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Anthony Dawson

Anthony Dawson

Born on October 18th, 1916

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Died on January 8th, 1992

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).

Filmography

Selling Hitler

1991

Marquis of Bath

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Run for Your Life

1988

Colonnello Moorcroft

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Ghoulies II

1987

Priest

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Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

Self (archive footage)

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Where Is Parsifal?

1984

Ripple

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The Jigsaw Man

1983

Vicar

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The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975

Noirtier De Villefort

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Massacre in Rome

1973

SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster

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Massacre in Rome

1973

Lt. Col. Harster

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The Valachi Papers

1972

Federal Investigator

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Red Sun

1971

Hyatt

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Deadlock

1970

Anthony Sunshine, the old killer

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Operation Snafu

1970

Italian General

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The Battle of Neretva

1969

General Morelli

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A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof

1968

Samuel Pratt

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Hell Is Empty

1967

Paul Grant

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The Rover

1967

Captain Vincent

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Dirty Heroes

1967

American Colonel

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Death Rides a Horse

1967

Burt Cavanaugh

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Operation Kid Brother

1967

Alpha

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Your Turn to Die

1967

Dr. Evans

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Triple Cross

1966

Major Stillman

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Thunderball

1965

Ernst Stavro Blofeld (uncredited)

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The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

1965

Officer of Dragoons

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The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964

Mickey (uncredited)

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From Russia with Love

1963

Ernst Stavros Blofeld

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Seven Seas to Calais

1962

Lord Burleigh

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Dr. No

1962

Professor R. J. Dent

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The Curse of the Werewolf

1961

The Marques Siniestro

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Offbeat

1961

James Dawson

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Midnight Lace

1960

Roy Ash

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Libel

1959

Gerald Loddon

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Tiger Bay

1959

Barclay

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Grip of the Strangler

1958

Supt. Burk

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Action of the Tiger

1957

Security Officer

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Hour of Decision

1957

Gary Bax

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That Lady

1955

Don Inigo

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Dial M for Murder

1954

Charles Swann

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Valley of the Eagles

1951

Sven Nystrom

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The Long Dark Hall

1951

The Man

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The Wooden Horse

1950

Pomfret

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The Woman in Question

1950

Inspector Wilson

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They Were Not Divided

1950

Michael

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The Queen of Spades

1949

Fyodor

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School for Secrets

1946

Flt. Lt. Norton

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Beware of Pity

1946

Lt. Blannik

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The Way to the Stars

1945

Bertie Steen

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They Met in the Dark

1943

2nd Code Expert

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Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

1940

Student

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