- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 18, 1916
- Place of Birth
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Died
- January 8, 1992
Anthony Dawson
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
movie100 Years at the Movies
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieSelling Hitler
1993 · Marquis of Bath
movieI Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989 · Self (Archive Footage)
movieRun for Your Life
1988 · Colonnello Moorcroft
movieGhoulies II
1987 · Priest
movieGrace Kelly: The American Princess
1987 · Self (archive footage)
movieWhere Is Parsifal?
1984 · Ripple
movieThe Jigsaw Man
1983 · Vicar
movieJames Bond: The First 21 Years
1983 · Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)
movieInchon
1981 · General Collins
movieClosed Circuit
1978 · Samuel Pratt (archive footage)
movieThe Count of Monte-Cristo
1975 · Noirtier De Villefort
movieMassacre in Rome
1973 · SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster, Lt. Col. Harster
tvCool Million
1972 · Prefect
movieThe Valachi Papers
1972 · Federal Investigator
movieRed Sun
1971 · Hyatt
movieDeadlock
1970 · Anthony Sunshine, the Old Killer
movieOperation Snafu
1970 · Italian General
movieThe Battle of Neretva
1969 · General Morelli
movieA Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
1968 · Samuel Pratt
movieHell Is Empty
1967 · Paul Grant
movieThe Rover
1967 · Captain Vincent
movieDirty Heroes
1967 · American Colonel
movieDeath Rides a Horse
1967 · Burt Cavanaugh
movieOperation Kid Brother
1967 · Alpha
movieYour Turn to Die
1967 · Dr. Evans
movieTriple Cross
1966 · Major Stillman
movieThunderball
1965 · Ernst Stavro Blofeld
movieChange Partners
1965 · Ben Arkwright
movieThe Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965 · Officer of Dragoons
movieThe Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964 · Mickey (uncredited)
movieFrom Russia with Love
1963 · Ernst Stavros Blofeld
tvEspionage
1963 · Colonel Nathan
movieSeven Seas to Calais
1962 · Lord Burleigh
movieDr. No
1962 · Professor R. J. Dent
tvThe Saint
1962 · Floyd Vosper
movieThe Curse of the Werewolf
1961 · The Marques Siniestro
movieOffbeat
1961 · James Dawson
movieMidnight Lace
1960 · Roy Ash
tvDanger Man
1960 · Security Officer, Martin
International Detective
tvInternational Detective
1959 · Gilles Porret
movieLibel
1959 · Gerald Loddon
tvInterpol Calling
1959 · Clouston
movieTiger Bay
1959 · Barclay
tvNaked City
1958 · Mike Grundy
movieThe Snorkel
1958 · Story
movieGrip of the Strangler
1958 · Supt. Burk
tvIvanhoe
1958 · Sir Maurice
movieAction of the Tiger
1957 · Security Officer
movieHour of Decision
1957 · Gary Bax
tvThe Buccaneers
1956 · Captain Flask
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Count Victor Mattoni
tvThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Lucas
movieThat Lady
1955 · Don Inigo
movieDial M for Murder
1954 · Charles Swann
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Lord Chamberlain, Captain Lesgate
movieValley of the Eagles
1951 · Sven Nystrom
movieThe Long Dark Hall
1951 · The Man
movieThe Wooden Horse
1950 · Pomfret
movieThe Woman in Question
1950 · Inspector Wilson
movieThey Were Not Divided
1950 · Michael
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
tvSunday Night Theatre
1950 · Archduke Johann Salvator
movieThe Queen of Spades
1949 · Fyodor
tvStudio One
1948 · Colonel Peter Redlands
tvThe Philco Television Playhouse
1948
movieSchool for Secrets
1946 · Flt. Lt. Norton
movieBeware of Pity
1946 · Lt. Blannik
movieThe Way to the Stars
1945 · Bertie Steen
movieThey Met in the Dark
1943 · 2nd Code Expert
movieCharley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
1940 · Student