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)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1940)
Half a Sinner
as Officer Kelly
(1940)
The Ghost Breakers
as Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)
(1940)
Flowing Gold
as Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
(1940)
'Til We Meet Again
as Detective (uncredited)
(1940)
You, the People
as Mr. Edward Gibbon
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Yankee Major
(1939)
Mickey the Kid
as FBI Agent Farrow
(1939)
The Roaring Twenties
as First Detective
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Peterson
(1939)
The Saint Strikes Back
as Chief Inspector Webster
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
(1939)
Made for Each Other
as Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
(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)
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
as Inspector 'Mac' McKinney
(1934)
The World Accuses
as Lt. Ryan
(1934)
Gambling Lady
as Graves
(1933)
The Return of Casey Jones
as Casey Jones
(1933)
Lady Killer
as Brannigan
(1933)
The Crime of the Century
as Captain Tim Riley
(1933)
Twin Husbands
as Sergeant Kerrigan
(1933)
Heroes for Sale
as 'Red' Squad Policeman #1
(1932)
The Phantom of Crestwood
as Detective (uncredited)
(1932)
Madison Square Garden
as Honest John Miller
(1932)
The Midnight Patrol
as Howard Brady
(1932)
Self Defense
as Dan Simmons
(1932)
Behind Stone Walls
as District Attorney John Manson Clay
(1932)
White Eagle
as Capt. Blake
(1931)
The Maltese Falcon
as Police Lt. Dundy
(1931)
The Star Witness
as Deputy Williams (uncredited)
(1931)
Five Star Final
as R.J. Brannegan
(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)
(1930)
Hide-Out
as William Burke
(1930)
Captain Thunder
as Morgan
(1930)
The Divorcee
as Bill
(1930)
The Doorway to Hell
as Captain Pat O'Grady
(1930)
Men of the North
as Sergeant Mooney
(1930)
Sweet Mama
as Mack
(1930)
Kathleen Mavourneen
as Dan Moriarity
(1929)
Thunderbolt
as Prison chaplain
(1929)
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
as Ethier
(1928)
Lights of New York
as Detective Crosby
(1928)
Happiness Ahead
as Detective
(1928)
Obey Your Husband
as Mr. Kennedy
(1928)
Romance of the Underworld
as Edwin Burke
(1923)
Man and Wife
as Dr. Howard Fleming
(1922)
The Broken Silence
as Bruce Cameron
(1922)
Without Fear
as John Miles
(1922)
A Pasteboard Crown
as Stewart Thrall
(1922)
Fair Lady
as Norvin Blake
(1921)
A Virgin Paradise
as Bob Alan
(1921)
(1920)
The Empire of Diamonds
as Matthew Versigny
(1919)
A Woman There Was
as Pulke
(1919)
Unknown Love
as Captain Jack Tims
(1919)
Checkers
as Kendal
(1918)
Joan of Plattsburg
as Capt. Lane
(1918)
For the Freedom of the East
as Robert Kenyon
(1918)
(1917)
Mrs. Balfame
as Dwight Rush
(1917)
(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