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