950
They Were Not Divided
as Michael
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Sunday Night Theatre
as Archduke Johann Salvator
1950
The Queen of Spades
as Fyodor
1949
Studio One
as Colonel Peter Redlands
1948
Studio One
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
School for Secrets
as Flt. Lt. Norton
1946
Beware of Pity
as Lt. Blannik
1946
The Way to the Stars
as Bertie Steen
1945
They Met in the Dark
as 2nd Code Expert
1943
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
as Student
1940