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Victor Kilian (1891–1979)

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American character actor of gruff demeanor who played in dozens of films through the Thirties and Forties. A native of New Jersey, he was a wagon driver for his father's laundry business before joining a vaudeville company. He played in stock and touring companies, then was cast in the Walter Huston production of 'Desire Under the Elms' on Broadway... See full bio »

Born:

Victor Arthur Kilian
in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Died:

(age 88) in Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Mary Kay Place, Philip Bruns, Dody Goodman, Graham Jarvis, Victor Kilian, Claudia Lamb, Louise Lasser, Greg Mullavey and Debralee Scott in Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
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1979 All in the Family (TV series)
Clerk / Mr. Burkvist
– The Return of Stephanie's Father (1979) … Clerk
– Edith Gets Fired (1979) … Mr. Burkvist
 
1977 Forever Fernwood (TV series)
Raymond Larkin
 
1976-1977 Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV series)
Raymond Larkin
– Episode #1.23 (1976) … Raymond Larkin
– Episode #1.21 (1976) … Raymond Larkin
– Episode #1.18 (1976) … Raymond Larkin
– Episode #1.17 (1976) … Raymond Larkin
– Episode #1.16 (1976) … Raymond Larkin
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1975 The Jeffersons (TV series)
Uncle Bertram
– Jenny's Grandparents (1975) … Uncle Bertram
– Uncle Bertram (1975) … Uncle Bertram
 
1975 Kojak (TV series)
Clarence
– The Trade-Off (1975) … Clarence (uncredited)
 
1974 Apple's Way (TV series)
Albert / Simmons
– The Christmas Party (1974) … Albert
– The Accident (1974) … Simmons
 
1974 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Homer Jones
– The Fourth Victim (1974) … Homer Jones (as Victor Killian)
 
1974 Planet of the Apes (TV series)
Human
– The Legacy (1974) … Human
 
1974 Doc Elliot (TV series)
Frank Stover
– A Time to Grow (1974) … Frank Stover
 
1970 The Brady Bunch (TV series)
Mr. Stoner
– The Treasure of Sierra Avenue (1970) … Mr. Stoner (as Victor Killian)
 
1964 The Reporter (TV series)
Ericssen
– He Stuck in His Thumb (1964) … Ericssen
 
1960 The Robert Herridge Theater (TV series)
Sheriff
– The Stone Boy (1960) … Sheriff
 
1960 The Stone Boy (TV movie)
Sheriff
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
– The Master Builder (1960)
 
1952 Face to Face
Jasper Morgan ('The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky') (uncredited)
 
1951 Unknown World
Dr. Jeremiah Morley (uncredited)
 
1951 The Tall Target
John K. Gannon (Flyer Express engineer) (uncredited)
 
1951 Passage West
Buck, Man in Saloon (uncredited)
 
1951 The Lemon Drop Kid
Mr. Egan - Landlord (uncredited)
 
1951 The Bigelow Theatre (TV series)
– Coals of Fire (1951)
 
1950 One Too Many
Frank J. Emery
 
1950 The Bandit Queen
Don Jose Montalvo
 
1950 The Return of Jesse James
Westfield Sheriff Rigby
 
1950 No Way Out
Father (uncredited)
 
1950 The Showdown
Hemp
 
1950 The Old Frontier
Judge Ames
 
1950 The Flame and the Arrow
Apothecary Mazzoni
 
1950 Stars in My Crown
Ned (uncredited)
 
1950 The Silver Theatre (TV series)
– Coals of Fire (1950)
 
1949 Reign of Terror
Jailer (uncredited)
 
1949 Madame Bovary
Speaker at Agricultural Show (uncredited)
 
1949 The Wyoming Bandit
Ross Tyler
 
1949 Colorado Territory
Missouri Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1949 Rimfire
Sheriff Jim Jordan
 
1949 I Shot Jesse James
Soapy
 
1948 Yellow Sky
Bartender (uncredited)
 
1948 Northwest Stampede
Mel Saunders
 
1947 Gentleman's Agreement
Olsen (uncredited)
 
1946 Duel in the Sun
Gambler (uncredited)
 
1946 The Yearling
Captain (uncredited)
 
1946 Smoky
J.P. Mingo - Junkman (uncredited)
 
1946 Little Giant
Gus Anderson (salesman)
 
1946 The Fighting Guardsman
Montebar (uncredited)
 
1945 Spellbound
Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1945 The Spanish Main
Santa Madre Captain
 
1945 Behind City Lights
Daniel Lowell
 
1945 Bedside Manner
Board Member (uncredited)
 
1945 Escape in the Desert
Rancher (uncredited)
 
1945 Dillinger
Pa Dillinger (uncredited)
 
1944 Belle of the Yukon
Professor Salsbury
 
1944 Dangerous Passage
Buck Harris, 1st Mate
 
1944 Meet Me in St. Louis
Baggage Man (uncredited)
 
1944 Barbary Coast Gent
Curry Slake
 
1944 Kismet
Jehan (uncredited)
 
1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain
Higgins (uncredited)
 
1944 Uncertain Glory
Latour (uncredited)
 
1943 Johnny Come Lately
Tramp in Box Car
 
1943 Bomber's Moon
Henryk van Seeler
 
1943 Hitler's Madman
Janek (uncredited)
 
1943 The Ox-Bow Incident
Darby
 
1942 Atlantic Convoy
Otto
 
1942 This Gun for Hire
Drew
 
1942 Reap the Wild Wind
Mathias Widgeon
 
1942 A Date with the Falcon
Max Carlson (uncredited)
 
1942 Five Were Chosen
 
1941 You're in the Army Now
Soldier (uncredited)
 
1941 Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Colonel Costals
 
1941 Mob Town
Uncle Lon Barker
 
1941 I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
Guissart
 
1941 Sergeant York
Andrews (uncredited)
 
1941 Blood and Sand
Priest
 
1941 Western Union
Charlie
 
1940 Chad Hanna
Potato Man
 
1940 Santa Fe Trail
Dispatch Rider (uncredited)
 
1940 The Mark of Zorro
Boatman (uncredited)
 
1940 They Knew What They Wanted
The photographer
 
1940 Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Sam
 
1940 Barnyard Follies
Hiram Crabtree
 
1940 City for Conquest
Sign Painter (uncredited)
 
1940 The Return of Frank James
Preacher
 
1940 All This, and Heaven Too
Gendarme
 
1940 Out West with the Peppers
Jim Anderson
 
1940 Florian
Junk Man (uncredited)
 
1940 Torrid Zone
Carlos
 
1940 King of the Lumberjacks
Joe (Saloon Owner)
 
1940 'Til We Meet Again
Herb McGillis
 
1940 Dr. Cyclops
Steve Baker
 
1940 Virginia City
Abraham Lincoln
 
1940 Young Tom Edison
Mr. Dingle
 
1940 Little Old New York
DeWitt
 
1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1940 The Happiest Man on Earth (short)
 
1939 Invisible Stripes
Loading Dock Foreman (uncredited)
 
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Esmeralda's Hangman (uncredited)
 
1939 Old Hickory (short)
Tim
 
1939 Dust Be My Destiny
Doc Saunders
 
1939 Blackmail
Warden Frank Miller (uncredited)
 
1939 The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (short)
John Peter Zengler
 
1939 Only Angels Have Wings
Sparks
 
1939 Return of the Cisco Kid
Bartender at stage stop
 
1939 Never Say Die
Man Who Loads Pistols (uncredited)
 
1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
'Pap' Finn
 
1939 St. Louis Blues
Sheriff Burdick
 
1939 Paris Honeymoon
Old Villager aka The Ancient
 
1939 Convict's Code
C.W. Bennett
 
1939 Fighting Thoroughbreds
Wilson
 
1938 Orphans of the Street
Dave Farmer
 
1938 Boys Town
The Sheriff (as Victor Killian)
 
1938 Passport Husband
Gangster (uncredited)
 
1938 Prison Break
Old Man Fenderson
 
1938 Marie Antoinette
Guard in Louis' Cell (uncredited)
 
1938 Gold Diggers in Paris
Gendarme
 
1938 Miracle Money (short)
Jack Saunders
 
1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Sheriff
 
1937 Tovarich
Gendarme
 
1937 It Happened in Hollywood
Slim
 
1937 It's All Yours
City Clerk
 
1937 The League of Frightened Men
Pitney Scott
 
1937 Seventh Heaven
Gobin
 
1937 Fair Warning
Sam
 
1936 Lady from Nowhere
Zeke Hopper
 
1936 Banjo on My Knee
Mr. Slade
 
1936 Adventure in Manhattan
Mark Gibbs
 
1936 Ramona
Father Gaspara
 
1936 Blackmailer (uncredited)
 
1936 Shakedown
Caretaker
 
1936 The Road to Glory
LaRoche's tall sgt - handlebar mustache
 
1936 The Music Goes 'Round
Marshall
 
1936 Riffraff
'Flytrap'
 
1935 Bad Boy
Sid
 
1935 The Girl Friend
Sunshine Minton
 
1935 The Public Menace
Joe
 
1935 Atlantic Adventure
Joe Brannigan (uncredited)
 
1935 After the Dance
Kennedy
 
1935 Air Hawks
Tiny Davis
 
1933 Before Morning
House Detective (uncredited)
 
1933 Wrongorilla (short)
Dead Eye Pete (uncredited)
 
1932 Passing the Buck (short)
 
1932 The Side Show Mystery (short)
 
1932 The Wiser Sex
Ed
 
1932 Artistic Temper (short)
Actor (uncredited)
 
1929 Gentlemen of the Press
McPhee - Reporter (uncredited)
 
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1935 Air Hawks (performer: "Rock-a-Bye Baby" 1886 - uncredited)
 
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1981 Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (TV movie)
Human
 
1949 Clues to Adventure (short)
John Peter Zengler (clip from 'The Story That Couldn't Be Printed') (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1926). Stage Play: Beyond the Horizon. Drama/tragedy (revival). Written by Eugene O'Neill. Mansfield Theatre: 30 Nov 1926- Feb 1927 (closing date unknown/79 performances). Cast: Thomas Chalmers (as "Andrew Mayo"), Robert Keith (as "Robert Mayo"), Victor Kilian [credited as Victor Killian]... See more »

Alternate Names:

Victor Killian

Height:

6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Trivia:

While shooting the John Wayne film Reap the Wild Wind, Kilian lost the use of his eye after an accident during a fighting scene. See more »

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