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Anthony Dawson

Anthony Dawson

Actor · 1916–1992 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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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).

Acted in 66

1990s

  1. 1993

    Selling Hitler

    Marquis of Bath

1980s

  1. 1988

    Run for Your Life

    Colonnello Moorcroft

  2. 1987
  3. 1984

    Where Is Parsifal?

    Ripple

  4. 1983
  5. James Bond: The First 21 Years

    Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)

  6. 1981

    Inchon

    General Collins

1970s

  1. 1978

    Closed Circuit

    Samuel Pratt (archive footage)

  2. 1975
  3. 1973

    Massacre in Rome

    SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster, Lt. Col. Harster

  4. 1972

    Cool Million

    Prefect · 1 episode

  5. 1971
  6. 1970
  7. Operation Snafu

    Italian General

1960s

  1. 1969
  2. 1968
  3. 1967

    Hell Is Empty

    Paul Grant

  4. Dirty Heroes

    American Colonel

  5. Your Turn to Die

    Dr. Evans

  6. 1966
  7. 1965
  8. Change Partners

    Ben Arkwright

  9. The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

    Officer of Dragoons

  10. 1964
  11. 1963
  12. 1962

    Seven Seas to Calais

    Lord Burleigh

  13. 1961

    The Curse of the Werewolf

    The Marques Siniestro

  14. Offbeat

    James Dawson

  15. 1960

    Midnight Lace

    Roy Ash

1950s

  1. 1959

    Libel

    Gerald Loddon

  2. Tiger Bay

    Barclay

  3. 1958
  4. Grip of the Strangler

    Supt. Burk

  5. 1957

    Action of the Tiger

    Security Officer

  6. 1956
  7. 1955
  8. That Lady

    Don Inigo

  9. 1954
  10. 1951

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Lord Chamberlain, Captain Lesgate · 1 episode

  11. Valley of the Eagles

    Sven Nystrom

  12. The Long Dark Hall

    The Man

  13. 1950

    The Wooden Horse

    Pomfret

  14. The Woman in Question

    Inspector Wilson

  15. They Were Not Divided

    Michael

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Queen of Spades

    Fyodor

  2. 1948
  3. 1946

    School for Secrets

    Flt. Lt. Norton

  4. Beware of Pity

    Lt. Blannik

  5. 1945

    The Way to the Stars

    Bertie Steen

  6. 1943

    They Met in the Dark

    2nd Code Expert

  7. 1940

    Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

    Student

Wrote 1

1950s

  1. 1958

    The Snorkel

    Story

Appearances2

1980s

  1. 1989

    I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 1987