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John Dehner: Movies & Box Office

films
90
on screen
1944–1986
box office
$34.8M
Biggest hits

The Best John Dehner Movies

The films of John Dehner that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) leads with $27.2M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.

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Career at a glance

John Dehner's Career in Numbers

John Dehner's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres John Dehner works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Hollywood Canteen (1944) to Help Wanted: Kids (1986), and the 1950s were the busiest decade.

John Dehner Movies by Decade

  1. 1940s 14
  2. 1950s 54
  3. 1960s 9
  4. 1970s 9
  5. 1980s 4

The 1950s were John Dehner's busiest decade, with 54 films.

John Dehner Movies by Genre

  • Drama 19
  • Western 17
  • Adventure 8
  • Comedy 7
  • Crime 7
  • Action 7
  • Thriller 6
  • Sci-Fi 4
  • Romance 3
  • Animation 2

Drama is the genre John Dehner has worked in most, with 19 films, ahead of western (17).

John Dehner Career Milestones

First film
Hollywood Canteen 1944
Biggest box office hit
Airplane II: The Sequel $27.2M worldwide
Newest film
Help Wanted: Kids 1986
90 credits

John Dehner Filmography: Every Movie

Every film John Dehner is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

  1. 1986 Help Wanted: Kids (1986) movie poster Help Wanted: Kids as Cyrus · Adventure
  2. 1985 Creator (1985) movie poster Creator as Paul · Comedy
  3. 1982 Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) movie poster Airplane II: The Sequel Sci-Fi
  4. 1980 Nothing Personal (1980) movie poster Nothing Personal as Senator · Romance
  5. 1977 The Lincoln Conspiracy (1977) movie poster The Lincoln Conspiracy as Col. Lafayette C. Baker · Fantasy
  6. 1977 Dead of Night (1977) movie poster Dead of Night as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · Sci-Fi
  7. 1977 Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) movie poster Fun with Dick and Jane as Jane's Father · Comedy
  8. 1976 The Killer Inside Me (1976) movie poster The Killer Inside Me as Bob Maples · Drama
  9. 1974 The Missiles of October (1974) movie poster The Missiles of October as Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson · Drama
  10. 1973 The Day of the Dolphin (1973) movie poster The Day of the Dolphin Sci-Fi
  11. 1971 Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) movie poster Support Your Local Gunfighter as Colonel Ames · Comedy
  12. 1970 Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) movie poster Dirty Dingus Magee as Brig. Gen. George · Western
  13. 1970 Tiger by the Tail (1970) movie poster Tiger by the Tail as Sheriff Chancey Jones · Drama
  14. 1969 Stiletto (1969) movie poster Stiletto as District Attorney Frank Simpson · Crime
  15. 1968 The Helicopter Spies (1968) movie poster The Helicopter Spies as Dr. Kharmusi · Action
  16. 1967 Winchester ’73 (1967) movie poster Winchester ’73 as High-Spade Johnny Dean · Tv movie
  17. 1965 The Hallelujah Trail (1965) movie poster The Hallelujah Trail as Narrator (uncredited) · Comedy
  18. 1964 Youngblood Hawke (1964) movie poster Youngblood Hawke as Scotty Hawke · Drama
  19. 1963 Critic’s Choice (1963) movie poster Critic’s Choice as S.P. Champlain · Comedy
  20. 1962 The Chapman Report (1962) movie poster The Chapman Report as Geoffrey Harnish · Drama
  21. 1961 The Litterbug (1961) movie poster The Litterbug as Narrator · Animation
  22. 1961 The Canadians (1961) movie poster The Canadians as Frank Boone · Drama
  23. 1959 Vice Raid (1959) movie poster Vice Raid Crime
  24. 1959 Timbuktu (1959) movie poster Timbuktu as Emir Bhaki aka The Lion of the Desert · Adventure
  25. 1959 Cast a Long Shadow (1959) movie poster Cast a Long Shadow as Chip Donahue · Western
  26. 1958 The Sign of Zorro (1958) movie poster The Sign of Zorro as Viceroy · Western
  27. 1958 Hong Kong Confidential (1958) movie poster Hong Kong Confidential as Narrator (voice) · Thriller
  28. 1958 Apache Territory (1958) movie poster Apache Territory as Grant Kimbrough · Action
  29. 1957 The Girl in Black Stockings (1957) movie poster The Girl in Black Stockings as Sheriff Jess Holmes · Crime
  30. 1957 Trooper Hook (1957) movie poster Trooper Hook as Fred Sutliff · Western
  31. 1957 The Iron Sheriff (1957) movie poster The Iron Sheriff as Roger Pollack · Western
  32. 1957 Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957) movie poster Revolt at Fort Laramie as Maj. Seth Bradner · Action
  33. 1956 Tension at Table Rock (1956) movie poster Tension at Table Rock as Hampton · Drama
  34. 1956 The Great Cat Family (1956) movie poster The Great Cat Family as John Dehner · Animation
  35. 1956 The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) movie poster The Fastest Gun Alive as Taylor Swope · Drama
  36. 1956 A Day of Fury (1956) movie poster A Day of Fury as Preacher Jason · Western
  37. 1956 Terror at Midnight (1956) movie poster Terror at Midnight as Lew Hanlon · Drama
  38. 1956 Please Murder Me (1956) movie poster Please Murder Me as Dist. Atty. Ray Willis · Crime
  39. 1956 Carousel (1956) movie poster Carousel as Mr. Bascombe · Music
  40. 1955 Top Gun (1955) movie poster Top Gun as Tom Quentin · Western
  41. 1955 Duel on the Mississippi (1955) movie poster Duel on the Mississippi as Jules Tulane · Drama
  42. 1955 The King’s Thief (1955) movie poster The King’s Thief as Captain Herrick · History
  43. 1955 The Scarlet Coat (1955) movie poster The Scarlet Coat as Nathanael Greene · War
  44. 1955 Tall Man Riding (1955) movie poster Tall Man Riding as Ames Luddington · Western
  45. 1955 The Prodigal (1955) movie poster The Prodigal as Joram · Drama
  46. 1955 The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955) movie poster The Man from Bitter Ridge as Ranse Jackman · Western
  47. 1954 The Strauss Fantasy (1954) movie poster The Strauss Fantasy as Announcer · Documentary
  48. 1954 The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954) movie poster The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters as Derek Gravesend · Sci-Fi
  49. 1954 Southwest Passage (1954) movie poster Southwest Passage as Matt Carroll · Western
  50. 1953 The Steel Lady (1953) movie poster The Steel Lady as Sid Barlowe · Action
  51. 1953 Vicki (1953) movie poster Vicki as Police Capt. J. "Chief" Donald (uncredited) · Thriller
  52. 1953 Fort Algiers (1953) movie poster Fort Algiers as Major Colle · War
  53. 1953 Powder River (1953) movie poster Powder River as Harvey Logan · Western
  54. 1953 Man on a Tightrope (1953) movie poster Man on a Tightrope as The Chief · Thriller
  55. 1952 Plymouth Adventure (1952) movie poster Plymouth Adventure as Gilbert Winslow · Drama
  56. 1952 Lady in the Iron Mask (1952) movie poster Lady in the Iron Mask as Count de Fourrier · Adventure
  57. 1952 Cripple Creek (1952) movie poster Cripple Creek as Emil Cabeau · Western
  58. 1952 California Conquest (1952) movie poster California Conquest as Fredo Brios · Western
  59. 1952 Desert Passage (1952) movie poster Desert Passage as Bronson · Western
  60. 1952 Scaramouche (1952) movie poster Scaramouche as Doutreval · Adventure
  61. 1952 The Green Glove (1952) movie poster The Green Glove as Narrator (uncredited) · Mystery
  62. 1951 Ten Tall Men (1951) movie poster Ten Tall Men as Jardine · Action
  63. 1951 Hot Lead (1951) movie poster Hot Lead as Turk Thorne aka John H. Smith · Western
  64. 1951 The Texas Rangers (1951) movie poster The Texas Rangers as Wes Hardin · Western
  65. 1951 Lorna Doone (1951) movie poster Lorna Doone as Baron de Wichehalse · Drama
  66. 1951 Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951) movie poster Al Jennings of Oklahoma as Tom Marsden · Western
  67. 1950 The Flying Missile (1950) movie poster The Flying Missile as Lieutenant Commander · Drama
  68. 1950 Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard (1950) movie poster Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard as Bob Reynolds · Drama
  69. 1950 Last of the Buccaneers (1950) movie poster Last of the Buccaneers as Sgt. Belchue · Adventure
  70. 1950 Three Secrets (1950) movie poster Three Secrets as Gordon Crossley (uncredited) · Drama
  71. 1950 David Harding, Counterspy (1950) movie poster David Harding, Counterspy as Frank Reynolds · Adventure
  72. 1950 Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950) movie poster Rogues of Sherwood Forest as Sir Baldric · Adventure
  73. 1950 Destination Murder (1950) movie poster Destination Murder as Frank Niles · Crime
  74. 1950 Captive Girl (1950) movie poster Captive Girl as Hakim · Adventure
  75. 1950 Dynamite Pass (1950) movie poster Dynamite Pass as Anson Thurber · Action
  76. 1950 Backfire (1950) movie poster Backfire as Blake - Plainclothes Cop (uncredited) · Thriller
  77. 1949 Tulsa (1949) movie poster Tulsa as Oilman (uncredited) · Drama
  78. 1948 He Walked by Night (1948) movie poster He Walked by Night as Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited) · Crime
  79. 1947 Blonde Savage (1947) movie poster Blonde Savage as Joe Comstock · Action
  80. 1947 Bury Me Dead (1947) movie poster Bury Me Dead as Reporter · Crime
  81. 1947 Golden Earrings (1947) movie poster Golden Earrings as SS Officer (uncredited) · Romance
  82. 1946 The Last Crooked Mile (1946) movie poster The Last Crooked Mile as Jarvis, Gang Leader · Thriller
  83. 1946 O.S.S. (1946) movie poster O.S.S. as German Radar Captain (uncredited) · Thriller
  84. 1946 The Catman of Paris (1946) movie poster The Catman of Paris as Georges · Horror
  85. 1945 Club Havana (1945) movie poster Club Havana as Jeffreys (uncredited) · Mystery
  86. 1945 State Fair (1945) movie poster State Fair as Hog Contest Announcer (uncredited) · Comedy
  87. 1945 Twice Blessed (1945) movie poster Twice Blessed as Contest Announcer (uncredited) · Comedy
  88. 1945 The Corn Is Green (1945) movie poster The Corn Is Green as Miner in Bar (uncredited) · Drama
  89. 1944 Hollywood Canteen (1944) movie poster Hollywood Canteen as Norwegian Sailor (uncredited) · Romance
  90. 1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) movie poster Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo as Lieutenant Commander (uncredited) · Drama
Works with

Who John Dehner Makes Movies With

The actors and directors John Dehner shares the most films with. Rhys Williams comes first, with 5 films together, followed by Cameron Mitchell (4).

FAQ

John Dehner: Questions & Answers

How many movies John Dehner has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has John Dehner been in?

John Dehner is credited on 90 films, from 1944 to 1986. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is John Dehner's highest-grossing movie?

Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) is John Dehner's biggest box office hit, with $27.2M worldwide, ahead of Creator (1985) ($5.35M). Across every film with box office figures, John Dehner's movies have made $34.8M.

John Dehner's biggest hits

What is John Dehner's newest movie?

The most recent film on John Dehner's filmography is Help Wanted: Kids (1986), in the role of Cyrus.

Who does John Dehner work with most often?

John Dehner shares the most films with Rhys Williams (5 films), Cameron Mitchell (4 films) and Dub Taylor (4 films).

The Best John Dehner Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 90 credits.

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