Anthony Dawson
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Dial M for Murder
as Charles Swann
1954
Dr. No
as Professor R. J. Dent
1962
Red Sun
as Hyatt
1971
Midnight Lace
as Roy Ash
1960
The Battle of Neretva
as General Morelli
1969
Tiger Bay
as Barclay
1959
Action of the Tiger
as Security Officer
1957
Death Rides a Horse
as Burt Cavanaugh
1967
They Were Not Divided
as Michael
1950
Grip of the Strangler
as Supt. Burk
1958
The Queen of Spades
as Fyodor
1949
Deadlock
as Anthony Sunshine, the old killer
1970
Operation Kid Brother
as Alpha
1967
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
as Samuel Pratt
1968
Offbeat
as James Dawson
1961
Valley of the Eagles
as Sven Nystrom
1951
The Long Dark Hall
as The Man
1951
That Lady
as Don Inigo
1955
Seven Seas to Calais
as Lord Burleigh
1962
The Wooden Horse
as Pomfret
1950
TV Appearances
Naked City
as Mike Grundy
1958
Studio One
as Colonel Peter Redlands
1948
The Saint
as Floyd Vosper
1962
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lord Chamberlain
1951
Ivanhoe
as Sir Maurice
1958
The Buccaneers
as Captain Flask
1956
Interpol Calling
as Clouston
1959
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Lucas
1955
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
International Detective
as Gilles Porret
1959
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Captain Lesgate
1951