Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 â€" 8 January 1992) 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).Dawson was born in
Edinburgh, the son of Ida Violet (Kittel) and Eric Francis
Dawson.Following Royal Academy of Dramatic Art training and World War
II service, he made his film debut in 1943's They Met in the Dark. He
went on to appear in such classic British films as The Way to the
Stars (1945), The Queen of Spades (1948) and The Wooden Horse (1950),
before moving to America in the early 1950s.
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).Dawson was born in
Edinburgh, the son of Ida Violet (Kittel) and Eric Francis
Dawson.Following Royal Academy of Dramatic Art training and World War
II service, he made his film debut in 1943's They Met in the Dark. He
went on to appear in such classic British films as The Way to the
Stars (1945), The Queen of Spades (1948) and The Wooden Horse (1950),
before moving to America in the early 1950s.
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