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Anthony Dawson

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Anthony Dawson

Born October 18, 1916 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UKDied January 8, 199249 films

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).

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Dial M for Murder posterFirst watchDial M for Murder19548.0as Charles SwannWhen her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.View film

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Dr. No poster7.0Dr. No1962From Russia with Love poster7.1From Russia with Love1963Thunderball poster6.7Thunderball1965Red Sun poster6.8Red Sun1971Death Rides a Horse poster7.0Death Rides a Horse1967The Count of Monte-Cristo poster6.8The Count of Monte-Cristo1975The Curse of the Werewolf poster6.5The Curse of the Werewolf1961Midnight Lace poster6.6Midnight Lace1960

Filmography

49 films as actor
  1. 1993Selling HitlerMarquis of Bath
  2. 1988Run for Your LifeColonnello Moorcroft
  3. 1987Ghoulies IIPriest
  4. 1984Where Is Parsifal?Ripple
  5. 1983The Jigsaw ManVicar
  6. 1981InchonGeneral Collins
  7. 1975The Count of Monte-CristoNoirtier De Villefort
  8. 1973Massacre in RomeSS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster
  9. 1972The Valachi PapersFederal Investigator
  10. 1971Red SunHyatt
  11. 1970DeadlockAnthony Sunshine, the Old Killer
  12. 1970Operation SnafuItalian General
  13. 1969The Battle of NeretvaGeneral Morelli
  14. 1968A Sky Full of Stars for a RoofSamuel Pratt
  15. 1967Hell Is EmptyPaul Grant
  16. 1967The RoverCaptain Vincent
  17. 1967Dirty HeroesAmerican Colonel
  18. 1967Death Rides a HorseBurt 'Four Aces' Cavanaugh
  19. 1967Operation Kid BrotherAlpha
  20. 1967Your Turn to DieDr. Evans
  21. 1966Triple CrossMajor Stillman
  22. 1965ThunderballErnst Stavro Blofeld
  23. 1965Change PartnersBen Arkwright
  24. 1965The Amorous Adventures of Moll FlandersOfficer of Dragoons
  25. 1964The Yellow Rolls-RoyceMickey (uncredited)
  26. 1963From Russia with LoveErnst Stavros Blofeld
  27. 1962Seven Seas to CalaisLord Burleigh
  28. 1962Dr. NoProfessor R. J. Dent
  29. 1961The Curse of the WerewolfThe Marques Siniestro
  30. 1961OffbeatJames Dawson
  31. 1960Midnight LaceRoy Ash
  32. 1959LibelGerald Loddon
  33. 1959Tiger BayBarclay
  34. 1958Grip of the StranglerSupt. Burk
  35. 1957Action of the TigerSecurity Officer
  36. 1957Hour of DecisionGary Bax
  37. 1955That LadyDon Inigo
  38. 1954Dial M for MurderCharles Swann
  39. 1951Valley of the EaglesSven Nystrom
  40. 1951The Long Dark HallThe Man
  41. 1950The Wooden HorsePomfret
  42. 1950The Woman in QuestionInspector Wilson
  43. 1950They Were Not DividedMichael
  44. 1949The Queen of SpadesFyodor
  45. 1946School for SecretsFlt. Lt. Norton
  46. 1946Beware of PityLt. Blannik
  47. 1945The Way to the StarsBertie Steen
  48. 1943They Met in the Dark2nd Code Expert
  49. 1940Charley's (Big-Hearted) AuntStudent