Job Actor
Known for Smooth-talking villains; authoritative parts such as high-ranking executives and military officers
Top Roles Gen. George A. Custer, Moga, Jake the Rake, Insp. Burke, Undetermined Supporting Role
Top GenresDrama, Romance, Comedy, Crime, Western, Adventure
Top TopicsBook-Based, Pre-Code Cinema, World War II
Top Collaborators (Director), (Director), (Director), (Director)
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John Miljan Overview:

Character actor, John Miljan, was born Jovan Miljanovic on Nov 9, 1892 in Lead City, SD. Miljan died at the age of 67 on Jan 24, 1960 in Hollywood, CA .

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John Miljan played some of the slimiest villains that ever graced the screen. Under that curly hair and smooth mustache, Miljan had a wolfish smile that oozed charm over many a poor, unfortunate heroine. He had some memorable exchanges with Mae West in "Belle of the Nineties," and was still being principally nasty as late as 1955 in "Pirates of Tripoli".

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).

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John Miljan Quotes:

Jim Curango: [Listening to the corrupt mayor speaking to a women's club on the radio] Hah! We're a cinch! Don't those old dames fall for color? That guy could bring tears to a glass eye!


John 'Kit' McKittrick: [Last Lines] Another sparrow fell.
Inspector 'Toby' Tobin: So long.


Dr. Dolan: [to Mayor Saunders] My humble apologies, John. I underestimated your stupidity allowing a dizzy newspaper blonde to put one over like that.


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John Miljan Facts
Played handsome, debonair romantics in silent films but turned into an archetypal villain after realizing his aristocratic good looks had a certain cold, shady quality that could be longer-lasting in bad guy roles.

In later years he played imposing, authoritative parts such as high-ranking executives and military officers. He played General Custer in Cecil B. DeMille's The Plainsman (1936).

American actor of Serbian descent.

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