Anthony Dawson

Oct 18, 1916 - Jan 08, 1992 (75 years old) in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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

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The Saint

Floyd Vosper

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Robert Montgomery Presents

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Dr. No

Professor R. J. Dent

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Naked City

Mike Grundy

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Studio One

Colonel Peter Redlands

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The Philco Television Playhouse

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

Lucas

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Thunderball

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

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Red Sun

Hyatt

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The Rover

Captain Vincent

Credits

Selling Hitler 1993

Marquis of Bath

★ 7
Run for Your Life 1988

Colonnello Moorcroft

★ 4.4
Ghoulies II 1987

Priest

★ 5.5
Grace Kelly: The American Princess 1987

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.5
Where Is Parsifal? 1984

Ripple

★ 3
The Jigsaw Man 1983

Vicar

★ 4.9
James Bond: The First 21 Years 1983

Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)

★ 5
Inchon 1981

General Collins

★ 3.4
Closed Circuit 1978

Samuel Pratt (archive footage)

★ 6.6
The Count of Monte-Cristo 1975

Noirtier De Villefort

★ 6.8
Massacre in Rome 1973

SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster

★ 6
Cool Million 1972

Prefect

★ 5
The Valachi Papers 1972

Federal Investigator

★ 6.5
Red Sun 1971

Hyatt

★ 6.9
Deadlock 1970

Anthony Sunshine, the old killer

★ 6.2
Operation Snafu 1970

Italian General

★ 5.5
The Battle of Neretva 1969

General Morelli

★ 6.8
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof 1968

Samuel Pratt

★ 5.7
Hell Is Empty 1967

Paul Grant

★ 6
The Rover 1967

Captain Vincent

★ 5.5
Dirty Heroes 1967

American Colonel

★ 5.2
Death Rides a Horse 1967

Burt Cavanaugh

★ 7
Operation Kid Brother 1967

Alpha

★ 4.4
Your Turn to Die 1967

Dr. Evans

★ NR
Triple Cross 1966

Major Stillman

★ 6
Thunderball 1965

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

★ 6.7
Change Partners 1965

Ben Arkwright

★ NR
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders 1965

Officer of Dragoons

★ 5.4
The Yellow Rolls-Royce 1964

Mickey (uncredited)

★ 6
From Russia with Love 1963

Ernst Stavros Blofeld

★ 7.1
Seven Seas to Calais 1962

Lord Burleigh

★ 5.2
Dr. No 1962

Professor R. J. Dent

★ 7
The Saint 1962

Floyd Vosper

★ 7.4
The Curse of the Werewolf 1961

The Marques Siniestro

★ 6.5
Offbeat 1961

James Dawson

★ 6.1
Midnight Lace 1960

Roy Ash

★ 6.5
International Detective 1959

Gilles Porret

★ 7
Libel 1959

Gerald Loddon

★ 6.6
Interpol Calling 1959

Clouston

★ 6.7
Tiger Bay 1959

Barclay

★ 7.2
Naked City 1958

Mike Grundy

★ 5.5
Grip of the Strangler 1958

Supt. Burk

★ 5.9
Ivanhoe 1958

Sir Maurice

★ 6.3
Action of the Tiger 1957

Security Officer

★ 4.6
Hour of Decision 1957

Gary Bax

★ 6
The Buccaneers 1956

Captain Flask

★ 5.5
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955

Count Victor Mattoni

★ 7.8
The Adventures of Robin Hood 1955

Lucas

★ 6.3
That Lady 1955

Don Inigo

★ 6
Dial M for Murder 1954

Charles Swann

★ 8
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951

Lord Chamberlain

★ 8.6
Valley of the Eagles 1951

Sven Nystrom

★ 6
The Long Dark Hall 1951

The Man

★ 6.4
The Wooden Horse 1950

Pomfret

★ 6.8
The Woman in Question 1950

Inspector Wilson

★ 6.3
They Were Not Divided 1950

Michael

★ 6
Robert Montgomery Presents 1950

★ 5.6
Sunday Night Theatre 1950

Archduke Johann Salvator

★ 3.5
The Queen of Spades 1949

Fyodor

★ 6.5
Studio One 1948

Colonel Peter Redlands

★ 5
The Philco Television Playhouse 1948

★ 6.3
School for Secrets 1946

Flt. Lt. Norton

★ 7
Beware of Pity 1946

Lt. Blannik

★ 6.5
The Way to the Stars 1945

Bertie Steen

★ 6
They Met in the Dark 1943

2nd Code Expert

★ 6.3
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt 1940

Student

★ 5

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