Robert Elliott
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1879-10-08
Day of Death
1951-11-15 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Robert Elliott
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Known For
Acting
(1946)
The Devil's Playground
as Judge Morton
(1946)
Chick Carter, Detective
as Dan Rankin
(1943)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
(1940)
The Ghost Breakers
as Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)
(1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1940)
'Til We Meet Again
as Detective (uncredited)
(1940)
Half a Sinner
as Officer Kelly
(1940)
Flowing Gold
as Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
(1940)
You, the People
as Mr. Edward Gibbon
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Yankee Major
(1939)
Made for Each Other
as Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
(1939)
The Roaring Twenties
as First Detective
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Peterson
(1939)
The Saint Strikes Back
as Chief Inspector Webster
(1939)
Mickey the Kid
as FBI Agent Farrow
(1939)
Should a Girl Marry?
as Warden
(1938)
Trade Winds
as Captain George Faulkiner
(1935)
Times Square Lady
as "Brick" Culver
(1935)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Detective Brown (uncredited)
(1934)
Gambling Lady
as Graves
(1934)
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
as Inspector 'Mac' McKinney
(1934)
The World Accuses
as Lt. Ryan
(1933)
Lady Killer
as Detective Joe Brannigan
(1933)
Heroes for Sale
as 'Red' Squad Policeman #1
(1933)
Twin Husbands
as Sergeant Kerrigan
(1933)
The Crime of the Century
as Captain Tim Riley
(1933)
The Return of Casey Jones
as Casey Jones
(1932)
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Detective (uncredited)
(1932)
White Eagle
as Capt. Blake
(1932)
The Midnight Patrol
as Howard Brady
(1932)
Madison Square Garden
as Honest John Miller
(1932)
Self Defense
as Dan Simmons
(1932)
Behind Stone Walls
as District Attorney John Manson Clay
(1931)
The Maltese Falcon
as Police Lt. Dundy
(1931)
Five Star Final
as R.J. Brannegan
(1931)
The Star Witness
as Deputy Williams (uncredited)
(1931)
Murder at Midnight
as Inspector Taylor
(1931)
The Finger Points
as Frank Carter
(1931)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
as Himself - Golfer
(1930)
The Divorcee
as Bill
(1930)
The Doorway to Hell
as Captain Pat O'Grady
(1930)
Captain Thunder
as Morgan
(1930)
Men of the North
as Sergeant Mooney
(1930)
(1930)
Sweet Mama
as Mack
(1930)
Hide-Out
as William Burke
(1930)
Kathleen Mavourneen
as Dan Moriarity
(1929)
Thunderbolt
as Prison chaplain
(1929)
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
as Ethier
(1928)
Romance of the Underworld
as Edwin Burke
(1928)
Lights of New York
as Detective Crosby
(1928)
Happiness Ahead
as Detective
(1928)
Obey Your Husband
as Mr. Kennedy
(1923)
Man and Wife
as Dr. Howard Fleming
(1922)
Fair Lady
as Norvin Blake
(1922)
The Broken Silence
as Bruce Cameron
(1922)
A Pasteboard Crown
as Stewart Thrall
(1922)
Without Fear
as John Miles
(1920)
The Empire of Diamonds
as Matthew Versigny
(1919)
A Woman There Was
as Pulke
(1919)
Checkers
as Kendal
(1919)
Unknown Love
as Captain Jack Tims
(1918)
Joan of Plattsburg
as Capt. Lane
(1918)
For the Freedom of the East
as Robert Kenyon
(1918)
(1917)
(1917)
Mrs. Balfame
as Dwight Rush
(1917)
Motherhood
as Albert
(1917)
(1916)
The Kiss of Hate
as Sergius Orzoff
(1916)
Miss Petticoats
as Rev. Ralph Harding
(1916)
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
as Robert Ewing