
John Litel
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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
Credits

The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
as Minister

Key Largo (1948)
as Dispatcher (uncredited)

Nevada Smith (1966)
as Doctor

Scaramouche (1952)
as Dr. Dubuque

Marked Woman (1937)
as Gordon

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
as Police Inspector McCrary

Houseboat (1958)
as Mr. William Farnsworth

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
as Gen. Phil Sheridan

Dodge City (1939)
as Matt Cole

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

Jezebel (1938)
as Jean La Cour

They Drive by Night (1940)
as Harry McNamara

Santa Fe Trail (1940)
as Martin

Sister Kenny (1946)
as Medical Director

Lover Come Back (1961)
as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

The Kentuckian (1955)
as Pleasant Tuesday Babson

The Return of Doctor X (1939)
as Dr. Flegg

Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
as General Lee

Decision at Sundown (1957)
as Charles Summerton

The Sundowners (1950)
as John Gall

The Texas Rangers (1951)
as John B. Jones

The Fighting 69th (1940)
as Captain Mangan

San Antonio (1945)
as Charlie Bell

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney

Knute Rockne All American (1940)
as Committee Chairman

Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
as Ralph Ferris

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate

The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
as Charpentier

I, Jane Doe (1948)
as Horton

Brewster's Millions (1945)
as Swearengen Jones

Comanche (1956)
as Gen. Nelson A. Miles

Invisible Agent (1942)
as John Gardiner

It All Came True (1940)
as Mr. Roberts

Crime Doctor (1943)
as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

Cass Timberlane (1947)
as Webb Wargate

Virginia City (1940)
as Marshall

The Declaration of Independence (1938)
as Thomas Jefferson

So Proudly We Hail (1943)
as Dr. Harrison

The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
as Mr. Watkins

Texas Lady (1955)
as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

Flight to Mars (1951)
as Dr. Lane

Lady with Red Hair (1940)
as Charles Bryant

Slim (1937)
as Wyatt Ranstead

Double Jeopardy (1955)
as Emmett Devery

Sitting Bull (1954)
as Wilford Howell

Black Legion (1937)
as Tommy Smith

Wings of the Navy (1939)
as Commander Clark

Pitfall (1948)
as District Attorney

Smart Woman (1948)
as Clark

Submarine Base (1943)
as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
as Henri Beauvais

Montana Belle (1952)
as Matt Towner

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Runaway Daughters (1956)
as George Barton

Over the Wall (1938)
as Father Neil Connor

The Man Without a Country (1937)
as Lt. Philip Nolan

Outpost in Morocco (1949)
as Colonel Pascal

Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
as Prosecutor

The Guilty (1947)
as Alex Tremholt

Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)
as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)
as Carson Drew

A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
as Post

Castle on the Hudson (1940)
as Prison Chaplain

Christmas Eve (1947)
as Joe Bland, FBI Agent

Old Glory (1939)
as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

On Dress Parade (1939)
as Col. Michael Riker

Flight Angels (1940)
as Dr. Barclay

Secret Service of the Air (1939)
as Chief Agent Tom Saxby

The Gun Hawk (1963)
as Drunk - Madden's father

Sealed Lips (1942)
as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

Men of Texas (1942)
as Colonel Colbert Scott

Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
as Carson Drew

Broadway Musketeers (1938)
as Stan Dowling

Woman in Hiding (1950)
as John Chandler

The Beginning or the End (1947)
as K.T. Keller

Money and the Woman (1940)
as Jerremy Helm

Thieves Fall Out (1941)
as Tim Gordon

Jack Slade (1953)
as Judge Davidson

Alcatraz Island (1937)
as 'Gat' Brady

Comet Over Broadway (1938)
as Bill Appleton

Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)
as Sam Aldrich

Valley of the Giants (1938)
as Hendricks

The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941)
as Mr. West

You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
as Attorney Carey

The Bill of Rights (1939)
as Patrick Henry

Night in Paradise (1946)
as Archon

Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
as John Erickson (uncredited)

Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
as Mike Phelan

Kid Glove Killer (1942)
as Matty

My Bill (1938)
as John C. Rudlin

The Hired Gun (1957)
as Mace Beldon

Heaven Only Knows (1947)
as Reverend Wainwright

The Crimson Canary (1945)
as Roger Quinn

Henry Aldrich for President (1941)
as Sam Aldrich

Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
as Tom Clancy

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
as Carson Drew

Mississippi Gambler (1942)
as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

Men Without Souls (1940)
as Reverend Thomas Storm

The Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
as Inspector Dawes

The Gal Who Took the West (1949)
as Colonel Logan

The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
as John Wade

Faces in the Fog (1944)
as Dr. Mason

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)
as Carson Drew

Murder in the Air (1940)
as Saxby

Rendezvous in Space (1964)
as Priest

Soldiers in White (1942)
as Charles Anthony

Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
as Frank Baldrich

March On, Marines (1940)
as Colonel Myers

On Trial (1939)
as Robert Strickland

Madame Spy (1942)
as Peter Rolf

A Child is Born (1939)
as Dr. Brett

My Dog Rusty (1948)
as Hugh Mitchell

Midnight Court (1937)
as Victor Shanley

For the Common Defense! (1942)
as Subprefect Santiago Castillo

Swell Guy (1946)
as Arthur Tyler

Smooth as Silk (1946)
as Stephen Elliott

Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears

One Hour to Live (1939)
as Rudolph Spain

Little Egypt (1951)
as Shuster

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (1944)
as Sam Aldrich

Okay for Sound (1946)
Actor

Where Are Your Children? (1943)
as Judge Edmonds

The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
as District Attorney Dickson

The Wild Dakotas (1956)
as Morgan Wheeler

Love, Honor and Behave (1938)
as Jim Blake

An Angel from Texas (1940)
as Quigley

My Buddy (1944)
as Jim Donnelly

Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943)
as Mr. Aldrich

The Return of Rusty (1946)
as Hugh Mitchell

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943)
as Sam Aldrich

Father Is A Prince (1940)
as Dr. Mark Stone

Mary Ryan, Detective (1949)
as Capt. Billings

Murder in Times Square (1943)
as Dr. Blaine

Back in Circulation (1937)
as Dr. Eugene Forde

Rusty Leads the Way (1948)
as Hugh Mitchell

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)
as Norman Hadley

Lighthouse (1947)
as Hank Armitage

The Daltons Ride Again (1945)
as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)
as Mr. Aldrich

Henry and Dizzy (1942)
as Sam Aldrich

The Madonna's Secret (1946)
as Lt. Roberts

Two Dollar Bettor (1951)
as John Hewitt

Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)
as Spencer Merlin

Northwest Trail (1945)
as Sergeant Means

She Wrote the Book (1946)
as Dean Fowler

Wayward (1932)
as Robert 'Bob' Daniels

On the Border (1930)
as Dave (as John B. Litel)

The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
as Chief of Police

Rusty Saves a Life (1949)
as Hugh Mitchell

Father's Son (1941)
as William Emory

Missing Witnesses (1937)
as Inspector Lane

Give Me Liberty (1936)
as Patrick Henry

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944)
as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich

March On, America! (1942)
as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Big Boss (1941)
as Bob Dugan

Triple Threat (1948)
Actor

The Boss of Big Town (1942)
as Michael Lynn
Cuban Fireball (1951)
as Pomeroy Sr.

The Enchanted Forest (1945)
as Ed Henderson
The Sleeping Porch (1929)
Actor

Shamrock Hill (1949)
as Ralph Judson

The Valiant Hombre (1948)
as Lon Lansdell

Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)
as Nelson "Nails" Morgan

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (1943)
as Sam Aldrich
Don't Believe It (1930)
as Dick
Oh Darling! (1930)
Actor

Jet Job (1952)
as Sam Bentley

Always Faithful (1929)
as Wayne
Rusty's Birthday (1949)
as Hugh Mitchell

Finders Keepers (1929)
as (as John B. Litel)





