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Anthony Dawson

Anthony Dawson

Birthday: 1916-10-18 | Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1988
Run for Your Life

as    Colonnello Moorcroft

1972
Red Sun

as    Hyatt

1970
Deadlock

as    Anthony Sunshine, the old killer

1970
Operation Snafu

as    Italian General

1968
Death Rides a Horse

as    Burt Cavanaugh

1968
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof

as    Samuel Pratt

1967
Operation Kid Brother

as    Alpha

1963
Dr. No

as    Professor R. J. Dent

1961
Offbeat

as    James Dawson

1961
The Curse of the Werewolf

as    The Marques Siniestro

1959
Tiger Bay

as    Barclay

1959
Libel

as    Gerald Loddon

1958
Grip of the Strangler

as    Supt. Burk

1957
Action of the Tiger

as    Security Officer

1954
Dial M for Murder

as    Charles Swann

1950
They Were Not Divided

as    Michael

1950
The Wooden Horse

as    Pomfret

1949
The Queen of Spades

as    Fyodor