Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-10-18

Deathday

1992-01-08 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Also Known As

Anthony M. Dawson
Tony Dawson
Энтони 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).

Known For

7.0%

Dr. No

Oct 7, 1962

7.1%

From Russia with Love

Oct 10, 1963

8.0%

Dial M for Murder

May 29, 1954

6.7%

Thunderball

Dec 11, 1965

6.9%

Red Sun

Sep 15, 1971

7.7%

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Oct 2, 1955

7.0%

Death Rides a Horse

Aug 31, 1967

6.5%

The Curse of the Werewolf

May 1, 1961

6.7%

The Count of Monte-Cristo

Oct 31, 1975

5.5%

Ghoulies II

Jul 31, 1987

6.5%

Midnight Lace

Oct 13, 1960

7.3%

The Saint

Oct 4, 1962

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Acting

1991

Selling Hitler as Marquis of Bath

1988

Run for Your Life as Colonnello Moorcroft

1987		Ghoulies II as Priest
1987		Grace Kelly: The American Princess as Self (archive footage)

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

1972		Cool Million as Prefect
1972		The Valachi Papers as Federal Investigator

1971

Red Sun as Hyatt

1970		Deadlock as Anthony Sunshine, the old killer
1970		Operation Snafu as Italian General

1969

The Battle of Neretva as General Morelli

1968

A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof as Samuel Pratt

1967		Hell Is Empty as Paul Grant
1967		The Rover as Captain Vincent
1967		Dirty Heroes as American Colonel
1967		Death Rides a Horse as Burt Cavanaugh
1967		Operation Kid Brother as Alpha
1967		Your Turn to Die as Dr. Evans

1966

Triple Cross as Major Stillman

1965		Thunderball as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1965		The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders as Officer of Dragoons

1964

The Yellow Rolls-Royce as Mickey (uncredited)

1963

From Russia with Love as Ernst Stavros Blofeld

1962		Seven Seas to Calais as Lord Burleigh
1962		Dr. No as Professor R. J. Dent
1962		The Saint as Floyd Vosper

1961		The Curse of the Werewolf as The Marques Siniestro
1961		Offbeat as James Dawson

1960

Midnight Lace as Roy Ash

1959		International Detective as Gilles Porret
1959		Libel as Gerald Loddon
1959		Interpol Calling as Clouston
1959		Tiger Bay as Barclay

1958		Naked City as Mike Grundy
1958		Grip of the Strangler as Supt. Burk
1958		Ivanhoe as Sir Maurice

1957		Action of the Tiger as Security Officer
1957		Hour of Decision as Gary Bax

1956

The Buccaneers as Captain Flask

1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Count Victor Mattoni
1955		The Adventures of Robin Hood as Lucas
1955		That Lady as Don Inigo

1954

Dial M for Murder as Charles Swann

1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lord Chamberlain
1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as Captain Lesgate
1951		Valley of the Eagles as Sven Nystrom
1951		The Long Dark Hall as The Man

1950		The Wooden Horse as Pomfret
1950		The Woman in Question as Inspector Wilson
1950		They Were Not Divided as Michael
1950		Robert Montgomery Presents
1950		Sunday Night Theatre as Archduke Johann Salvator

1949

The Queen of Spades as Fyodor

1948		Studio One as Colonel Peter Redlands
1948		Studio One
1948		The Philco Television Playhouse

1946		School for Secrets as Flt. Lt. Norton
1946		Beware of Pity as Lt. Blannik

1945

The Way to the Stars as Bertie Steen

1943

They Met in the Dark as 2nd Code Expert

1940

Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt as Student

Writing

1958

The Snorkel as Story