Dick Elliott
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 29, 1886
- Died
- Dec 22, 1961 (aged 75)
- Place of birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Credits
- 213
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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
It's a Wonderful Life
1946Movie
Man on Porch (uncredited)
High Noon
1952Movie
Kibbee (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939Movie
Carl Cook
Gun Crazy
1950Movie
Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
1951TV
Male Spectator (uncredited), Henry
Man of the West
1958Movie
Willie (uncredited)
Filmography
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999Movie
Bartender (archive footage)
The Andy Griffith Show
1960TV
Mayor Pike
Lock-Up
1959TV
Bartender
Go, Johnny, Go!
1959Movie
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959TV
McTavish
Days of Wine and Roses
1958Movie
Mr. Trayner
Man of the West
1958Movie
Willie (uncredited)
Man from God's Country
1958Movie
Mayor (uncredited)
Up In Smoke
1957Movie
Mike
Bombers B-52
1957Movie
Mr. Sampton (uncredited)
Looking for Danger
1957Movie
Mike Clancy
The Real McCoys
1957TV
Mr. Tremantle
The Joker is Wild
1957Movie
Shaving Man (uncredited)
Maverick
1957TV
Poker Player (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
1957TV
Mr. Pomeroy (uncredited)
Omar Khayyam
1957Movie
Tavern Keeper
Don't Knock The Rock
1956Movie
Sheriff at End
The Gale Storm Show
1956TV
Bartlett
Feathertop
1955Movie
Judge Gookin
Last of the Desperados
1955Movie
Walter 'Wally' Stone
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955Movie
Lumber salesman
Double Jeopardy
1955Movie
Happy Harry
The Petrified Forest
1955Movie
Commander
The Tilted Tenderfoot
1955Movie
Mayor
Meet the O'Briens
1954Movie
Mr. Beach
Witness to Murder
1954Movie
Apartment Manager
Montana Belle
1952Movie
Jeptha Rideout - Banker
Park Row
1952Movie
Jeff Hudson
Three for Bedroom C
1952Movie
Train Passenger
High Noon
1952Movie
Kibbee (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
1952Movie
Storyteller (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
1951TV
Male Spectator (uncredited), Henry
Fort Defiance
1951Movie
Kincaid
The Red Skelton Show
1951TV
Willie's Boss / Bartender
Flame Of Stamboul
1951Movie
Mr. Shirley (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
1950Movie
Happy (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
1950Movie
Sheriff
Union Station
1950Movie
Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)
Across the Badlands
1950Movie
Rufus Downey
Bunco Squad
1950Movie
Thurman (uncredited)
A Modern Marriage
1950Movie
Jack
Rock Island Trail
1950Movie
Martin, Railroad Conductor
Western Pacific Agent
1950Movie
Sheriff
The Silver Bandit
1950Movie
Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)
Gun Crazy
1950Movie
Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
Feudin' Rhythm
1949Movie
Charles Chester Upperworth
Trail of the Yukon
1949Movie
Editor Sullivan
Night Unto Night
1949Movie
Auto Court Manager
Flamingo Road
1949Movie
Tom Coyne (uncredited)
Act of Violence
1949Movie
Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
Rose of the Yukon
1949Movie
Doc Read
Homicide for Three
1948Movie
Doorman at Atwood Towers
Rusty Leads the Way
1948Movie
Board Member (uncredited)
Singin' Spurs
1948Movie
Mr. Miggs
Silver River
1948Movie
Man Waiting Hours at McComb's (uncredited)
The Sainted Sisters
1948Movie
Milt Freeman (uncredited)
Money Madness
1948Movie
Malt Shop Customer (uncredited)
Albuquerque
1948Movie
Harvey (uncredited)
Slippy McGee
1948Movie
Fred Appelby
The Main Street Kid
1948Movie
Sam Trotter
Heading for Heaven
1947Movie
Roger Wingate
Driftwood
1947Movie
Townsman
Singapore
1947Movie
Passenger (uncredited)
Desperate
1947Movie
Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
1947Movie
Dick (uncredited)
A Likely Story
1947Movie
Conductor (uncredited)
The Scooper Dooper
1947Movie
Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947Movie
Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
Ginger
1947Movie
Mayor Hector Tillford
Doctor Jim
1947Movie
Edgar
It's a Wonderful Life
1946Movie
Man on Porch (uncredited)
Dangerous Money
1946Movie
P.T. Burke
Follow That Blonde
1946Movie
Judge
High School Hero
1946Movie
Mayor Whitehead
The Dark Horse
1946Movie
Ben Martin
Hot Cargo
1946Movie
Frankie
She Wrote the Book
1946Movie
Party Guest
That Texas Jamboree
1946Movie
Mayor Smith
Rainbow Over Texas
1946Movie
Yacht Captain Monroe
Partners in Time
1946Movie
Squire Skimp
Talk About a Lady
1946Movie
Baldwin
Deadline at Dawn
1946Movie
Chap (uncredited)
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946Movie
Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
Abilene Town
1946Movie
Townsman (uncredited)
Adventure
1945Movie
George
Saratoga Trunk
1945Movie
Politician (uncredited)
Purity Squad
1945Movie
Judge Gilmenn
Girls of the Big House
1945Movie
Felton
Star in the Night
1945Movie
Traveler (uncredited)
You Drive Me Crazy
1945Movie
Mr. Michaelson
Christmas in Connecticut
1945Movie
Judge Crothers
Gangs of the Waterfront
1945Movie
Police Chief Davis
The Clock
1945Movie
New Jersey Man at Penn Station
Dillinger
1945Movie
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Fall Guy
1945Movie
Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945Movie
Mayor
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
1945Movie
Bascom, Hotel Guest
Main Street After Dark
1945Movie
MacLean (uncredited)
Hi, Beautiful
1944Movie
Passenger
Goin' to Town
1944Movie
Squire Skimp
When Strangers Marry
1944Movie
Sam Prescott
Silent Partner
1944Movie
Pop
Show Business
1944Movie
Binoculars Man
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944Movie
Matthews
Whispering Footsteps
1943Movie
Chief Joe Charters
Swing Out the Blues
1943Movie
Malcolm P. Carstairs
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943Movie
Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)
Wintertime
1943Movie
Husband (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle
1943Movie
Police Sergeant
Nobody's Darling
1943Movie
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Three Hearts for Julia
1943Movie
Smith (uncredited)
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943Movie
J.P. McCluskey
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943Movie
Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace
Silver Skates
1943Movie
Promoter
The Powers Girl
1943Movie
Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited)
Laugh Your Blues Away
1942Movie
Mr. Conklin
Springtime in the Rockies
1942Movie
Mr. Jeepers (uncredited)
Criminal Investigator
1942Movie
Ed Brandt (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever
1942Movie
Meeker (uncredited)
Scattergood Survives a Murder
1942Movie
Mathew Quentin
Meet the Stewarts
1942Movie
Mr. Willoughby (uncredited)
So's Your Aunt Emma!
1942Movie
Evans
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942Movie
Tim Miller
Man From Headquarters
1942Movie
Editor Elwin A. Jonas
All Through the Night
1942Movie
Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)
Road to Happiness
1941Movie
Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven
1941Movie
Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
1941Movie
Magician Boarding Bus
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941Movie
Garvey
Manpower
1941Movie
Drunk Texan (uncredited)
Sunset in Wyoming
1941Movie
Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody
She Knew All the Answers
1941Movie
Broker
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941Movie
Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
1941Movie
Detective in Café
A Man Betrayed
1941Movie
Ward Heeler (uncredited)
Back Street
1941Movie
Hotel desk clerk
Four Mothers
1941Movie
Ed (uncredited)
Behind the News
1940Movie
Foster
Li'l Abner
1940Movie
Marryin' Sam
Young Bill Hickok
1940Movie
Elliott
Melody Ranch
1940Movie
Sheriff Barstow
Up in the Air
1940Movie
B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
1940Movie
Airport Agent
I Love You Again
1940Movie
Ranger Leader (uncredited)
One Man's Law
1940Movie
Prendergast
The Mortal Storm
1940Movie
Passport Official on Train
Florian
1940Movie
Auctioneer
Two Girls on Broadway
1940Movie
Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)
Women Without Names
1940Movie
Roomer
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940Movie
Politician (uncredited)
All Women Have Secrets
1939Movie
Justice of the Peace
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939Movie
Druggist (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
1939Movie
Detective (uncredited)
Truth Aches
1939Movie
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939Movie
Booking Agent
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939Movie
Carl Cook
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939Movie
McKeever
I Stole a Million
1939Movie
Small-Town Doctor (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
1939Movie
Drunk
Undercover Agent
1939Movie
Garrison - Henchman
I'm from Missouri
1939Movie
Mule Judge
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939Movie
Man Laughing at Demo
Sudden Money
1939Movie
Gambler
Let Us Live
1939Movie
Rotarian Juror (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939Movie
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Home Boner
1939Movie
Boy Trouble
1939Movie
Dr. Benshlager
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939Movie
Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
Next Time I Marry
1938Movie
Henry (uncredited)
A Man to Remember
1938Movie
Hank
Down on the Farm
1938Movie
Slicker
Tenth Avenue Kid
1938Movie
Gun salesman
Little Miss Broadway
1938Movie
Man Carrying Violin Case (uncredited)
Hide and Shriek
1938Movie
Haunted-house proprietor
Prison Farm
1938Movie
The Glenby Judge
Under Western Stars
1938Movie
Sen. William P. Scully
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938Movie
Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)
Start Cheering
1938Movie
Station Agent
International Settlement
1938Movie
Ocean Liner Passenger
The Jury's Secret
1938Movie
Donald Graves
Quick Money
1937Movie
Jeffrey Walker
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937Movie
Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker
Parnell
1937Movie
Middle Aged Man
Behind The Headlines
1937Movie
Bartender
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937Movie
Stumpy Carter
China Passage
1937Movie
Philip Burton
You Only Live Once
1937Movie
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936Movie
Arizona Sheepman (uncredited)
Go West Young Man
1936Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
The Big Game
1936Movie
Lowell
High Tension
1936Movie
Sundholm
Educating Father
1936Movie
Townley (uncredited)
The Princess Comes Across
1936Movie
Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)
Brilliant Marriage
1936Movie
Editor
Silly Billies
1936Movie
Mayor Culpepper
Neighborhood House
1936Movie
Perkins - Charley's Boss
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936Movie
Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Her Master's Voice
1936Movie
Police Captain
Dr. Socrates
1935Movie
Photographer
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935Movie
Starke's Aide
Sprucin' Up
1935Movie
Mr. Jones
Break of Hearts
1935Movie
Max - Florist (uncredited)
Men of the Hour
1935Movie
Theatre Manager
Helldorado
1935Movie
Waiter
Shivers
1934Movie
We're Rich Again
1934Movie
Fred Green
The Merry Frinks
1934Movie
Reporter
Woman Unafraid
1934Movie
Tom Brady
Please
1933Movie
Sonny's Father
The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933Movie
Mayor Rodney
Stage Mother
1933Movie
Party Guest
Picture Snatcher
1933Movie
Staff Editor (uncredited)
Central Airport
1933Movie
Man Looking for Driver