Dick Elliott

Known For: Acting
Born: April 29, 1886
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: December 22, 1961

Dick Elliott

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard "Dick" Elliott (April 30, 1886 – December 22, 1961) was an American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s until the time of his death. He was born Richard Damon Elliott in Boston, Massachusetts. Elliott played many different roles, typically as a somewhat blustery sort, such as a politician. A short, fat man, Elliott played Santa Claus on the Jimmy Durante, Red Skelton, and Jack Benny programs. Elliott had a couple of memorable lines in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), in which he scolded James Stewart, who was trying to say goodnight to Donna Reed, advising him to stop hemming and hawing and "just go ahead and kiss her". He also had a few memorable appearances in episodes of the Adventures of Superman television series. He appeared three times as Stanley on the CBS sitcom December Bride, as well as on two of ABC/Warner…

Filmography

Television: The First Fifty Years

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999 · Bartender (archive footage)

The Andy Griffith Show

1960 · Mayor Pike

Go, Johnny, Go!

1959 · Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Rawhide

1959 · McTavish

Days of Wine and Roses

1958 · Mr. Trayner

Man of the West

1958 · Willie (uncredited)

Man from God's Country

1958 · Mayor (uncredited)

Up In Smoke

1957 · Mike

Bombers B-52

1957 · Mr. Sampton (uncredited)

Looking for Danger

1957 · Mike Clancy

The Real McCoys

1957 · Mr. Tremantle

The Joker is Wild

1957 · Shaving Man (uncredited)

Maverick

1957 · Poker Player (uncredited)

Sugarfoot

1957 · Mr. Pomeroy (uncredited)

Omar Khayyam

1957 · Tavern Keeper

Don't Knock The Rock

1956 · Sheriff at End

The Gale Storm Show

The Gale Storm Show

1956 · Bartlett

Feathertop

1955 · Judge Gookin

Last of the Desperados

1955 · Walter 'Wally' Stone

The Twinkle In God's Eye

1955 · Lumber salesman

Double Jeopardy

1955 · Happy Harry

The Petrified Forest

1955 · Commander

The Tilted Tenderfoot

1955 · Mayor

Meet the O'Briens

1954 · Mr. Beach

Witness to Murder

1954 · Apartment Manager

Montana Belle

1952 · Jeptha Rideout - Banker

Park Row

1952 · Jeff Hudson

Three for Bedroom C

1952 · Train Passenger

High Noon

1952 · Kibbee (uncredited)

Rancho Notorious

1952 · Storyteller (uncredited)

I Love Lucy

1951 · Male Spectator (uncredited), Henry

Fort Defiance

1951 · Kincaid

The Red Skelton Show

1951 · Willie's Boss / Bartender

Flame Of Stamboul

1951 · Mr. Shirley (uncredited)

Hunt the Man Down

1950 · Happy (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

1950 · Sheriff

Union Station

1950 · Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)

Across the Badlands

1950 · Rufus Downey

Bunco Squad

1950 · Thurman (uncredited)

Rock Island Trail

1950 · Martin, Railroad Conductor

Western Pacific Agent

1950 · Sheriff

The Silver Bandit

1950 · Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)

Gun Crazy

1950 · Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)

Feudin' Rhythm

1949 · Charles Chester Upperworth

Trail of the Yukon

1949 · Editor Sullivan

Night Unto Night

1949 · Auto Court Manager

Flamingo Road

1949 · Tom Coyne (uncredited)

Act of Violence

1949 · Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)

Rose of the Yukon

1949 · Doc Read

Homicide for Three

1948 · Doorman at Atwood Towers

Rusty Leads the Way

1948 · Board Member (uncredited)

Singin' Spurs

1948 · Mr. Miggs

Silver River

1948 · Man Waiting Hours at McComb's (uncredited)

The Sainted Sisters

1948 · Milt Freeman (uncredited)

Money Madness

1948 · Malt Shop Customer (uncredited)

Albuquerque

1948 · Harvey (uncredited)

Slippy McGee

1948 · Fred Appelby

The Main Street Kid

1948 · Sam Trotter

Heading for Heaven

1947 · Roger Wingate

Driftwood

1947 · Townsman

Singapore

1947 · Passenger (uncredited)

Desperate

1947 · Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)

Thunder Mountain

1947 · Dick (uncredited)

A Likely Story

1947 · Conductor (uncredited)

The Scooper Dooper

The Scooper Dooper

1947 · Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

1947 · Mack Wilkins (uncredited)

Ginger

1947 · Mayor Hector Tillford

Doctor Jim

1947 · Edgar

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Man on Porch (uncredited)

Dangerous Money

1946 · P.T. Burke

Follow That Blonde

1946 · Judge

High School Hero

1946 · Mayor Whitehead

The Dark Horse

1946 · Ben Martin

Hot Cargo

1946 · Frankie

She Wrote the Book

1946 · Party Guest

That Texas Jamboree

1946 · Mayor Smith

Rainbow Over Texas

1946 · Yacht Captain Monroe

Partners in Time

1946 · Squire Skimp

Talk About a Lady

1946 · Baldwin

Deadline at Dawn

1946 · Chap (uncredited)

Breakfast in Hollywood

1946 · Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)

Abilene Town

1946 · Townsman (uncredited)

Adventure

1945 · George

Saratoga Trunk

1945 · Politician (uncredited)

Purity Squad

1945 · Judge Gilmenn

Girls of the Big House

1945 · Felton

Star in the Night

1945 · Traveler (uncredited)

You Drive Me Crazy

1945 · Mr. Michaelson

Christmas in Connecticut

1945 · Judge Crothers

Gangs of the Waterfront

1945 · Police Chief Davis

The Clock

1945 · New Jersey Man at Penn Station

Dillinger

1945 · Man in Bar (uncredited)

Fall Guy

1945 · Bail Bondsman (uncredited)

The Man Who Walked Alone

1945 · Mayor

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

1945 · Bascom, Hotel Guest

Main Street After Dark

1945 · MacLean (uncredited)

Hi, Beautiful

1944 · Passenger

Goin' to Town

1944 · Squire Skimp

When Strangers Marry

1944 · Sam Prescott

Silent Partner

1944 · Pop

Show Business

1944 · Binoculars Man

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

1944 · Matthews

Whispering Footsteps

1943 · Chief Joe Charters

Swing Out the Blues

1943 · Malcolm P. Carstairs

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943 · Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)

Wintertime

1943 · Husband (uncredited)

So's Your Uncle

1943 · Police Sergeant

Nobody's Darling

1943 · Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Three Hearts for Julia

1943 · Smith (uncredited)

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

1943 · J.P. McCluskey

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

1943 · Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace

Silver Skates

1943 · Promoter

The Powers Girl

1943 · Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited)

Laugh Your Blues Away

1942 · Mr. Conklin

Springtime in the Rockies

1942 · Mr. Jeepers (uncredited)

Criminal Investigator

1942 · Ed Brandt (uncredited)

You Can't Escape Forever

1942 · Meeker (uncredited)

Scattergood Survives a Murder

1942 · Mathew Quentin

Meet the Stewarts

1942 · Mr. Willoughby (uncredited)

So's Your Aunt Emma!

1942 · Evans

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

1942 · Tim Miller

Man From Headquarters

1942 · Editor Elwin A. Jonas

All Through the Night

1942 · Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)

Road to Happiness

1941 · Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven

1941 · Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)

Three Girls About Town

1941 · Magician Boarding Bus

The Pittsburgh Kid

1941 · Garvey

Manpower

1941 · Drunk Texan (uncredited)

Sunset in Wyoming

1941 · Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody

She Knew All the Answers

1941 · Broker

The Wagons Roll at Night

1941 · Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)

Mr. District Attorney

1941 · Detective in Café

A Man Betrayed

1941 · Ward Heeler (uncredited)

Back Street

1941 · Hotel desk clerk

Four Mothers

1941 · Ed (uncredited)

Behind the News

1940 · Foster

Li'l Abner

1940 · Marryin' Sam

Young Bill Hickok

1940 · Elliott

Melody Ranch

1940 · Sheriff Barstow

Up in the Air

1940 · B. J. Hastings, Station Owner

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

1940 · Airport Agent

I Love You Again

1940 · Ranger Leader (uncredited)

One Man's Law

1940 · Prendergast

The Mortal Storm

1940 · Passport Official on Train

Florian

1940 · Auctioneer

Two Girls on Broadway

1940 · Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)

Women Without Names

1940 · Roomer

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940 · Politician (uncredited)

All Women Have Secrets

1939 · Justice of the Peace

The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939 · Druggist (uncredited)

Another Thin Man

1939 · Detective (uncredited)

Truth Aches

1939

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939 · Booking Agent

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939 · Carl Cook

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

1939 · McKeever

I Stole a Million

1939 · Small-Town Doctor (uncredited)

Frontier Marshal

1939 · Drunk

Undercover Agent

1939 · Garrison - Henchman

I'm from Missouri

1939 · Mule Judge

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939 · Man Laughing at Demo

Sudden Money

1939 · Gambler

Let Us Live

1939 · Rotarian Juror (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939 · Train Conductor (uncredited)

Home Boner

1939

Boy Trouble

1939 · Dr. Benshlager

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939 · Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)

Next Time I Marry

1938 · Henry (uncredited)

A Man to Remember

1938 · Hank

Down on the Farm

1938 · Slicker

Tenth Avenue Kid

1938 · Gun salesman

Little Miss Broadway

1938 · Man Carrying Violin Case (uncredited)

Hide and Shriek

1938 · Haunted-house proprietor

Prison Farm

1938 · The Glenby Judge

Under Western Stars

1938 · Sen. William P. Scully

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938 · Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)

Start Cheering

1938 · Station Agent

International Settlement

1938 · Ocean Liner Passenger

The Jury's Secret

1938 · Donald Graves

Quick Money

1937 · Jeffrey Walker

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938

1937 · Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker

Parnell

1937 · Middle Aged Man

Behind The Headlines

1937 · Bartender

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1937 · Stumpy Carter

China Passage

1937 · Philip Burton

You Only Live Once

1937 · Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Wanted: Jane Turner

1936 · Arizona Sheepman (uncredited)

Go West Young Man

1936 · Reporter (uncredited)

The Big Game

1936 · Lowell

High Tension

1936 · Sundholm

Educating Father

1936 · Townley (uncredited)

The Princess Comes Across

1936 · Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)

Brilliant Marriage

1936 · Editor

Silly Billies

1936 · Mayor Culpepper

Neighborhood House

1936 · Perkins - Charley's Boss

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936 · Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)

Her Master's Voice

1936 · Police Captain

Dr. Socrates

1935 · Photographer

Ladies Crave Excitement

1935 · Starke's Aide

Sprucin' Up

1935 · Mr. Jones

Break of Hearts

1935 · Max - Florist (uncredited)

Men of the Hour

1935 · Theatre Manager

Helldorado

1935 · Waiter

Shivers

1934

We're Rich Again

1934 · Fred Green

The Merry Frinks

1934 · Reporter

Woman Unafraid

1934 · Tom Brady

Please

1933 · Sonny's Father

The Worst Woman in Paris?

1933 · Mayor Rodney

Stage Mother

1933 · Party Guest

Picture Snatcher

1933 · Staff Editor (uncredited)

Central Airport

1933 · Man Looking for Driver

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