John Litel
December 30, 1892 (131 years old) in Albany, Wisconsin, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1983 · Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1966 · Nevada Smith as Doctor
- 1965 · The Sons of Katie Elder as Minister
- 1965 · Branded as
- 1965 · Branded as Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1964 · Rendezvous in Space as Priest
- 1963 · The Gun Hawk as Drunk - Madden's father
- 1963 · Vacation Playhouse as Albert P. Leviathan
- 1962 · The Virginian as Finley
- 1962 · The Virginian as Wade Hammill
- 1961 · Lover Come Back as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
- 1961 · Pocketful of Miracles as Police Inspector McCrary
- 1961 · Hazel as
- 1961 · Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
- 1960 · Route 66 as
- 1960 · Stagecoach West as Dan Murchison
- 1959 · Hawaiian Eye as
- 1959 · Lock-Up as
- 1959 · Bonanza as Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington
- 1959 · Rawhide as Jim Rye
- 1959 · Rawhide as James Whitcomb
- 1958 · Houseboat as Mr. William Farnsworth
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as Colonel Richard Gaunt
- 1958 · Bronco as
- 1958 · Wanted: Dead or Alive as Judge George Healy
- 1958 · Wanted: Dead or Alive as Asa Morgan
- 1958 · Wanted: Dead or Alive as Clint Davis
- 1957 · Decision at Sundown as Charles Summerton
- 1957 · Zorro as
- 1957 · Zorro as The Governor
- 1957 · Trackdown as
- 1957 · Maverick as Ellsworth Greeley
- 1957 · Maverick as Judge Somervell
- 1957 · Maverick as Judge Joshua Thayer
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Judge
- 1957 · The Hired Gun as Mace Beldon
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Hank Tatum
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Archie Crenshaw
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sheriff Martin Calder
- 1956 · Comanche as Gen. Nelson A. Miles
- 1956 · The Wild Dakotas as Morgan Wheeler
- 1956 · Runaway Daughters as George Barton
- 1955 · Texas Lady as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
- 1955 · Cheyenne as
- 1955 · The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as
- 1955 · The Kentuckian as Pleasant Tuesday Babson
- 1955 · Double Jeopardy as Emmett Devery
- 1954 · Climax! as Judge Sam Crowley
- 1954 · Sitting Bull as Wilford Howell
- 1953 · Jack Slade as Judge Davidson
- 1953 · City Detective as
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Phillip Saunders
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Frank Hobbs
- 1952 · Montana Belle as Matt Towner
- 1952 · My Hero as
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as Dr. Silkworth
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Van Alten
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Mayor
- 1952 · Scaramouche as Dr. Dubuque
- 1952 · Jet Job as Sam Bentley
- 1951 · Flight To Mars as Dr. Lane
- 1951 · I Love Lucy as Harvey Cromwell
- 1951 · Little Egypt as Shuster
- 1951 · Two Dollar Bettor as John Hewitt
- 1951 · Take Care of My Little Girl as John Erickson (uncredited)
- 1951 · The Texas Rangers as John B. Jones
- 1951 · The Groom Wore Spurs as Uncle George
- 1951 · Cuban Fireball as Pomeroy Sr.
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Dr. Robbins
- 1950 · The Fuller Brush Girl as Mr. Watkins
- 1950 · Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye as Police Chief Sam Tolgate
- 1950 · The Sundowners as John Gall
- 1950 · Woman in Hiding as John Chandler
- 1949 · Mary Ryan, Detective as Capt. Billings
- 1949 · Rusty's Birthday as Hugh Mitchell
- 1949 · The Gal Who Took the West as Colonel Logan
- 1949 · Outpost in Morocco as Colonel Pascal
- 1949 · Rusty Saves a Life as Hugh Mitchell
- 1949 · Shamrock Hill as Ralph Judson
- 1948 · The Valiant Hombre as Lon Lansdell
- 1948 · Rusty Leads the Way as Hugh Mitchell
- 1948 · Triple Threat as
- 1948 · Pitfall as District Attorney
- 1948 · Key Largo as Dispatcher (uncredited)
- 1948 · I, Jane Doe as Horton
- 1948 · Smart Woman as Clark
- 1948 · My Dog Rusty as Hugh Mitchell
- 1947 · Cass Timberlane as Webb Wargate
- 1947 · Christmas Eve as Joe Bland, FBI Agent
- 1947 · Heaven Only Knows as Reverend Wainwright
- 1947 · The Guilty as Alex Tremholt
- 1947 · Easy Come, Easy Go as Tom Clancy
- 1947 · The Beginning or the End as K.T. Keller
- 1947 · Lighthouse as Hank Armitage
- 1946 · Swell Guy as Arthur Tyler
- 1946 · Sister Kenny as Medical Director
- 1946 · Okay for Sound as
- 1946 · The Return of Rusty as Hugh Mitchell
- 1946 · She Wrote the Book as Dean Fowler
- 1946 · Night in Paradise as Archon
- 1946 · The Madonna's Secret as Lt. Roberts
- 1946 · Smooth as Silk as Stephen Elliott
- 1945 · San Antonio as Charlie Bell
- 1945 · The Enchanted Forest as Ed Henderson
- 1945 · Northwest Trail as Sergeant Means
- 1945 · The Daltons Ride Again as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
- 1945 · The Crimson Canary as Roger Quinn
- 1945 · The Crime Doctor's Warning as Inspector Dawes
- 1945 · Salome, Where She Danced as General Lee
- 1945 · Brewster's Millions as Swearengen Jones
- 1944 · Faces in the Fog as Dr. Mason
- 1944 · Murder in the Blue Room as Frank Baldrich
- 1944 · My Buddy as Father Jim Donnelly
- 1944 · Henry Aldrich's Little Secret as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
- 1944 · Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid as Mr. Aldrich
- 1944 · Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout as Sam Aldrich
- 1943 · Where Are Your Children? as Judge Edmonds
- 1943 · Henry Aldrich Haunts a House as Sam Aldrich
- 1943 · So Proudly We Hail as Dr. Harrison
- 1943 · Submarine Base as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
- 1943 · Henry Aldrich Swings It as Mr. Aldrich
- 1943 · Crime Doctor as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
- 1943 · Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour as Sam Aldrich
- 1943 · Murder in Times Square as Dr. Blaine
- 1942 · Madame Spy as Peter Rolf
- 1942 · The Boss of Big Town as Michael Lynn
- 1942 · Henry Aldrich, Editor as Sam Aldrich
- 1942 · Invisible Agent as John Gardiner
- 1942 · Men of Texas as Colonel Colbert Scott
- 1942 · For the Common Defense! as Subprefect Santiago Castillo
- 1942 · March On, America! as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1942 · Henry and Dizzy as Sam Aldrich
- 1942 · A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen as Norman Hadley
- 1942 · The Mystery of Marie Roget as Henri Beauvais
- 1942 · Kid Glove Killer as Matty
- 1942 · Mississippi Gambler as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
- 1942 · Soldiers in White as Charles Anthony
- 1942 · Don Winslow of the Navy as Spencer Merlin
- 1942 · Sealed Lips as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
- 1941 · They Died with Their Boots On as Gen. Phil Sheridan
- 1941 · Henry Aldrich for President as Sam Aldrich
- 1941 · Thieves Fall Out as Tim Gordon
- 1941 · The Big Boss as Bob Dugan
- 1941 · The Great Mr. Nobody as John Wade
- 1941 · The Trial of Mary Dugan as Mr. West
- 1941 · Father's Son as William Emory
- 1940 · Santa Fe Trail as Martin
- 1940 · March On, Marines as Colonel Myers
- 1940 · Lady with Red Hair as Charles Bryant
- 1940 · Father Is A Prince as Dr. Mark Stone
- 1940 · Knute Rockne All American as Committee Chairman
- 1940 · Money and the Woman as Jerremy Helm
- 1940 · They Drive by Night as Harry McNamara
- 1940 · The Man Who Talked Too Much as District Attorney Dickson
- 1940 · Gambling on the High Seas as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
- 1940 · Murder in the Air as Saxby
- 1940 · Men Without Souls as Reverend Thomas Storm
- 1940 · Flight Angels as Dr. Barclay
- 1940 · An Angel from Texas as Quigley
- 1940 · It All Came True as Mr. Roberts
- 1940 · Virginia City as Marshall
- 1940 · Castle on the Hudson as Prison Chaplain
- 1940 · The Fighting 69th as Captain Mangan
- 1939 · A Child Is Born as Dr. Brett
- 1939 · The Return of Doctor X as Dr. Flegg
- 1939 · On Dress Parade as Col. Michael Riker
- 1939 · One Hour To Live as Rudolph Spain
- 1939 · Dust Be My Destiny as Prosecutor
- 1939 · Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase as Carson Drew
- 1939 · The Bill of Rights as Patrick Henry
- 1939 · Old Glory as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939 · Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter as Carson Drew
- 1939 · Dodge City as Matt Cole
- 1939 · On Trial as Robert Strickland
- 1939 · You Can't Get Away with Murder as Attorney Carey
- 1939 · Secret Service of the Air as Chief Agent Tom Saxby
- 1939 · Nancy Drew... Reporter as Carson Drew
- 1939 · Wings of the Navy as Commander Clark
- 1938 · Breakdowns of 1938 as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1938 · Comet Over Broadway as Bill Appleton
- 1938 · The Declaration of Independence as Thomas Jefferson
- 1938 · Nancy Drew… Detective as Carson Drew
- 1938 · Broadway Musketeers as Stan Dowling
- 1938 · Valley of the Giants as Hendricks
- 1938 · The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
- 1938 · My Bill as John C. Rudlin
- 1938 · Little Miss Thoroughbred as Nelson "Nails" Morgan
- 1938 · Over the Wall as Father Neil Connor
- 1938 · Jezebel as Jean La Cour
- 1938 · Love, Honor and Behave as Jim Blake
- 1938 · A Slight Case of Murder as Mr. Post, banker
- 1938 · Gold Is Where You Find It as Ralph Ferris
- 1937 · Missing Witnesses as Inspector Lane
- 1937 · The Man Without a Country as Lt. Philip Nolan
- 1937 · Alcatraz Island as 'Gat' Brady
- 1937 · The Life of Emile Zola as Charpentier
- 1937 · Back in Circulation as Dr. Eugene Forde
- 1937 · Slim as Wyatt Ranstead
- 1937 · Marked Woman as Gordon
- 1937 · Midnight Court as Victor Shanley
- 1937 · Black Legion as Tommy Smith
- 1936 · Give Me Liberty as Patrick Henry
- 1936 · Fugitive in the Sky as Mike Phelan
- 1932 · Wayward as Robert 'Bob' Daniels
- 1930 · On the Border as Dave (as John B. Litel)
- 1930 · Oh Darling! as
- 1930 · Don't Believe It as Dick
- 1929 · Always Faithful as Wayne
- 1929 · Finders Keepers as (as John B. Litel)
- 1929 · The Sleeping Porch as