John Litel

John Litel

Known for
Acting
Born
December 30, 1892
Died
February 3, 1972 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Albany, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

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.

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Filmography

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1966
Nevada Smith poster

Nevada Smith

Movie · as Doctor

1965
The Sons of Katie Elder poster

The Sons of Katie Elder

Movie · as Minister

1965
Branded poster

Branded

TV · as Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep

1964
Rendezvous in Space poster

Rendezvous in Space

Movie · as Priest

1963
The Gun Hawk poster

The Gun Hawk

Movie · as Drunk - Madden's father

1963
Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

TV · as Albert P. Leviathan · 1 ep

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Finley, Wade Hammill · 1 ep

1961
Pocketful of Miracles poster

Pocketful of Miracles

Movie · as Police Inspector McCrary

1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea poster

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Movie · as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

1961
Lover Come Back poster

Lover Come Back

Movie · as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

1961
Hazel poster

Hazel

TV · 1 ep

1960
Route 66 poster

Route 66

TV · 1 ep

1960
Stagecoach West poster

Stagecoach West

TV · as Dan Murchison · 7 eps

1959
Hawaiian Eye poster

Hawaiian Eye

TV · 1 ep

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Jim Rye, James Whitcomb · 1 ep

1959
Lock-Up poster

Lock-Up

TV · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington, Mayor George Goshen · 1 ep

1958
Houseboat poster

Houseboat

Movie · as Mr. Farnsworth

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip

TV · as Colonel Richard Gaunt, Distinguished Visitor · 1 ep

1958
Bronco poster

Bronco

TV · 1 ep

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive

TV · as Judge George Healy, Asa Morgan, Clint Davis · 1 ep

1957
Decision at Sundown poster

Decision at Sundown

Movie · as Charles Summerton

1957
The Hired Gun poster

The Hired Gun

Movie · as Mace Beldon

1957
Maverick poster

Maverick

TV · as Ellsworth Greeley, Judge Somervell, Judge Joshua Thayer · 1 ep

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as Judge · 1 ep

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel poster

Have Gun, Will Travel

TV · 1 ep

1957
Sugarfoot poster

Sugarfoot

TV · as Hank Tatum, Archie Crenshaw · 1 ep

1957
Zorro poster

Zorro

TV · as The Governor · 7 eps

1957
Trackdown poster

Trackdown

TV · as Judge Henry · 2 eps

1956
The Wild Dakotas poster

The Wild Dakotas

Movie · as Morgan Wheeler

1956
Comanche poster

Comanche

Movie · as Gen. Nelson A. Miles

1956
Runaway Daughters poster

Runaway Daughters

Movie · as George Barton

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as Sheriff Martin Calder · 1 ep

1955
Double Jeopardy poster

Double Jeopardy

Movie · as Emmett Devery

1955
The Kentuckian poster

The Kentuckian

Movie · as Pleasant Tuesday Babson

1955
Texas Lady poster

Texas Lady

Movie · as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

1955
Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne

TV · 1 ep

1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp poster

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

TV · 1 ep

1954
Sitting Bull poster

Sitting Bull

Movie · as Wilford Howell

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Judge Sam Crowley · 1 ep

1953
Jack Slade poster

Jack Slade

Movie · as Judge Davidson

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Phillip Saunders, Frank Hobbs · 1 ep

1953
City Detective poster

City Detective

TV · 1 ep

1952
Montana Belle poster

Montana Belle

Movie · as Matt Towner

1952
Jet Job poster

Jet Job

Movie · as Sam Bentley

1952
Scaramouche poster

Scaramouche

Movie · as Dr. Dubuque

1952
My Hero poster

My Hero

TV · as Willis Thackery · 33 eps

1952
Cavalcade of America poster

Cavalcade of America

TV · as Dr. Silkworth · 1 ep

1952
Four Star Playhouse poster

Four Star Playhouse

TV · as Van Alten, Mayor · 1 ep

1951
Flight to Mars poster

Flight to Mars

Movie · as Dr. Lane

1951
Two Dollar Bettor poster

Two Dollar Bettor

Movie · as John Hewitt

1951
Take Care of My Little Girl poster

Take Care of My Little Girl

Movie · as John Erickson (uncredited)

1951
The Texas Rangers poster

The Texas Rangers

Movie · as John B. Jones

1951
Little Egypt poster

Little Egypt

Movie · as Shuster

1951
Cuban Fireball

Cuban Fireball

Movie · as Pomeroy Sr.

1951
The Groom Wore Spurs poster

The Groom Wore Spurs

Movie · as Chief of Police

1951
I Love Lucy poster

I Love Lucy

TV · as Harvey Cromwell · 1 ep

1950
The Sundowners poster

The Sundowners

Movie · as John Gall

1950
Woman in Hiding poster

Woman in Hiding

Movie · as John Chandler

1950
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye poster

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Movie · as Police Chief Sam Tolgate

1950
The Fuller Brush Girl poster

The Fuller Brush Girl

Movie · as Mr. Watkins

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as Dr. Robbins · 1 ep

1949
Rusty Saves a Life poster

Rusty Saves a Life

Movie · as Hugh Mitchell

1949
Mary Ryan, Detective poster

Mary Ryan, Detective

Movie · as Capt. Billings

1949
Outpost in Morocco poster

Outpost in Morocco

Movie · as Colonel Pascal

1949
Rusty's Birthday

Rusty's Birthday

Movie · as Hugh Mitchell

1949
Shamrock Hill poster

Shamrock Hill

Movie · as Ralph Judson

1949
The Gal Who Took the West poster

The Gal Who Took the West

Movie · as Colonel Logan

1948
Triple Threat poster

Triple Threat

Movie

1948
Pitfall poster

Pitfall

Movie · as District Attorney

1948
I, Jane Doe poster

I, Jane Doe

Movie · as Horton

1948
Rusty Leads the Way poster

Rusty Leads the Way

Movie · as Hugh Mitchell

1948
My Dog Rusty poster

My Dog Rusty

Movie · as Hugh Mitchell

1948
Key Largo poster

Key Largo

Movie · as Dispatcher (uncredited)

1948
The Valiant Hombre poster

The Valiant Hombre

Movie · as Lon Lansdell

1948
Smart Woman poster

Smart Woman

Movie · as Clark

1947
The Guilty poster

The Guilty

Movie · as Alex Tremholt

1947
The Beginning or the End poster

The Beginning or the End

Movie · as K.T. Keller

1947
Christmas Eve poster

Christmas Eve

Movie · as Joe Bland, FBI Agent

1947
Heaven Only Knows poster

Heaven Only Knows

Movie · as Reverend Wainwright

1947
Lighthouse poster

Lighthouse

Movie · as Hank Armitage

1947
Cass Timberlane poster

Cass Timberlane

Movie · as Webb Wargate

1947
Easy Come, Easy Go poster

Easy Come, Easy Go

Movie · as Tom Clancy

1946
The Madonna's Secret poster

The Madonna's Secret

Movie · as Lt. Roberts

1946
Sister Kenny poster

Sister Kenny

Movie · as Medical Director

1946
Smooth as Silk poster

Smooth as Silk

Movie · as Stephen Elliott

1946
Night in Paradise poster

Night in Paradise

Movie · as Archon

1946
Swell Guy poster

Swell Guy

Movie · as Arthur Tyler

1946
She Wrote the Book poster

She Wrote the Book

Movie · as Dean Fowler

1946
The Return of Rusty poster

The Return of Rusty

Movie · as Hugh Mitchell

1946
Okay for Sound poster

Okay for Sound

Movie

1945
Brewster's Millions poster

Brewster's Millions

Movie · as Swearengen Jones

1945
San Antonio poster

San Antonio

Movie · as Charlie Bell

1945
The Crime Doctor's Warning poster

The Crime Doctor's Warning

Movie · as Inspector Dawes

1945
The Crimson Canary poster

The Crimson Canary

Movie · as Roger Quinn

1945
The Enchanted Forest poster

The Enchanted Forest

Movie · as Ed Henderson

1945
Northwest Trail poster

Northwest Trail

Movie · as Sergeant Means

1945
Salome, Where She Danced poster

Salome, Where She Danced

Movie · as General Lee

1945
The Daltons Ride Again poster

The Daltons Ride Again

Movie · as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

1944
Murder in the Blue Room poster

Murder in the Blue Room

Movie · as Frank Baldrich

1944
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret poster

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

Movie · as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich

1944
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout poster

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

Movie · as Sam Aldrich

1944
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid poster

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

Movie · as Mr. Aldrich

1944
Faces in the Fog poster

Faces in the Fog

Movie · as Dr. Mason

1944
My Buddy poster

My Buddy

Movie · as Jim Donnelly

1943
Crime Doctor poster

Crime Doctor

Movie · as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

1943
Submarine Base poster

Submarine Base

Movie · as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

1943
Murder in Times Square poster

Murder in Times Square

Movie · as Dr. Blaine

1943
So Proudly We Hail poster

So Proudly We Hail

Movie · as Dr. Harrison

1943
Where Are Your Children? poster

Where Are Your Children?

Movie · as Judge Edmonds

1943
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour poster

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

Movie · as Sam Aldrich

1943
Henry Aldrich Swings It poster

Henry Aldrich Swings It

Movie · as Mr. Aldrich

1943
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House poster

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House

Movie · as Sam Aldrich

1942
Sealed Lips poster

Sealed Lips

Movie · as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

1942
Invisible Agent poster

Invisible Agent

Movie · as John Gardiner

1942
Kid Glove Killer poster

Kid Glove Killer

Movie · as Matty

1942
The Boss of Big Town poster

The Boss of Big Town

Movie · as Michael Lynn

1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen poster

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

Movie · as Norman Hadley

1942
Men of Texas poster

Men of Texas

Movie · as Colonel Colbert Scott

1942
The Mystery of Marie Roget poster

The Mystery of Marie Roget

Movie · as Henri Beauvais

1942
Henry and Dizzy poster

Henry and Dizzy

Movie · as Sam Aldrich

1942
For the Common Defense! poster

For the Common Defense!

Movie · as Subprefect Santiago Castillo

1942
Don Winslow of the Navy poster

Don Winslow of the Navy

Movie · as Spencer Merlin

1942
Henry Aldrich, Editor poster

Henry Aldrich, Editor

Movie · as Sam Aldrich

1942
Madame Spy poster

Madame Spy

Movie · as Peter Rolf

1942
Soldiers in White poster

Soldiers in White

Movie · as Charles Anthony

1942
Mississippi Gambler poster

Mississippi Gambler

Movie · as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

1942
March On, America! poster

March On, America!

Movie · as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)

1941
They Died with Their Boots On poster

They Died with Their Boots On

Movie · as Gen. Phil Sheridan

1941
The Big Boss poster

The Big Boss

Movie · as Bob Dugan

1941
The Great Mr. Nobody poster

The Great Mr. Nobody

Movie · as John Wade

1941
Father's Son poster

Father's Son

Movie · as William Emory

1941
Henry Aldrich for President poster

Henry Aldrich for President

Movie · as Sam Aldrich

1941
The Trial of Mary Dugan poster

The Trial of Mary Dugan

Movie · as Mr. West

1941
Thieves Fall Out poster

Thieves Fall Out

Movie · as Tim Gordon

1940
Santa Fe Trail poster

Santa Fe Trail

Movie · as Martin

1940
Castle on the Hudson poster

Castle on the Hudson

Movie · as Prison Chaplain

1940
Knute Rockne All American poster

Knute Rockne All American

Movie · as Committee Chairman

1940
It All Came True poster

It All Came True

Movie · as Mr. Roberts

1940
They Drive by Night poster

They Drive by Night

Movie · as Harry McNamara

1940
Murder in the Air poster

Murder in the Air

Movie · as Saxby

1940
Lady with Red Hair poster

Lady with Red Hair

Movie · as Charles Bryant

1940
Flight Angels poster

Flight Angels

Movie · as Dr. Barclay

1940
The Man Who Talked Too Much poster

The Man Who Talked Too Much

Movie · as District Attorney Dickson

1940
Father Is A Prince poster

Father Is A Prince

Movie · as Dr. Mark Stone

1940
Men Without Souls poster

Men Without Souls

Movie · as Reverend Thomas Storm

1940
Gambling on the High Seas poster

Gambling on the High Seas

Movie · as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears

1940
Money and the Woman poster

Money and the Woman

Movie · as Jerremy Helm

1940
The Fighting 69th poster

The Fighting 69th

Movie · as Captain Mangan

1940
Virginia City poster

Virginia City

Movie · as Marshall

1940
March On, Marines poster

March On, Marines

Movie · as Colonel Myers

1940
An Angel from Texas poster

An Angel from Texas

Movie · as Quigley

1939
The Return of Doctor X poster

The Return of Doctor X

Movie · as Dr. Flegg

1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter poster

Nancy Drew... Reporter

Movie · as Carson Drew

1939
Dust Be My Destiny poster

Dust Be My Destiny

Movie · as Prosecutor

1939
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase poster

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

Movie · as Carson Drew

1939
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter poster

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter

Movie · as Carson Drew

1939
Dodge City poster

Dodge City

Movie · as Matt Cole

1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder poster

You Can't Get Away with Murder

Movie · as Attorney Carey

1939
Old Glory poster

Old Glory

Movie · as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

1939
Secret Service of the Air poster

Secret Service of the Air

Movie · as Chief Agent Tom Saxby

1939
On Dress Parade poster

On Dress Parade

Movie · as Col. Michael Riker

1939
On Trial poster

On Trial

Movie · as Robert Strickland

1939
A Child is Born poster

A Child is Born

Movie · as Dr. Brett

1939
Wings of the Navy poster

Wings of the Navy

Movie · as Commander Clark

1939
The Bill of Rights poster

The Bill of Rights

Movie · as Patrick Henry

1939
One Hour to Live poster

One Hour to Live

Movie · as Rudolph Spain

1938
Jezebel poster

Jezebel

Movie · as Jean La Cour

1938
A Slight Case of Murder poster

A Slight Case of Murder

Movie · as Post

1938
Nancy Drew… Detective poster

Nancy Drew… Detective

Movie · as Carson Drew

1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse poster

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

Movie · as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney

1938
Over the Wall poster

Over the Wall

Movie · as Father Neil Connor

1938
Valley of the Giants poster

Valley of the Giants

Movie · as Hendricks

1938
Gold Is Where You Find It poster

Gold Is Where You Find It

Movie · as Ralph Ferris

1938
Love, Honor and Behave poster

Love, Honor and Behave

Movie · as Jim Blake

1938
Comet Over Broadway poster

Comet Over Broadway

Movie · as Bill Appleton

1938
My Bill poster

My Bill

Movie · as John C. Rudlin

1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred poster

Little Miss Thoroughbred

Movie · as Nelson "Nails" Morgan

1938
Broadway Musketeers poster

Broadway Musketeers

Movie · as Stan Dowling

1938
The Declaration of Independence poster

The Declaration of Independence

Movie · as Thomas Jefferson

1938
Breakdowns of 1938 poster

Breakdowns of 1938

Movie · as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)

1937
Black Legion poster

Black Legion

Movie · as Tommy Smith

1937
Missing Witnesses poster

Missing Witnesses

Movie · as Inspector Lane

1937
Midnight Court poster

Midnight Court

Movie · as Victor Shanley

1937
Alcatraz Island poster

Alcatraz Island

Movie · as 'Gat' Brady

1937
Back in Circulation poster

Back in Circulation

Movie · as Dr. Eugene Forde

1937
Slim poster

Slim

Movie · as Wyatt Ranstead

1937
The Life of Emile Zola poster

The Life of Emile Zola

Movie · as Charpentier

1937
The Man Without a Country poster

The Man Without a Country

Movie · as Lt. Philip Nolan

1937
Marked Woman poster

Marked Woman

Movie · as Gordon

1936
Fugitive in the Sky poster

Fugitive in the Sky

Movie · as Mike Phelan

1936
Give Me Liberty poster

Give Me Liberty

Movie · as Patrick Henry

1932
Wayward poster

Wayward

Movie · as Robert 'Bob' Daniels

1930
Oh Darling!

Oh Darling!

Movie

1930
Don't Believe It

Don't Believe It

Movie · as Dick

1930
On the Border poster

On the Border

Movie · as Dave (as John B. Litel)

1929
Finders Keepers poster

Finders Keepers

Movie · as (as John B. Litel)

1929
Always Faithful poster

Always Faithful

Movie · as Wayne

1929
The Sleeping Porch

The Sleeping Porch

Movie