- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 30, 1892
- Place of Birth
- Albany, Wisconsin, USA
- Died
- February 3, 1972
John Litel
John Litel was an American stage, screen, and television actor. From 1919 to 1936 he performed in several plays on Broadway. In 1929 he began appearing in films and was in over 200 movies throughout his career. Litel often played supporting roles such as hard-nosed cops and district attorneys. He appeared in many television series. John Litel's acting career concluded in 1967.
Filmography
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieNevada Smith
1966 · Doctor
movieThe Sons of Katie Elder
1965 · Minister
tvBranded
1965 · , Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieRendezvous in Space
1964 · Priest
movieThe Gun Hawk
1963 · Drunk - Madden's father
Vacation Playhouse
1963 · Albert P. Leviathan
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Finley, Wade Hammill
movieLover Come Back
1961 · Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
moviePocketful of Miracles
1961 · Police Inspector McCrary
tvHazel
1961
movieVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961 · Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
tvRoute 66
1960
tvStagecoach West
1960 · Dan Murchison
tvHawaiian Eye
1959
tvLock-Up
1959
tvBonanza
1959 · Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington, Mayor George Goshen
tvRawhide
1959 · Jim Rye, James Whitcomb
movieHouseboat
1958 · Mr. William Farnsworth
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958 · , Colonel Richard Gaunt, Distinguished Visitor
tvBronco
1958
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Judge George Healy, Asa Morgan, Clint Davis
movieDecision at Sundown
1957 · Charles Summerton
tvZorro
1957 · The Governor
tvTrackdown
1957 · Judge Henry
tvMaverick
1957 · Ellsworth Greeley, Judge Somervell, Judge Joshua Thayer
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Judge
movieThe Hired Gun
1957 · Mace Beldon
tvSugarfoot
1957 · Hank Tatum, Archie Crenshaw
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Sheriff Martin Calder
movieComanche
1956 · Gen. Nelson A. Miles
movieThe Wild Dakotas
1956 · Morgan Wheeler
movieRunaway Daughters
1956 · George Barton
movieTexas Lady
1955 · Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
tvCheyenne
1955
tvThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
movieThe Kentuckian
1955 · Pleasant Tuesday Babson
movieDouble Jeopardy
1955 · Emmett Devery
tvClimax!
1954 · Judge Sam Crowley
movieSitting Bull
1954 · Wilford Howell
movieJack Slade
1953 · Judge Davidson
tvCity Detective
1953
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Phillip Saunders, Frank Hobbs
movieMontana Belle
1952 · Matt Towner
My Hero
1952 · Willis Thackery
tvCavalcade of America
1952 · Dr. Silkworth
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952 · Van Alten, Mayor
movieScaramouche
1952 · Dr. Dubuque
movieJet Job
1952 · Sam Bentley
movieFlight to Mars
1951 · Dr. Lane
tvI Love Lucy
1951 · Harvey Cromwell
movieLittle Egypt
1951 · Shuster
movieTwo Dollar Bettor
1951 · John Hewitt
movieTake Care of My Little Girl
1951 · John Erickson (uncredited)
movieThe Texas Rangers
1951 · John B. Jones
movieThe Groom Wore Spurs
1951 · Chief of Police
Cuban Fireball
1951 · Pomeroy Sr.
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · Dr. Robbins
movieThe Fuller Brush Girl
1950 · Mr. Watkins
movieKiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950 · Police Chief Sam Tolgate
movieThe Sundowners
1950 · John Gall
movieWoman in Hiding
1950 · John Chandler
movieMary Ryan, Detective
1949 · Capt. Billings
Rusty's Birthday
1949 · Hugh Mitchell
movieThe Gal Who Took the West
1949 · Colonel Logan
movieOutpost in Morocco
1949 · Colonel Pascal
movieRusty Saves a Life
1949 · Hugh Mitchell
movieShamrock Hill
1949 · Ralph Judson
movieThe Valiant Hombre
1948 · Lon Lansdell
movieRusty Leads the Way
1948 · Hugh Mitchell
movieTriple Threat
1948
moviePitfall
1948 · District Attorney
movieKey Largo
1948 · Dispatcher (uncredited)
movieI, Jane Doe
1948 · Horton
movieSmart Woman
1948 · Clark
movieMy Dog Rusty
1948 · Hugh Mitchell
movieCass Timberlane
1947 · Webb Wargate
movieChristmas Eve
1947 · Joe Bland, FBI Agent
movieHeaven Only Knows
1947 · Reverend Wainwright
movieThe Guilty
1947 · Alex Tremholt
movieEasy Come, Easy Go
1947 · Tom Clancy
movieThe Beginning or the End
1947 · K.T. Keller
movieLighthouse
1947 · Hank Armitage
movieSwell Guy
1946 · Arthur Tyler
movieSister Kenny
1946 · Medical Director
movieOkay for Sound
1946
movieThe Return of Rusty
1946 · Hugh Mitchell
movieShe Wrote the Book
1946 · Dean Fowler
movieNight in Paradise
1946 · Archon
movieThe Madonna's Secret
1946 · Lt. Roberts
movieSmooth as Silk
1946 · Stephen Elliott
movieSan Antonio
1945 · Charlie Bell
movieThe Enchanted Forest
1945 · Ed Henderson
movieNorthwest Trail
1945 · Sergeant Means
movieThe Daltons Ride Again
1945 · Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
movieThe Crimson Canary
1945 · Roger Quinn
movieThe Crime Doctor's Warning
1945 · Inspector Dawes
movieSalome, Where She Danced
1945 · General Lee
movieBrewster's Millions
1945 · Swearengen Jones
movieFaces in the Fog
1944 · Dr. Mason
movieMurder in the Blue Room
1944 · Frank Baldrich
movieMy Buddy
1944 · Jim Donnelly
movieHenry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944 · Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
movieHenry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944 · Mr. Aldrich
movieHenry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944 · Sam Aldrich
movieWhere Are Your Children?
1943 · Judge Edmonds
movieHenry Aldrich Haunts a House
1943 · Sam Aldrich
movieSo Proudly We Hail
1943 · Dr. Harrison
movieSubmarine Base
1943 · James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
movieHenry Aldrich Swings It
1943 · Mr. Aldrich
movieCrime Doctor
1943 · Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
movieHenry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943 · Sam Aldrich
movieMurder in Times Square
1943 · Dr. Blaine
movieMadame Spy
1942 · Peter Rolf
movieThe Boss of Big Town
1942 · Michael Lynn
movieHenry Aldrich, Editor
1942 · Sam Aldrich
movieInvisible Agent
1942 · John Gardiner
movieMen of Texas
1942 · Colonel Colbert Scott
movieFor the Common Defense!
1942 · Subprefect Santiago Castillo
movieMarch On, America!
1942 · Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHenry and Dizzy
1942 · Sam Aldrich
movieA Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942 · Norman Hadley
movieThe Mystery of Marie Roget
1942 · Henri Beauvais
movieKid Glove Killer
1942 · Matty
movieMississippi Gambler
1942 · Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
movieSoldiers in White
1942 · Charles Anthony
movieDon Winslow of the Navy
1942 · Spencer Merlin
movieSealed Lips
1942 · Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
movieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Gen. Phil Sheridan
movieHenry Aldrich for President
1941 · Sam Aldrich
movieThieves Fall Out
1941 · Tim Gordon
movieThe Big Boss
1941 · Bob Dugan
movieThe Great Mr. Nobody
1941 · John Wade
movieThe Trial of Mary Dugan
1941 · Mr. West
movieFather's Son
1941 · William Emory
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940 · Martin
movieMarch On, Marines
1940 · Colonel Myers
movieLady with Red Hair
1940 · Charles Bryant
movieFather Is A Prince
1940 · Dr. Mark Stone
movieKnute Rockne All American
1940 · Committee Chairman
movieMoney and the Woman
1940 · Jerremy Helm
movieThey Drive by Night
1940 · Harry McNamara
movieThe Man Who Talked Too Much
1940 · District Attorney Dickson
movieGambling on the High Seas
1940 · U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
movieMurder in the Air
1940 · Saxby
movieMen Without Souls
1940 · Reverend Thomas Storm
movieFlight Angels
1940 · Dr. Barclay
movieAn Angel from Texas
1940 · Quigley
movieIt All Came True
1940 · Mr. Roberts
movieVirginia City
1940 · Marshall
movieCastle on the Hudson
1940 · Prison Chaplain
movieThe Fighting 69th
1940 · Captain Mangan
movieA Child is Born
1939 · Dr. Brett
movieThe Return of Doctor X
1939 · Dr. Flegg
movieOn Dress Parade
1939 · Col. Michael Riker
movieOne Hour to Live
1939 · Rudolph Spain
movieDust Be My Destiny
1939 · Prosecutor
movieNancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939 · Carson Drew
movieThe Bill of Rights
1939 · Patrick Henry
movieOld Glory
1939 · Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
movieNancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939 · Carson Drew
movieDodge City
1939 · Matt Cole
movieOn Trial
1939 · Robert Strickland
movieYou Can't Get Away with Murder
1939 · Attorney Carey
movieSecret Service of the Air
1939 · Chief Agent Tom Saxby
movieNancy Drew... Reporter
1939 · Carson Drew
movieWings of the Navy
1939 · Commander Clark
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938 · Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieComet Over Broadway
1938 · Bill Appleton
movieThe Declaration of Independence
1938 · Thomas Jefferson
movieNancy Drew… Detective
1938 · Carson Drew
movieBroadway Musketeers
1938 · Stan Dowling
movieValley of the Giants
1938 · Hendricks
movieThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938 · Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
movieMy Bill
1938 · John C. Rudlin
movieLittle Miss Thoroughbred
1938 · Nelson "Nails" Morgan
movieOver the Wall
1938 · Father Neil Connor
movieJezebel
1938 · Jean La Cour
movieLove, Honor and Behave
1938 · Jim Blake
movieA Slight Case of Murder
1938 · Post
movieGold Is Where You Find It
1938 · Ralph Ferris
movieMissing Witnesses
1937 · Inspector Lane
movieThe Man Without a Country
1937 · Lt. Philip Nolan
movieAlcatraz Island
1937 · 'Gat' Brady
movieThe Life of Emile Zola
1937 · Charpentier
movieBack in Circulation
1937 · Dr. Eugene Forde
movieSlim
1937 · Wyatt Ranstead
movieMarked Woman
1937 · Gordon
movieMidnight Court
1937 · Victor Shanley
movieBlack Legion
1937 · Tommy Smith
movieGive Me Liberty
1936 · Patrick Henry
movieFugitive in the Sky
1936 · Mike Phelan
movieWayward
1932 · Robert 'Bob' Daniels
movieOn the Border
1930 · Dave (as John B. Litel)
Oh Darling!
1930
Don't Believe It
1930 · Dick
movieAlways Faithful
1929 · Wayne
movieFinders Keepers
1929 · (as John B. Litel)
The Sleeping Porch
1929