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John Francis Dillon (1884–1934)

Director | Actor | Producer

John started his career with Keystone in 1913 under the name `John Dillon,' working with Kalem, Farnum, Nestor, Universal, Keystone and Lubin Pictures. The latter part of his career was spent playing bit parts and second leads in B pictures. See full bio »

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in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 49) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1934 The Big Shakedown
 
1933 'Tis Spring (short)
 
1933 Humanity
 
1932 Call Her Savage
 
1932 Man About Town
 
1932 The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
 
1932 Behind the Mask
 
1931 The Pagan Lady
 
1931 The Reckless Hour
 
1931 The Finger Points
 
1931 Millie
 
1930 Kismet
 
1930 One Night at Susie's
 
1930 The Girl of the Golden West
 
1930 Bride of the Regiment
 
1930 Spring Is Here (uncredited)
 
1929 Sally
 
1929 Fast Life
 
1929 Careers
 
1929 Children of the Ritz
 
1928 Scarlet Seas
 
1928 Out of the Ruins
 
1928 The Heart of a Follies Girl
 
1928 The Noose
 
1927 Man Crazy
 
1927 The Crystal Cup
 
1927 Smile, Brother, Smile
 
1927 The Prince of Headwaiters
 
1927 The Sea Tiger
 
1926 Love's Blindness
 
1926 Midnight Lovers
 
1926 Don Juan's Three Nights
 
1926 Too Much Money
 
1925 We Moderns
 
1925 The Half-Way Girl
 
1925 Chickie
 
1925 One Way Street
 
1925 If I Marry Again
 
1924 Flirting with Love
 
1924 The Perfect Flapper
 
1924 Lilies of the Field
 
1923 Flaming Youth
 
1923 The Huntress
 
1923 The Self-Made Wife (as Jack Dillon)
 
1923 The Broken Violin
 
1922 Man Wanted
 
1922 Calvert's Valley
 
1922 The Cub Reporter
 
1922 The Yellow Stain (as Jack Dillon)
 
1922 Gleam O'Dawn (as Jack Dillon)
 
1921 The Roof Tree
 
1921 Children of the Night
 
1921 The Plaything of Broadway (as Jack Dillon)
 
1920 Blackbirds
 
1920 The Right of Way
 
1920 Suds (as Jack Dillon)
 
1919 Burglar by Proxy (as Jack Dillon)
 
1919 The Tea Hound (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1919 Temporary Alimony (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1919 Happy Returns (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1919 Love's Prisoner
 
1919 A Prisoner for Life (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1919 The Follies Girl
 
1919 Green-Eyed Johnny (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1919 The Silk-Lined Burglar
 
1919 The Flip of a Coin (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1919 A Taste of Life
 
1919 Tapering Fingers (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1918 She Hired a Husband
 
1918 Beans
 
1918 The Love Swindle
 
1918 Nancy Comes Home
 
1918 Heiress for a Day
 
1918 Limousine Life
 
1918 Betty Takes a Hand
 
1917 Indiscreet Corinne
 
1917 A Warm Reception (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 Aired in Court (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 A Hotel Disgrace (short)
 
1917 His Sudden Rival (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 Twin Troubles (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 A Dishonest Burglar (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 Her Finishing Touch (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 A Berth Scandal (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 Wheels and Woe (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 Hobbled Hearts (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 A Bachelor's Finish (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 A Male Governess (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Bungling Bill's Dress Suit (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 For Ten Thousand Bucks (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 A Deep Sea Liar (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916/I Hired and Fired (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Just for a Kid (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 When Papa Died (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 The Iron Mitt (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Delinquent Bridegrooms (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 His Blowout (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Nailing on the Lid (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 National Nuts (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Chinatown Villains (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 A Mixup at Rudolph's (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Bungling Bill, Doctor (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Slipping It Over on Father (short)
 
1916 A Mix-Up in Photos (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Knocking Out Knockout Kelly (short)
 
1916 The Lion Hearted Chief (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Search Me! (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Bungling Bill's Peeping Ways (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 More Truth Than Poetry (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Love, Dynamite and Baseballs (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Too Much Married (short)
 
1916 Heaven Will Protect a Woiking Goil (short)
 
1916 Igorrotes' Crocodiles and a Hat Box (short)
 
1916 Daddy's Political Dream (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Walk This Way (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Bungling Bill's Burglar (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Some Night (short)
 
1916 Getting in Wrong (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Kiddus, Kids and Kiddo (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Two Hearts and a Thief (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Anita's Butterfly (short)
 
1915 Johnny the Barber (short)
 
1915 Almost a Widow (short)
 
1915 One to the Minute (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Deserted at the Auto (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Curing Father (short)
 
1915 Cats, Cash and a Cook Book (short)
 
1914 His Taking Ways (short) (unconfirmed - uncredited)
 
1914 The Key to Yesterday (as J. Francis Dillon)
 
Show ShowActor (71 titles)
1931 One Yard to Go (short)
Drunk (as Jack Dillon)
 
1927 Temptations of a Shop Girl
Jim Butler
 
1927 Smile, Brother, Smile
Mr. Kline (as Jack Dillon)
 
1926 The Test of Donald Norton (as Jack Dillon)
 
1923 The Dangerous Maid
Bit Part (as Jack Dillon)
 
1923 Double Dealing
Jobson's Assistant
 
1922 Without Compromise
Jackson (as Jack Dillon)
 
1922 For His Sake
 
1921 Cappy Ricks
Larsen (as Jack Dillon)
 
1919 Burglar by Proxy
'Spider' Kelly (as Jack Dillon)
 
1919 The Tea Hound (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1919 Green-Eyed Johnny (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 Their Husband (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 A Warm Reception (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 Aired in Court (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 A Burglar's Bride (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 A Hotel Disgrace (short)
 
1917 Simple Sapho (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 His Sudden Rival (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 Twin Troubles (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 A Dishonest Burglar (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 Her Finishing Touch (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 A Berth Scandal (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 Wheels and Woe (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 Hobbled Hearts (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1917 A Bachelor's Finish (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Henry's Little Kid (short)
Henry (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 The Lion Hearted Chief (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 More Truth Than Poetry (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Love, Dynamite and Baseballs (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1916 Getting in Wrong (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 One to the Minute (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 A Desert Honeymoon (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Molly's Malady (short)
Jack (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 He Fell in a Cabaret (short)
Tom (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 A Maid and a Man (short)
Jack - the Golf Champion (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Kids and Corsets (short)
Mr. Smith - the Neighbor (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Dan Cupid: Fixer (short)
Jack (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 It Happened While He Fished (short)
Jack (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 The Rise and Fall of Officer 13 (short)
Jack (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Too Many Crooks (short)
Jack (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 With Father's Help (short)
Jack - the Boy (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 When Cupid Crossed the Bay (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Following Father's Footsteps (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Wanted... A Chaperone (short)
Jack (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915/I Almost a King (short)
Jack (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 His Nobs the Duke (short)
Jack (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Ethel's New Dress (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 All in the Same Boat (short)
Jack (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 A Mixed Up Elopement (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 The Baby's Fault (short)
Nighbor Brown (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 His Only Pants (short)
The Artist's Chum (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Mixed Values (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 It Happened on Friday (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Down on the Farm (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 His Wife's Husband (short)
Jack (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 Taking Her Measure (short)
 
1915 Nellie the Pride of the Fire House (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 It Might Have Been Serious (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 A Maid by Proxy (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1915 When His Lordship Proposed (short)
Jack (as Jack Dillon)
 
1914 The Bold Banditti and the Rah, Rah Boys (short)
Spagattio - a Blackhander (as Jack Dillon)
 
1914 His Taking Ways (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 The Key to Yesterday
Rodman (as J. Francis Dillon)
 
1914 The Primitive Instinct (short)
Dr. Robert Walker (as Jack Dillon)
 
1914 The Rajah's Vow (short)
The Majarajah (as Jack Dillon)
 
1914 A Dramatic Mistake (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1914 Shannon of the Sixth
Umbolla, Ram's Servant (as Jack Dillon)
 
1914 Bess the Detectress in the Dog Watch (short) (as Jack Dillon)
 
1914 The Political Boss (short)
Nonpareil Jones - Printer (as J.F. Dillon)
 
1914 The Man in the Couch (short) (unconfirmed / as Jack Dillon)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1931 The Finger Points (producer)
 
1930 Spring Is Here (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
1919 Burglar by Proxy (as Jack Dillon / story)
 
1917 Her Birthday Knight (short) (scenario)
 

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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

J. Francis Dillon | J.F. Dillon | Jack Dillon
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Brother of writer Robert Dillon. See more »

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