Anthony Dawson

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 18, 1916

died

January 8, 1992

place of birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

also known as

Anthony M. Dawson · Tony Dawson · Энтони Доусон

total credits

50 movies

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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Known For

Filmography

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Dr. No
7.0

Dr. No

1962as Professor R. J. Dent
Thunderball
6.7

Thunderball

1965as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
From Russia with Love
7.1

From Russia with Love

1963as Ernst Stavros Blofeld
Dial M for Murder
8.0

Dial M for Murder

1954as Charles Swann
Red Sun
6.8

Red Sun

1971as Hyatt
The Count of Monte-Cristo
6.8

The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975as Noirtier De Villefort
Death Rides a Horse
7.0

Death Rides a Horse

1967as Burt Cavanaugh
Triple Cross
6.1

Triple Cross

1966as Major Stillman
Tiger Bay
7.2

Tiger Bay

1959as Barclay
Midnight Lace
6.6

Midnight Lace

1960as Roy Ash
The Rover
6.0

The Rover

1967as Captain Vincent
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
6.1

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964as Mickey (uncredited)
The Battle of Neretva
6.8

The Battle of Neretva

1969as General Morelli
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
5.9

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof

1968as Samuel Pratt
Inchon
3.9

Inchon

1981as General Collins
The Valachi Papers
6.5

The Valachi Papers

1972as Federal Investigator
The Curse of the Werewolf
6.5

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961as The Marques Siniestro
The Queen of Spades
6.6

The Queen of Spades

1949as Fyodor
James Bond: The First 21 Years
6.7

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983as Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)
School for Secrets
7.2

School for Secrets

1946as Flt. Lt. Norton
Massacre in Rome
6.3

Massacre in Rome

1973as SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster
Libel
6.8

Libel

1959as Gerald Loddon
Action of the Tiger
4.8

Action of the Tiger

1957as Security Officer
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
5.7

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

1965as Officer of Dragoons
Ghoulies II
5.5

Ghoulies II

1987as Priest
The Jigsaw Man
5.0

The Jigsaw Man

1983as Vicar
The Woman in Question
6.3

The Woman in Question

1950as Inspector Wilson
Where Is Parsifal?
3.9

Where Is Parsifal?

1984as Ripple
Closed Circuit
6.8

Closed Circuit

1978as Samuel Pratt (archive footage)
Offbeat
6.2

Offbeat

1961as James Dawson
Dirty Heroes
5.6

Dirty Heroes

1967as American Colonel
The Long Dark Hall
6.7

The Long Dark Hall

1951as The Man
Deadlock
6.3

Deadlock

1970as Anthony Sunshine, the Old Killer
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
7.0

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987as Self (archive footage)
Operation Kid Brother
4.7

Operation Kid Brother

1967as Alpha
The Wooden Horse
6.8

The Wooden Horse

1950as Pomfret
Selling Hitler
8.0

Selling Hitler

1993as Marquis of Bath
The Way to the Stars
6.1

The Way to the Stars

1945as Bertie Steen
Run for Your Life
4.8

Run for Your Life

1988as Colonnello Moorcroft
That Lady
6.6

That Lady

1955as Don Inigo
Hour of Decision
6.4

Hour of Decision

1957as Gary Bax
Hell Is Empty
8.0

Hell Is Empty

1967as Paul Grant
Grip of the Strangler
6.0

Grip of the Strangler

1958as Supt. Burk
Seven Seas to Calais
5.5

Seven Seas to Calais

1962as Lord Burleigh
Change Partners

Change Partners

1965as Ben Arkwright
They Were Not Divided
6.4

They Were Not Divided

1950as Michael
They Met in the Dark
6.4

They Met in the Dark

1943as 2nd Code Expert
Operation Snafu
6.7

Operation Snafu

1970as Italian General
Beware of Pity
6.7

Beware of Pity

1946as Lt. Blannik
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
5.6

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

1940as Student