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)
The Texas Rangers
as John B. Jones
(1951)
Two Dollar Bettor
as John Hewitt
(1951)
Flight to Mars
as Dr. Lane
(1951)
The Groom Wore Spurs
as Uncle George
(1951)
Little Egypt
as Shuster
(1951)
Take Care of My Little Girl
as John Erickson (uncredited)
(1951)
Cuban Fireball
as Pomeroy Sr.
(1950)
The Sundowners
as John Gall
(1950)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate
(1950)
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Mr. Watkins
(1950)
Woman in Hiding
as John Chandler
(1949)
Outpost in Morocco
as Colonel Pascal
(1949)
Rusty Saves a Life
as Hugh Mitchell
(1949)
Rusty's Birthday
as Hugh Mitchell
(1949)
The Gal Who Took the West
as Colonel Logan
(1949)
Shamrock Hill
as Ralph Judson
(1949)
Mary Ryan, Detective
as Capt. Billings
(1948)
Key Largo
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
(1948)
I, Jane Doe
as Horton
(1948)
Pitfall
as District Attorney
(1948)
The Valiant Hombre
as Lon Lansdell
(1948)
Rusty Leads the Way
as Hugh Mitchell
(1948)
My Dog Rusty
as Hugh Mitchell
(1948)
Smart Woman
as Clark
(1948)
(1947)
Christmas Eve
as Joe Bland, FBI Agent
(1947)
The Beginning or the End
as K.T. Keller
(1947)
Heaven Only Knows
as Reverend Wainwright
(1947)
Cass Timberlane
as Webb Wargate
(1947)
Lighthouse
as Hank Armitage
(1947)
The Guilty
as Alex Tremholt
(1947)
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Tom Clancy
(1946)
The Madonna's Secret
as Lt. Roberts
(1946)
Night in Paradise
as Archon
(1946)
She Wrote the Book
as Dean Fowler
(1946)
Sister Kenny
as Medical Director
(1946)
(1946)
Swell Guy
as Arthur Tyler
(1946)
Smooth as Silk
as Stephen Elliott
(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 Crimson Canary
as Roger Quinn
(1945)
The Crime Doctor's Warning
as Inspector Dawes
(1945)
The Daltons Ride Again
as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
(1945)
Northwest Trail
as Sergeant Means
(1945)
The Enchanted Forest
as Ed Henderson
(1944)
Murder in the Blue Room
as Frank Baldrich
(1944)
Faces in the Fog
as Dr. Mason
(1944)
My Buddy
as Father Jim Donnelly
(1944)
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
as Sam Aldrich
(1944)
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
as Mr. 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)
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
as Sam Aldrich
(1943)
Submarine Base
as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
(1943)
Crime Doctor
as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
(1943)
Where Are Your Children?
as Judge Edmonds
(1943)
Henry Aldrich Swings It
as Mr. Aldrich
(1943)
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
as Sam Aldrich
(1942)
Invisible Agent
as John Gardiner
(1942)
Soldiers in White
as Charles Anthony
(1942)
Kid Glove Killer
as Matty
(1942)
Don Winslow of the Navy
as Spencer Merlin
(1942)
Madame Spy
as Peter Rolf
(1942)
The Boss of Big Town
as Michael Lynn
(1942)
Henry and Dizzy
as Sam Aldrich
(1942)
Henry Aldrich, Editor
as Sam Aldrich
(1942)
Men of Texas
as Colonel Colbert Scott
(1942)
The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Henri Beauvais
(1942)
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Norman Hadley
(1942)
Sealed Lips
as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
(1942)
Mississippi Gambler
as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
(1942)
March On, America!
as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1942)
For the Common Defense!
as Subprefect Santiago Castillo
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Gen. Phil Sheridan
(1941)
Thieves Fall Out
as Tim Gordon
(1941)
The Great Mr. Nobody
as John Wade
(1941)
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Mr. West
(1941)
Henry Aldrich for President
as Sam Aldrich
(1941)
Father's Son
as William Emory
(1941)
The Big Boss
as Bob Dugan
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Martin
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as Harry McNamara
(1940)
Virginia City
as Marshall
(1940)
Father Is A Prince
as Dr. Mark Stone
(1940)
Murder in the Air
as Saxby
(1940)
Flight Angels
as Dr. Barclay
(1940)
Lady with Red Hair
as Charles Bryant
(1940)
March On, Marines
as Colonel Myers
(1940)
Gambling on the High Seas
as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
(1940)
Knute Rockne All American
as Committee Chairman
(1940)
The Fighting 69th
as Captain Mangan
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as Prison Chaplain
(1940)
An Angel from Texas
as Quigley
(1940)
Money and the Woman
as Jerremy Helm
(1940)
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as District Attorney Dickson
(1940)
It All Came True
as Mr. Roberts
(1940)
Men Without Souls
as Reverend Thomas Storm
(1939)
Dodge City
as Matt Cole
(1939)
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Carson Drew
(1939)
The Return of Doctor X
as Dr. Flegg
(1939)
Dust Be My Destiny
as Prosecutor
(1939)
A Child Is Born
as Dr. Brett
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Commander Clark
(1939)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Carson Drew
(1939)
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Attorney Carey
(1939)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
as Carson Drew
(1939)
On Trial
as Robert Strickland
(1939)
On Dress Parade
as Col. Michael Riker
(1939)
The Bill of Rights
as Patrick Henry
(1939)
Secret Service of the Air
as Chief Agent Tom Saxby
(1939)
One Hour To Live
as Rudolph Spain
(1939)
Old Glory
as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
(1938)
A Slight Case of Murder
as Mr. Post, banker
(1938)
Jezebel
as Jean La Cour
(1938)
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
(1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Ralph Ferris
(1938)
Over the Wall
as Father Neil Connor
(1938)
Breakdowns of 1938
as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1938)
Broadway Musketeers
as Stan Dowling
(1938)
Comet Over Broadway
as Bill Appleton
(1938)
The Declaration of Independence
as Thomas Jefferson
(1938)
Valley of the Giants
as Hendricks
(1938)
Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Nelson "Nails" Morgan
(1938)
My Bill
as John C. Rudlin
(1938)
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Carson Drew
(1938)
Love, Honor and Behave
as Jim Blake
(1937)
The Life of Emile Zola
as Charpentier
(1937)
Marked Woman
as Gordon
(1937)
Black Legion
as Tommy Smith
(1937)
Slim
as Wyatt Ranstead
(1937)
Back in Circulation
as Dr. Eugene Forde
(1937)
The Man Without a Country
as Lt. Philip Nolan
(1937)
Missing Witnesses
as Inspector Lane
(1937)
Alcatraz Island
as 'Gat' Brady
(1937)
Midnight Court
as Victor Shanley
(1936)
Give Me Liberty
as Patrick Henry
(1936)
Fugitive in the Sky
as Mike Phelan
(1932)
Wayward
as Robert 'Bob' Daniels
(1930)
On the Border
as Dave (as John B. Litel)
(1930)
(1930)
Don't Believe It
as Dick
(1929)
Always Faithful
as Wayne
(1929)
Finders Keepers
as (as John B. Litel)
(1929)