From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia John Miljan November 9 1892 January 24 1960 was an American actor He appeared in 201 films between 1924 and 1958 He was the tall smoothtalking villain in Hollywood films for almost four decades beginning in 1923 Miljan made his first sound film in 1927 in the promotional trailer for The Jazz Singer inviting audiences to see the upcoming landmark film In later years he played imposing authoritative parts such as highranking executives and military officers He is best remembered as General Custer in Cecil B De Milles film The Plainsman Miljan died from cancer in Hollywood in 1960 aged 67 He was married to Victoire Lowe and adopted her two sons from her first marriage to actor Creighton Hale
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