FMovies Logo
John Litel
John Litel

John Litel

ActingBorn December 30, 1892Died February 3, 1972 (age 79)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.

Filmography

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1966
Nevada Smith

as Doctor

Movie
1965Movie
1965TV
1965
Branded

as Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)

TV
1964Movie
1963
The Gun Hawk

as Drunk - Madden's father

Movie
1963
Vacation Playhouse

as Albert P. Leviathan

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Finley

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Wade Hammill

TV
1961
Lover Come Back

as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

Movie
1961
Pocketful of Miracles

as Police Inspector McCrary

Movie
1961TV
1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

Movie
1960TV
1960
Stagecoach West

as Dan Murchison

TV
1959TV
1959
Bonanza

as Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington

TV
1959
Bonanza

as Mayor George Goshen

TV
1959
Rawhide

as Jim Rye

TV
1959
Rawhide

as James Whitcomb

TV
1958
Houseboat

as Mr. William Farnsworth

Movie
1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Colonel Richard Gaunt

TV
1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Distinguished Visitor

TV
1958TV
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Judge George Healy

TV
1958TV
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Clint Davis

TV
1957
Decision at Sundown

as Charles Summerton

Movie
1957
Zorro

as The Governor

TV
1957
Trackdown

as Judge Henry

TV
1957
Maverick

as Ellsworth Greeley

TV
1957
Maverick

as Judge Somervell

TV
1957
Maverick

as Judge Joshua Thayer

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Judge

TV
1957
The Hired Gun

as Mace Beldon

Movie
1957
Sugarfoot

as Hank Tatum

TV
1957
Sugarfoot

as Archie Crenshaw

TV
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sheriff Martin Calder

TV
1956
Comanche

as Gen. Nelson A. Miles

Movie
1956
The Wild Dakotas

as Morgan Wheeler

Movie
1956
Runaway Daughters

as George Barton

Movie
1955
Texas Lady

as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

Movie
1955TV
1955
The Kentuckian

as Pleasant Tuesday Babson

Movie
1955
Double Jeopardy

as Emmett Devery

Movie
1954
Climax!

as Judge Sam Crowley

TV
1954
Sitting Bull

as Wilford Howell

Movie
1953
Jack Slade

as Judge Davidson

Movie
1953
General Electric Theater

as Phillip Saunders

TV
1953TV
1952
Montana Belle

as Matt Towner

Movie
1952
My Hero

as Willis Thackery

TV
1952
Cavalcade of America

as Dr. Silkworth

TV
1952TV
1952TV
1952
Scaramouche

as Dr. Dubuque

Movie
1952
Jet Job

as Sam Bentley

Movie
1951
Flight to Mars

as Dr. Lane

Movie
1951
I Love Lucy

as Harvey Cromwell

TV
1951
Little Egypt

as Shuster

Movie
1951
Two Dollar Bettor

as John Hewitt

Movie
1951
Take Care of My Little Girl

as John Erickson (uncredited)

Movie
1951
The Texas Rangers

as John B. Jones

Movie
1951
The Groom Wore Spurs

as Chief of Police

Movie
1951
Cuban Fireball

as Pomeroy Sr.

Movie
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Dr. Robbins

TV
1950
The Fuller Brush Girl

as Mr. Watkins

Movie
1950
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

as Police Chief Sam Tolgate

Movie
1950
The Sundowners

as John Gall

Movie
1950
Woman in Hiding

as John Chandler

Movie
1949
Mary Ryan, Detective

as Capt. Billings

Movie
1949
Rusty's Birthday

as Hugh Mitchell

Movie
1949Movie
1949
Outpost in Morocco

as Colonel Pascal

Movie
1949
Rusty Saves a Life

as Hugh Mitchell

Movie
1949
Shamrock Hill

as Ralph Judson

Movie
1948
The Valiant Hombre

as Lon Lansdell

Movie
1948
Rusty Leads the Way

as Hugh Mitchell

Movie
1948Movie
1948
Pitfall

as District Attorney

Movie
1948
Key Largo

as Dispatcher (uncredited)

Movie
1948
I, Jane Doe

as Horton

Movie
1948
Smart Woman

as Clark

Movie
1948
My Dog Rusty

as Hugh Mitchell

Movie
1947
Cass Timberlane

as Webb Wargate

Movie
1947
Christmas Eve

as Joe Bland, FBI Agent

Movie
1947
Heaven Only Knows

as Reverend Wainwright

Movie
1947
The Guilty

as Alex Tremholt

Movie
1947
Easy Come, Easy Go

as Tom Clancy

Movie
1947Movie
1947
Lighthouse

as Hank Armitage

Movie
1946
Swell Guy

as Arthur Tyler

Movie
1946
Sister Kenny

as Medical Director

Movie
1946
The Return of Rusty

as Hugh Mitchell

Movie
1946
She Wrote the Book

as Dean Fowler

Movie
1946Movie
1946
The Madonna's Secret

as Lt. Roberts

Movie
1946
Smooth as Silk

as Stephen Elliott

Movie
1945
San Antonio

as Charlie Bell

Movie
1945
The Enchanted Forest

as Ed Henderson

Movie
1945
Northwest Trail

as Sergeant Means

Movie
1945
The Daltons Ride Again

as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

Movie
1945
The Crimson Canary

as Roger Quinn

Movie
1945
The Crime Doctor's Warning

as Inspector Dawes

Movie
1945Movie
1945
Brewster's Millions

as Swearengen Jones

Movie
1944
Faces in the Fog

as Dr. Mason

Movie
1944
Murder in the Blue Room

as Frank Baldrich

Movie
1944
My Buddy

as Jim Donnelly

Movie
1944
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich

Movie
1944Movie
1944Movie
1943
Where Are Your Children?

as Judge Edmonds

Movie
1943Movie
1943
So Proudly We Hail

as Dr. Harrison

Movie
1943
Submarine Base

as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

Movie
1943Movie
1943
Crime Doctor

as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

Movie
1943Movie
1943Movie
1942
Madame Spy

as Peter Rolf

Movie
1942
The Boss of Big Town

as Michael Lynn

Movie
1942
Henry Aldrich, Editor

as Sam Aldrich

Movie
1942
Invisible Agent

as John Gardiner

Movie
1942
Men of Texas

as Colonel Colbert Scott

Movie
1942
For the Common Defense!

as Subprefect Santiago Castillo

Movie
1942
March On, America!

as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Henry and Dizzy

as Sam Aldrich

Movie
1942Movie
1942Movie
1942Movie
1942
Mississippi Gambler

as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

Movie
1942
Soldiers in White

as Charles Anthony

Movie
1942
Don Winslow of the Navy

as Spencer Merlin

Movie
1942
Sealed Lips

as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

Movie
1941
They Died with Their Boots On

as Gen. Phil Sheridan

Movie
1941Movie
1941
Thieves Fall Out

as Tim Gordon

Movie
1941
The Big Boss

as Bob Dugan

Movie
1941Movie
1941Movie
1941
Father's Son

as William Emory

Movie
1940Movie
1940
March On, Marines

as Colonel Myers

Movie
1940
Lady with Red Hair

as Charles Bryant

Movie
1940
Father Is A Prince

as Dr. Mark Stone

Movie
1940
Knute Rockne All American

as Committee Chairman

Movie
1940
Money and the Woman

as Jerremy Helm

Movie
1940
They Drive by Night

as Harry McNamara

Movie
1940
The Man Who Talked Too Much

as District Attorney Dickson

Movie
1940
Gambling on the High Seas

as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Men Without Souls

as Reverend Thomas Storm

Movie
1940
Flight Angels

as Dr. Barclay

Movie
1940Movie
1940
It All Came True

as Mr. Roberts

Movie
1940
Virginia City

as Marshall

Movie
1940
Castle on the Hudson

as Prison Chaplain

Movie
1940
The Fighting 69th

as Captain Mangan

Movie
1939
A Child is Born

as Dr. Brett

Movie
1939Movie
1939
On Dress Parade

as Col. Michael Riker

Movie
1939
One Hour to Live

as Rudolph Spain

Movie
1939
Dust Be My Destiny

as Prosecutor

Movie
1939
The Bill of Rights

as Patrick Henry

Movie
1939
Old Glory

as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Dodge City

as Matt Cole

Movie
1939
On Trial

as Robert Strickland

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Secret Service of the Air

as Chief Agent Tom Saxby

Movie
1939Movie
1939
Wings of the Navy

as Commander Clark

Movie
1938
Breakdowns of 1938

as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1938
Comet Over Broadway

as Bill Appleton

Movie
1938Movie
1938Movie
1938
Broadway Musketeers

as Stan Dowling

Movie
1938Movie
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney

Movie
1938
My Bill

as John C. Rudlin

Movie
1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred

as Nelson "Nails" Morgan

Movie
1938
Over the Wall

as Father Neil Connor

Movie
1938
Jezebel

as Jean La Cour

Movie
1938Movie
1938Movie
1938Movie
1937
Missing Witnesses

as Inspector Lane

Movie
1937
The Man Without a Country

as Lt. Philip Nolan

Movie
1937
Alcatraz Island

as 'Gat' Brady

Movie
1937Movie
1937
Back in Circulation

as Dr. Eugene Forde

Movie
1937
Slim

as Wyatt Ranstead

Movie
1937
Marked Woman

as Gordon

Movie
1937
Midnight Court

as Victor Shanley

Movie
1937
Black Legion

as Tommy Smith

Movie
1936
Give Me Liberty

as Patrick Henry

Movie
1936
Fugitive in the Sky

as Mike Phelan

Movie
1932
Wayward

as Robert 'Bob' Daniels

Movie
1930
On the Border

as Dave (as John B. Litel)

Movie
1930Movie
1930Movie
1929Movie
1929
Finders Keepers

as (as John B. Litel)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 30, 1892
Day of DeathFebruary 3, 1972
Place of BirthAlbany, Wisconsin, USA
Popularity0.7
John Litel - Actor Profile & Filmography | FMovies