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Dick Elliott
Born · April 29, 1886
Died · December 22, 1961 (75 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Bio
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.
Television: The First Fifty Years
Bartender (archive footage)
0.0
1999
The Andy Griffith Show
Mayor Pike · (10 episodes)
7.6
1960
Go, Johnny, Go!
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
5.8
1959
Days of Wine and Roses
Mr. Trayner
7.0
1958
Man of the West
Willie (uncredited)
6.5
1958
Man from God's Country
Mayor (uncredited)
4.8
1958
Up In Smoke
Mike
5.5
1957
Bombers B-52
Mr. Sampton (uncredited)
5.6
1957
Looking for Danger
Mike Clancy
5.0
1957
The Joker is Wild
Shaving Man (uncredited)
8.1
1957
Omar Khayyam
Tavern Keeper
5.0
1957
Don't Knock The Rock
Sheriff at End
5.7
1956
Feathertop
Judge Gookin
0.0
1955
Last of the Desperados
Walter 'Wally' Stone
6.0
1955
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Lumber salesman
7.0
1955
Double Jeopardy
Happy Harry
5.4
1955
The Petrified Forest
Commander
6.3
1955
The Tilted Tenderfoot
Mayor
0.0
1955
Witness to Murder
Apartment Manager
6.2
1954
Montana Belle
Jeptha Rideout - Banker
5.9
1952
Park Row
Jeff Hudson
6.7
1952
Three for Bedroom C
Train Passenger
0.0
1952
High Noon
Kibbee (uncredited)
7.7
1952
Rancho Notorious
Storyteller (uncredited)
6.5
1952
I Love Lucy
Male Spectator (uncredited) · (1 episode)
7.9
1951
I Love Lucy
Henry · (1 episode)
7.9
1951
Fort Defiance
Kincaid
6.3
1951
Flame Of Stamboul
Mr. Shirley (uncredited)
4.5
1951
Hunt the Man Down
Happy (uncredited)
6.2
1950
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
Sheriff
0.0
1950
Union Station
Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)
6.4
1950
Across the Badlands
Rufus Downey
0.0
1950
Bunco Squad
Thurman (uncredited)
5.9
1950
Rock Island Trail
Martin, Railroad Conductor
6.0
1950
Western Pacific Agent
Sheriff
6.0
1950
The Silver Bandit
Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)
0.0
1950
Gun Crazy
Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
7.5
1950
Trail of the Yukon
Editor Sullivan
6.0
1949
Night Unto Night
Auto Court Manager
5.1
1949
Flamingo Road
Tom Coyne (uncredited)
7.0
1949
Rose of the Yukon
Doc Read
0.0
1949
Homicide for Three
Doorman at Atwood Towers
5.0
1948
Rusty Leads the Way
Board Member (uncredited)
6.0
1948
Singin' Spurs
Mr. Miggs
0.0
1948
The Sainted Sisters
Milt Freeman (uncredited)
7.0
1948
Money Madness
Malt Shop Customer (uncredited)
4.2
1948
Albuquerque
Harvey (uncredited)
6.8
1948
Slippy McGee
Fred Appelby
0.0
1948
The Main Street Kid
Sam Trotter
0.0
1948
Heading for Heaven
Roger Wingate
4.9
1947
Driftwood
Townsman
6.1
1947
Singapore
Passenger (uncredited)
5.9
1947
Desperate
Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)
6.5
1947
Thunder Mountain
Dick (uncredited)
5.0
1947
A Likely Story
Conductor (uncredited)
4.2
1947
The Scooper Dooper
Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor
0.0
1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
6.5
1947
Ginger
Mayor Hector Tillford
0.0
1947
Doctor Jim
Edgar
0.0
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
Man on Porch (uncredited)
8.3
1946
Dangerous Money
P.T. Burke
5.7
1946
Follow That Blonde
Judge
0.0
1946
High School Hero
Mayor Whitehead
5.0
1946
The Dark Horse
Ben Martin
0.0
1946
Hot Cargo
Frankie
0.0
1946
She Wrote the Book
Party Guest
6.0
1946
That Texas Jamboree
Mayor Smith
0.0
1946
Rainbow Over Texas
Yacht Captain Monroe
4.0
1946
Partners in Time
Squire Skimp
6.0
1946
Talk About a Lady
Baldwin
3.0
1946
Deadline at Dawn
Chap (uncredited)
6.2
1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
5.0
1946
Abilene Town
Townsman (uncredited)
5.3
1946
Adventure
George
6.2
1945
Saratoga Trunk
Politician (uncredited)
5.7
1945
Purity Squad
Judge Gilmenn
0.0
1945
Girls of the Big House
Felton
6.0
1945
Star in the Night
Traveler (uncredited)
7.2
1945
You Drive Me Crazy
Mr. Michaelson
0.0
1945
Christmas in Connecticut
Judge Crothers
7.0
1945
Gangs of the Waterfront
Police Chief Davis
6.0
1945
The Clock
New Jersey Man at Penn Station
7.2
1945
Fall Guy
Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
0.0
1945
The Man Who Walked Alone
Mayor
5.5
1945
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
Bascom, Hotel Guest
4.8
1945
Main Street After Dark
MacLean (uncredited)
4.8
1945
Goin' to Town
Squire Skimp
0.0
1944
When Strangers Marry
Sam Prescott
6.1
1944
Silent Partner
Pop
0.0
1944
Show Business
Binoculars Man
5.0
1944
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Matthews
0.0
1944
Whispering Footsteps
Chief Joe Charters
5.3
1943
Swing Out the Blues
Malcolm P. Carstairs
4.5
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)
6.1
1943
Wintertime
Husband (uncredited)
3.5
1943
So's Your Uncle
Police Sergeant
5.0
1943
Nobody's Darling
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
0.0
1943
Three Hearts for Julia
Smith (uncredited)
6.0
1943
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
J.P. McCluskey
6.0
1943
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace
5.7
1943
Silver Skates
Promoter
5.0
1943
The Powers Girl
Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited)
6.5
1943
Laugh Your Blues Away
Mr. Conklin
0.0
1942
Springtime in the Rockies
Mr. Jeepers (uncredited)
6.7
1942
Criminal Investigator
Ed Brandt (uncredited)
4.0
1942
You Can't Escape Forever
Meeker (uncredited)
5.4
1942
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Mathew Quentin
4.5
1942
Meet the Stewarts
Mr. Willoughby (uncredited)
6.0
1942
So's Your Aunt Emma!
Evans
6.5
1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Tim Miller
6.0
1942
Man From Headquarters
Editor Elwin A. Jonas
6.0
1942
All Through the Night
Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)
7.0
1942
Road to Happiness
Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
5.5
1941
One Foot in Heaven
Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)
6.6
1941
Three Girls About Town
Magician Boarding Bus
5.3
1941
The Pittsburgh Kid
Garvey
0.0
1941
Manpower
Drunk Texan (uncredited)
6.7
1941
Sunset in Wyoming
Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody
0.0
1941
She Knew All the Answers
Broker
6.3
1941
The Wagons Roll at Night
Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)
6.4
1941
Mr. District Attorney
Detective in Café
6.2
1941
A Man Betrayed
Ward Heeler (uncredited)
5.4
1941
Back Street
Hotel desk clerk
7.2
1941
Four Mothers
Ed (uncredited)
5.7
1941
Behind the News
Foster
0.0
1940
Li'l Abner
Marryin' Sam
5.9
1940
Young Bill Hickok
Elliott
4.4
1940
Melody Ranch
Sheriff Barstow
5.5
1940
Up in the Air
B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
5.5
1940
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Airport Agent
4.0
1940
I Love You Again
Range Leader
7.2
1940
One Man's Law
Prendergast
0.0
1940
The Mortal Storm
Passport Official on Train
7.2
1940
Florian
Auctioneer
1.0
1940
Two Girls on Broadway
Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)
6.8
1940
Women Without Names
Roomer
4.8
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Politician (uncredited)
7.0
1940
All Women Have Secrets
Justice of the Peace
5.0
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Druggist (uncredited)
5.8
1939
Another Thin Man
Detective (uncredited)
7.1
1939
Pack Up Your Troubles
Booking Agent
6.2
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Carl Cook
7.9
1939
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
McKeever
6.8
1939
I Stole a Million
Small-Town Doctor (uncredited)
6.0
1939
Frontier Marshal
Drunk
6.1
1939
Undercover Agent
Garrison - Henchman
4.8
1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Man Laughing at Demo
5.9
1939
Sudden Money
Gambler
5.0
1939
Let Us Live
Rotarian Juror (uncredited)
6.8
1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Train Conductor (uncredited)
7.0
1939
Boy Trouble
Dr. Benshlager
5.0
1939
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
6.6
1939
Next Time I Marry
Henry
6.8
1938
A Man to Remember
Hank
6.5
1938
Down on the Farm
Slicker
0.0
1938
Tenth Avenue Kid
Gun salesman
5.0
1938
Little Miss Broadway
Man Carrying Violin Case
6.6
1938
Hide and Shriek
Haunted-house proprietor
7.2
1938
Prison Farm
The Glenby Judge
5.7
1938
Under Western Stars
Sen. William P. Scully
5.9
1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)
6.3
1938
Start Cheering
Station Agent
7.0
1938
International Settlement
Ocean Liner Passenger
5.0
1938
The Jury's Secret
Donald Graves
3.0
1938
Quick Money
Jeffrey Walker
4.0
1937
Vogues of 1938
Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker
5.3
1937
Parnell
Middle Aged Man
4.6
1937
Behind The Headlines
Bartender
6.2
1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Stumpy Carter
6.0
1937
China Passage
Philip Burton
5.5
1937
You Only Live Once
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
7.1
1937
Wanted: Jane Turner
Arizona Sheepman (uncredited)
5.3
1936
Go West Young Man
Reporter (uncredited)
5.3
1936
The Big Game
Lowell
5.8
1936
High Tension
Sundholm
5.4
1936
Educating Father
Townley (uncredited)
0.0
1936
The Princess Comes Across
Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)
6.1
1936
Brilliant Marriage
Editor
4.5
1936
Silly Billies
Mayor Culpepper
8.0
1936
Neighborhood House
Perkins - Charley's Boss
0.0
1936
Her Master's Voice
Police Captain
6.0
1936
Dr. Socrates
Photographer
6.4
1935
Ladies Crave Excitement
Starke's Aide
4.5
1935
Sprucin' Up
Mr. Jones
6.8
1935
Break of Hearts
Max - Florist (uncredited)
5.5
1935
Helldorado
Waiter
0.0
1935
Shivers
0.0
1934
We're Rich Again
Fred Green
4.0
1934
The Merry Frinks
Reporter
3.7
1934
Woman Unafraid
Tom Brady
5.0
1934
Please
Sonny's Father
0.0
1933
The Worst Woman in Paris?
Mayor Rodney
0.0
1933
Stage Mother
Party Guest
5.0
1933
Picture Snatcher
Staff Editor (uncredited)
6.9
1933
Central Airport
Man Looking for Driver
6.1
1933