In a business that burns through people quickly, John Miljan is a long-distance runner with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. He also turns up in 'Samson and Delilah'. Careers that pass the 102-year mark are a small club. The Blind One in 'The Ten Commandments' is the role that outgrew the rest.
John Miljan
67 years (Nov 8, 1892 – Jan 24, 1960)Lead, South Dakota, USA
174 Movies
In a business that burns through people quickly, John Miljan is a long-distance runner with credits spread across cinema, television and everything between. He also turns up in 'Samson and Delilah'. Careers that pass the 102-year mark are a small club. The Blind One in 'The Ten Commandments' is the role that outgrew the rest.
John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in 201 films between 1924 and 1958. He was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four decades, beginning in 1923.
Miljan made his first sound film in 1927 in the promotional trailer for The Jazz Singer, inviting audiences to see the upcoming landmark film. In later years he played imposing, authoritative parts such as high-ranking executives and military officers. He is best remembered as General Custer in Cecil B. De Mille's film The Plainsman.
Miljan died from cancer in Hollywood in 1960, aged 67. He was married to Victoire Lowe and adopted her two sons from her first marriage to actor Creighton Hale.