Robert Elliott
Born
October 8, 1879
Died
November 15, 1951 (72 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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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 from 1916, Elliott played Detective Crosby in the 1928 feature Lights of New York, the first all-talking sound film. One of his most notable roles was that of a Yankee officer playing cards with Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) in the film Gone With the Wind; the officer says of Rhett, "It's hard to be strict with a man who loses money so pleasantly."
Robert Elliott was married to Ruth Thorp (1889–1971) from 1920 until his death in 1951, aged 72, in Los Angeles, California.
The Devil's Playground
Judge Morton
1946
Chick Carter, Detective
Dan Rankin
1946
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
1943
You, the People
Mr. Edward Gibbon
1940
Flowing Gold
Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
1940
The Ghost Breakers
Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)
1940
'Til We Meet Again
Detective (uncredited)
1940
Half a Sinner
Officer Kelly
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Minor Role (uncredited)
1940
Invisible Stripes
Arresting Officer (uncredited)
1939
Gone with the Wind
Yankee Major
1939
The Roaring Twenties
First Detective
1939
I Stole a Million
Peterson
1939
Mickey the Kid
FBI Agent Farrow
1939
Should a Girl Marry?
Warden
1939
The Saint Strikes Back
Chief Inspector Webster
1939
Made for Each Other
Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
1939
Trade Winds
Captain George Faulkiner
1938
Circumstantial Evidence
Detective Brown (uncredited)
1935
Times Square Lady
"Brick" Culver
1935
The World Accuses
Lt. Ryan
1934
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Inspector 'Mac' McKinney
1934
Gambling Lady
Graves
1934
Lady Killer
Detective Joe Brannigan
1933
Twin Husbands
Sergeant Kerrigan
1933
Heroes for Sale
'Red' Squad Policeman #1
1933
The Return of Casey Jones
Casey Jones
1933
The Crime of the Century
Captain Tim Riley
1933
Self Defense
Dan Simmons
1932
Madison Square Garden
Honest John Miller
1932
The Phantom of Crestwood
Detective (uncredited)
1932
White Eagle
Capt. Blake
1932
The Midnight Patrol
Howard Brady
1932
Behind Stone Walls
District Attorney John Manson Clay
1932
Five Star Final
R.J. Brannegan
1931
Murder at Midnight
Inspector Taylor
1931
The Star Witness
Deputy Williams (uncredited)
1931
The Maltese Falcon
Police Lt. Dundy
1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
Himself - Golfer
1931
The Finger Points
Frank Carter
1931
Captain Thunder
Morgan
1930
The Doorway to Hell
Captain Pat O'Grady
1930
Men of the North
Sergeant Mooney
1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Self
1930
Sweet Mama
Mack
1930
Kathleen Mavourneen
Dan Moriarity
1930
The Divorcee
Bill
1930
Hide-Out
William Burke
1930
Thunderbolt
Prison chaplain
1929
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
Ethier
1929
Romance of the Underworld
Edwin Burke
1928
Lights of New York
Detective Crosby
1928
Happiness Ahead
Detective
1928
Obey Your Husband
Mr. Kennedy
1928
Man and Wife
Dr. Howard Fleming
1923
The Broken Silence
Bruce Cameron
1922
Without Fear
John Miles
1922
A Pasteboard Crown
Stewart Thrall
1922
Fair Lady
Norvin Blake
1922
The Empire of Diamonds
Matthew Versigny
1920
Checkers
Kendal
1919
A Woman There Was
Pulke
1919
Unknown Love
Captain Jack Tims
1919
For the Freedom of the East
Robert Kenyon
1918
When Men Betray
1918
Joan of Plattsburg
Capt. Lane
1918
The Debt
1917
Mrs. Balfame
Dwight Rush
1917
Motherhood
Albert
1917
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917
Miss Petticoats
Rev. Ralph Harding
1916
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Robert Ewing
1916
The Kiss of Hate
Sergius Orzoff
1916