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