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{{Short description|Indian actor (1926–1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name= Krishan Dhawan
| image=
| caption =
| birthname = Krishan Dhawan

| birth_date = {{birth year|1926}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|05|20|1926}}
| occupation = Actor
| notable_works =
| spouse =
| children = [[Dilip Dhawan]]
|website =
}}

'''Krishan Dhawan''' (1926 {{ndash}} 20 May 1994)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://filminformation.com/flash-back/flash-back-18-may-2019 | title=HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS TO BOOK VIDEO PIRATES – Film Information }}</ref> was an Indian character actor in [[Hindi]] language films whose career spanned four decades from 1950 to 1993.<ref>{{cite web |title=Krishan Dhawan |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bcde873b7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226211024/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bcde873b7 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 February 2018 |website=British Film Institute |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>

==Career==
Krishan Dhawan was an actor, known for [[Vidhaata|Vidhaata (1982)]],<ref>{{cite book |title=BollySwar: 1981 – 1990 |date=14 April 2020 |publisher=Mavrix Infotech Private Limited |isbn=9788193848227 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V4rcDwAAQBAJ&q=Krishan+Dhawan+dilip&pg=PA237 |access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref> [[Mujhe Jeene Do|Mujhe Jeene Do (1963)]] and [[Roti Kapda Aur Makaan#Plot|Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974)]].

==Personal life==
He was born in [[Mumbai]] in a [[Punjabi Hindu]] family. He is the father of actor [[Dilip Dhawan]] who acted in the iconic television serial "[[Nukkad]]" portraying the role of the mechanic "Guru".<ref>{{cite book |title=Take-2: 50 Films That Deserve a New Audience |date=1 October 2015 |publisher=Hay House, Inc |isbn=9789384544850 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JEqwDAAAQBAJ&q=Krishan+Dhawan+dilip&pg=PT239 |access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year !!Film !!Character/Role
|-
| 1950
| [[Afsar (1950 film)|Afsar]]
|
|-
| 1951
| [[Baazi (1951 film)|Baazi]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Houseful The Golden Years of Hindi Cinema |year=2012 |publisher=Om Books International, 2012 |isbn=9789380070254 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JSVCCwAAQBAJ&q=Krishan+Dhawan+dilip&pg=PT235 |access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>
| Ramesh
|-
| 1954
| [[Taxi Driver (1954 film)|Taxi Driver]]
| Crooked gambler
|-
| 1955
| [[Milap (1955 film)|Milap]]
| Mohan Dayal (as Krishin Dhawan)
|-
| 1955
| [[Faraar (1955 film)|Dev Anand in Goa (Alias Farar)]]
| Police Inspector – Goa
|-
| 1956
| [[Jagte Raho]]
| Chinnu
|-
| 1956
| [[Funtoosh]]
|
|-
| 1957
| [[Nau Do Gyarah]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |date=10 July 2014 |publisher=Routledge; 2 edition |isbn=9781135943189 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&q=Krishan+Dhawan+dilip&pg=PT12 |access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>
| Kuldeep
|-
| 1957
| Arpan
| (as Krishan Dhawan)
|-
| 1957
| Anjali
|
|-
| 1958
| [[Kala Pani (1958 film)|Kala Pani]]
| Jumman
|-
| 1960
| [[Manzil (1960 film)|Manzil]]
| Captain Prem Nath
|-
| 1960
| Kala Bazar
| Sapna's Boyfriend (as Krishna Dhawan)
|-
| 1960
| [[Ek Phool Char Kaante]]
| Shyam Dhawan
|-
| 1961
| Maya
| Deepak (as Krishen Dhawan)
|-
| 1961
| Kanch Ki Gudiya
| Amar
|-
| 1961
| [[Chhaya (film)|Chhaya]]
| Shyam Lal
|-
| 1962
| [[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]
| Master Babu (as Kishen Dhawan)
|-
| 1963
| [[Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon]]
| Mr. Kapoor
|-
| 1963
| [[Mujhe Jeene Do]]
| School-teacher
|-
| 1965
| Shaheed
| Sardar Ajit Singh
|-
| 1965
| [[Janwar (1965 film)|Janwar]]
| Mr. Srivastava (as Krishna Dhawan)
|-
| 1965
| [[Guide (film)|Guide]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Screen World, 1966 |date=June 1966 |publisher=Biblo & Tannen Publishers, 1966 |page=112 |isbn=9780819603074 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VCQ9AErr-uMC&q=Krishan+Dhawan+dilip&pg=PA112 |access-date=8 August 2020}}</ref>
| Inspector Girdhari
|-
| 1965
| [[Chhoti Chhoti Baten|Chhoti Chhoti Baatein]]
| Advocate Girish Lal
|-
| 1966
| [[Teesri Kasam]]
| Lalmohar
|-
| 1967
| [[Upkar]]
| Ramu
|-
|1967
| ''[[Parivar (1967 film)|Parivar]]''
|Diwanchand Rai
|-
| 1968/I
| Brahmachari
| Sheetal's Uncle (Mamaji)
|-
| 1968
| [[Jhuk Gaya Aasman]]
| Ramdas
|-
| 1968
| [[Parivar (film)|Parivar]]
| Diwanchand
|-
| 1969
| Vishwas
| Prem
|-
| 1969
| [[Pyar Hi Pyar]]
| Kewal Mehra
|-
| 1970
| [[Sawan Bhadon]]
| Darbarilal
|-
| 1970
| Tum Haseen Main Jawan
| Barrister Avinash
|-
| 1970
| [[Purab Aur Pachhim]]
| Om – Bharat's dad
|-
| 1970
| [[Jeevan Mrityu]]
| Ramakant
|-
| 1971
| Sansar
| Dayal
|-
| 1971
| Jawan Muhabat
| Constable
|-
| 1971
| [[Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari]]
| (as Kishen Dhawan)
|-
| 1972
| Aankhon Aankhon Mein
| Mamaji (Uncle)
|-
| 1972
| [[Jangal Mein Mangal]]
| Officer Ratanlal (as Krishna Dhawan)
|-
| 1972
| Yaar Mera
| Police Inspector
|-
| 1972
| Wafaa
| Shanti's Father
|-
| 1972
| Shor
| Shanker's father
|-
| 1973
| [[Zanjeer (1973 film)|Zanjeer]]
| Smuggler – Teja's man (as Dhawan)
|-
| 1973
| Nafrat
|
|-
| 1973
| [[Jalte Badan]]
| (as Kishan Dhavan)
|-
| 1974
| Call Girl
|
|-
| 1974
| [[Roti Kapada Aur Makaan]]
| Bharat's Father
|-
| 1974
| [[Woh Main Nahin]]
| Shaikh Mansoor
|-
| 1974
| Vada Tera Vada
| Preeti's father
|-
| 1974
| [[Insaaniyat]]
| Ramu
|-
| 1975
| [[Andhera]]
| Jugal
|-
| 1975
| [[Dharmatma]]
| Kishanlal – Anu's dad
|-
| 1975
| [[Umar Qaid]]
|
|-
| 1976
| [[Kalicharan]]
| Avtaar Seth
|-
| 1976
| [[Maha Chor]]
| Diwanji
|-
|1977
|''[[Shirdi Ke Sai Baba]]''
|Chaand
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Amaanat (1977 film)|Amaanat]]''
| Mohan's Father
|-
| 1977
| [[Zamaanat]]
| John uncle
|-
| 1977
| Tinku
| Adhikari
|-
| 1977
| [[Chor Sipahee]]
| Priya's dad
|-
| 1977
| Agar... If
| Ashok Saxena / Bhandar
|-
| 1978
| Darwaza
| Rachna's Father
|-
| 1978
| Bhookh
| Beena's dad
|-
| 1978
| [[Chowki No.11]]
|
|-
| 1978
| [[Aahuti (1978 film)|Aahuti]]
|
|-
| 1979
| [[Shikshaa]]
| Kundan
|-
| 1979
| [[Gautam Govinda]]
| Lala
|-
| 1979
| [[Suhaag (1979 film)|Suhaag]]
|
|-
| 1980
| Zakhmon Ke Nishan
|
|-
| 1981
| [[Bulundi]]
| Bhanu Khatri
|-
| 1981
| [[Krodhi]]
| Jagannath
|-
|1981
|''[[Sannata (1981 film)|Sannata]]''<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=022W3IbNB3s |title=Vinod Mehra, Sarika & Deepak Parashar {{!}} Ramsay Superhit Thriller Movie {{!}} Sannata 1981 |date=2024-10-12 |last=Rare Movies On VHS |access-date=2025-10-07 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
|Public Prosecutor
|-
| 1981
| Dard (Conflict of Emotions)
|
|-
| 1981
| Poonam
| Raghu – Chander's & Sudha's father
|-
| 1982
| [[Dial 100 (1982 film)|Dial 100]]
| Inspector Dalvi
|-
| 1982
| Ghazab
| Munimji (Jamuna's Uncle)
|-
| 1982
| Dil... Akhir Dil Hai
| Suraj Prakash (as Kishan Dhawan)
|-
| 1982
| Jawalaa Dahej Ki
| (as Krishna Dhawan)
|-
| 1982
| [[Vidhaata]]
| Ganpat
|-
| 1983
| [[Coolie (1983 Hindi film)|Coolie]]
| Maula Saab
|-
| 1983
| [[Kalaakaar]]
| Mathur
|-
| 1984
| [[Wanted: Dead or Alive (1984 film)|Wanted: Dead or Alive]]
|
|-
| 1984
| Zindagi Jeene Ke Liye
| (as Krishan Dhavan)
|-
| 1985
| [[Ram Teri Ganga Maili]]
| Manilal
|-
| 1985
| Surkhiyaan (The Headlines)
| Archarya
|-
|1986
|''[[Sasti Dulhan Mahenga Dulha]]''
|Radheshyam
|-
| 1986
| [[Pyaar Ke Do Pal]]
| Geeta's dad
|-
| 1986
| [[Avinash (film)|Avinash]]
| Police Commissioner Bhagat
|-
|1987
|''[[Insaniyat Ke Dushman]]''
|Defence lawyer
|-
| 1987
| Yaatna
| Chetna's father
|-
| 1988
| 7 Bijliyaan
| Masterji
|-
| 1988
| [[Aakhri Adaalat]]
|
|-
| 1989
| Guru
| Uma's & Roma's dad (uncredited)
|-
| 1989
| [[Oonch Neech Beech]]
| Gupta (as Krishanan Dhawan)
|-
| 1989
| [[Tujhe Nahin Chhodunga]]
|
|-
| 1989
| Indira
| Hazarilal
|-
| 1990
| [[Paap Ki Kamaee]]
|
|-
|Rowspan="3"| 1991
| [[Farishtay]]
| Uncle 'Kaka' (as Kishan Dhawan)
|-
| [[Khoon Ka Karz]]
| College Principal
|-
| [[Hai Meri Jaan]]
|Rahim Chacha
|-
| 1992
| Jungle Ka Beta
|
|-
| 1992
| [[Nishchaiy]]
| Bal Gopal
|-
| 1992
| [[Apradhi (1992 film)|Apradhi]]
| Chander's foster father
|-
| 1992
| Lambu Dada
| Lambu's victim's father
|-
| 1993
| Ishq Aur Inteqaam
|
|-
| 1993
| Sadhna
| Sadhna's dad
|-
| 1996
| Muthi Bhar Zameen
| Mr. Khanna
|-
| 1997
| [[Aakhri Sanghursh]]
| Kajal's Father
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0223524}}

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[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:1926 births]]
[[Category:1994 deaths]]

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