John Litel
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-12-30
Day of Death
1972-02-03 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Albany, Wisconsin, USA
John Litel
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1966)
Nevada Smith
as Doctor
(1965)
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Minister
(1964)
Rendezvous in Space
as Priest
(1963)
The Gun Hawk
as Drunk - Madden's father
(1961)
Pocketful of Miracles
as Police Inspector McCrary
(1961)
Lover Come Back
as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
(1961)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
(1958)
Houseboat
as Mr. William Farnsworth
(1957)
Decision at Sundown
as Charles Summerton
(1957)
The Hired Gun
as Mace Beldon
(1956)
Comanche
as Gen. Nelson A. Miles
(1956)
The Wild Dakotas
as Morgan Wheeler
(1956)
Runaway Daughters
as George Barton
(1955)
The Kentuckian
as Pleasant Tuesday Babson
(1955)
Double Jeopardy
as Emmett Devery
(1955)
Texas Lady
as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
(1954)
Sitting Bull
as Wilford Howell
(1953)
Jack Slade
as Judge Davidson
(1952)
Scaramouche
as Dr. Dubuque
(1952)
Montana Belle
as Matt Towner
(1952)
Jet Job
as Sam Bentley
(1951)
Flight to Mars
as Dr. Lane
(1951)
The Groom Wore Spurs
as Uncle George
(1951)
The Texas Rangers
as John B. Jones
(1951)
Little Egypt
as Shuster
(1951)
Take Care of My Little Girl
as John Erickson (uncredited)
(1951)
Cuban Fireball
as Pomeroy Sr.
(1951)
Two Dollar Bettor
as John Hewitt
(1950)
The Sundowners
as John Gall
(1950)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate
(1950)
Woman in Hiding
as John Chandler
(1950)
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Mr. Watkins
(1949)
Outpost in Morocco
as Colonel Pascal
(1949)
Rusty Saves a Life
as Hugh Mitchell
(1949)
Mary Ryan, Detective
as Capt. Billings
(1949)
Shamrock Hill
as Ralph Judson
(1949)
The Gal Who Took the West
as Colonel Logan
(1949)
Rusty's Birthday
as Hugh Mitchell
(1948)
Key Largo
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
(1948)
Pitfall
as District Attorney
(1948)
Rusty Leads the Way
as Hugh Mitchell
(1948)
I, Jane Doe
as Horton
(1948)
Smart Woman
as Clark
(1948)
My Dog Rusty
as Hugh Mitchell
(1948)
The Valiant Hombre
as Lon Lansdell
(1948)
(1947)
Christmas Eve
as Joe Bland, FBI Agent
(1947)
Cass Timberlane
as Webb Wargate
(1947)
The Guilty
as Alex Tremholt
(1947)
Lighthouse
as Hank Armitage
(1947)
The Beginning or the End
as K.T. Keller
(1947)
Heaven Only Knows
as Reverend Wainwright
(1947)
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Tom Clancy
(1946)
Sister Kenny
as Medical Director
(1946)
Night in Paradise
as Archon
(1946)
(1946)
Smooth as Silk
as Stephen Elliott
(1946)
She Wrote the Book
as Dean Fowler
(1946)
The Madonna's Secret
as Lt. Roberts
(1946)
Swell Guy
as Arthur Tyler
(1946)
The Return of Rusty
as Hugh Mitchell
(1945)
Salome, Where She Danced
as General Lee
(1945)
San Antonio
as Charlie Bell
(1945)
Brewster's Millions
as Swearengen Jones
(1945)
The Crime Doctor's Warning
as Inspector Dawes
(1945)
The Crimson Canary
as Roger Quinn
(1945)
Northwest Trail
as Sergeant Means
(1945)
The Daltons Ride Again
as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
(1945)
The Enchanted Forest
as Ed Henderson
(1944)
Murder in the Blue Room
as Frank Baldrich
(1944)
My Buddy
as Father Jim Donnelly
(1944)
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
as Mr. Aldrich
(1944)
Faces in the Fog
as Dr. Mason
(1944)
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
as Sam Aldrich
(1944)
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
(1943)
So Proudly We Hail
as Dr. Harrison
(1943)
Murder in Times Square
as Dr. Blaine
(1943)
Crime Doctor
as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
(1943)
Submarine Base
as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
(1943)
Henry Aldrich Swings It
as Mr. Aldrich
(1943)
Where Are Your Children?
as Judge Edmonds
(1943)
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
as Sam Aldrich
(1943)
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
as Sam Aldrich
(1942)
Invisible Agent
as John Gardiner
(1942)
Men of Texas
as Colonel Colbert Scott
(1942)
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Norman Hadley
(1942)
Sealed Lips
as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
(1942)
Kid Glove Killer
as Matty
(1942)
The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Henri Beauvais
(1942)
Henry and Dizzy
as Sam Aldrich
(1942)
Don Winslow of the Navy
as Spencer Merlin
(1942)
For the Common Defense!
as Subprefect Santiago Castillo
(1942)
March On, America!
as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1942)
Mississippi Gambler
as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
(1942)
The Boss of Big Town
as Michael Lynn
(1942)
Henry Aldrich, Editor
as Sam Aldrich
(1942)
Soldiers in White
as Charles Anthony
(1942)
Madame Spy
as Peter Rolf
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Gen. Phil Sheridan
(1941)
The Great Mr. Nobody
as John Wade
(1941)
The Big Boss
as Bob Dugan
(1941)
Father's Son
as William Emory
(1941)
Henry Aldrich for President
as Sam Aldrich
(1941)
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Mr. West
(1941)
Thieves Fall Out
as Tim Gordon
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Martin
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as Harry McNamara
(1940)
Virginia City
as Marshall
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Captain Mangan
(1940)
Men Without Souls
as Reverend Thomas Storm
(1940)
Lady with Red Hair
as Charles Bryant
(1940)
Knute Rockne All American
as Committee Chairman
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as Prison Chaplain
(1940)
Money and the Woman
as Jerremy Helm
(1940)
An Angel from Texas
as Quigley
(1940)
It All Came True
as Mr. Roberts
(1940)
Murder in the Air
as Saxby
(1940)
Flight Angels
as Dr. Barclay
(1940)
Father Is A Prince
as Dr. Mark Stone
(1940)
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as District Attorney Dickson
(1940)
Gambling on the High Seas
as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
(1940)
March On, Marines
as Colonel Myers
(1939)
Dodge City
as Matt Cole
(1939)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Carson Drew
(1939)
Old Glory
as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
(1939)
Secret Service of the Air
as Chief Agent Tom Saxby
(1939)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Carson Drew
(1939)
On Dress Parade
as Col. Michael Riker
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Commander Clark
(1939)
Dust Be My Destiny
as Prosecutor
(1939)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Attorney Carey
(1939)
The Bill of Rights
as Patrick Henry
(1939)
The Return of Doctor X
as Dr. Flegg
(1939)
A Child Is Born
as Dr. Brett
(1939)
One Hour To Live
as Rudolph Spain
(1939)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
as Carson Drew
(1939)
On Trial
as Robert Strickland
(1938)
Jezebel
as Jean La Cour
(1938)
A Slight Case of Murder
as Mr. Post, banker
(1938)
Over the Wall
as Father Neil Connor
(1938)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
(1938)
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Carson Drew
(1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Ralph Ferris
(1938)
Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Nelson "Nails" Morgan
(1938)
Broadway Musketeers
as Stan Dowling
(1938)
My Bill
as John C. Rudlin
(1938)
Breakdowns of 1938
as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1938)
Love, Honor and Behave
as Jim Blake
(1938)
Valley of the Giants
as Hendricks
(1938)
The Declaration of Independence
as Thomas Jefferson
(1938)
Comet Over Broadway
as Bill Appleton
(1937)
Marked Woman
as Gordon
(1937)
The Life of Emile Zola
as Charpentier
(1937)
Black Legion
as Tommy Smith
(1937)
Slim
as Wyatt Ranstead
(1937)
Back in Circulation
as Dr. Eugene Forde
(1937)
Missing Witnesses
as Inspector Lane
(1937)
Midnight Court
as Victor Shanley
(1937)
Alcatraz Island
as 'Gat' Brady
(1937)
The Man Without a Country
as Lt. Philip Nolan
(1936)
Give Me Liberty
as Patrick Henry
(1936)
Fugitive in the Sky
as Mike Phelan
(1932)
Wayward
as Robert 'Bob' Daniels
(1930)
Don't Believe It
as Dick
(1930)
(1930)
On the Border
as Dave (as John B. Litel)
(1929)
Always Faithful
as Wayne
(1929)
Finders Keepers
as (as John B. Litel)
(1929)