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