
Dick 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 memorab…
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
Man on Porch (uncredited)
High Noon
Kibbee (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Carl Cook
Gun Crazy
Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
Shaving Man (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
Judge Crothers
Man of the West
Willie (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (210)
Movies (203)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999as Bartender (archive footage)
Go, Johnny, Go!
1959as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Man of the West
1958as Willie (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
1958as Mr. Trayner
Man from God's Country
1958as Mayor (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
1957as Shaving Man (uncredited)
Up In Smoke
1957as Mike
Omar Khayyam
1957as Tavern Keeper
Bombers B-52
1957as Mr. Sampton (uncredited)
Looking for Danger
1957as Mike Clancy
Don't Knock The Rock
1956as Sheriff at End
Feathertop
1955as Judge Gookin
Double Jeopardy
1955as Happy Harry
Last of the Desperados
1955as Walter 'Wally' Stone
The Petrified Forest
1955as Commander
The Tilted Tenderfoot
1955as Mayor
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955as Lumber salesman
Witness to Murder
1954as Apartment Manager
Meet the O'Briens
1954as Mr. Beach
High Noon
1952as Kibbee (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
1952as Storyteller (uncredited)
Park Row
1952as Jeff Hudson
Montana Belle
1952as Jeptha Rideout - Banker
Three for Bedroom C
1952as Train Passenger
Flame Of Stamboul
1951as Mr. Shirley (uncredited)
Fort Defiance
1951as Kincaid
Union Station
1950as Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)
Gun Crazy
1950as Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
Rock Island Trail
1950as Martin, Railroad Conductor
The Silver Bandit
1950as Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)
Hunt the Man Down
1950as Happy (uncredited)
Bunco Squad
1950as Thurman (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
1950as Sheriff
Across the Badlands
1950as Rufus Downey
Western Pacific Agent
1950as Sheriff
Rose of the Yukon
1949as Doc Read
Act of Violence
1949as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
1949as Tom Coyne (uncredited)
Feudin' Rhythm
1949as Charles Chester Upperworth
Night Unto Night
1949as Auto Court Manager
Trail of the Yukon
1949as Editor Sullivan
Silver River
1948as Man Waiting Hours at McComb's (uncredited)
Rusty Leads the Way
1948as Board Member (uncredited)
Albuquerque
1948as Harvey (uncredited)
Singin' Spurs
1948as Mr. Miggs
Money Madness
1948as Malt Shop Customer (uncredited)
Slippy McGee
1948as Fred Appelby
The Sainted Sisters
1948as Milt Freeman (uncredited)
Homicide for Three
1948as Doorman at Atwood Towers
The Main Street Kid
1948as Sam Trotter
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947as Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
Desperate
1947as Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)
Singapore
1947as Passenger (uncredited)
Doctor Jim
1947as Edgar
Driftwood
1947as Townsman
Ginger
1947as Mayor Hector Tillford
The Scooper Dooper
1947as Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor
Heading for Heaven
1947as Roger Wingate
A Likely Story
1947as Conductor (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
1947as Dick (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946as Man on Porch (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
1946as Chap (uncredited)
Dangerous Money
1946as P.T. Burke
Hot Cargo
1946as Frankie
Partners in Time
1946as Squire Skimp
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946as Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
Abilene Town
1946as Townsman (uncredited)
High School Hero
1946as Mayor Whitehead
Talk About a Lady
1946as Baldwin
Rainbow Over Texas
1946as Yacht Captain Monroe
Follow That Blonde
1946as Judge
That Texas Jamboree
1946as Mayor Smith
The Dark Horse
1946as Ben Martin
She Wrote the Book
1946as Party Guest
Christmas in Connecticut
1945as Judge Crothers
Gangs of the Waterfront
1945as Police Chief Davis
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945as Mayor
The Clock
1945as New Jersey Man at Penn Station
Purity Squad
1945as Judge Gilmenn
Fall Guy
1945as Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
Adventure
1945as George
Girls of the Big House
1945as Felton
Dillinger
1945as Man in Bar (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
1945as Politician (uncredited)
Star in the Night
1945as Traveler (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark
1945as MacLean (uncredited)
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
1945as Bascom, Hotel Guest
You Drive Me Crazy
1945as Mr. Michaelson
Show Business
1944as Binoculars Man
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944as Matthews
Silent Partner
1944as Pop
Goin' to Town
1944as Squire Skimp
When Strangers Marry
1944as Sam Prescott
Hi, Beautiful
1944as Passenger
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943as J.P. McCluskey
Whispering Footsteps
1943as Chief Joe Charters
Wintertime
1943as Husband (uncredited)
Silver Skates
1943as Promoter
Nobody's Darling
1943as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle
1943as Police Sergeant
The Powers Girl
1943as Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943as Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943as Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)
Three Hearts for Julia
1943as Smith (uncredited)
Swing Out the Blues
1943as Malcolm P. Carstairs
Scattergood Survives a Murder
1942as Mathew Quentin
Meet the Stewarts
1942as Mr. Willoughby (uncredited)
All Through the Night
1942as Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)
So's Your Aunt Emma!
1942as Evans
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942as Tim Miller
You Can't Escape Forever
1942as Meeker (uncredited)
Man From Headquarters
1942as Editor Elwin A. Jonas
Springtime in the Rockies
1942as Mr. Jeepers (uncredited)
Criminal Investigator
1942as Ed Brandt (uncredited)
Laugh Your Blues Away
1942as Mr. Conklin
Road to Happiness
1941as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
She Knew All the Answers
1941as Broker
Sunset in Wyoming
1941as Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody
Back Street
1941as Hotel desk clerk
One Foot in Heaven
1941as Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)
Manpower
1941as Drunk Texan (uncredited)
Four Mothers
1941as Ed (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
1941as Detective in Café
A Man Betrayed
1941as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941as Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
1941as Magician Boarding Bus
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941as Garvey
Behind the News
1940as Foster
Young Bill Hickok
1940as Elliott
Florian
1940as Auctioneer
The Mortal Storm
1940as Passport Official on Train
I Love You Again
1940as Ranger Leader (uncredited)
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
1940as Airport Agent
Li'l Abner
1940as Marryin' Sam
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940as Politician (uncredited)
Women Without Names
1940as Roomer
Two Girls on Broadway
1940as Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)
Up in the Air
1940as B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
Melody Ranch
1940as Sheriff Barstow
One Man's Law
1940as Prendergast
Boy Trouble
1939as Dr. Benshlager
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939as Carl Cook
Sudden Money
1939as Gambler
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939as Druggist (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939as Detective (uncredited)
Let Us Live
1939as Rotarian Juror (uncredited)
Home Boner
1939
Undercover Agent
1939as Garrison - Henchman
Truth Aches
1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
1939as Drunk
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939as Man Laughing at Demo
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939as Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
I'm from Missouri
1939as Mule Judge
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939as Booking Agent
All Women Have Secrets
1939as Justice of the Peace
I Stole a Million
1939as Small-Town Doctor (uncredited)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939as McKeever
Start Cheering
1938as Station Agent
Prison Farm
1938as The Glenby Judge
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938as Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)
Down on the Farm
1938as Slicker
Little Miss Broadway
1938as Man Carrying Violin Case
Under Western Stars
1938as Sen. William P. Scully
Next Time I Marry
1938as Henry (uncredited)
A Man to Remember
1938as Hank
International Settlement
1938as Ocean Liner Passenger
Hide and Shriek
1938as Haunted-house proprietor
Tenth Avenue Kid
1938as Gun salesman
The Jury's Secret
1938as Donald Graves
Parnell
1937as Middle Aged Man
You Only Live Once
1937as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Vogues of 1938
1937as Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker
Behind The Headlines
1937as Bartender
China Passage
1937as Philip Burton
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937as Stumpy Carter
Quick Money
1937as Jeffrey Walker
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936as Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
The Princess Comes Across
1936as Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)
High Tension
1936as Sundholm
Brilliant Marriage
1936as Editor
Go West Young Man
1936as Reporter (uncredited)
Educating Father
1936as Townley (uncredited)
Her Master's Voice
1936as Police Captain
The Big Game
1936as Lowell
Silly Billies
1936as Mayor Culpepper
Neighborhood House
1936as Perkins - Charley's Boss
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936as Arizona Sheepman (uncredited)
Sprucin' Up
1935as Mr. Jones
Helldorado
1935as Waiter
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935as Starke's Aide
Dr. Socrates
1935as Photographer
Break of Hearts
1935as Max - Florist (uncredited)
Men of the Hour
1935as Theatre Manager
Woman Unafraid
1934as Tom Brady
We're Rich Again
1934as Fred Green
Shivers
1934
The Merry Frinks
1934as Reporter
Picture Snatcher
1933as Staff Editor (uncredited)
Please
1933as Sonny's Father
Central Airport
1933as Man Looking for Driver
Stage Mother
1933as Party Guest
The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933as Mayor Rodney
Television (7)
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