Dick Elliott
Known for Acting · 211 credits
- Born
- 1886-04-29
- Died
- 1961-12-22
- Place of birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Dick Elliot · Richard 'Dick' Elliott · Richard E. Elliott · Richard Elliott · Richard "Dick" Damon Elliott · Richard Damon Elliott
Biography
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 Brothers' western series, Sugarfoot and Maverick. He was cast as the prospector Peter Cooper and then as Sheriff Tiny Morris in two segments of CBS's Tales of the Texas Rangers. He appeared twice as Doc Thornton on ABC's The Real McCoys. Elliott is perhaps best known as Mayberry's Mayor Pike in early episodes of CBS's The Andy Griffith Show, one of his last screen works. In two of the eleven episodes featuring Elliot as mayor, actress Josie Lloyd portrayed his daughter.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Willie's Boss / Bartender
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mayor Pike
Maverick
1957
as Poker Player (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
1951
as Male Spectator (uncredited) / Henry
The Real McCoys
1957
as Mr. Tremantle
Rawhide
1959
as McTavish
Sugarfoot
1957
as Mr. Pomeroy (uncredited)
The Gale Storm Show
1956
as Bartlett
Movies (203)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Man on Porch (uncredited)
High Noon
1952
as Kibbee (uncredited)
Show Business
1944
as Binoculars Man
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Carl Cook
Start Cheering
1938
as Station Agent
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937
as Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker
Brilliant Marriage
1936
as Editor
Central Airport
1933
as Man Looking for Driver
The Clock
1945
as New Jersey Man at Penn Station
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Happy Harry
Parnell
1937
as Middle Aged Man
Ginger
1947
as Mayor Hector Tillford
Back Street
1941
as Hotel desk clerk
Fall Guy
1945
as Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
Driftwood
1947
as Townsman
Man of the West
1958
as Willie (uncredited)
Feathertop
1955
as Judge Gookin
Undercover Agent
1939
as Garrison - Henchman
Purity Squad
1945
as Judge Gilmenn
Sprucin' Up
1935
as Mr. Jones
Another Thin Man
1939
as Detective (uncredited)
Gun Crazy
1950
as Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
Silver River
1948
as Man Waiting Hours at McComb's (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
All Through the Night
1942
as Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm
1940
as Passport Official on Train
Bombers B-52
1957
as Mr. Sampton (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
as Judge Crothers
Silent Partner
1944
as Pop
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Man Laughing at Demo
So's Your Aunt Emma!
1942
as Evans
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
1937
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
1957
as Shaving Man (uncredited)
Act of Violence
1949
as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
Heading for Heaven
1947
as Roger Wingate
Flamingo Road
1949
as Tom Coyne (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher
1933
as Staff Editor (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
1941
as Detective in Café
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935
as Starke's Aide
I Love You Again
1940
as Ranger Leader (uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)
Main Street After Dark
1945
as MacLean (uncredited)
Man from God's Country
1958
as Mayor (uncredited)
Her Master's Voice
1936
as Police Captain
Montana Belle
1952
as Jeptha Rideout - Banker
Days of Wine and Roses
1958
as Mr. Trayner
Talk About a Lady
1946
as Baldwin
Looking for Danger
1957
as Mike Clancy
Meet the O'Briens
1954
as Mr. Beach
Witness to Murder
1954
as Apartment Manager
Hunt the Man Down
1950
as Happy (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Bartender (archive footage)
Abilene Town
1946
as Townsman (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Politician (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
1945
as Politician (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)
When Strangers Marry
1944
as Sam Prescott
International Settlement
1938
as Ocean Liner Passenger
Down on the Farm
1938
as Slicker
Break of Hearts
1935
as Max - Florist (uncredited)
The Princess Comes Across
1936
as Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)
Night Unto Night
1949
as Auto Court Manager
Singapore
1947
as Passenger (uncredited)
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
as Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)
Little Miss Broadway
1938
as Man Carrying Violin Case (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
1952
as Storyteller (uncredited)
Home Boner
1939
Shivers
1934
Silly Billies
1936
as Mayor Culpepper
Manpower
1941
as Drunk Texan (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle
1943
as Police Sergeant
Let Us Live
1939
as Rotarian Juror (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
1939
as Drunk
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
as Druggist (uncredited)
The Petrified Forest
1955
as Commander
Desperate
1947
as Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
1947
as Dick (uncredited)
The Tilted Tenderfoot
1955
as Mayor
Gangs of the Waterfront
1945
as Police Chief Davis
Rusty Leads the Way
1948
as Board Member (uncredited)
All Women Have Secrets
1939
as Justice of the Peace
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)
The Powers Girl
1943
as Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited)
The Scooper Dooper
1947
as Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor
Scattergood Survives a Murder
1942
as Mathew Quentin
Three Girls About Town
1941
as Magician Boarding Bus
Omar Khayyam
1957
as Tavern Keeper
Sunset in Wyoming
1941
as Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody
She Wrote the Book
1946
as Party Guest
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Mr. Willoughby (uncredited)
Dangerous Money
1946
as P.T. Burke
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
as Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)
Melody Ranch
1940
as Sheriff Barstow
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
1939
as Small-Town Doctor (uncredited)
Union Station
1950
as Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)
The Merry Frinks
1934
as Reporter
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Meeker (uncredited)
The Silver Bandit
1950
as Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)
Western Pacific Agent
1950
as Sheriff
Last of the Desperados
1955
as Walter 'Wally' Stone
Park Row
1952
as Jeff Hudson
Prison Farm
1938
as The Glenby Judge
Four Mothers
1941
as Ed (uncredited)
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
1945
as Bascom, Hotel Guest
Up in the Air
1940
as B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
Flame Of Stamboul
1951
as Mr. Shirley (uncredited)
Fort Defiance
1951
as Kincaid
I'm from Missouri
1939
as Mule Judge
Don't Knock The Rock
1956
as Sheriff at End
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
as McKeever
The Dark Horse
1946
as Ben Martin
Men of the Hour
1935
as Theatre Manager
Li'l Abner
1940
as Marryin' Sam
Women Without Names
1940
as Roomer
Go, Johnny, Go!
1959
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Under Western Stars
1938
as Sen. William P. Scully
About 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 h… With 211 credits spanning from 1933 to 1999, Dick Elliott has appeared in 203 films and 8 TV shows.
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- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Man on Porch (uncredited)
- High Noon (1952) — as Kibbee (uncredited)
- Show Business (1944) — as Binoculars Man
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — as Carl Cook
- Start Cheering (1938) — as Station Agent
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