
John Litel
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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

The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
as Minister

Scaramouche (1952)
as Dr. Dubuque

They Drive by Night (1940)
as Harry McNamara

Decision at Sundown (1957)
as Charles Summerton

Nevada Smith (1966)
as Doctor

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
as Gen. Phil Sheridan

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
as Police Inspector McCrary

Key Largo (1948)
as Dispatcher (uncredited)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

Houseboat (1958)
as Mr. William Farnsworth

Cass Timberlane (1947)
as Webb Wargate

Dodge City (1939)
as Matt Cole

So Proudly We Hail (1943)
as Dr. Harrison

Invisible Agent (1942)
as John Gardiner

Santa Fe Trail (1940)
as Martin

Lover Come Back (1961)
as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

Marked Woman (1937)
as Gordon

Knute Rockne All American (1940)
as Committee Chairman

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney

The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
as Charpentier

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jezebel (1938)
as Jean La Cour

Texas Lady (1955)
as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

The Texas Rangers (1951)
as John B. Jones

A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
as Post

Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
as Ralph Ferris

A Child is Born (1939)
as Dr. Brett

The Return of Doctor X (1939)
as Dr. Flegg

The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
as Mr. Watkins

Wings of the Navy (1939)
as Commander Clark

Secret Service of the Air (1939)
as Chief Agent Tom Saxby

The Gal Who Took the West (1949)
as Colonel Logan

Comanche (1956)
as Gen. Nelson A. Miles

The Beginning or the End (1947)
as K.T. Keller

The Kentuckian (1955)
as Pleasant Tuesday Babson

Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
as John Erickson (uncredited)

Murder in the Air (1940)
as Saxby

The Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
as Inspector Dawes

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate

Sealed Lips (1942)
as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
as General Lee

Slim (1937)
as Wyatt Ranstead

Father Is A Prince (1940)
as Dr. Mark Stone

An Angel from Texas (1940)
as Quigley

Sister Kenny (1946)
as Medical Director

Mississippi Gambler (1942)
as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

Virginia City (1940)
as Marshall

Rusty Leads the Way (1948)
as Hugh Mitchell

Love, Honor and Behave (1938)
as Jim Blake

Castle on the Hudson (1940)
as Prison Chaplain

Valley of the Giants (1938)
as Hendricks

Lady with Red Hair (1940)
as Charles Bryant

You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
as Attorney Carey

Murder in Times Square (1943)
as Dr. Blaine

Double Jeopardy (1955)
as Emmett Devery

Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
as Carson Drew

Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
as Prosecutor

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)
as Mr. Aldrich

Pitfall (1948)
as District Attorney

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
as Carson Drew

Money and the Woman (1940)
as Jerremy Helm

Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears

The Fighting 69th (1940)
as Captain Mangan

Submarine Base (1943)
as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

She Wrote the Book (1946)
as Dean Fowler

Rusty Saves a Life (1949)
as Hugh Mitchell

Black Legion (1937)
as Tommy Smith

Outpost in Morocco (1949)
as Colonel Pascal

For the Common Defense! (1942)
as Subprefect Santiago Castillo

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)
as Carson Drew

Sitting Bull (1954)
as Wilford Howell

Mary Ryan, Detective (1949)
as Capt. Billings

The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
as John Wade

Henry Aldrich for President (1941)
as Sam Aldrich

It All Came True (1940)
as Mr. Roberts

Woman in Hiding (1950)
as John Chandler

The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
as Chief of Police

Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
as Mike Phelan

Wayward (1932)
as Robert 'Bob' Daniels

San Antonio (1945)
as Charlie Bell

Montana Belle (1952)
as Matt Towner

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944)
as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich

Kid Glove Killer (1942)
as Matty

The Man Without a Country (1937)
as Lt. Philip Nolan

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
as Henri Beauvais

Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
as Tom Clancy

One Hour to Live (1939)
as Rudolph Spain

Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
as Frank Baldrich

I, Jane Doe (1948)
as Horton

Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)
as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Men Without Souls (1940)
as Reverend Thomas Storm

The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
as District Attorney Dickson

Where Are Your Children? (1943)
as Judge Edmonds

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943)
as Sam Aldrich

The Madonna's Secret (1946)
as Lt. Roberts

The Gun Hawk (1963)
as Drunk - Madden's father

The Declaration of Independence (1938)
as Thomas Jefferson

Heaven Only Knows (1947)
as Reverend Wainwright

The Sundowners (1950)
as John Gall

Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943)
as Mr. Aldrich

Missing Witnesses (1937)
as Inspector Lane

The Hired Gun (1957)
as Mace Beldon

The Bill of Rights (1939)
as Patrick Henry

The Daltons Ride Again (1945)
as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (1944)
as Sam Aldrich

Night in Paradise (1946)
as Archon

Faces in the Fog (1944)
as Dr. Mason

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (1943)
as Sam Aldrich

Brewster's Millions (1945)
as Swearengen Jones

Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)
as Carson Drew

Flight to Mars (1951)
as Dr. Lane

Alcatraz Island (1937)
as 'Gat' Brady

The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941)
as Mr. West

The Wild Dakotas (1956)
as Morgan Wheeler

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)
as Norman Hadley

Little Egypt (1951)
as Shuster

Christmas Eve (1947)
as Joe Bland, FBI Agent

The Boss of Big Town (1942)
as Michael Lynn

Crime Doctor (1943)
as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

The Return of Rusty (1946)
as Hugh Mitchell

Madame Spy (1942)
as Peter Rolf

Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)
as Spencer Merlin

The Crimson Canary (1945)
as Roger Quinn

Over the Wall (1938)
as Father Neil Connor

My Bill (1938)
as John C. Rudlin

Thieves Fall Out (1941)
as Tim Gordon

Okay for Sound (1946)
Actor

Two Dollar Bettor (1951)
as John Hewitt

Father's Son (1941)
as William Emory

On Dress Parade (1939)
as Col. Michael Riker

Comet Over Broadway (1938)
as Bill Appleton

Rendezvous in Space (1964)
as Priest

Smooth as Silk (1946)
as Stephen Elliott

Flight Angels (1940)
as Dr. Barclay

Jack Slade (1953)
as Judge Davidson

Broadway Musketeers (1938)
as Stan Dowling

Henry and Dizzy (1942)
as Sam Aldrich

Smart Woman (1948)
as Clark

Runaway Daughters (1956)
as George Barton

Old Glory (1939)
as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

The Guilty (1947)
as Alex Tremholt

Lighthouse (1947)
as Hank Armitage
Cuban Fireball (1951)
as Pomeroy Sr.
Don't Believe It (1930)
as Dick

Give Me Liberty (1936)
as Patrick Henry

Swell Guy (1946)
as Arthur Tyler

The Big Boss (1941)
as Bob Dugan

March On, America! (1942)
as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)

Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)
as Nelson "Nails" Morgan

Back in Circulation (1937)
as Dr. Eugene Forde

Men of Texas (1942)
as Colonel Colbert Scott

The Valiant Hombre (1948)
as Lon Lansdell

My Buddy (1944)
as Jim Donnelly

Midnight Court (1937)
as Victor Shanley
Rusty's Birthday (1949)
as Hugh Mitchell

On Trial (1939)
as Robert Strickland

Finders Keepers (1929)
as (as John B. Litel)

Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)
as Sam Aldrich

My Dog Rusty (1948)
as Hugh Mitchell

Northwest Trail (1945)
as Sergeant Means

Soldiers in White (1942)
as Charles Anthony

Jet Job (1952)
as Sam Bentley
The Sleeping Porch (1929)
Actor

Shamrock Hill (1949)
as Ralph Judson

On the Border (1930)
as Dave (as John B. Litel)

Triple Threat (1948)
Actor
Oh Darling! (1930)
Actor

The Enchanted Forest (1945)
as Ed Henderson

March On, Marines (1940)
as Colonel Myers

Always Faithful (1929)
as Wayne





