Robert Elliott
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 8, 1879
- Died
- November 15, 1951 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Elliott (October 9, 1879 – November 15, 1951) was an American character actor who appeared in 102 films and TV shows from 1916 to 1951. He was born Richard Robert Elliott in 1879 in Columbus, Ohio. Most of his main roles were in the silent era. In the sound era he mostly performed in supporting roles and bit parts. On the stage he originated the Sergeant O'Hara character opposite Jeanne Eagels in Somerset Maugham's play Rain (1922). Active in films from 1916, Elliott played Detective Crosby in the 1928 feature Lights of New York, the first all-talking sound film. One of his most notable roles was that of a Yankee officer playing cards with Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) in the film Gone With the Wind; the officer says of Rhett, "It's hard to be strict with a man who loses money so pleasantly." Robert Elliott was married to Ruth Thorp (1889–1971) from 1920 until his death in 1951, aged 72, in Los Angeles, California.
Known For
Filmography
Chick Carter, Detective
Movie · as Dan Rankin
The Devil's Playground
Movie · as Judge Morton
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Movie · as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
Half a Sinner
Movie · as Officer Kelly
You, the People
Movie · as Mr. Edward Gibbon
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)
Flowing Gold
Movie · as Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
'Til We Meet Again
Movie · as Detective (uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers
Movie · as Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
Movie · as Yankee Major
The Roaring Twenties
Movie · as First Detective
I Stole a Million
Movie · as Peterson
The Saint Strikes Back
Movie · as Chief Inspector Webster
Made for Each Other
Movie · as Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
Should a Girl Marry?
Movie · as Warden
Invisible Stripes
Movie · as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Mickey the Kid
Movie · as FBI Agent Farrow
Trade Winds
Movie · as Captain George Faulkiner
Times Square Lady
Movie · as "Brick" Culver
Circumstantial Evidence
Movie · as Detective Brown (uncredited)
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Movie · as Inspector 'Mac' McKinney
Gambling Lady
Movie · as Graves
The World Accuses
Movie · as Lt. Ryan
Lady Killer
Movie · as Brannigan
Heroes for Sale
Movie · as 'Red' Squad Policeman #1
The Crime of the Century
Movie · as Captain Tim Riley
The Return of Casey Jones
Movie · as Casey Jones
Twin Husbands
Movie · as Sergeant Kerrigan
The Woman Who Dared
Movie · as Attorney
The Phantom of Crestwood
Movie · as Detective (uncredited)
Madison Square Garden
Movie · as Honest John Miller
White Eagle
Movie · as Capt. Blake
Behind Stone Walls
Movie · as District Attorney John Manson Clay
The Midnight Patrol
Movie · as Howard Brady
Self Defense
Movie · as Dan Simmons
The Maltese Falcon
Movie · as Police Lt. Dundy
Five Star Final
Movie · as R.J. Brannegan
Murder at Midnight
Movie · as Inspector Taylor
The Star Witness
Movie · as Deputy Williams (uncredited)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
Movie · as Himself - Golfer
The Finger Points
Movie · as Frank Carter
The Doorway to Hell
Movie · as Captain Pat O'Grady
The Divorcee
Movie · as Bill
Hide-Out
Movie · as William Burke
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Movie · as Self
Kathleen Mavourneen
Movie · as Dan Moriarity
Men of the North
Movie · as Sergeant Mooney
Captain Thunder
Movie · as Morgan
Sweet Mama
Movie · as Mack
Thunderbolt
Movie · as Prison chaplain
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
Movie · as Ethier
Protection
Movie · as Wallace Crockett
Happiness Ahead
Movie · as Detective
Obey Your Husband
Movie · as Mr. Kennedy
Lights of New York
Movie · as Detective Crosby
Romance of the Underworld
Movie · as Edwin Burke
Man and Wife
Movie · as Dr. Howard Fleming
Without Fear
Movie · as John Miles
Fair Lady
Movie · as Norvin Blake
A Pasteboard Crown
Movie · as Stewart Thrall
The Broken Silence
Movie · as Bruce Cameron
Lonely Heart
Movie
A Virgin Paradise
Movie · as Bob Alan
The Money Maniac
Movie · as Didier Bouchard
The Empire of Diamonds
Movie · as Matthew Versigny
Unknown Love
Movie · as Captain Jack Tims
A Woman There Was
Movie · as Pulke
Checkers
Movie · as Kendal
L'apache
Movie · as Otis Mayne
For the Freedom of the East
Movie · as Robert Kenyon
When Men Betray
Movie · as Raymond Edwards
Joan of Plattsburg
Movie · as Capt. Lane
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
Movie
Mrs. Balfame
Movie · as Dwight Rush
Motherhood
Movie · as Albert
The Debt
Movie
Thou Shalt Not Steal
Movie · as Roger Benton
The Dazzling Miss Davison
Movie · as Gerard Buckland
Mary Moreland
Movie · as Thomas Maughm
The Kiss of Hate
Movie · as Sergius Orzoff
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Movie · as Robert Ewing
Miss Petticoats
Movie · as Rev. Ralph Harding
Life's Shadows
Movie · as Rodney Thorndyke
The Child of Destiny
Movie · as Bob Stange