Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1916-10-18
- Day of Death1992-01-08 (75 years)
- Place of BirthEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also Known AsAnthony M. DawsonTony DawsonЭнтони Доусон
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).
Acting Career
- 1993
Selling Hitler
As: Marquis of Bath
- 1988
Run for Your Life
As: Colonnello Moorcroft
- 1987
Ghoulies II
As: Priest
- 1984
Where Is Parsifal?
As: Ripple
- 1983
The Jigsaw Man
As: Vicar
- 1981
Inchon
As: General Collins
- 1975
The Count of Monte-Cristo
As: Noirtier De Villefort
- 1973
Massacre in Rome
As: SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster
- 1973
Massacre in Rome
As: Lt. Col. Harster
1972Cool Million
As: Prefect
1972The Valachi Papers
As: Federal Investigator
- 1971
Red Sun
As: Hyatt
1970Deadlock
As: Anthony Sunshine, the old killer
1970Operation Snafu
As: Italian General
1969The Battle of Neretva
As: General Morelli
1968A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof
As: Samuel Pratt
1967Hell Is Empty
As: Paul Grant
1967The Rover
As: Captain Vincent
1967Dirty Heroes
As: American Colonel
1967Death Rides a Horse
As: Burt Cavanaugh
1967Operation Kid Brother
As: Alpha
1967Your Turn to Die
As: Dr. Evans
1966Triple Cross
As: Major Stillman
- 1965
Thunderball
As: Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1965The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
As: Officer of Dragoons
1964The Yellow Rolls-Royce
As: Mickey (uncredited)
- 1963
From Russia with Love
As: Ernst Stavros Blofeld
1962Seven Seas to Calais
As: Lord Burleigh
- 1962
Dr. No
As: Professor R. J. Dent
1962The Saint
As: Floyd Vosper
1961The Curse of the Werewolf
As: The Marques Siniestro
1961Offbeat
As: James Dawson
1960Midnight Lace
As: Roy Ash
1959Libel
As: Gerald Loddon
1959Interpol Calling
As: Clouston
1959Tiger Bay
As: Barclay
1958Naked City
As: Mike Grundy
1958Grip of the Strangler
As: Supt. Burk
1958Ivanhoe
As: Sir Maurice
1957Action of the Tiger
As: Security Officer
1957Hour of Decision
As: Gary Bax
1956The Buccaneers
As: Captain Flask
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Count Victor Mattoni
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
As: Lucas
1955That Lady
As: Don Inigo
- 1954
Dial M for Murder
As: Charles Swann
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Lord Chamberlain
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Captain Lesgate
1951Valley of the Eagles
As: Sven Nystrom
1951The Long Dark Hall
As: The Man
1950The Wooden Horse
As: Pomfret
1950The Woman in Question
As: Inspector Wilson
1950They Were Not Divided
As: Michael
1950Sunday Night Theatre
As: Archduke Johann Salvator
1949The Queen of Spades
As: Fyodor
1948Studio One
As: Colonel Peter Redlands
1946School for Secrets
As: Flt. Lt. Norton
1946Beware of Pity
As: Lt. Blannik
1945The Way to the Stars
As: Bertie Steen
1943They Met in the Dark
As: 2nd Code Expert
1940Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt
As: Student