Dick Elliott
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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. On December 22, 1961, Elliott died from heart illness.
Known for
Credits
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)
Actor
Shivers (1934)
Actor
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
The Twinkle In God's Eye (1955)
as Lumber salesman
Money Madness (1948)
as Malt Shop Customer (uncredited)
Up In Smoke (1957)
as Mike
She Knew All the Answers (1941)
as Broker
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
as Mr. Jeepers (uncredited)
Albuquerque (1948)
as Harvey (uncredited)
Three Hearts for Julia (1943)
as Smith (uncredited)
Man From Headquarters (1942)
as Editor Elwin A. Jonas
Rock Island Trail (1950)
as Martin, Railroad Conductor
Next Time I Marry (1938)
as Henry (uncredited)
Go West Young Man (1936)
as Reporter (uncredited)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
as Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
as Tim Miller
One Man's Law (1940)
as Prendergast
Rainbow Over Texas (1946)
as Yacht Captain Monroe
Please (1933)
as Sonny's Father
Dr. Socrates (1935)
as Photographer
The Sainted Sisters (1948)
as Milt Freeman (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1939)
as Booking Agent
Three for Bedroom C (1952)
as Train Passenger
Behind the News (1940)
as Foster
Bunco Squad (1950)
as Thurman (uncredited)
The Big Game (1936)
as Lowell
Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
as Arizona Sheepman (uncredited)
Florian (1940)
as Auctioneer
Road to Happiness (1941)
as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful (1944)
as Passenger
We're Rich Again (1934)
as Fred Green
Woman Unafraid (1934)
as Tom Brady
A Man to Remember (1938)
as Hank
Stage Mother (1933)
as Party Guest
High Tension (1936)
as Sundholm
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950)
as Sheriff
Young Bill Hickok (1940)
as Elliott
Helldorado (1935)
as Waiter
Star in the Night (1945)
as Traveler (uncredited)
Criminal Investigator (1942)
as Ed Brandt (uncredited)
Adventure (1945)
as George
The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
as Mayor
Boy Trouble (1939)
as Dr. Benshlager
Homicide for Three (1948)
as Doorman at Atwood Towers
Partners in Time (1946)
as Squire Skimp
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
as Chap (uncredited)
Educating Father (1936)
as Townley (uncredited)
Wintertime (1943)
as Husband (uncredited)
The Jury's Secret (1938)
as Donald Graves
That Texas Jamboree (1946)
as Mayor Smith
A Likely Story (1947)
as Conductor (uncredited)
Quick Money (1937)
as Jeffrey Walker
Neighborhood House (1936)
as Perkins - Charley's Boss
Doctor Jim (1947)
as Edgar
China Passage (1937)
as Philip Burton
Nobody's Darling (1943)
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Swing Out the Blues (1943)
as Malcolm P. Carstairs
The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)
as Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
Dillinger (1945)
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
Girls of the Big House (1945)
as Felton
Hide and Shriek (1938)
as Haunted-house proprietor
Trail of the Yukon (1949)
as Editor Sullivan
Rose of the Yukon (1949)
as Doc Read
Sudden Money (1939)
as Gambler
Behind The Headlines (1937)
as Bartender
Silver Skates (1943)
as Promoter
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937)
as Stumpy Carter
Truth Aches (1939)
Actor
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940)
as Airport Agent
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)
as Matthews
The Main Street Kid (1948)
as Sam Trotter
Tenth Avenue Kid (1938)
as Gun salesman
Laugh Your Blues Away (1942)
as Mr. Conklin
Singin' Spurs (1948)
as Mr. Miggs
Whispering Footsteps (1943)
as Chief Joe Charters
The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)
as Garvey
Feudin' Rhythm (1949)
as Charles Chester Upperworth
Slippy McGee (1948)
as Fred Appelby
Follow That Blonde (1946)
as Judge
Across the Badlands (1950)
as Rufus Downey
The Worst Woman in Paris? (1933)
as Mayor Rodney
You Drive Me Crazy (1945)
as Mr. Michaelson
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943)
as J.P. McCluskey
High School Hero (1946)
as Mayor Whitehead
Goin' to Town (1944)
as Squire Skimp
Hot Cargo (1946)
as Frankie