
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

Scaramouche (1952)
as Dr. Dubuque

The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
as Minister

Key Largo (1948)
as Dispatcher (uncredited)

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

Night in Paradise (1946)
as Archon

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

So Proudly We Hail (1943)
as Dr. Harrison

Houseboat (1958)
as Mr. William Farnsworth

Slim (1937)
as Wyatt Ranstead

Nevada Smith (1966)
as Doctor

Jezebel (1938)
as Jean La Cour

Sealed Lips (1942)
as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

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

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

Cass Timberlane (1947)
as Webb Wargate

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
as Police Inspector McCrary

Marked Woman (1937)
as Gordon

They Drive by Night (1940)
as Harry McNamara

Knute Rockne All American (1940)
as Committee Chairman

The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
as Charpentier

Comanche (1956)
as Gen. Nelson A. Miles

Decision at Sundown (1957)
as Charles Summerton

Pitfall (1948)
as District Attorney

The Kentuckian (1955)
as Pleasant Tuesday Babson

A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
as Post

Santa Fe Trail (1940)
as Martin

Double Jeopardy (1955)
as Emmett Devery

Sister Kenny (1946)
as Medical Director

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

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

Dodge City (1939)
as Matt Cole

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

The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
as Mr. Watkins

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
as Henri Beauvais

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate

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

Montana Belle (1952)
as Matt Towner

The Sundowners (1950)
as John Gall

Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
as Prosecutor

Murder in the Air (1940)
as Saxby

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

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

The Hired Gun (1957)
as Mace Beldon

San Antonio (1945)
as Charlie Bell

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

Okay for Sound (1946)
Actor

Valley of the Giants (1938)
as Hendricks

Virginia City (1940)
as Marshall

Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)
as Carson Drew

I, Jane Doe (1948)
as Horton

Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
as General Lee

Invisible Agent (1942)
as John Gardiner

The Texas Rangers (1951)
as John B. Jones

Wayward (1932)
as Robert 'Bob' Daniels

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

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

Black Legion (1937)
as Tommy Smith

Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
as Mike Phelan

Sitting Bull (1954)
as Wilford Howell

Heaven Only Knows (1947)
as Reverend Wainwright

Castle on the Hudson (1940)
as Prison Chaplain

The Fighting 69th (1940)
as Captain Mangan

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

The Crimson Canary (1945)
as Roger Quinn

Rusty Saves a Life (1949)
as Hugh Mitchell

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

Northwest Trail (1945)
as Sergeant Means

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

It All Came True (1940)
as Mr. Roberts

The Bill of Rights (1939)
as Patrick Henry

My Dog Rusty (1948)
as Hugh Mitchell

On Dress Parade (1939)
as Col. Michael Riker

Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
as Tom Clancy

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

Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)
as Spencer Merlin

The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
as John Wade

Henry Aldrich for President (1941)
as Sam Aldrich

March On, Marines (1940)
as Colonel Myers

Brewster's Millions (1945)
as Swearengen Jones

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

Kid Glove Killer (1942)
as Matty

Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
as Frank Baldrich

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

Men Without Souls (1940)
as Reverend Thomas Storm

Love, Honor and Behave (1938)
as Jim Blake

Flight to Mars (1951)
as Dr. Lane

Outpost in Morocco (1949)
as Colonel Pascal

An Angel from Texas (1940)
as Quigley

Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943)
as Mr. Aldrich

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

Wings of the Navy (1939)
as Commander Clark

The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
as Chief of Police

Money and the Woman (1940)
as Jerremy Helm

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

Jack Slade (1953)
as Judge Davidson

Rusty Leads the Way (1948)
as Hugh Mitchell

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

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

One Hour to Live (1939)
as Rudolph Spain

Woman in Hiding (1950)
as John Chandler

Where Are Your Children? (1943)
as Judge Edmonds

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

The Return of Rusty (1946)
as Hugh Mitchell
Don't Believe It (1930)
as Dick

Smart Woman (1948)
as Clark

Murder in Times Square (1943)
as Dr. Blaine

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

Lady with Red Hair (1940)
as Charles Bryant

She Wrote the Book (1946)
as Dean Fowler

Christmas Eve (1947)
as Joe Bland, FBI Agent

Father's Son (1941)
as William Emory

Mississippi Gambler (1942)
as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

Smooth as Silk (1946)
as Stephen Elliott

Swell Guy (1946)
as Arthur Tyler

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

Madame Spy (1942)
as Peter Rolf

Mary Ryan, Detective (1949)
as Capt. Billings

Thieves Fall Out (1941)
as Tim Gordon

A Child is Born (1939)
as Dr. Brett

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)
as Mr. Aldrich

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

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (1943)
as Sam Aldrich

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

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

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

Runaway Daughters (1956)
as George Barton

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

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

Back in Circulation (1937)
as Dr. Eugene Forde

Alcatraz Island (1937)
as 'Gat' Brady
The Sleeping Porch (1929)
Actor

The Guilty (1947)
as Alex Tremholt

Rendezvous in Space (1964)
as Priest

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (1944)
as Sam Aldrich

The Wild Dakotas (1956)
as Morgan Wheeler

On Trial (1939)
as Robert Strickland

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943)
as Sam Aldrich

The Declaration of Independence (1938)
as Thomas Jefferson

The Boss of Big Town (1942)
as Michael Lynn

Flight Angels (1940)
as Dr. Barclay

Comet Over Broadway (1938)
as Bill Appleton

The Valiant Hombre (1948)
as Lon Lansdell

The Big Boss (1941)
as Bob Dugan

Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)
as Sam Aldrich

Henry and Dizzy (1942)
as Sam Aldrich

Faces in the Fog (1944)
as Dr. Mason

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

Soldiers in White (1942)
as Charles Anthony

Little Egypt (1951)
as Shuster

Lighthouse (1947)
as Hank Armitage

My Bill (1938)
as John C. Rudlin

Missing Witnesses (1937)
as Inspector Lane

My Buddy (1944)
as Jim Donnelly

Always Faithful (1929)
as Wayne

Two Dollar Bettor (1951)
as John Hewitt

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

Broadway Musketeers (1938)
as Stan Dowling

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

Men of Texas (1942)
as Colonel Colbert Scott

Midnight Court (1937)
as Victor Shanley
Oh Darling! (1930)
Actor

Jet Job (1952)
as Sam Bentley
Rusty's Birthday (1949)
as Hugh Mitchell

Over the Wall (1938)
as Father Neil Connor

Give Me Liberty (1936)
as Patrick Henry

The Enchanted Forest (1945)
as Ed Henderson

Triple Threat (1948)
Actor

Shamrock Hill (1949)
as Ralph Judson
Cuban Fireball (1951)
as Pomeroy Sr.

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





