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John Litel
Born · December 30, 1892
Died · February 3, 1972 (79 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Albany, Wisconsin, USA
Bio
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.
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.5
1983
Nevada Smith
Doctor
6.8
1966
The Sons of Katie Elder
Minister
7.0
1965
Branded
(1 episode)
6.4
1965
Branded
Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.4
1965
Rendezvous in Space
Priest
0.0
1964
The Gun Hawk
Drunk - Madden's father
4.0
1963
Vacation Playhouse
Albert P. Leviathan · (1 episode)
0.0
1963
The Virginian
Finley · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
The Virginian
Wade Hammill · (1 episode)
6.4
1962
Lover Come Back
Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
6.9
1961
Pocketful of Miracles
Police Inspector McCrary
7.3
1961
Hazel
(1 episode)
7.0
1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
5.7
1961
Route 66
(1 episode)
6.4
1960
Stagecoach West
Dan Murchison · (5 episodes)
6.0
1960
Hawaiian Eye
(1 episode)
5.2
1959
Lock-Up
(1 episode)
6.2
1959
Bonanza
Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington · (1 episode)
7.5
1959
Rawhide
Jim Rye · (1 episode)
7.1
1959
Rawhide
James Whitcomb · (1 episode)
7.1
1959
Houseboat
Mr. William Farnsworth
6.4
1958
77 Sunset Strip
(2 episodes)
6.7
1958
77 Sunset Strip
Colonel Richard Gaunt · (1 episode)
6.7
1958
Bronco
(1 episode)
4.8
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Judge George Healy · (1 episode)
6.9
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Asa Morgan · (1 episode)
6.9
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Clint Davis · (1 episode)
6.9
1958
Decision at Sundown
Charles Summerton
6.3
1957
Zorro
(5 episodes)
7.5
1957
Zorro
The Governor · (2 episodes)
7.5
1957
Trackdown
(1 episode)
6.4
1957
Maverick
Ellsworth Greeley · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
Maverick
Judge Somervell · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
Maverick
Judge Joshua Thayer · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
Perry Mason
Judge · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
The Hired Gun
Mace Beldon
5.5
1957
Sugarfoot
Hank Tatum · (1 episode)
4.8
1957
Sugarfoot
Archie Crenshaw · (1 episode)
4.8
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
(1 episode)
7.4
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff Martin Calder · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
Comanche
Gen. Nelson A. Miles
5.0
1956
The Wild Dakotas
Morgan Wheeler
0.0
1956
Runaway Daughters
George Barton
3.9
1956
Texas Lady
Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
5.4
1955
Cheyenne
(1 episode)
5.8
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(1 episode)
6.7
1955
The Kentuckian
Pleasant Tuesday Babson
5.7
1955
Double Jeopardy
Emmett Devery
5.3
1955
Climax!
Judge Sam Crowley · (1 episode)
3.0
1954
Sitting Bull
Wilford Howell
4.9
1954
Jack Slade
Judge Davidson
6.4
1953
City Detective
(1 episode)
0.0
1953
General Electric Theater
Phillip Saunders · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
General Electric Theater
Frank Hobbs · (1 episode)
6.0
1953
Montana Belle
Matt Towner
6.3
1952
My Hero
(33 episodes)
0.0
1952
Cavalcade of America
Dr. Silkworth · (1 episode)
3.5
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Van Alten · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Mayor · (1 episode)
6.1
1952
Scaramouche
Dr. Dubuque
7.1
1952
Jet Job
Sam Bentley
5.0
1952
Flight To Mars
Dr. Lane
5.3
1951
I Love Lucy
Harvey Cromwell · (1 episode)
8.0
1951
Little Egypt
Shuster
0.0
1951
Two Dollar Bettor
John Hewitt
5.5
1951
Take Care of My Little Girl
John Erickson (uncredited)
5.0
1951
The Texas Rangers
John B. Jones
5.7
1951
The Groom Wore Spurs
Uncle George
4.8
1951
Cuban Fireball
Pomeroy Sr.
4.5
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Dr. Robbins · (1 episode)
6.0
1950
The Fuller Brush Girl
Mr. Watkins
6.0
1950
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Police Chief Sam Tolgate
6.7
1950
The Sundowners
John Gall
5.4
1950
Woman in Hiding
John Chandler
6.2
1950
Mary Ryan, Detective
Capt. Billings
5.2
1949
Rusty's Birthday
Hugh Mitchell
4.0
1949
The Gal Who Took the West
Colonel Logan
5.6
1949
Outpost in Morocco
Colonel Pascal
4.8
1949
Rusty Saves a Life
Hugh Mitchell
7.0
1949
Shamrock Hill
Ralph Judson
1.0
1949
The Valiant Hombre
Lon Lansdell
0.0
1948
Rusty Leads the Way
Hugh Mitchell
6.0
1948
Triple Threat
0.0
1948
Pitfall
District Attorney
6.8
1948
Key Largo
Dispatcher (uncredited)
7.5
1948
I, Jane Doe
Horton
5.9
1948
Smart Woman
Clark
5.5
1948
My Dog Rusty
Hugh Mitchell
8.0
1948
Cass Timberlane
Webb Wargate
5.9
1947
Christmas Eve
Joe Bland, FBI Agent
5.1
1947
Heaven Only Knows
Reverend Wainwright
6.0
1947
The Guilty
Alex Tremholt
5.3
1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
Tom Clancy
0.0
1947
The Beginning or the End
K.T. Keller
6.5
1947
Lighthouse
Hank Armitage
4.5
1947
Swell Guy
Arthur Tyler
0.0
1946
Sister Kenny
Medical Director
6.5
1946
Okay for Sound
5.0
1946
The Return of Rusty
Hugh Mitchell
6.0
1946
She Wrote the Book
Dean Fowler
6.0
1946
Night in Paradise
Archon
4.0
1946
The Madonna's Secret
Lt. Roberts
5.9
1946
Smooth as Silk
Stephen Elliott
4.8
1946
San Antonio
Charlie Bell
5.7
1945
The Enchanted Forest
Ed Henderson
0.0
1945
Northwest Trail
Sergeant Means
5.0
1945
The Daltons Ride Again
Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
3.0
1945
The Crimson Canary
Roger Quinn
6.0
1945
The Crime Doctor's Warning
Inspector Dawes
5.5
1945
Salome, Where She Danced
General Lee
3.7
1945
Brewster's Millions
Swearengen Jones
6.7
1945
Faces in the Fog
Dr. Mason
3.0
1944
Murder in the Blue Room
Frank Baldrich
5.0
1944
My Buddy
Father Jim Donnelly
0.0
1944
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
0.0
1944
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Mr. Aldrich
0.0
1944
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Sam Aldrich
0.0
1944
Where Are Your Children?
Judge Edmonds
4.0
1943
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Sam Aldrich
0.0
1943
So Proudly We Hail
Dr. Harrison
5.5
1943
Submarine Base
James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
4.2
1943
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Mr. Aldrich
0.0
1943
Crime Doctor
Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
6.2
1943
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Sam Aldrich
6.0
1943
Murder in Times Square
Dr. Blaine
4.6
1943
Madame Spy
Peter Rolf
6.0
1942
The Boss of Big Town
Michael Lynn
5.0
1942
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Sam Aldrich
6.0
1942
Invisible Agent
John Gardiner
5.8
1942
Men of Texas
Colonel Colbert Scott
0.0
1942
For the Common Defense!
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
4.3
1942
March On, America!
Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
4.7
1942
Henry and Dizzy
Sam Aldrich
0.0
1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Norman Hadley
5.7
1942
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Henri Beauvais
5.5
1942
Kid Glove Killer
Matty
6.2
1942
Mississippi Gambler
Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
6.0
1942
Soldiers in White
Charles Anthony
6.0
1942
Don Winslow of the Navy
Spencer Merlin
0.0
1942
Sealed Lips
Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
5.8
1942
They Died with Their Boots On
Gen. Phil Sheridan
6.6
1941
Henry Aldrich for President
Sam Aldrich
4.0
1941
Thieves Fall Out
Tim Gordon
5.5
1941
The Big Boss
Bob Dugan
5.5
1941
The Great Mr. Nobody
John Wade
5.3
1941
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Mr. West
5.0
1941
Father's Son
William Emory
4.5
1941
Santa Fe Trail
Martin
5.6
1940
March On, Marines
Colonel Myers
2.5
1940
Lady with Red Hair
Charles Bryant
6.5
1940
Father Is A Prince
Dr. Mark Stone
5.0
1940
Knute Rockne All American
Committee Chairman
6.0
1940
Money and the Woman
Jerremy Helm
4.3
1940
They Drive by Night
Harry McNamara
6.9
1940
The Man Who Talked Too Much
District Attorney Dickson
6.0
1940
Gambling on the High Seas
U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
4.7
1940
Murder in the Air
Saxby
4.6
1940
Men Without Souls
Reverend Thomas Storm
6.0
1940
Flight Angels
Dr. Barclay
4.3
1940
An Angel from Texas
Quigley
4.8
1940
It All Came True
Mr. Roberts
5.7
1940
Virginia City
Marshall
6.1
1940
Castle on the Hudson
Prison Chaplain
6.8
1940
The Fighting 69th
Captain Mangan
5.4
1940
A Child Is Born
Dr. Brett
6.5
1939
The Return of Doctor X
Dr. Flegg
6.0
1939
On Dress Parade
Col. Michael Riker
6.3
1939
One Hour To Live
Rudolph Spain
0.0
1939
Dust Be My Destiny
Prosecutor
6.1
1939
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Carson Drew
6.7
1939
The Bill of Rights
Patrick Henry
6.0
1939
Old Glory
Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
4.9
1939
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Carson Drew
6.0
1939
Dodge City
Matt Cole
6.9
1939
On Trial
Robert Strickland
5.5
1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Attorney Carey
5.6
1939
Secret Service of the Air
Chief Agent Tom Saxby
5.8
1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Carson Drew
6.2
1939
Wings of the Navy
Commander Clark
6.0
1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.0
1938
Comet Over Broadway
Bill Appleton
5.0
1938
The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
6.1
1938
Nancy Drew… Detective
Carson Drew
6.3
1938
Broadway Musketeers
Stan Dowling
4.3
1938
Valley of the Giants
Hendricks
6.0
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
7.2
1938
My Bill
John C. Rudlin
6.2
1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Nelson "Nails" Morgan
4.0
1938
Over the Wall
Father Neil Connor
5.0
1938
Jezebel
Jean La Cour
7.0
1938
Love, Honor and Behave
Jim Blake
3.5
1938
A Slight Case of Murder
Mr. Post, banker
6.1
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
Ralph Ferris
6.9
1938
Missing Witnesses
Inspector Lane
5.5
1937
The Man Without a Country
Lt. Philip Nolan
5.6
1937
Alcatraz Island
'Gat' Brady
4.9
1937
The Life of Emile Zola
Charpentier
6.7
1937
Back in Circulation
Dr. Eugene Forde
5.3
1937
Slim
Wyatt Ranstead
6.3
1937
Marked Woman
Gordon
6.5
1937
Midnight Court
Victor Shanley
4.8
1937
Black Legion
Tommy Smith
6.5
1937
Give Me Liberty
Patrick Henry
6.1
1936
Fugitive in the Sky
Mike Phelan
6.0
1936
Wayward
Robert 'Bob' Daniels
6.0
1932
On the Border
Dave (as John B. Litel)
0.0
1930
Oh Darling!
0.0
1930
Don't Believe It
Dick
0.0
1930
Always Faithful
Wayne
0.0
1929
Finders Keepers
(as John B. Litel)
0.0
1929
The Sleeping Porch
0.0
1929