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John Miltern

1870 – 1937

American actor

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Lived 1870 – 1937 (aged 66). John Miltern was an American actor.

John Miltern (1870 – January 16, 1937) was an actor in theater and films in the United States. He was in the Broadway play Yellow Jack. He was also in Channing Pollock's play Roads of Destiny. Another of his stage performances was described as manly and always sympathetic.

In 1927, he was one of the actors arrested for performing in theater productions determined to be indecent by authorities.

Miltern was struck by a car in January 1937 and died at the scene.

Filmography New York (1916) as Oliver King Her Final Reckoning (1918) as Prince Zilah Innocent (1918) as John Wyndham Let's Get a Divorce (1918) as Henri de Prunelles The Profiteers (1919) On with the Dance (1920) Experience (1921) as Experience The Kentuckians (1921) as Colton The Hands of Nara (1922) Kick In (1922) Love's Boomerang (1922) Manslaughter (1922) The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1922) Three Live Ghosts (1922) The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923) as Stephen Courtlandt Tongues of Flame (1924) as Scanlon Coming Through (1925) as John Rand Fine Manners (1926) East Side, West Side (1927) The Love of Sunya (1927) Big Town (1932) Social Register (1934) as Mr. Henry Breene Ring Around the Moon (1936) as Mr. Endicott Parole! (1936) as Governor Slade Sins of Man (1936) as Mr. Hall Murder on a Bridle Path (1936) Everybody's Old Man (1936)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was John Miltern?

American actor (1870-1937)

When was John Miltern born?

John Miltern was born on 13 July 1870 in New Britain.

When did John Miltern die?

John Miltern died on 15 January 1937 in Los Angeles.

What was John Miltern's occupation?

John Miltern was an actor.

What nationality was John Miltern?

John Miltern was American.

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· Wikipedia: John Miltern

· Wikidata: Q67890510

· DBpedia: John Miltern

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