John Litel
Born
December 30, 1892
Died
February 3, 1972 (79 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Albany, Wisconsin, USA
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)
1983
Nevada Smith
Doctor
1966
The Sons of Katie Elder
Minister
1965
Branded
(1 episode)
1965
Branded
Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1965
Rendezvous in Space
Priest
1964
The Gun Hawk
Drunk - Madden's father
1963
Vacation Playhouse
Albert P. Leviathan · (1 episode)
1963
The Virginian
Finley · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Wade Hammill · (1 episode)
1962
Lover Come Back
Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
1961
Pocketful of Miracles
Police Inspector McCrary
1961
Hazel
(1 episode)
1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
1961
Route 66
(1 episode)
1960
Stagecoach West
Dan Murchison · (7 episodes)
1960
Hawaiian Eye
(1 episode)
1959
Lock-Up
(1 episode)
1959
Bonanza
Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington · (1 episode)
1959
Bonanza
Mayor George Goshen · (1 episode)
1959
Rawhide
Jim Rye · (1 episode)
1959
Rawhide
James Whitcomb · (1 episode)
1959
Houseboat
Mr. William Farnsworth
1958
77 Sunset Strip
(1 episode)
1958
77 Sunset Strip
Colonel Richard Gaunt · (1 episode)
1958
77 Sunset Strip
Distinguished Visitor · (1 episode)
1958
Bronco
(1 episode)
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Judge George Healy · (1 episode)
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Asa Morgan · (1 episode)
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Clint Davis · (1 episode)
1958
Decision at Sundown
Charles Summerton
1957
Zorro
The Governor · (7 episodes)
1957
Trackdown
Judge Henry · (2 episodes)
1957
Maverick
Ellsworth Greeley · (1 episode)
1957
Maverick
Judge Somervell · (1 episode)
1957
Maverick
Judge Joshua Thayer · (1 episode)
1957
Perry Mason
Judge · (1 episode)
1957
The Hired Gun
Mace Beldon
1957
Sugarfoot
Hank Tatum · (1 episode)
1957
Sugarfoot
Archie Crenshaw · (1 episode)
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
(1 episode)
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff Martin Calder · (1 episode)
1956
Comanche
Gen. Nelson A. Miles
1956
The Wild Dakotas
Morgan Wheeler
1956
Runaway Daughters
George Barton
1956
Texas Lady
Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
1955
Cheyenne
(1 episode)
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
(1 episode)
1955
The Kentuckian
Pleasant Tuesday Babson
1955
Double Jeopardy
Emmett Devery
1955
Climax!
Judge Sam Crowley · (1 episode)
1954
Sitting Bull
Wilford Howell
1954
Jack Slade
Judge Davidson
1953
City Detective
(1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Phillip Saunders · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Frank Hobbs · (1 episode)
1953
Montana Belle
Matt Towner
1952
My Hero
(33 episodes)
1952
Cavalcade of America
Dr. Silkworth · (1 episode)
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Van Alten · (1 episode)
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Mayor · (1 episode)
1952
Scaramouche
Dr. Dubuque
1952
Jet Job
Sam Bentley
1952
Flight to Mars
Dr. Lane
1951
I Love Lucy
Harvey Cromwell · (1 episode)
1951
Little Egypt
Shuster
1951
Two Dollar Bettor
John Hewitt
1951
Take Care of My Little Girl
John Erickson (uncredited)
1951
The Texas Rangers
John B. Jones
1951
The Groom Wore Spurs
Uncle George
1951
Cuban Fireball
Pomeroy Sr.
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Dr. Robbins · (1 episode)
1950
The Fuller Brush Girl
Mr. Watkins
1950
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Police Chief Sam Tolgate
1950
The Sundowners
John Gall
1950
Woman in Hiding
John Chandler
1950
Mary Ryan, Detective
Capt. Billings
1949
Rusty's Birthday
Hugh Mitchell
1949
The Gal Who Took the West
Colonel Logan
1949
Outpost in Morocco
Colonel Pascal
1949
Rusty Saves a Life
Hugh Mitchell
1949
Shamrock Hill
Ralph Judson
1949
The Valiant Hombre
Lon Lansdell
1948
Rusty Leads the Way
Hugh Mitchell
1948
Triple Threat
1948
Pitfall
District Attorney
1948
Key Largo
Dispatcher (uncredited)
1948
I, Jane Doe
Horton
1948
Smart Woman
Clark
1948
My Dog Rusty
Hugh Mitchell
1948
Cass Timberlane
Webb Wargate
1947
Christmas Eve
Joe Bland, FBI Agent
1947
Heaven Only Knows
Reverend Wainwright
1947
The Guilty
Alex Tremholt
1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
Tom Clancy
1947
The Beginning or the End
K.T. Keller
1947
Lighthouse
Hank Armitage
1947
Swell Guy
Arthur Tyler
1946
Sister Kenny
Medical Director
1946
Okay for Sound
1946
The Return of Rusty
Hugh Mitchell
1946
She Wrote the Book
Dean Fowler
1946
Night in Paradise
Archon
1946
The Madonna's Secret
Lt. Roberts
1946
Smooth as Silk
Stephen Elliott
1946
San Antonio
Charlie Bell
1945
The Enchanted Forest
Ed Henderson
1945
Northwest Trail
Sergeant Means
1945
The Daltons Ride Again
Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
1945
The Crimson Canary
Roger Quinn
1945
The Crime Doctor's Warning
Inspector Dawes
1945
Salome, Where She Danced
General Lee
1945
Brewster's Millions
Swearengen Jones
1945
Faces in the Fog
Dr. Mason
1944
Murder in the Blue Room
Frank Baldrich
1944
My Buddy
Father Jim Donnelly
1944
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
1944
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Mr. Aldrich
1944
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Sam Aldrich
1944
Where Are Your Children?
Judge Edmonds
1943
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Sam Aldrich
1943
So Proudly We Hail
Dr. Harrison
1943
Submarine Base
James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
1943
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Mr. Aldrich
1943
Crime Doctor
Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
1943
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Sam Aldrich
1943
Murder in Times Square
Dr. Blaine
1943
Madame Spy
Peter Rolf
1942
The Boss of Big Town
Michael Lynn
1942
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Sam Aldrich
1942
Invisible Agent
John Gardiner
1942
Men of Texas
Colonel Colbert Scott
1942
For the Common Defense!
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
1942
March On, America!
Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
1942
Henry and Dizzy
Sam Aldrich
1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Norman Hadley
1942
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Henri Beauvais
1942
Kid Glove Killer
Matty
1942
Mississippi Gambler
Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
1942
Soldiers in White
Charles Anthony
1942
Don Winslow of the Navy
Spencer Merlin
1942
Sealed Lips
Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
1942
They Died with Their Boots On
Gen. Phil Sheridan
1941
Henry Aldrich for President
Sam Aldrich
1941
Thieves Fall Out
Tim Gordon
1941
The Big Boss
Bob Dugan
1941
The Great Mr. Nobody
John Wade
1941
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Mr. West
1941
Father's Son
William Emory
1941
Santa Fe Trail
Martin
1940
March On, Marines
Colonel Myers
1940
Lady with Red Hair
Charles Bryant
1940
Father Is A Prince
Dr. Mark Stone
1940
Knute Rockne All American
Committee Chairman
1940
Money and the Woman
Jerremy Helm
1940
They Drive by Night
Harry McNamara
1940
The Man Who Talked Too Much
District Attorney Dickson
1940
Gambling on the High Seas
U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
1940
Murder in the Air
Saxby
1940
Men Without Souls
Reverend Thomas Storm
1940
Flight Angels
Dr. Barclay
1940
An Angel from Texas
Quigley
1940
It All Came True
Mr. Roberts
1940
Virginia City
Marshall
1940
Castle on the Hudson
Prison Chaplain
1940
The Fighting 69th
Captain Mangan
1940
A Child Is Born
Dr. Brett
1939
The Return of Doctor X
Dr. Flegg
1939
On Dress Parade
Col. Michael Riker
1939
One Hour To Live
Rudolph Spain
1939
Dust Be My Destiny
Prosecutor
1939
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Carson Drew
1939
The Bill of Rights
Patrick Henry
1939
Old Glory
Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
1939
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Carson Drew
1939
Dodge City
Matt Cole
1939
On Trial
Robert Strickland
1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Attorney Carey
1939
Secret Service of the Air
Chief Agent Tom Saxby
1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Carson Drew
1939
Wings of the Navy
Commander Clark
1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
Comet Over Broadway
Bill Appleton
1938
The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
1938
Nancy Drew… Detective
Carson Drew
1938
Broadway Musketeers
Stan Dowling
1938
Valley of the Giants
Hendricks
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
1938
My Bill
John C. Rudlin
1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Nelson "Nails" Morgan
1938
Over the Wall
Father Neil Connor
1938
Jezebel
Jean La Cour
1938
Love, Honor and Behave
Jim Blake
1938
A Slight Case of Murder
Mr. Post, banker
1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
Ralph Ferris
1938
Missing Witnesses
Inspector Lane
1937
The Man Without a Country
Lt. Philip Nolan
1937
Alcatraz Island
'Gat' Brady
1937
The Life of Emile Zola
Charpentier
1937
Back in Circulation
Dr. Eugene Forde
1937
Slim
Wyatt Ranstead
1937
Marked Woman
Gordon
1937
Midnight Court
Victor Shanley
1937
Black Legion
Tommy Smith
1937
Give Me Liberty
Patrick Henry
1936
Fugitive in the Sky
Mike Phelan
1936
Wayward
Robert 'Bob' Daniels
1932
On the Border
Dave (as John B. Litel)
1930
Oh Darling!
1930
Don't Believe It
Dick
1930
Always Faithful
Wayne
1929
Finders Keepers
(as John B. Litel)
1929
The Sleeping Porch
1929