Anthony Dawson
Anthony Dawson
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).
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
67
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-10-18 (108 years old)
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Acting

1991

Selling Hitler as Marquis of Bath

1988

Run for Your Life as Colonnello Moorcroft

1987

Ghoulies II as Priest

1987

Grace Kelly: The American Princess as Self (archive footage)

1984

Where Is Parsifal? as Ripple

1983

The Jigsaw Man as Vicar

1981

Inchon as General Collins

1975

The Count of Monte-Cristo as Noirtier De Villefort

1973

Massacre in Rome as SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster

1973

Massacre in Rome as Lt. Col. Harster

1972

Cool Million as Prefect

1972

The Valachi Papers as Federal Investigator

1971

Red Sun as Hyatt

1970

Deadlock as Anthony Sunshine, the old killer

1970

Operation Snafu as Italian General

1969

The Battle of Neretva as General Morelli

1968

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof as Samuel Pratt

1967

Death Rides a Horse as Burt Cavanaugh

1967

The Rover as Captain Vincent

1967

Dirty Heroes as American Colonel

1967

Operation Kid Brother as Alpha

1967

Your Turn to Die as Dr. Evans

1967

Hell Is Empty as Paul Grant

1966

Triple Cross as Major Stillman

1965

Thunderball as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

1965

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders as Officer of Dragoons

1964

The Yellow Rolls-Royce as Mickey (uncredited)

1963

From Russia with Love as Ernst Stavros Blofeld

1962

The Saint as Floyd Vosper

1962

Dr. No as Professor R. J. Dent

1962

Seven Seas to Calais as Lord Burleigh

1961

The Curse of the Werewolf as The Marques Siniestro

1961

Offbeat as James Dawson

1960

Midnight Lace as Roy Ash

1959

Interpol Calling as Clouston

1959

International Detective as Gilles Porret

1959

Tiger Bay as Barclay

1959

Libel as Gerald Loddon

1958

Naked City as Mike Grundy

1958

Ivanhoe as Sir Maurice

1958

Grip of the Strangler as Supt. Burk

1957

Action of the Tiger as Security Officer

1957

Hour of Decision as Gary Bax

1956

The Buccaneers as Captain Flask

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Count Victor Mattoni

1955

That Lady as Don Inigo

1954

Dial M for Murder as Charles Swann

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lord Chamberlain

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Captain Lesgate

1951

The Long Dark Hall as The Man

1951

Valley of the Eagles as Sven Nystrom

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents as Not available

1950

Sunday Night Theatre as Archduke Johann Salvator

1950

The Woman in Question as Inspector Wilson

1950

The Wooden Horse as Pomfret

1950

They Were Not Divided as Michael

1949

The Queen of Spades as Fyodor

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse as Not available

1948

Studio One as Colonel Peter Redlands

1948

Studio One as Not available

1946

School for Secrets as Flt. Lt. Norton

1946

Beware of Pity as Lt. Blannik

1945

The Way to the Stars as Bertie Steen

1943

They Met in the Dark as 2nd Code Expert
Crew

1958

The Snorkel Story