Anthony Dawson
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK — Oct 18 1916• Died Jan 08 1992
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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).
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The Saint
Floyd Vosper
Robert Montgomery Presents
Naked City
Mike Grundy
Studio One
Colonel Peter Redlands
The Philco Television Playhouse
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Count Victor Mattoni
Sunday Night Theatre
Archduke Johann Salvator
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Lucas
Interpol Calling
Clouston
Thunderball
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Buccaneers
Captain Flask
Dr. No
Professor R. J. Dent
International Detective
Gilles Porret
From Russia with Love
Ernst Stavros Blofeld
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lord Chamberlain
Ivanhoe
Sir Maurice
Cool Million
Prefect
Dial M for Murder
Charles Swann
Operation Kid Brother
Alpha
Triple Cross
Major Stillman
The Count of Monte-Cristo
Noirtier De Villefort
Red Sun
Hyatt
Tiger Bay
Barclay
Inchon
General Collins
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)
Massacre in Rome
SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster
The Valachi Papers
Federal Investigator
Death Rides a Horse
Burt Cavanaugh
That Lady
Don Inigo
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Mickey (uncredited)
The Queen of Spades
Fyodor
Midnight Lace
Roy Ash
Selling Hitler
Marquis of Bath
The Rover
Captain Vincent
Libel
Gerald Loddon
The Battle of Neretva
General Morelli
The Jigsaw Man
Vicar
Ghoulies II
Priest
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Officer of Dragoons
They Were Not Divided
Michael
The Long Dark Hall
The Man
The Snorkel
Writing
The Way to the Stars
Bertie Steen
Beware of Pity
Lt. Blannik
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Marques Siniestro
Action of the Tiger
Security Officer
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Self (archive footage)
School for Secrets
Flt. Lt. Norton
Where Is Parsifal?
Ripple
Operation Snafu
Italian General
Valley of the Eagles
Sven Nystrom
They Met in the Dark
2nd Code Expert
Seven Seas to Calais
Lord Burleigh
Closed Circuit
Samuel Pratt (archive footage)
Dirty Heroes
American Colonel
Deadlock
Anthony Sunshine, the old killer
Offbeat
James Dawson
Hour of Decision
Gary Bax
The Woman in Question
Inspector Wilson
Run for Your Life
Colonnello Moorcroft
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
Samuel Pratt
Grip of the Strangler
Supt. Burk
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
Student
Hell Is Empty
Paul Grant
Your Turn to Die
Dr. Evans
The Wooden Horse
Pomfret
Change Partners
Ben Arkwright