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Anthony Dawson

Acting

October 18, 1916

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

54 movies

6.1 avg

2

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).

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

as Charles Swann

Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

as Barclay

From Russia with Love

From Russia with Love

as Ernst Stavros Blofeld

Filmography

1990s

1 film

Selling Hitler

Selling Hitler

as Marquis of Bath

1980s

8 films

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...

as Self (Archive Footage)

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as Colonnello Moorcroft

Ghoulies II

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Dr. No

Dr. No

as Professor R. J. Dent

Death Rides a Horse

Death Rides a Horse

as Burt 'Four Aces' Cavanaugh

Ghoulies II

as Priest

1987

5.5

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

as Self (archive footage)

Where Is Parsifal?

Where Is Parsifal?

as Ripple

The Jigsaw Man

The Jigsaw Man

as Vicar

James Bond: The First 21 Years

James Bond: The First 21 Years

as Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)

Inchon

Inchon

as General Collins

1970s

8 films

Closed Circuit

Closed Circuit

as Samuel Pratt (archive footage)

The Count of Monte-Cristo

The Count of Monte-Cristo

as Noirtier De Villefort

Massacre in Rome

Massacre in Rome

as SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster

Massacre in Rome

Massacre in Rome

as Lt. Col. Harster

The Valachi Papers

The Valachi Papers

as Federal Investigator

Red Sun

Red Sun

as Hyatt

Deadlock

Deadlock

as Anthony Sunshine, the Old Killer

Operation Snafu

Operation Snafu

as Italian General

1960s

19 films

The Battle of Neretva

The Battle of Neretva

as General Morelli

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof

as Samuel Pratt

Hell Is Empty

Hell Is Empty

as Paul Grant

The Rover

The Rover

as Captain Vincent

Dirty Heroes

Dirty Heroes

as American Colonel

Death Rides a Horse

Death Rides a Horse

as Burt 'Four Aces' Cavanaugh

Operation Kid Brother

Operation Kid Brother

as Alpha

Your Turn to Die

Your Turn to Die

as Dr. Evans

Triple Cross

Triple Cross

as Major Stillman

Thunderball

Thunderball

as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Change Partners

Change Partners

as Ben Arkwright

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

as Officer of Dragoons

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

as Mickey (uncredited)

From Russia with Love

From Russia with Love

as Ernst Stavros Blofeld

Seven Seas to Calais

Seven Seas to Calais

as Lord Burleigh

Dr. No

Dr. No

as Professor R. J. Dent

The Curse of the Werewolf

The Curse of the Werewolf

as The Marques Siniestro

Offbeat

Offbeat

as James Dawson

Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

as Roy Ash

1950s

12 films

Libel

Libel

as Gerald Loddon

Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

as Barclay

Grip of the Strangler

Grip of the Strangler

as Supt. Burk

Action of the Tiger

Action of the Tiger

as Security Officer

Hour of Decision

Hour of Decision

as Gary Bax

That Lady

That Lady

as Don Inigo

Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

as Charles Swann

Valley of the Eagles

Valley of the Eagles

as Sven Nystrom

The Long Dark Hall

The Long Dark Hall

as The Man

The Wooden Horse

The Wooden Horse

as Pomfret

The Woman in Question

The Woman in Question

as Inspector Wilson

They Were Not Divided

They Were Not Divided

as Michael

1940s

6 films

The Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades

as Fyodor

School for Secrets

School for Secrets

as Flt. Lt. Norton

Beware of Pity

Beware of Pity

as Lt. Blannik

The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

as Bertie Steen

They Met in the Dark

They Met in the Dark

as 2nd Code Expert

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt

as Student