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Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in British 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).
Born
Wednesday, 18 October 1916
Died
Wednesday, 08 January 1992
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| Everything or Nothing | Professor Dent | 2012 |
| In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross | Professor Dent | 1995 |
| The Gamblers | Roy | 1990 |
| Run for Your Life | Colonnello Moorcroft / Colonel Moorcroft | 1988 |
| Ghoulies II | Priest | 1987 |
| Pirates | Spanish Officer | 1986 |
| Where Is Parsifal? | Ripple | 1984 |
| The Jigsaw Man | Vicar | 1983 |
| James Bond: The First 21 Years | Prof. R. J. Dent | 1983 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock | Self | 2023 |
| Everything or Nothing | Professor Dent | 2012 |
| In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross | Professor Dent | 1995 |
| The Gamblers | Roy | 1990 |
| Run for Your Life | Colonnello Moorcroft / Colonel Moorcroft | 1988 |
| Ghoulies II | Priest | 1987 |
| Pirates | Spanish Officer | 1986 |
| Where Is Parsifal? | Ripple | 1984 |
| The Jigsaw Man | Vicar | 1983 |
| James Bond: The First 21 Years | Prof. R. J. Dent | 1983 |
| Inchon | General Collins | 1982 |
| The Count of Monte-Cristo | Noirtier De Villefort | 1975 |
| Massacre in Rome | SS-Brigadeführer Wilhelm Harster / Lt. Col. Harster | 1973 |
| The Big Game | Burton | 1973 |
| Cool Million | Prefect | 1972 |
| The Valachi Papers | Federal Investigator | 1972 |
| Red Sun | Hyatt | 1971 |
| Deadlock | Anthony Sunshine, der alte Killer / Anthony Sunshine, the old killer | 1970 |
| Rosolino Paternò, soldato... | Italian General | 1970 |
| The Battle of Neretva | Morelli / General Morelli | 1969 |
| A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof | Samuel Pratt | 1968 |
| Hell Is Empty | Paul Grant | 1967 |
| Dirty Heroes | American Colonel | 1967 |
| The Rover | Captain Vincent | 1967 |
| Death Rides a Horse | Burt Cavanaugh | 1967 |
| Operation Kid Brother | Alpha | 1967 |
| Your Turn to Die | Dr. Evans | 1967 |
| Triple Cross | Major Stillman | 1966 |
| Kaleidoscope | English Casino Manager | 1966 |
| Thunderball | Ernst Stavro Blofeld | 1965 |
| Change Partners | Ben Arkwright | 1965 |
| The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders | Officer of Dragoons | 1965 |
| The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Mickey | 1964 |
| Secret Agent | Simpson / Lucas | 1964 |
| From Russia with Love | Ernst Stavros Blofeld / Ernst Blofeld | 1963 |
| Espionage | Colonel Nathan | 1963 |
| Seven Seas to Calais | Lord Burleigh | 1962 |
| Dr. No | Professor Dent / Professor R. J. Dent | 1962 |
| The Saint | Floyd Vosper | 1962 |
| Zero One | Harris | 1962 |
| The Flying Doctor | Al Vintner | 1961 |
| The Curse of the Werewolf | The Marques Siniestro | 1961 |
| 'Way Out | George Frobisher | 1961 |
| The Devil Inside | James Dawson | 1961 |
| Midnight Lace | Roy / Roy Ash | 1960 |
| Danger Man | Martin / Security Officer | 1960 |
| Libel | Gerald Loddon | 1959 |
| Interpol Calling | Clouston | 1959 |
| The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Ben Arkwright | 1959 |
| Tiger Bay | Barclay | 1959 |
| Naked City | Mike Grundy | 1958 |
| The Haunted Strangler | Supt. Burk | 1958 |
| Ivanhoe | Sir Maurice | 1958 |
| Rendezvous | Stranger | 1958 |
| Action of the Tiger | Security Officer | 1957 |
| Hour of Decision | Gary Bax | 1957 |
| The Buccaneers | Captain Flask | 1956 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Count Victor Mattoni | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Lucas | 1955 |
| That Lady | Don Inigo | 1955 |
| The Elgin Hour | German | 1954 |
| Dial M for Murder | Charles Swann | 1954 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lord Chamberlain | 1951 |
| Valley of the Eagles | Sven Nystrom | 1951 |
| The Long Dark Hall | The Man | 1951 |
| Lucky Nick Cain | Secret Agent | 1951 |
| Five Angles on Murder | Inspector Wilson | 1950 |
| The Wooden Horse | Pomfret | 1950 |
| They Were Not Divided | Michael | 1950 |
| The Queen of Spades | Fyodor | 1949 |
| Studio One | Colonel Peter Redlands | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | 1948 | |
| Meet Me at Dawn | First Duelling Opponent | 1947 |
| Secret Flight | Flt. Lt. Norton | 1946 |
| Beware of Pity | Lt. Blannik | 1946 |
| Johnny in the Clouds | Bertie Steen | 1945 |
| They Met in the Dark | 2nd Code Expert | 1943 |
| Charley's (Big-Hearted) Aunt | Student | 1940 |
