Anthony Dawson

Acting

Anthony Dawson

Born October 18, 1916Edinburgh, Scotland, UK67 credits

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

Selling Hitler
7.0

Selling Hitler

Movie

1993

Run for Your Life
4.4

Run for Your Life

Movie

1988

Ghoulies II
5.5

Ghoulies II

Movie

1987

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
6.5

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Movie

1987

Where Is Parsifal?
2.8

Where Is Parsifal?

Movie

1984

The Jigsaw Man
4.9

The Jigsaw Man

Movie

1983

Filmography

Selling Hitler
1993Selling Hitleras Marquis of BathMovie
Run for Your Life
1988Run for Your Lifeas Colonnello MoorcroftMovie
Ghoulies II
1987Ghoulies IIas PriestMovie
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987Grace Kelly: The American Princessas Self (archive footage)Movie
Where Is Parsifal?
1984Where Is Parsifal?as RippleMovie
The Jigsaw Man
1983The Jigsaw Manas VicarMovie
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983James Bond: The First 21 Yearsas Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)Movie
Inchon
1981Inchonas General CollinsMovie
Closed Circuit
1978Closed Circuitas Samuel Pratt (archive footage)Movie
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975The Count of Monte-Cristoas Noirtier De VillefortMovie
Massacre in Rome
1973Massacre in Romeas SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm HarsterMovie
Cool Million
1972Cool Millionas PrefectTV
The Valachi Papers
1972The Valachi Papersas Federal InvestigatorMovie
Red Sun
1971Red Sunas HyattMovie
Deadlock
1970Deadlockas Anthony Sunshine, the old killerMovie
Operation Snafu
1970Operation Snafuas Italian GeneralMovie
The Battle of Neretva
1969The Battle of Neretvaas General MorelliMovie
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
1968A Sky Full of Stars for a Roofas Samuel PrattMovie
Hell Is Empty
1967Hell Is Emptyas Paul GrantMovie
The Rover
1967The Roveras Captain VincentMovie
Dirty Heroes
1967Dirty Heroesas American ColonelMovie
Death Rides a Horse
1967Death Rides a Horseas Burt CavanaughMovie
Operation Kid Brother
1967Operation Kid Brotheras AlphaMovie
Your Turn to Die
1967Your Turn to Dieas Dr. EvansMovie
Triple Cross
1966Triple Crossas Major StillmanMovie
Thunderball
1965Thunderballas Ernst Stavro BlofeldMovie
Change Partners
1965Change Partnersas Ben ArkwrightMovie
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flandersas Officer of DragoonsMovie
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964The Yellow Rolls-Royceas Mickey (uncredited)Movie
From Russia with Love
1963From Russia with Loveas Ernst Stavros BlofeldMovie
Seven Seas to Calais
1962Seven Seas to Calaisas Lord BurleighMovie
Dr. No
1962Dr. Noas Professor R. J. DentMovie
The Saint
1962The Saintas Floyd VosperTV
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961The Curse of the Werewolfas The Marques SiniestroMovie
Offbeat
1961Offbeatas James DawsonMovie
Midnight Lace
1960Midnight Laceas Roy AshMovie
I
1959International Detectiveas Gilles PorretTV
Libel
1959Libelas Gerald LoddonMovie
Interpol Calling
1959Interpol Callingas CloustonTV
Tiger Bay
1959Tiger Bayas BarclayMovie
Naked City
1958Naked Cityas Mike GrundyTV
The Snorkel
1958The SnorkelStoryMovie
Grip of the Strangler
1958Grip of the Strangleras Supt. BurkMovie
Ivanhoe
1958Ivanhoeas Sir MauriceTV
Action of the Tiger
1957Action of the Tigeras Security OfficerMovie
Hour of Decision
1957Hour of Decisionas Gary BaxMovie
The Buccaneers
1956The Buccaneersas Captain FlaskTV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Count Victor MattoniTV
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955The Adventures of Robin Hoodas LucasTV
That Lady
1955That Ladyas Don InigoMovie
Dial M for Murder
1954Dial M for Murderas Charles SwannMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Lord ChamberlainTV
Valley of the Eagles
1951Valley of the Eaglesas Sven NystromMovie
The Long Dark Hall
1951The Long Dark Hallas The ManMovie
The Wooden Horse
1950The Wooden Horseas PomfretMovie
The Woman in Question
1950The Woman in Questionas Inspector WilsonMovie
They Were Not Divided
1950They Were Not Dividedas MichaelMovie
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
Sunday Night Theatre
1950Sunday Night Theatreas Archduke Johann SalvatorTV
The Queen of Spades
1949The Queen of Spadesas FyodorMovie
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Colonel Peter RedlandsTV
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseTV
School for Secrets
1946School for Secretsas Flt. Lt. NortonMovie
Beware of Pity
1946Beware of Pityas Lt. BlannikMovie
The Way to the Stars
1945The Way to the Starsas Bertie SteenMovie
They Met in the Dark
1943They Met in the Darkas 2nd Code ExpertMovie
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
1940Charley's (Big-Hearted) Auntas StudentMovie