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Dick Elliott
Also known as: Dick Elliot, Richard 'Dick' Elliott, Richard E. Elliott, Richard Elliott
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 29, 1886
Day of Death
December 22, 1961
Age at Death
75 years old
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Popularity Score
0.5
Filmography
Television: The First Fifty Years
Bartender (archive footage)
1999Movie
The Andy Griffith Show
Mayor Pike
1960TV
Go, Johnny, Go!
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
1959Movie
Rawhide
McTavish
1959TV
Lock-Up
Bartender
1959TV
Man of the West
Willie (uncredited)
1958Movie
Days of Wine and Roses
Mr. Trayner
1958Movie
Man from God's Country
Mayor (uncredited)
1958Movie
Omar Khayyam
Tavern Keeper
1957Movie
Up In Smoke
Mike
1957Movie
The Joker is Wild
Shaving Man (uncredited)
1957Movie
Looking for Danger
Mike Clancy
1957Movie
Bombers B-52
Mr. Sampton (uncredited)
1957Movie
Sugarfoot
Mr. Pomeroy (uncredited)
1957TV
The Real McCoys
Mr. Tremantle
1957TV
Maverick
Poker Player (uncredited)
1957TV
Don't Knock The Rock
Sheriff at End
1956Movie
The Gale Storm Show
Bartlett
1956TV
Double Jeopardy
Happy Harry
1955Movie
The Twinkle In God's Eye
Lumber salesman
1955Movie
The Tilted Tenderfoot
Mayor
1955Movie
Last of the Desperados
Walter 'Wally' Stone
1955Movie
The Petrified Forest
Commander
1955Movie
Feathertop
Judge Gookin
1955Movie
Witness to Murder
Apartment Manager
1954Movie
Meet the O'Briens
Mr. Beach
1954Movie
Park Row
Jeff Hudson
1952Movie
Three for Bedroom C
Train Passenger
1952Movie
High Noon
Kibbee (uncredited)
1952Movie
Montana Belle
Jeptha Rideout - Banker
1952Movie
Rancho Notorious
Storyteller (uncredited)
1952Movie
Fort Defiance
Kincaid
1951Movie
Flame Of Stamboul
Mr. Shirley (uncredited)
1951Movie
I Love Lucy
Male Spectator (uncredited)
1951TV
The Red Skelton Show
Willie's Boss / Bartender
1951TV
Western Pacific Agent
Sheriff
1950Movie
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
Sheriff
1950Movie
Rock Island Trail
Martin, Railroad Conductor
1950Movie
Across the Badlands
Rufus Downey
1950Movie
The Silver Bandit
Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)
1950Movie
Bunco Squad
Thurman (uncredited)
1950Movie
Hunt the Man Down
Happy (uncredited)
1950Movie
Gun Crazy
Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
1950Movie
Union Station
Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)
1950Movie
A Modern Marriage
Jack
1950Movie
Flamingo Road
Tom Coyne (uncredited)
1949Movie
Rose of the Yukon
Doc Read
1949Movie
Trail of the Yukon
Editor Sullivan
1949Movie
Night Unto Night
Auto Court Manager
1949Movie
Feudin' Rhythm
Charles Chester Upperworth
1949Movie
Act of Violence
Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
1949Movie
Rusty Leads the Way
Board Member (uncredited)
1948Movie
Slippy McGee
Fred Appelby
1948Movie
Homicide for Three
Doorman at Atwood Towers
1948Movie
Money Madness
Malt Shop Customer (uncredited)
1948Movie
The Main Street Kid
Sam Trotter
1948Movie
The Sainted Sisters
Milt Freeman (uncredited)
1948Movie
Singin' Spurs
Mr. Miggs
1948Movie
Albuquerque
Harvey (uncredited)
1948Movie
Silver River
Man Waiting Hours at McComb's (uncredited)
1948Movie
Doctor Jim
Edgar
1947Movie
Driftwood
Townsman
1947Movie
Heading for Heaven
Roger Wingate
1947Movie
Desperate
Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)
1947Movie
Singapore
Passenger (uncredited)
1947Movie
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
1947Movie
A Likely Story
Conductor (uncredited)
1947Movie
Ginger
Mayor Hector Tillford
1947Movie
The Scooper Dooper
Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor
1947Movie
Thunder Mountain
Dick (uncredited)
1947Movie
Hot Cargo
Frankie
1946Movie
Dangerous Money
P.T. Burke
1946Movie
Follow That Blonde
Judge
1946Movie
That Texas Jamboree
Mayor Smith
1946Movie
The Dark Horse
Ben Martin
1946Movie
It's a Wonderful Life
Man on Porch (uncredited)
1946Movie
Deadline at Dawn
Chap (uncredited)
1946Movie
Breakfast in Hollywood
Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
1946Movie
Talk About a Lady
Baldwin
1946Movie
Rainbow Over Texas
Yacht Captain Monroe
1946Movie
High School Hero
Mayor Whitehead
1946Movie
Abilene Town
Townsman (uncredited)
1946Movie
Partners in Time
Squire Skimp
1946Movie
She Wrote the Book
Party Guest
1946Movie
Fall Guy
Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
1945Movie
Christmas in Connecticut
Judge Crothers
1945Movie
The Clock
New Jersey Man at Penn Station
1945Movie
Saratoga Trunk
Politician (uncredited)
1945Movie
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
Bascom, Hotel Guest
1945Movie
Purity Squad
Judge Gilmenn
1945Movie
Star in the Night
Traveler (uncredited)
1945Movie
Girls of the Big House
Felton
1945Movie
Adventure
George
1945Movie
You Drive Me Crazy
Mr. Michaelson
1945Movie
The Man Who Walked Alone
Mayor
1945Movie
Gangs of the Waterfront
Police Chief Davis
1945Movie
Main Street After Dark
MacLean (uncredited)
1945Movie
Dillinger
Man in Bar (uncredited)
1945Movie
Show Business
Binoculars Man
1944Movie
Silent Partner
Pop
1944Movie
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Matthews
1944Movie
When Strangers Marry
Sam Prescott
1944Movie
Goin' to Town
Squire Skimp
1944Movie
Hi, Beautiful
Passenger
1944Movie
Nobody's Darling
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1943Movie
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace
1943Movie
Three Hearts for Julia
Smith (uncredited)
1943Movie
The Powers Girl
Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited)
1943Movie
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
J.P. McCluskey
1943Movie
Wintertime
Husband (uncredited)
1943Movie
Swing Out the Blues
Malcolm P. Carstairs
1943Movie
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)
1943Movie
Silver Skates
Promoter
1943Movie
So's Your Uncle
Police Sergeant
1943Movie
Whispering Footsteps
Chief Joe Charters
1943Movie
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Mathew Quentin
1942Movie
All Through the Night
Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)
1942Movie
Springtime in the Rockies
Mr. Jeepers (uncredited)
1942Movie
Criminal Investigator
Ed Brandt (uncredited)
1942Movie
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Tim Miller
1942Movie
Man From Headquarters
Editor Elwin A. Jonas
1942Movie
Laugh Your Blues Away
Mr. Conklin
1942Movie
So's Your Aunt Emma!
Evans
1942Movie
You Can't Escape Forever
Meeker (uncredited)
1942Movie
Meet the Stewarts
Mr. Willoughby (uncredited)
1942Movie
Manpower
Drunk Texan (uncredited)
1941Movie
A Man Betrayed
Ward Heeler (uncredited)
1941Movie
Back Street
Hotel desk clerk
1941Movie
The Pittsburgh Kid
Garvey
1941Movie
The Wagons Roll at Night
Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)
1941Movie
Sunset in Wyoming
Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody
1941Movie
Road to Happiness
Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
1941Movie
Three Girls About Town
Magician Boarding Bus
1941Movie
Four Mothers
Ed (uncredited)
1941Movie
Mr. District Attorney
Detective in Café
1941Movie
She Knew All the Answers
Broker
1941Movie
One Foot in Heaven
Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)
1941Movie
Li'l Abner
Marryin' Sam
1940Movie
Up in the Air
B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
1940Movie
One Man's Law
Prendergast
1940Movie
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Airport Agent
1940Movie
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Politician (uncredited)
1940Movie
Young Bill Hickok
Elliott
1940Movie
The Mortal Storm
Passport Official on Train
1940Movie
I Love You Again
Ranger Leader (uncredited)
1940Movie
Florian
Auctioneer
1940Movie
Two Girls on Broadway
Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)
1940Movie
Behind the News
Foster
1940Movie
Melody Ranch
Sheriff Barstow
1940Movie
Women Without Names
Roomer
1940Movie
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Carl Cook
1939Movie
Undercover Agent
Garrison - Henchman
1939Movie
Boy Trouble
Dr. Benshlager
1939Movie
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Druggist (uncredited)
1939Movie
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
1939Movie
Let Us Live
Rotarian Juror (uncredited)
1939Movie
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1939Movie
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Man Laughing at Demo
1939Movie
Another Thin Man
Detective (uncredited)
1939Movie
Frontier Marshal
Drunk
1939Movie
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
McKeever
1939Movie
Pack Up Your Troubles
Booking Agent
1939Movie
All Women Have Secrets
Justice of the Peace
1939Movie
I Stole a Million
Small-Town Doctor (uncredited)
1939Movie
Sudden Money
Gambler
1939Movie
Truth Aches
1939Movie
Home Boner
1939Movie
I'm from Missouri
Mule Judge
1939Movie
Tenth Avenue Kid
Gun salesman
1938Movie
Hide and Shriek
Haunted-house proprietor
1938Movie
A Man to Remember
Hank
1938Movie
Little Miss Broadway
Man Carrying Violin Case (uncredited)
1938Movie
Under Western Stars
Sen. William P. Scully
1938Movie
Next Time I Marry
Henry (uncredited)
1938Movie
Start Cheering
Station Agent
1938Movie
International Settlement
Ocean Liner Passenger
1938Movie
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)
1938Movie
Prison Farm
The Glenby Judge
1938Movie
Down on the Farm
Slicker
1938Movie
The Jury's Secret
Donald Graves
1938Movie
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Stumpy Carter
1937Movie
Behind The Headlines
Bartender
1937Movie
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker
1937Movie
Quick Money
Jeffrey Walker
1937Movie
China Passage
Philip Burton
1937Movie
You Only Live Once
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
1937Movie
Parnell
Middle Aged Man
1937Movie
Neighborhood House
Perkins - Charley's Boss
1936Movie
The Big Game
Lowell
1936Movie
Brilliant Marriage
Editor
1936Movie
Wanted: Jane Turner
Arizona Sheepman (uncredited)
1936Movie
Her Master's Voice
Police Captain
1936Movie
High Tension
Sundholm
1936Movie
The Princess Comes Across
Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)
1936Movie
Silly Billies
Mayor Culpepper
1936Movie
Educating Father
Townley (uncredited)
1936Movie
Go West Young Man
Reporter (uncredited)
1936Movie
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
1936Movie
Helldorado
Waiter
1935Movie
Ladies Crave Excitement
Starke's Aide
1935Movie
Dr. Socrates
Photographer
1935Movie
Break of Hearts
Max - Florist (uncredited)
1935Movie
Sprucin' Up
Mr. Jones
1935Movie
Men of the Hour
Theatre Manager
1935Movie
We're Rich Again
Fred Green
1934Movie
Woman Unafraid
Tom Brady
1934Movie
The Merry Frinks
Reporter
1934Movie
Shivers
1934Movie
Stage Mother
Party Guest
1933Movie
Please
Sonny's Father
1933Movie
Central Airport
Man Looking for Driver
1933Movie
Picture Snatcher
Staff Editor (uncredited)
1933Movie
The Worst Woman in Paris?
Mayor Rodney
1933Movie