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