John Litel

Acting

John Litel

Born December 30, 1892Albany, Wisconsin, USA200 credits

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

Filmography

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Nevada Smith
1966Nevada Smith
as DoctorMovie
The Gun Hawk
1963The Gun Hawk
as Drunk - Madden's fatherMovie
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1963Vacation Playhouse
as Albert P. LeviathanTV
Lover Come Back
1961Lover Come Back
as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)Movie
Pocketful of Miracles
1961Pocketful of Miracles
as Police Inspector McCraryMovie
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Vice Admiral B.J. CrawfordMovie
Stagecoach West
1960Stagecoach West
as Dan MurchisonTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanza
as Judge Jeremy Clarence BillingtonTV
Rawhide
1959Rawhide
as Jim RyeTV
Houseboat
1958Houseboat
as Mr. William FarnsworthMovie
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Judge George HealyTV
Decision at Sundown
1957Decision at Sundown
as Charles SummertonMovie
Zorro
1957Zorro
as The GovernorTV
Trackdown
1957Trackdown
as Judge HenryTV
Maverick
1957Maverick
as Ellsworth GreeleyTV
Perry Mason
1957Perry Mason
as JudgeTV
The Hired Gun
1957The Hired Gun
as Mace BeldonMovie
Sugarfoot
1957Sugarfoot
as Hank TatumTV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sheriff Martin CalderTV
Comanche
1956Comanche
as Gen. Nelson A. MilesMovie
The Wild Dakotas
1956The Wild Dakotas
as Morgan WheelerMovie
Runaway Daughters
1956Runaway Daughters
as George BartonMovie
Texas Lady
1955Texas Lady
as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)Movie
The Kentuckian
1955The Kentuckian
as Pleasant Tuesday BabsonMovie
Double Jeopardy
1955Double Jeopardy
as Emmett DeveryMovie
Climax!
1954Climax!
as Judge Sam CrowleyTV
Sitting Bull
1954Sitting Bull
as Wilford HowellMovie
Jack Slade
1953Jack Slade
as Judge DavidsonMovie
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theater
as Phillip SaundersTV
Montana Belle
1952Montana Belle
as Matt TownerMovie
Cavalcade of America
1952Cavalcade of America
as Dr. SilkworthTV
Scaramouche
1952Scaramouche
as Dr. DubuqueMovie
Jet Job
1952Jet Job
as Sam BentleyMovie
Flight to Mars
1951Flight to Mars
as Dr. LaneMovie
I Love Lucy
1951I Love Lucy
as Harvey CromwellTV
Little Egypt
1951Little Egypt
as ShusterMovie
Two Dollar Bettor
1951Two Dollar Bettor
as John HewittMovie
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951Take Care of My Little Girl
as John Erickson (uncredited)Movie
The Texas Rangers
1951The Texas Rangers
as John B. JonesMovie
The Groom Wore Spurs
1951The Groom Wore Spurs
as Chief of PoliceMovie
C
1951Cuban Fireball
as Pomeroy Sr.Movie
L
1950Lux Video Theatre
as Dr. RobbinsTV
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950The Fuller Brush Girl
as Mr. WatkinsMovie
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Police Chief Sam TolgateMovie
The Sundowners
1950The Sundowners
as John GallMovie
Woman in Hiding
1950Woman in Hiding
as John ChandlerMovie
Mary Ryan, Detective
1949Mary Ryan, Detective
as Capt. BillingsMovie
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1949Rusty's Birthday
as Hugh MitchellMovie
The Gal Who Took the West
1949The Gal Who Took the West
as Colonel LoganMovie
Outpost in Morocco
1949Outpost in Morocco
as Colonel PascalMovie
Rusty Saves a Life
1949Rusty Saves a Life
as Hugh MitchellMovie
Shamrock Hill
1949Shamrock Hill
as Ralph JudsonMovie
The Valiant Hombre
1948The Valiant Hombre
as Lon LansdellMovie
Rusty Leads the Way
1948Rusty Leads the Way
as Hugh MitchellMovie
Pitfall
1948Pitfall
as District AttorneyMovie
Key Largo
1948Key Largo
as Dispatcher (uncredited)Movie
I, Jane Doe
1948I, Jane Doe
as HortonMovie
Smart Woman
1948Smart Woman
as ClarkMovie
My Dog Rusty
1948My Dog Rusty
as Hugh MitchellMovie
Cass Timberlane
1947Cass Timberlane
as Webb WargateMovie
Christmas Eve
1947Christmas Eve
as Joe Bland, FBI AgentMovie
Heaven Only Knows
1947Heaven Only Knows
as Reverend WainwrightMovie
The Guilty
1947The Guilty
as Alex TremholtMovie
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947Easy Come, Easy Go
as Tom ClancyMovie
The Beginning or the End
1947The Beginning or the End
as K.T. KellerMovie
Lighthouse
1947Lighthouse
as Hank ArmitageMovie
Swell Guy
1946Swell Guy
as Arthur TylerMovie
Sister Kenny
1946Sister Kenny
as Medical DirectorMovie
The Return of Rusty
1946The Return of Rusty
as Hugh MitchellMovie
She Wrote the Book
1946She Wrote the Book
as Dean FowlerMovie
Night in Paradise
1946Night in Paradise
as ArchonMovie
The Madonna's Secret
1946The Madonna's Secret
as Lt. RobertsMovie
Smooth as Silk
1946Smooth as Silk
as Stephen ElliottMovie
San Antonio
1945San Antonio
as Charlie BellMovie
The Enchanted Forest
1945The Enchanted Forest
as Ed HendersonMovie
Northwest Trail
1945Northwest Trail
as Sergeant MeansMovie
The Daltons Ride Again
1945The Daltons Ride Again
as Mitchael J. 'Mike' BohannonMovie
The Crimson Canary
1945The Crimson Canary
as Roger QuinnMovie
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945The Crime Doctor's Warning
as Inspector DawesMovie
Salome, Where She Danced
1945Salome, Where She Danced
as General LeeMovie
Brewster's Millions
1945Brewster's Millions
as Swearengen JonesMovie
Faces in the Fog
1944Faces in the Fog
as Dr. MasonMovie
Murder in the Blue Room
1944Murder in the Blue Room
as Frank BaldrichMovie
My Buddy
1944My Buddy
as Jim DonnellyMovie
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
as Mr. Samuel J. AldrichMovie
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
as Sam AldrichMovie
Where Are Your Children?
1943Where Are Your Children?
as Judge EdmondsMovie
So Proudly We Hail
1943So Proudly We Hail
as Dr. HarrisonMovie
Submarine Base
1943Submarine Base
as James Xavier 'Jim' TaggartMovie
Henry Aldrich Swings It
1943Henry Aldrich Swings It
as Mr. AldrichMovie
Crime Doctor
1943Crime Doctor
as Emilio Caspari, the mystery manMovie
Murder in Times Square
1943Murder in Times Square
as Dr. BlaineMovie
Madame Spy
1942Madame Spy
as Peter RolfMovie
The Boss of Big Town
1942The Boss of Big Town
as Michael LynnMovie
Henry Aldrich, Editor
1942Henry Aldrich, Editor
as Sam AldrichMovie
Invisible Agent
1942Invisible Agent
as John GardinerMovie
Men of Texas
1942Men of Texas
as Colonel Colbert ScottMovie
For the Common Defense!
1942For the Common Defense!
as Subprefect Santiago CastilloMovie
March On, America!
1942March On, America!
as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Henry and Dizzy
1942Henry and Dizzy
as Sam AldrichMovie
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Henri BeauvaisMovie
Mississippi Gambler
1942Mississippi Gambler
as Jim Hadley aka Francis CarvelMovie
Soldiers in White
1942Soldiers in White
as Charles AnthonyMovie
Don Winslow of the Navy
1942Don Winslow of the Navy
as Spencer MerlinMovie
Sealed Lips
1942Sealed Lips
as Mike Rofano / Fred MortonMovie
They Died with Their Boots On
1941They Died with Their Boots On
as Gen. Phil SheridanMovie
Thieves Fall Out
1941Thieves Fall Out
as Tim GordonMovie
The Big Boss
1941The Big Boss
as Bob DuganMovie
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941The Great Mr. Nobody
as John WadeMovie
Father's Son
1941Father's Son
as William EmoryMovie
Santa Fe Trail
1940Santa Fe Trail
as MartinMovie
March On, Marines
1940March On, Marines
as Colonel MyersMovie
Lady with Red Hair
1940Lady with Red Hair
as Charles BryantMovie
Father Is A Prince
1940Father Is A Prince
as Dr. Mark StoneMovie
Knute Rockne All American
1940Knute Rockne All American
as Committee ChairmanMovie
Money and the Woman
1940Money and the Woman
as Jerremy HelmMovie
They Drive by Night
1940They Drive by Night
as Harry McNamaraMovie
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940The Man Who Talked Too Much
as District Attorney DicksonMovie
Gambling on the High Seas
1940Gambling on the High Seas
as U.S. District Attorney Homer SearsMovie
Men Without Souls
1940Men Without Souls
as Reverend Thomas StormMovie
Flight Angels
1940Flight Angels
as Dr. BarclayMovie
It All Came True
1940It All Came True
as Mr. RobertsMovie
Virginia City
1940Virginia City
as MarshallMovie
Castle on the Hudson
1940Castle on the Hudson
as Prison ChaplainMovie
The Fighting 69th
1940The Fighting 69th
as Captain ManganMovie
A Child is Born
1939A Child is Born
as Dr. BrettMovie
On Dress Parade
1939On Dress Parade
as Col. Michael RikerMovie
One Hour To Live
1939One Hour To Live
as Rudolph SpainMovie
Dust Be My Destiny
1939Dust Be My Destiny
as ProsecutorMovie
The Bill of Rights
1939The Bill of Rights
as Patrick HenryMovie
Old Glory
1939Old Glory
as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Dodge City
1939Dodge City
as Matt ColeMovie
On Trial
1939On Trial
as Robert StricklandMovie
Secret Service of the Air
1939Secret Service of the Air
as Chief Agent Tom SaxbyMovie
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Carson DrewMovie
Wings of the Navy
1939Wings of the Navy
as Commander ClarkMovie
Breakdowns of 1938
1938Breakdowns of 1938
as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Comet Over Broadway
1938Comet Over Broadway
as Bill AppletonMovie
The Declaration of Independence
1938The Declaration of Independence
as Thomas JeffersonMovie
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938Nancy Drew… Detective
as Carson DrewMovie
Broadway Musketeers
1938Broadway Musketeers
as Stan DowlingMovie
Valley of the Giants
1938Valley of the Giants
as HendricksMovie
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting AttorneyMovie
My Bill
1938My Bill
as John C. RudlinMovie
Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Nelson "Nails" MorganMovie
Over the Wall
1938Over the Wall
as Father Neil ConnorMovie
Jezebel
1938Jezebel
as Jean La CourMovie
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938Gold Is Where You Find It
as Ralph FerrisMovie
Missing Witnesses
1937Missing Witnesses
as Inspector LaneMovie
The Man Without a Country
1937The Man Without a Country
as Lt. Philip NolanMovie
Alcatraz Island
1937Alcatraz Island
as 'Gat' BradyMovie
The Life of Emile Zola
1937The Life of Emile Zola
as CharpentierMovie
Back in Circulation
1937Back in Circulation
as Dr. Eugene FordeMovie
Slim
1937Slim
as Wyatt RansteadMovie
Marked Woman
1937Marked Woman
as GordonMovie
Midnight Court
1937Midnight Court
as Victor ShanleyMovie
Black Legion
1937Black Legion
as Tommy SmithMovie
Give Me Liberty
1936Give Me Liberty
as Patrick HenryMovie
Fugitive in the Sky
1936Fugitive in the Sky
as Mike PhelanMovie
Wayward
1932Wayward
as Robert 'Bob' DanielsMovie
On the Border
1930On the Border
as Dave (as John B. Litel)Movie
Always Faithful
1929Always Faithful
as WayneMovie
Finders Keepers
1929Finders Keepers
as (as John B. Litel)Movie