John Litel
Known for Acting · 200 credits
- Born
- 1892-12-30
- Died
- 1972-02-03
- Place of birth
- Albany, Wisconsin, USA
- Also known as
- John Beach Litel · John B. Litel · جان لایتل
Biography
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
TV Shows (30)
Perry Mason
1957
as Judge
Bonanza
1959
as Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington / Mayor George Goshen
Maverick
1957
as Ellsworth Greeley / Judge Somervell / Judge Joshua Thayer
The Virginian
1962
as Finley / Wade Hammill
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Climax!
1954
as Judge Sam Crowley
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Van Alten / Mayor
Cheyenne
1955
Route 66
1960
Rawhide
1959
as Jim Rye / James Whitcomb
I Love Lucy
1951
as Harvey Cromwell
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff Martin Calder
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Judge George Healy / Asa Morgan / Clint Davis
Zorro
1957
as The Governor
Hawaiian Eye
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Colonel Richard Gaunt / Distinguished Visitor
Sugarfoot
1957
as Hank Tatum / Archie Crenshaw
Hazel
1961
Bronco
1958
Branded
1965
as Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Dr. Silkworth
Trackdown
1957
as Judge Henry
Lock-Up
1959
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Robbins
Stagecoach West
1960
as Dan Murchison
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Albert P. Leviathan
City Detective
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
as Phillip Saunders / Frank Hobbs
My Hero
1952
Movies (170)
Key Largo
1948
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
Jezebel
1938
as Jean La Cour
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Police Inspector McCrary
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Minister
Nevada Smith
1966
as Doctor
Scaramouche
1952
as Dr. Dubuque
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
Houseboat
1958
as Mr. William Farnsworth
Lover Come Back
1961
as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Martin
Decision at Sundown
1957
as Charles Summerton
Dodge City
1939
as Matt Cole
The Kentuckian
1955
as Pleasant Tuesday Babson
Marked Woman
1937
as Gordon
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Gen. Phil Sheridan
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950
as Mr. Watkins
Comanche
1956
as Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Pitfall
1948
as District Attorney
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Captain Mangan
Sitting Bull
1954
as Wilford Howell
Invisible Agent
1942
as John Gardiner
The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Dr. Flegg
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Virginia City
1940
as Marshall
San Antonio
1945
as Charlie Bell
They Drive by Night
1940
as Harry McNamara
The Beginning or the End
1947
as K.T. Keller
It All Came True
1940
as Mr. Roberts
Montana Belle
1952
as Matt Towner
So Proudly We Hail
1943
as Dr. Harrison
The Sundowners
1950
as John Gall
Valley of the Giants
1938
as Hendricks
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Post
Smart Woman
1948
as Clark
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Prosecutor
Sister Kenny
1946
as Medical Director
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
as Norman Hadley
Black Legion
1937
as Tommy Smith
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
as Charpentier
The Texas Rangers
1951
as John B. Jones
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951
as John Erickson (uncredited)
Woman in Hiding
1950
as John Chandler
The Gal Who Took the West
1949
as Colonel Logan
Brewster's Millions
1945
as Swearengen Jones
Crime Doctor
1943
as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
Alcatraz Island
1937
as 'Gat' Brady
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as Attorney Carey
Sealed Lips
1942
as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
Swell Guy
1946
as Arthur Tyler
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
as Carson Drew
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945
as Inspector Dawes
My Bill
1938
as John C. Rudlin
Christmas Eve
1947
as Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Rendezvous in Space
1964
as Priest
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Committee Chairman
The Madonna's Secret
1946
as Lt. Roberts
Men Without Souls
1940
as Reverend Thomas Storm
The Valiant Hombre
1948
as Lon Lansdell
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
as Henri Beauvais
The Declaration of Independence
1938
as Thomas Jefferson
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate
The Groom Wore Spurs
1951
as Chief of Police
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Prison Chaplain
Flight to Mars
1951
as Dr. Lane
Northwest Trail
1945
as Sergeant Means
Jet Job
1952
as Sam Bentley
Madame Spy
1942
as Peter Rolf
On Trial
1939
as Robert Strickland
Texas Lady
1955
as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
Murder in the Blue Room
1944
as Frank Baldrich
One Hour to Live
1939
as Rudolph Spain
Henry and Dizzy
1942
as Sam Aldrich
The Guilty
1947
as Alex Tremholt
Salome, Where She Danced
1945
as General Lee
Outpost in Morocco
1949
as Colonel Pascal
My Buddy
1944
as Jim Donnelly
Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Bill Appleton
On Dress Parade
1939
as Col. Michael Riker
Broadway Musketeers
1938
as Stan Dowling
Cass Timberlane
1947
as Webb Wargate
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940
as District Attorney Dickson
Rusty Leads the Way
1948
as Hugh Mitchell
March On, Marines
1940
as Colonel Myers
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Charles Bryant
Faces in the Fog
1944
as Dr. Mason
Runaway Daughters
1956
as George Barton
Missing Witnesses
1937
as Inspector Lane
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Commander Clark
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Little Egypt
1951
as Shuster
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
as Mr. West
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Chief Agent Tom Saxby
The Wild Dakotas
1956
as Morgan Wheeler
Slim
1937
as Wyatt Ranstead
Shamrock Hill
1949
as Ralph Judson
An Angel from Texas
1940
as Quigley
Submarine Base
1943
as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Emmett Devery
I, Jane Doe
1948
as Horton
Two Dollar Bettor
1951
as John Hewitt
The Bill of Rights
1939
as Patrick Henry
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
as Carson Drew
A Child is Born
1939
as Dr. Brett
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Carson Drew
Lighthouse
1947
as Hank Armitage
Soldiers in White
1942
as Charles Anthony
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
as Carson Drew
Over the Wall
1938
as Father Neil Connor
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Ralph Ferris
She Wrote the Book
1946
as Dean Fowler
Money and the Woman
1940
as Jerremy Helm
Night in Paradise
1946
as Archon
Murder in Times Square
1943
as Dr. Blaine
Give Me Liberty
1936
as Patrick Henry
On the Border
1930
as Dave (as John B. Litel)
Midnight Court
1937
as Victor Shanley
Love, Honor and Behave
1938
as Jim Blake
The Gun Hawk
1963
as Drunk - Madden's father
Where Are Your Children?
1943
as Judge Edmonds
About 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. With 200 credits spanning from 1929 to 1983, John Litel has appeared in 170 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Litel Movies
- Key Largo (1948) — as Dispatcher (uncredited)
- Jezebel (1938) — as Jean La Cour
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) — as Police Inspector McCrary
- The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) — as Minister
- Nevada Smith (1966) — as Doctor
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