Dick Elliott
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-04-29
Day of Death
1961-12-22 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Dick Elliott
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(1999)
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Bartender (archive footage)
(1959)
Go, Johnny, Go!
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
(1958)
Man of the West
as Willie (uncredited)
(1958)
Days of Wine and Roses
as Mr. Trayner
(1958)
Man from God's Country
as Mayor (uncredited)
(1957)
The Joker is Wild
as Shaving Man (uncredited)
(1957)
Bombers B-52
as Mr. Sampton (uncredited)
(1957)
Up In Smoke
as Mike
(1957)
Omar Khayyam
as Tavern Keeper
(1957)
Looking for Danger
as Mike Clancy
(1956)
Don't Knock The Rock
as Sheriff at End
(1955)
Last of the Desperados
as Walter 'Wally' Stone
(1955)
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Lumber salesman
(1955)
Double Jeopardy
as Happy Harry
(1955)
Feathertop
as Judge Gookin
(1955)
The Tilted Tenderfoot
as Mayor
(1955)
The Petrified Forest
as Commander
(1954)
Witness to Murder
as Apartment Manager
(1952)
High Noon
as Kibbee (uncredited)
(1952)
Montana Belle
as Jeptha Rideout - Banker
(1952)
Rancho Notorious
as Storyteller (uncredited)
(1952)
Park Row
as Jeff Hudson
(1952)
Three for Bedroom C
as Train Passenger
(1951)
Flame Of Stamboul
as Mr. Shirley (uncredited)
(1951)
Fort Defiance
as Kincaid
(1950)
Rock Island Trail
as Martin, Railroad Conductor
(1950)
Union Station
as Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)
(1950)
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
as Sheriff
(1950)
Gun Crazy
as Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
(1950)
Hunt the Man Down
as Happy (uncredited)
(1950)
Bunco Squad
as Thurman (uncredited)
(1950)
Western Pacific Agent
as Sheriff
(1950)
Across the Badlands
as Rufus Downey
(1950)
The Silver Bandit
as Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)
(1949)
Feudin' Rhythm
as Charles Chester Upperworth
(1949)
Flamingo Road
as Tom Coyne (uncredited)
(1949)
Act of Violence
as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
(1949)
Night Unto Night
as Auto Court Manager
(1949)
Trail of the Yukon
as Editor Sullivan
(1949)
Rose of the Yukon
as Doc Read
(1948)
Silver River
as Man Waiting Hours at McComb's (uncredited)
(1948)
Homicide for Three
as Doorman at Atwood Towers
(1948)
Singin' Spurs
as Mr. Miggs
(1948)
Rusty Leads the Way
as Board Member (uncredited)
(1948)
Albuquerque
as Harvey (uncredited)
(1948)
The Main Street Kid
as Sam Trotter
(1948)
Money Madness
as Malt Shop Customer (uncredited)
(1948)
The Sainted Sisters
as Milt Freeman (uncredited)
(1948)
Slippy McGee
as Fred Appelby
(1947)
Thunder Mountain
as Dick (uncredited)
(1947)
Singapore
as Passenger (uncredited)
(1947)
Heading for Heaven
as Roger Wingate
(1947)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
as Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
(1947)
Desperate
as Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)
(1947)
Driftwood
as Townsman
(1947)
Doctor Jim
as Edgar
(1947)
Ginger
as Mayor Hector Tillford
(1947)
The Scooper Dooper
as Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor
(1947)
A Likely Story
as Conductor (uncredited)
(1946)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Man on Porch (uncredited)
(1946)
Rainbow Over Texas
as Yacht Captain Monroe
(1946)
Dangerous Money
as P.T. Burke
(1946)
Partners in Time
as Squire Skimp
(1946)
Abilene Town
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1946)
Deadline at Dawn
as Chap (uncredited)
(1946)
The Dark Horse
as Ben Martin
(1946)
High School Hero
as Mayor Whitehead
(1946)
That Texas Jamboree
as Mayor Smith
(1946)
She Wrote the Book
as Party Guest
(1946)
Hot Cargo
as Frankie
(1946)
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
(1946)
Talk About a Lady
as Baldwin
(1946)
Follow That Blonde
as Judge
(1945)
Main Street After Dark
as MacLean (uncredited)
(1945)
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Mayor
(1945)
Gangs of the Waterfront
as Police Chief Davis
(1945)
Christmas in Connecticut
as Judge Crothers
(1945)
Star in the Night
as Traveler (uncredited)
(1945)
Girls of the Big House
as Felton
(1945)
The Clock
as New Jersey Man at Penn Station
(1945)
Saratoga Trunk
as Politician (uncredited)
(1945)
Adventure
as George
(1945)
You Drive Me Crazy
as Mr. Michaelson
(1945)
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
as Bascom, Hotel Guest
(1945)
Fall Guy
as Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
(1945)
Purity Squad
as Judge Gilmenn
(1944)
Goin' to Town
as Squire Skimp
(1944)
When Strangers Marry
as Sam Prescott
(1944)
Show Business
as Binoculars Man
(1944)
Hi, Beautiful
as Passenger
(1944)
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
as Matthews
(1944)
Silent Partner
as Pop
(1943)
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
as J.P. McCluskey
(1943)
Whispering Footsteps
as Chief Joe Charters
(1943)
Swing Out the Blues
as Malcolm P. Carstairs
(1943)
Wintertime
as Husband (uncredited)
(1943)
Silver Skates
as Promoter
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)
(1943)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace
(1943)
Three Hearts for Julia
as Smith (uncredited)
(1943)
So's Your Uncle
as Police Sergeant
(1943)
Nobody's Darling
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
(1943)
The Powers Girl
as Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited)
(1942)
Meet the Stewarts
as Mr. Willoughby (uncredited)
(1942)
Springtime in the Rockies
as Mr. Jeepers (uncredited)
(1942)
Criminal Investigator
as Ed Brandt (uncredited)
(1942)
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Mathew Quentin
(1942)
Man From Headquarters
as Editor Elwin A. Jonas
(1942)
All Through the Night
as Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)
(1942)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Tim Miller
(1942)
Laugh Your Blues Away
as Mr. Conklin
(1942)
You Can't Escape Forever
as Meeker (uncredited)
(1942)
So's Your Aunt Emma!
as Evans
(1941)
Four Mothers
as Ed (uncredited)
(1941)
She Knew All the Answers
as Broker
(1941)
Road to Happiness
as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)
(1941)
A Man Betrayed
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
(1941)
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)
(1941)
Back Street
as Hotel desk clerk
(1941)
The Pittsburgh Kid
as Garvey
(1941)
Manpower
as Drunk Texan (uncredited)
(1941)
Three Girls About Town
as Magician Boarding Bus
(1941)
Sunset in Wyoming
as Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody
(1941)
Mr. District Attorney
as Detective in Café
(1940)
The Mortal Storm
as Passport Official on Train
(1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Politician (uncredited)
(1940)
Women Without Names
as Roomer
(1940)
Li'l Abner
as Marryin' Sam
(1940)
Behind the News
as Foster
(1940)
Melody Ranch
as Sheriff Barstow
(1940)
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Airport Agent
(1940)
Florian
as Auctioneer
(1940)
Up in the Air
as B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
(1940)
I Love You Again
as Ranger Leader (uncredited)
(1940)
Young Bill Hickok
as Elliott
(1940)
One Man's Law
as Prendergast
(1940)
Two Girls on Broadway
as Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)
(1939)
Sudden Money
as Gambler
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Small-Town Doctor (uncredited)
(1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Carl Cook
(1939)
I'm from Missouri
as Mule Judge
(1939)
Boy Trouble
as Dr. Benshlager
(1939)
Another Thin Man
as Detective (uncredited)
(1939)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Druggist (uncredited)
(1939)
(1939)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
(1939)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as McKeever
(1939)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Man Laughing at Demo
(1939)
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Booking Agent
(1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
(1939)
All Women Have Secrets
as Justice of the Peace
(1939)
Frontier Marshal
as Drunk
(1939)
(1939)
Undercover Agent
as Garrison - Henchman
(1939)
Let Us Live
as Rotarian Juror (uncredited)
(1938)
Prison Farm
as The Glenby Judge
(1938)
A Man to Remember
as Hank
(1938)
International Settlement
as Ocean Liner Passenger
(1938)
Hide and Shriek
as Haunted-house proprietor
(1938)
The Jury's Secret
as Donald Graves
(1938)
Little Miss Broadway
as Man Carrying Violin Case
(1938)
Under Western Stars
as Sen. William P. Scully
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)
(1938)
Down on the Farm
as Slicker
(1938)
Start Cheering
as Station Agent
(1938)
Next Time I Marry
as Henry
(1938)
Tenth Avenue Kid
as Gun salesman
(1937)
China Passage
as Philip Burton
(1937)
Behind The Headlines
as Bartender
(1937)
Vogues of 1938
as Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker
(1937)
You Only Live Once
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
(1937)
Quick Money
as Jeffrey Walker
(1937)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Stumpy Carter
(1937)
Parnell
as Middle Aged Man
(1936)
Go West Young Man
as Reporter (uncredited)
(1936)
Silly Billies
as Mayor Culpepper
(1936)
High Tension
as Sundholm
(1936)
The Big Game
as Lowell
(1936)
Neighborhood House
as Perkins - Charley's Boss
(1936)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
(1936)
The Princess Comes Across
as Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)
(1936)
Brilliant Marriage
as Editor
(1936)
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Arizona Sheepman (uncredited)
(1936)
Her Master's Voice
as Police Captain
(1936)
Educating Father
as Townley (uncredited)
(1935)
Dr. Socrates
as Photographer
(1935)
Helldorado
as Waiter
(1935)
Ladies Crave Excitement
as Starke's Aide
(1935)
Break of Hearts
as Max - Florist (uncredited)
(1935)
Sprucin' Up
as Mr. Jones
(1934)
We're Rich Again
as Fred Green
(1934)
Woman Unafraid
as Tom Brady
(1934)
The Merry Frinks
as Reporter
(1934)
(1933)
Stage Mother
as Party Guest
(1933)
Please
as Sonny's Father
(1933)
Central Airport
as Man Looking for Driver
(1933)
Picture Snatcher
as Staff Editor (uncredited)
(1933)
The Worst Woman in Paris?
as Mayor Rodney