Robert Elliott

Actor Oct 8 (died age 72) Columbus, Ohio, USA 1916–1946 (30 year career)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Elliott (October 9, 1879 – November 15, 1951) was an American character actor who appeared in 102 films and TV shows from 1916 to 1951. He was born Richard Robert Elliott in 1879 in Columbus, Ohio. Most of his main roles were in the silent era. In the sound era he mostly performed in supporting roles and bit parts. On the stage he originated the Sergeant O'Hara character opposite Jeanne Eagels in Somerset Maugham's play Rain (1922). Active in films…

Known For

Film

Gone with the Wind

Yankee Major

Film

The Roaring Twenties

First Detective

Film

The Ghost Breakers

Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)

Film

The Divorcee

Bill

Film

The Maltese Falcon

Police Lt. Dundy

Film

Five Star Final

R.J. Brannegan

Film

Lady Killer

Brannigan

Film

Made for Each Other

Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (84)

Movies (84)

Chick Carter, Detective

1946

as Dan Rankin

4.0

The Devil's Playground

1946

as Judge Morton

5.0

The Voice That Thrilled the World

1943

as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)

You, the People

as Mr. Edward Gibbon

Flowing Gold

as Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)

7.0

The Ghost Breakers

1940

as Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)

6.5

'Til We Meet Again

1940

as Detective (uncredited)

6.2

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Half a Sinner

as Officer Kelly

Gone with the Wind

as Yankee Major

The Roaring Twenties

as First Detective

Invisible Stripes

as Arresting Officer (uncredited)

6.1

Made for Each Other

1939

as Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)

6.1

The Saint Strikes Back

1939

as Chief Inspector Webster

5.6

Mickey the Kid

1939

as FBI Agent Farrow

I Stole a Million

as Peterson

Should a Girl Marry?

as Warden

Trade Winds

as Captain George Faulkiner

6.3

Times Square Lady

1935

as "Brick" Culver

6.0

Circumstantial Evidence

1935

as Detective Brown (uncredited)

6.0

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

1934

as Inspector 'Mac' McKinney

Gambling Lady

as Graves

The World Accuses

as Lt. Ryan

Heroes for Sale

as 'Red' Squad Policeman #1

Lady Killer

as Brannigan

Twin Husbands

as Sergeant Kerrigan

The Crime of the Century

1933

as Captain Tim Riley

6.4

The Return of Casey Jones

1933

as Casey Jones

6.0

The Woman Who Dared

1933

as Attorney

Madison Square Garden

1932

as Honest John Miller

6.2

Self Defense

1932

as Dan Simmons

The Midnight Patrol

1932

as Howard Brady

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932

as Detective (uncredited)

5.9

Behind Stone Walls

1932

as District Attorney John Manson Clay

4.3

White Eagle

1932

as Capt. Blake

Murder at Midnight

as Inspector Taylor

The Maltese Falcon

as Police Lt. Dundy

Five Star Final

as R.J. Brannegan

The Finger Points

as Frank Carter

The Star Witness

as Deputy Williams (uncredited)

6.7

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'

1931

as Himself - Golfer

Sweet Mama

1930

as Mack

Men of the North

as Sergeant Mooney

The Divorcee

as Bill

The Doorway to Hell

as Captain Pat O'Grady

6.3

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

as Self

Captain Thunder

as Morgan

Kathleen Mavourneen

as Dan Moriarity

Hide-Out

as William Burke

The Lone Wolf's Daughter

1929

as Ethier

Thunderbolt

1929

as Prison chaplain

5.6

Protection

1929

as Wallace Crockett

Obey Your Husband

1928

as Mr. Kennedy

Lights of New York

1928

as Detective Crosby

5.4

Romance of the Underworld

1928

as Edwin Burke

4.5

Happiness Ahead

1928

as Detective

Man and Wife

1923

as Dr. Howard Fleming

Fair Lady

1922

as Norvin Blake

A Pasteboard Crown

1922

as Stewart Thrall

The Broken Silence

1922

as Bruce Cameron

Without Fear

1922

as John Miles

A Virgin Paradise

1921

as Bob Alan

Lonely Heart

1921

The Money Maniac

1921

as Didier Bouchard

The Empire of Diamonds

1920

as Matthew Versigny

A Woman There Was

1919

as Pulke

Checkers

1919

as Kendal

Unknown Love

1919

as Captain Jack Tims

5.0

L'apache

1919

as Otis Mayne

Joan of Plattsburg

1918

as Capt. Lane

When Men Betray

1918

For the Freedom of the East

1918

as Robert Kenyon

Mrs. Balfame

1917

as Dwight Rush

Seven Deadly Sins: Greed

1917

The Debt

1917

Motherhood

1917

as Albert

The Dazzling Miss Davison

1917

as Gerard Buckland

Mary Moreland

1917

as Thomas Maughm

Thou Shalt Not Steal

1917

as Roger Benton

Miss Petticoats

1916

as Rev. Ralph Harding

Life's Shadows

1916

as Rodney Thorndyke

Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph

1916

as Robert Ewing

The Kiss of Hate

1916

as Sergius Orzoff

The Child of Destiny

1916

as Bob Stange