John Litel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 30, 1892
- Died
- Feb 3, 1972 (aged 79)
- Place of birth
- Albany, Wisconsin, USA
- Credits
- 200
John Litel was an American stage, screen, and television actor. From 1919 to 1936 he performed in several plays on Broadway. In 1929 he began appearing in films and was in over 200 movies throughout his career. Litel often played supporting roles such as hard-nosed cops and district attorneys. He appeared in many television series. John Litel's acting career concluded in 1967.
Known for
Key Largo
1948Movie
Dispatcher (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959TV
Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington, Mayor George Goshen
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965Movie
Minister
I Love Lucy
1951TV
Harvey Cromwell
Jezebel
1938Movie
Jean La Cour
Zorro
1957TV
The Governor
Filmography
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nevada Smith
1966Movie
Doctor
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965Movie
Minister
Branded
1965TV
Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rendezvous in Space
1964Movie
Priest
The Gun Hawk
1963Movie
Drunk - Madden's father
Vacation Playhouse
1963TV
Albert P. Leviathan
The Virginian
1962TV
Finley, Wade Hammill
Lover Come Back
1961Movie
Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
1961Movie
Police Inspector McCrary
Hazel
1961TV
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961Movie
Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
Route 66
1960TV
Stagecoach West
1960TV
Dan Murchison
Hawaiian Eye
1959TV
Lock-Up
1959TV
Bonanza
1959TV
Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington, Mayor George Goshen
Rawhide
1959TV
Jim Rye, James Whitcomb
Houseboat
1958Movie
Mr. William Farnsworth
77 Sunset Strip
1958TV
Colonel Richard Gaunt, Distinguished Visitor
Bronco
1958TV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958TV
Judge George Healy, Asa Morgan, Clint Davis
Decision at Sundown
1957Movie
Charles Summerton
Zorro
1957TV
The Governor
Trackdown
1957TV
Judge Henry
Maverick
1957TV
Ellsworth Greeley, Judge Somervell, Judge Joshua Thayer
Perry Mason
1957TV
Judge
The Hired Gun
1957Movie
Mace Beldon
Sugarfoot
1957TV
Hank Tatum, Archie Crenshaw
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957TV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Sheriff Martin Calder
Comanche
1956Movie
Gen. Nelson A. Miles
The Wild Dakotas
1956Movie
Morgan Wheeler
Runaway Daughters
1956Movie
George Barton
Texas Lady
1955Movie
Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
Cheyenne
1955TV
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955TV
The Kentuckian
1955Movie
Pleasant Tuesday Babson
Double Jeopardy
1955Movie
Emmett Devery
Climax!
1954TV
Judge Sam Crowley
Sitting Bull
1954Movie
Wilford Howell
Jack Slade
1953Movie
Judge Davidson
City Detective
1953TV
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Phillip Saunders, Frank Hobbs
Montana Belle
1952Movie
Matt Towner
My Hero
1952TV
Willis Thackery
Cavalcade of America
1952TV
Dr. Silkworth
Four Star Playhouse
1952TV
Van Alten, Mayor
Scaramouche
1952Movie
Dr. Dubuque
Jet Job
1952Movie
Sam Bentley
Flight to Mars
1951Movie
Dr. Lane
I Love Lucy
1951TV
Harvey Cromwell
Little Egypt
1951Movie
Shuster
Two Dollar Bettor
1951Movie
John Hewitt
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951Movie
John Erickson (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
1951Movie
John B. Jones
The Groom Wore Spurs
1951Movie
Chief of Police
Cuban Fireball
1951Movie
Pomeroy Sr.
Lux Video Theatre
1950TV
Dr. Robbins
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950Movie
Mr. Watkins
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950Movie
Police Chief Sam Tolgate
The Sundowners
1950Movie
John Gall
Woman in Hiding
1950Movie
John Chandler
Mary Ryan, Detective
1949Movie
Capt. Billings
Rusty's Birthday
1949Movie
Hugh Mitchell
The Gal Who Took the West
1949Movie
Colonel Logan
Outpost in Morocco
1949Movie
Colonel Pascal
Rusty Saves a Life
1949Movie
Hugh Mitchell
Shamrock Hill
1949Movie
Ralph Judson
The Valiant Hombre
1948Movie
Lon Lansdell
Rusty Leads the Way
1948Movie
Hugh Mitchell
Triple Threat
1948Movie
Pitfall
1948Movie
District Attorney
Key Largo
1948Movie
Dispatcher (uncredited)
I, Jane Doe
1948Movie
Horton
Smart Woman
1948Movie
Clark
My Dog Rusty
1948Movie
Hugh Mitchell
Cass Timberlane
1947Movie
Webb Wargate
Christmas Eve
1947Movie
Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Heaven Only Knows
1947Movie
Reverend Wainwright
The Guilty
1947Movie
Alex Tremholt
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947Movie
Tom Clancy
The Beginning or the End
1947Movie
K.T. Keller
Lighthouse
1947Movie
Hank Armitage
Swell Guy
1946Movie
Arthur Tyler
Sister Kenny
1946Movie
Medical Director
Okay for Sound
1946Movie
The Return of Rusty
1946Movie
Hugh Mitchell
She Wrote the Book
1946Movie
Dean Fowler
Night in Paradise
1946Movie
Archon
The Madonna's Secret
1946Movie
Lt. Roberts
Smooth as Silk
1946Movie
Stephen Elliott
San Antonio
1945Movie
Charlie Bell
The Enchanted Forest
1945Movie
Ed Henderson
Northwest Trail
1945Movie
Sergeant Means
The Daltons Ride Again
1945Movie
Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
The Crimson Canary
1945Movie
Roger Quinn
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945Movie
Inspector Dawes
Salome, Where She Danced
1945Movie
General Lee
Brewster's Millions
1945Movie
Swearengen Jones
Faces in the Fog
1944Movie
Dr. Mason
Murder in the Blue Room
1944Movie
Frank Baldrich
My Buddy
1944Movie
Jim Donnelly
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944Movie
Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944Movie
Mr. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944Movie
Sam Aldrich
Where Are Your Children?
1943Movie
Judge Edmonds
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
1943Movie
Sam Aldrich
So Proudly We Hail
1943Movie
Dr. Harrison
Submarine Base
1943Movie
James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Henry Aldrich Swings It
1943Movie
Mr. Aldrich
Crime Doctor
1943Movie
Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943Movie
Sam Aldrich
Murder in Times Square
1943Movie
Dr. Blaine
Madame Spy
1942Movie
Peter Rolf
The Boss of Big Town
1942Movie
Michael Lynn
Henry Aldrich, Editor
1942Movie
Sam Aldrich
Invisible Agent
1942Movie
John Gardiner
Men of Texas
1942Movie
Colonel Colbert Scott
For the Common Defense!
1942Movie
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
March On, America!
1942Movie
Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
Henry and Dizzy
1942Movie
Sam Aldrich
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942Movie
Norman Hadley
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942Movie
Henri Beauvais
Kid Glove Killer
1942Movie
Matty
Mississippi Gambler
1942Movie
Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
Soldiers in White
1942Movie
Charles Anthony
Don Winslow of the Navy
1942Movie
Spencer Merlin
Sealed Lips
1942Movie
Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
They Died with Their Boots On
1941Movie
Gen. Phil Sheridan
Henry Aldrich for President
1941Movie
Sam Aldrich
Thieves Fall Out
1941Movie
Tim Gordon
The Big Boss
1941Movie
Bob Dugan
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941Movie
John Wade
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941Movie
Mr. West
Father's Son
1941Movie
William Emory
Santa Fe Trail
1940Movie
Martin
March On, Marines
1940Movie
Colonel Myers
Lady with Red Hair
1940Movie
Charles Bryant
Father Is A Prince
1940Movie
Dr. Mark Stone
Knute Rockne All American
1940Movie
Committee Chairman
Money and the Woman
1940Movie
Jerremy Helm
They Drive by Night
1940Movie
Harry McNamara
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940Movie
District Attorney Dickson
Gambling on the High Seas
1940Movie
U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
Murder in the Air
1940Movie
Saxby
Men Without Souls
1940Movie
Reverend Thomas Storm
Flight Angels
1940Movie
Dr. Barclay
An Angel from Texas
1940Movie
Quigley
It All Came True
1940Movie
Mr. Roberts
Virginia City
1940Movie
Marshall
Castle on the Hudson
1940Movie
Prison Chaplain
The Fighting 69th
1940Movie
Captain Mangan
A Child is Born
1939Movie
Dr. Brett
The Return of Doctor X
1939Movie
Dr. Flegg
On Dress Parade
1939Movie
Col. Michael Riker
One Hour to Live
1939Movie
Rudolph Spain
Dust Be My Destiny
1939Movie
Prosecutor
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939Movie
Carson Drew
The Bill of Rights
1939Movie
Patrick Henry
Old Glory
1939Movie
Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939Movie
Carson Drew
Dodge City
1939Movie
Matt Cole
On Trial
1939Movie
Robert Strickland
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939Movie
Attorney Carey
Secret Service of the Air
1939Movie
Chief Agent Tom Saxby
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939Movie
Carson Drew
Wings of the Navy
1939Movie
Commander Clark
Breakdowns of 1938
1938Movie
Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
1938Movie
Bill Appleton
The Declaration of Independence
1938Movie
Thomas Jefferson
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938Movie
Carson Drew
Broadway Musketeers
1938Movie
Stan Dowling
Valley of the Giants
1938Movie
Hendricks
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938Movie
Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
My Bill
1938Movie
John C. Rudlin
Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938Movie
Nelson "Nails" Morgan
Over the Wall
1938Movie
Father Neil Connor
Jezebel
1938Movie
Jean La Cour
Love, Honor and Behave
1938Movie
Jim Blake
A Slight Case of Murder
1938Movie
Post
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938Movie
Ralph Ferris
Missing Witnesses
1937Movie
Inspector Lane
The Man Without a Country
1937Movie
Lt. Philip Nolan
Alcatraz Island
1937Movie
'Gat' Brady
The Life of Emile Zola
1937Movie
Charpentier
Back in Circulation
1937Movie
Dr. Eugene Forde
Slim
1937Movie
Wyatt Ranstead
Marked Woman
1937Movie
Gordon
Midnight Court
1937Movie
Victor Shanley
Black Legion
1937Movie
Tommy Smith
Give Me Liberty
1936Movie
Patrick Henry
Fugitive in the Sky
1936Movie
Mike Phelan
Wayward
1932Movie
Robert 'Bob' Daniels
On the Border
1930Movie
Dave (as John B. Litel)
Oh Darling!
1930Movie
Don't Believe It
1930Movie
Dick
Always Faithful
1929Movie
Wayne
Finders Keepers
1929Movie
(as John B. Litel)
The Sleeping Porch
1929Movie