- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 8, 1879
- Place of Birth
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Died
- November 15, 1951
Robert Elliott
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Elliott (October 9, 1879 – November 15, 1951) was an American character actor who appeared in 102 films and TV shows from 1916 to 1951. He was born Richard Robert Elliott in 1879 in Columbus, Ohio. Most of his main roles were in the silent era. In the sound era he mostly performed in supporting roles and bit parts. On the stage he originated the Sergeant O'Hara character opposite Jeanne Eagels in Somerset Maugham's play Rain (1922). Active in films from 1916, Elliott played Detective Crosby in the 1928 feature Lights of New York, the first all-talking sound film. One of his most notable roles was that of a Yankee officer playing cards with Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) in the film Gone With the Wind; the officer says of Rhett, "It's hard to be strict with a man who loses money so pleasantly." Robert Elliott was married to Ruth Thorp (1889–197…
Filmography
movieThe Devil's Playground
1946 · Judge Morton
movieChick Carter, Detective
1946 · Dan Rankin
movieThe Voice That Thrilled the World
1943 · Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
movieYou, the People
1940 · Mr. Edward Gibbon
movieFlowing Gold
1940 · Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
movieThe Ghost Breakers
1940 · Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)
movie'Til We Meet Again
1940 · Detective (uncredited)
movieHalf a Sinner
1940 · Officer Kelly
movieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 · Minor Role (uncredited)
movieInvisible Stripes
1939 · Arresting Officer (uncredited)
movieGone with the Wind
1939 · Yankee Major
movieThe Roaring Twenties
1939 · First Detective
movieI Stole a Million
1939 · Peterson
movieMickey the Kid
1939 · FBI Agent Farrow
movieShould a Girl Marry?
1939 · Warden
movieThe Saint Strikes Back
1939 · Chief Inspector Webster
movieMade for Each Other
1939 · Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
movieTrade Winds
1938 · Captain George Faulkiner
movieCircumstantial Evidence
1935 · Detective Brown (uncredited)
movieTimes Square Lady
1935 · "Brick" Culver
movieThe World Accuses
1934 · Lt. Ryan
movieTransatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934 · Inspector 'Mac' McKinney
movieGambling Lady
1934 · Graves
movieLady Killer
1933 · Brannigan
movieTwin Husbands
1933 · Sergeant Kerrigan
movieHeroes for Sale
1933 · 'Red' Squad Policeman #1
movieThe Return of Casey Jones
1933 · Casey Jones
The Woman Who Dared
movieThe Woman Who Dared
1933 · Attorney
movieThe Crime of the Century
1933 · Captain Tim Riley
movieSelf Defense
1932 · Dan Simmons
movieMadison Square Garden
1932 · Honest John Miller
movieThe Phantom of Crestwood
1932 · Detective (uncredited)
movieWhite Eagle
1932 · Capt. Blake
movieThe Midnight Patrol
1932 · Howard Brady
movieBehind Stone Walls
1932 · District Attorney John Manson Clay
movieFive Star Final
1931 · R.J. Brannegan
movieMurder at Midnight
1931 · Inspector Taylor
movieThe Star Witness
1931 · Deputy Williams (uncredited)
movieThe Maltese Falcon
1931 · Police Lt. Dundy
movieHow I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931 · Himself - Golfer
movieThe Finger Points
1931 · Frank Carter
movieCaptain Thunder
1930 · Morgan
movieThe Doorway to Hell
1930 · Captain Pat O'Grady
movieMen of the North
1930 · Sergeant Mooney
movieAn Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930 · Self
movieSweet Mama
1930 · Mack
movieKathleen Mavourneen
1930 · Dan Moriarity
movieThe Divorcee
1930 · Bill
movieHide-Out
1930 · William Burke
movieThunderbolt
1929 · Prison chaplain
Protection
movieProtection
1929 · Wallace Crockett
movieThe Lone Wolf's Daughter
1929 · Ethier
movieRomance of the Underworld
1928 · Edwin Burke
movieLights of New York
1928 · Detective Crosby
movieHappiness Ahead
1928 · Detective
movieObey Your Husband
1928 · Mr. Kennedy
movieMan and Wife
1923 · Dr. Howard Fleming
movieThe Broken Silence
1922 · Bruce Cameron
movieWithout Fear
1922 · John Miles
movieA Pasteboard Crown
1922 · Stewart Thrall
movieFair Lady
1922 · Norvin Blake
movieLonely Heart
1921
movieA Virgin Paradise
1921 · Bob Alan
movieThe Money Maniac
1921 · Didier Bouchard
movieThe Empire of Diamonds
1920 · Matthew Versigny
movieL'apache
1919 · Otis Mayne
movieCheckers
1919 · Kendal
movieA Woman There Was
1919 · Pulke
movieUnknown Love
1919 · Captain Jack Tims
movieFor the Freedom of the East
1918 · Robert Kenyon
movieWhen Men Betray
1918 · Raymond Edwards
movieJoan of Plattsburg
1918 · Capt. Lane
movieThou Shalt Not Steal
1917 · Roger Benton
movieMary Moreland
1917 · Thomas Maughm
movieThe Dazzling Miss Davison
1917 · Gerard Buckland
movieThe Debt
1917
movieMrs. Balfame
1917 · Dwight Rush
movieMotherhood
1917 · Albert
movieSeven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917
movieLife's Shadows
1916 · Rodney Thorndyke
movieMiss Petticoats
1916 · Rev. Ralph Harding
movieThe Child of Destiny
1916 · Bob Stange
movieNotorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916 · Robert Ewing
movieThe Kiss of Hate
1916 · Sergius Orzoff