Robert Elliott
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 8, 1879
- Died
- Nov 15, 1951 (aged 72)
- Place of birth
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Credits
- 84
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Robert Elliott (October 9, 1879 – November 15, 1951) was an American character actor who appeared in 102 films and TV shows from 1916 to 1951.
He was born Richard Robert Elliott in 1879 in Columbus, Ohio. Most of his main roles were in the silent era. In the sound era he mostly performed in supporting roles and bit parts. On the stage he originated the Sergeant O'Hara character opposite Jeanne Eagels in Somerset Maugham's play Rain (1922).
Active in films from 1916, Elliott played Detective Crosby in the 1928 feature Lights of New York, the first all-talking sound film. One of his most notable roles was that of a Yankee officer playing cards with Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) in the film Gone With the Wind; the officer says of Rhett, "It's hard to be strict with a man who loses money so pleasantly."
Robert Elliott was married to Ruth Thorp (1889–1971) from 1920 until his death in 1951, aged 72, in Los Angeles, California.
Known for
Gone with the Wind
1939Movie
Yankee Major
The Roaring Twenties
1939Movie
First Detective
The Ghost Breakers
1940Movie
Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)
The Divorcee
1930Movie
Bill
Made for Each Other
1939Movie
Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
1931Movie
Police Lt. Dundy
Filmography
The Devil's Playground
1946Movie
Judge Morton
Chick Carter, Detective
1946Movie
Dan Rankin
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943Movie
Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
You, the People
1940Movie
Mr. Edward Gibbon
Flowing Gold
1940Movie
Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers
1940Movie
Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)
'Til We Meet Again
1940Movie
Detective (uncredited)
Half a Sinner
1940Movie
Officer Kelly
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940Movie
Minor Role (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939Movie
Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
1939Movie
Yankee Major
The Roaring Twenties
1939Movie
First Detective
I Stole a Million
1939Movie
Peterson
Mickey the Kid
1939Movie
FBI Agent Farrow
Should a Girl Marry?
1939Movie
Warden
The Saint Strikes Back
1939Movie
Chief Inspector Webster
Made for Each Other
1939Movie
Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
Trade Winds
1938Movie
Captain George Faulkiner
Circumstantial Evidence
1935Movie
Detective Brown (uncredited)
Times Square Lady
1935Movie
"Brick" Culver
The World Accuses
1934Movie
Lt. Ryan
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934Movie
Inspector 'Mac' McKinney
Gambling Lady
1934Movie
Graves
Lady Killer
1933Movie
Brannigan
Twin Husbands
1933Movie
Sergeant Kerrigan
Heroes for Sale
1933Movie
'Red' Squad Policeman #1
The Return of Casey Jones
1933Movie
Casey Jones
The Woman Who Dared
1933Movie
Attorney
The Crime of the Century
1933Movie
Captain Tim Riley
Self Defense
1932Movie
Dan Simmons
Madison Square Garden
1932Movie
Honest John Miller
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932Movie
Detective (uncredited)
White Eagle
1932Movie
Capt. Blake
The Midnight Patrol
1932Movie
Howard Brady
Behind Stone Walls
1932Movie
District Attorney John Manson Clay
Five Star Final
1931Movie
R.J. Brannegan
Murder at Midnight
1931Movie
Inspector Taylor
The Star Witness
1931Movie
Deputy Williams (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
1931Movie
Police Lt. Dundy
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931Movie
Himself - Golfer
The Finger Points
1931Movie
Frank Carter
Captain Thunder
1930Movie
Morgan
The Doorway to Hell
1930Movie
Captain Pat O'Grady
Men of the North
1930Movie
Sergeant Mooney
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930Movie
Self
Sweet Mama
1930Movie
Mack
Kathleen Mavourneen
1930Movie
Dan Moriarity
The Divorcee
1930Movie
Bill
Hide-Out
1930Movie
William Burke
Thunderbolt
1929Movie
Prison chaplain
Protection
1929Movie
Wallace Crockett
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
1929Movie
Ethier
Romance of the Underworld
1928Movie
Edwin Burke
Lights of New York
1928Movie
Detective Crosby
Happiness Ahead
1928Movie
Detective
Obey Your Husband
1928Movie
Mr. Kennedy
Man and Wife
1923Movie
Dr. Howard Fleming
The Broken Silence
1922Movie
Bruce Cameron
Without Fear
1922Movie
John Miles
A Pasteboard Crown
1922Movie
Stewart Thrall
Fair Lady
1922Movie
Norvin Blake
Lonely Heart
1921Movie
A Virgin Paradise
1921Movie
Bob Alan
The Money Maniac
1921Movie
Didier Bouchard
The Empire of Diamonds
1920Movie
Matthew Versigny
L'apache
1919Movie
Otis Mayne
Checkers
1919Movie
Kendal
A Woman There Was
1919Movie
Pulke
Unknown Love
1919Movie
Captain Jack Tims
For the Freedom of the East
1918Movie
Robert Kenyon
When Men Betray
1918Movie
Raymond Edwards
Joan of Plattsburg
1918Movie
Capt. Lane
Thou Shalt Not Steal
1917Movie
Roger Benton
Mary Moreland
1917Movie
Thomas Maughm
The Dazzling Miss Davison
1917Movie
Gerard Buckland
The Debt
1917Movie
Mrs. Balfame
1917Movie
Dwight Rush
Motherhood
1917Movie
Albert
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917Movie
Life's Shadows
1916Movie
Rodney Thorndyke
Miss Petticoats
1916Movie
Rev. Ralph Harding
The Child of Destiny
1916Movie
Bob Stange
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916Movie
Robert Ewing
The Kiss of Hate
1916Movie
Sergius Orzoff