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Anthony Dawson

Anthony Dawson

Actor·1916–1992·Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

8 horror credits

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).

Actor7 films

Ghoulies II

Ghoulies II

Priest

1987
Closed Circuit

Closed Circuit

Samuel Pratt (archive footage)

1978
The Curse of the Werewolf

The Curse of the Werewolf

The Marques Siniestro

1961 4.3
Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

Roy Ash

1960
Grip of the Strangler

Grip of the Strangler

Supt. Burk

1958
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

Charles Swann

1954 4.0
The Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades

Fyodor

1949

Writer1 film

The Snorkel

The Snorkel

Story

1958 3.5