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Anthony Dawson

Anthony Dawson

Born: 1916-10-18 • 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).

Filmography
Selling Hitler poster
Selling Hitler
1993 • Marquis of Bath
Run for Your Life poster
Run for Your Life
1988 • Colonnello Moorcroft
Ghoulies II poster
Ghoulies II
1987 • Priest
Grace Kelly: The American Princess poster
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987 • Self (archive footage)
Where Is Parsifal? poster
Where Is Parsifal?
1984 • Ripple
The Jigsaw Man poster
The Jigsaw Man
1983 • Vicar
James Bond: The First 21 Years poster
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983 • Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)
Inchon poster
Inchon
1981 • General Collins
Closed Circuit poster
Closed Circuit
1978 • Samuel Pratt (archive footage)
The Count of Monte-Cristo poster
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975 • Noirtier De Villefort
Massacre in Rome poster
Massacre in Rome
1973 • SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster
Massacre in Rome poster
Massacre in Rome
1973 • Lt. Col. Harster
The Valachi Papers poster
The Valachi Papers
1972 • Federal Investigator
Red Sun poster
Red Sun
1971 • Hyatt
Deadlock poster
Deadlock
1970 • Anthony Sunshine, the old killer
Operation Snafu poster
Operation Snafu
1970 • Italian General
The Battle of Neretva poster
The Battle of Neretva
1969 • General Morelli
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof poster
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
1968 • Samuel Pratt
Hell Is Empty poster
Hell Is Empty
1967 • Paul Grant
The Rover poster
The Rover
1967 • Captain Vincent
Dirty Heroes poster
Dirty Heroes
1967 • American Colonel
Death Rides a Horse poster
Death Rides a Horse
1967 • Burt Cavanaugh
Operation Kid Brother poster
Operation Kid Brother
1967 • Alpha
Your Turn to Die poster
Your Turn to Die
1967 • Dr. Evans
Triple Cross poster
Triple Cross
1966 • Major Stillman
Thunderball poster
Thunderball
1965 • Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Change Partners poster
Change Partners
1965 • Ben Arkwright
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders poster
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965 • Officer of Dragoons
The Yellow Rolls-Royce poster
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964 • Mickey (uncredited)
From Russia with Love poster
From Russia with Love
1963 • Ernst Stavros Blofeld
Seven Seas to Calais poster
Seven Seas to Calais
1962 • Lord Burleigh
Dr. No poster
Dr. No
1962 • Professor R. J. Dent
The Curse of the Werewolf poster
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961 • The Marques Siniestro
Offbeat poster
Offbeat
1961 • James Dawson
Midnight Lace poster
Midnight Lace
1960 • Roy Ash
Libel poster
Libel
1959 • Gerald Loddon
Tiger Bay poster
Tiger Bay
1959 • Barclay
Grip of the Strangler poster
Grip of the Strangler
1958 • Supt. Burk
Action of the Tiger poster
Action of the Tiger
1957 • Security Officer
Hour of Decision poster
Hour of Decision
1957 • Gary Bax
That Lady poster
That Lady
1955 • Don Inigo
Dial M for Murder poster
Dial M for Murder
1954 • Charles Swann
Valley of the Eagles poster
Valley of the Eagles
1951 • Sven Nystrom
The Long Dark Hall poster
The Long Dark Hall
1951 • The Man
The Wooden Horse poster
The Wooden Horse
1950 • Pomfret
The Woman in Question poster
The Woman in Question
1950 • Inspector Wilson
They Were Not Divided poster
They Were Not Divided
1950 • Michael
The Queen of Spades poster
The Queen of Spades
1949 • Fyodor
School for Secrets poster
School for Secrets
1946 • Flt. Lt. Norton
Beware of Pity poster
Beware of Pity
1946 • Lt. Blannik
The Way to the Stars poster
The Way to the Stars
1945 • Bertie Steen
They Met in the Dark poster
They Met in the Dark
1943 • 2nd Code Expert
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt poster
Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
1940 • Student