About
Anthony Dawson
Overview
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).
Known for
Acting |
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| 1991 | Selling Hitler | Actor | Marquis of Bath | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Run for Your Life | Actor | Colonnello Moorcroft | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Ghoulies II | Actor | Priest | 57 Average |
| 1987 | Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1984 | Where Is Parsifal? | Actor | Ripple | 58 Average |
| 1983 | The Jigsaw Man | Actor | Vicar | 58 Average |
| 1975 | The Count of Monte-Cristo | Actor | Noirtier De Villefort | 60 Fair |
| 1973 | Massacre in Rome | Actor | Lt. Col. Harster | 59 Average |
| 1973 | Massacre in Rome | Actor | SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster | 59 Average |
| 1972 | The Valachi Papers | Actor | Federal Investigator | 59 Average |
| 1971 | Red Sun | Actor | Hyatt | 62 Fair |
| 1970 | Deadlock | Actor | Anthony Sunshine, the old killer | 59 Average |
| 1970 | Operation Snafu | Actor | Italian General | 59 Average |
| 1969 | The Battle of Neretva | Actor | General Morelli | 59 Average |
| 1968 | A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof | Actor | Samuel Pratt | 58 Average |
| 1967 | Hell Is Empty | Actor | Paul Grant | 59 Average |
| 1967 | The Rover | Actor | Captain Vincent | 59 Average |
| 1967 | Dirty Heroes | Actor | American Colonel | 58 Average |
| 1967 | Death Rides a Horse | Actor | Burt Cavanaugh | 62 Fair |
| 1967 | Operation Kid Brother | Actor | Alpha | 58 Average |
| 1966 | Triple Cross | Actor | Major Stillman | 59 Average |
| 1965 | Thunderball | Actor | Ernst Stavro Blofeld (uncredited) | 64 Fair |
| 1965 | The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders | Actor | Officer of Dragoons | 59 Average |
| 1964 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Actor | Mickey (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1963 | From Russia with Love | Actor | Ernst Stavros Blofeld | 69 Fair |
| 1962 | Seven Seas to Calais | Actor | Lord Burleigh | 58 Average |
| 1962 | Dr. No | Actor | Professor R. J. Dent | 68 Fair |
| 1961 | The Curse of the Werewolf | Actor | The Marques Siniestro | 60 Fair |
| 1961 | Offbeat | Actor | James Dawson | 59 Average |
| 1960 | Midnight Lace | Actor | Roy Ash | 60 Fair |
| 1959 | Libel | Actor | Gerald Loddon | 59 Average |
| 1959 | Tiger Bay | Actor | Barclay | 60 Fair |
| 1958 | Grip of the Strangler | Actor | Supt. Burk | 58 Average |
| 1957 | Action of the Tiger | Actor | Security Officer | 58 Average |
| 1957 | Hour of Decision | Actor | Gary Bax | 59 Average |
| 1955 | That Lady | Actor | Don Inigo | 58 Average |
| 1954 | Dial M for Murder | Actor | Charles Swann | 76 Good |
| 1951 | Valley of the Eagles | Actor | Sven Nystrom | 59 Average |
| 1951 | The Long Dark Hall | Actor | The Man | 59 Average |
| 1950 | The Wooden Horse | Actor | Pomfret | 59 Average |
| 1950 | The Woman in Question | Actor | Inspector Wilson | 59 Average |
| 1950 | They Were Not Divided | Actor | Michael | 59 Average |
| 1949 | The Queen of Spades | Actor | Fyodor | 59 Average |
| 1946 | School for Secrets | Actor | Flt. Lt. Norton | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Beware of Pity | Actor | Lt. Blannik | 59 Average |
| 1945 | The Way to the Stars | Actor | Bertie Steen | 58 Average |
| 1943 | They Met in the Dark | Actor | 2nd Code Expert | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt | Actor | Student | 58 Average |
Writing |
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| 1958 | The Snorkel | Writing | Story | 59 Average |