Dick Elliott
Acting
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.
Born: April 29, 1886
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Hi, Beautiful
Part of the series of Universal B-musicals teaming Martha O'Driscoll and Noah Beery Jr., this film is also a remake of the 1937 comedy Love in a Bungalow. Patty Callahan (O'Driscoll) offers residence in a model home to soldier Jeff (Beery) and soon falls in love with him. Although the pair are unmarried, they enter a marital contest intended to celebrate the "Happiest G.I. Couple." Winning the contest brings on all sorts of farcical troubles until the couple are able to be united for real. Songs include "Don't Sweetheart Me" and "Best of All."
It's a Wonderful Life
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Fall Guy
Part of the Crime Does Not Pay short series.
The Joker is Wild
A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.
Silly Billies
The boys are a dentist and his assistant traveling to the Old West to open a new practice. Once in town, they buy a business--only to wake up the next day and see that the entire population of this bustling town had left for the California gold fields early that morning! Then, they discover an evil plot to sell out these settlers to some hostile Indians, so they spring to the rescue.
I Love Lucy
Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.
I Love Lucy
Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
High Noon
Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
Filmography
as Mayor Pike
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
as McTavish
as Mr. Trayner
as Willie (uncredited)
as Mayor (uncredited)
as Mike
as Mr. Sampton (uncredited)
as Mike Clancy
as Mr. Tremantle
as Shaving Man (uncredited)
as Poker Player (uncredited)
as Mr. Pomeroy (uncredited)
as Tavern Keeper
as Sheriff at End
as Judge Gookin
as Walter 'Wally' Stone
as Lumber salesman
as Happy Harry
as Commander
as Mayor
as Apartment Manager
as Jeptha Rideout - Banker
as Jeff Hudson
as Train Passenger
as Kibbee (uncredited)
as Storyteller (uncredited)
as Male Spectator (uncredited)
as Henry
as Kincaid
as Willie's Boss/Bartender
as Mr. Shirley (uncredited)
as Happy (uncredited)
as Sheriff
as Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)
as Rufus Downey
as Thurman (uncredited)
as Martin, Railroad Conductor
as Sheriff
as Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)
as Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
as Charles Chester Upperworth
as Editor Sullivan
as Auto Court Manager
as Tom Coyne (uncredited)
as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
as Doc Read
as Doorman at Atwood Towers
as Mr. Miggs
as Man Waiting Hours at McComb's (uncredited)
as Milt Freeman (uncredited)
as Malt Shop Customer (uncredited)
as Harvey (uncredited)
as Fred Appelby
as Sam Trotter
as Roger Wingate
as Townsman
as Passenger (uncredited)
as Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)
as Dick (uncredited)
as Conductor (uncredited)
as Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
as Mayor Hector Tillford
as Man on Porch (uncredited)
as P.T. Burke
as Judge
as Mayor Whitehead
as Ben Martin
as Frankie
as Party Guest
as Mayor Smith
as Yacht Captain Monroe
as Squire Skimp
as Baldwin
as Chap (uncredited)
as Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as George
as Politician (uncredited)
as Judge Gilmenn
as Felton
as Traveler (uncredited)
as Mr. Michaelson
as Judge Crothers
as Police Chief Davis
as New Jersey Man at Penn Station
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
as Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
as Mayor
as Bascom, Hotel Guest
as MacLean (uncredited)
as Passenger
as Squire Skimp
as Sam Prescott
as Pop
as Binoculars Man
as Matthews
as Chief Joe Charters
as Malcolm P. Carstairs
as Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)
as Husband (uncredited)
as Police Sergeant
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
as Smith (uncredited)
as J.P. McCluskey
as Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace
as Promoter
as Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited)
as Mr. Conklin
as Mr. Jeepers (uncredited)
as Ed Brandt (uncredited)
as Meeker (uncredited)
as Mathew Quentin
as Mr. Willoughby (uncredited)
as Evans
as Tim Miller
as Editor Elwin A. Jonas
as Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)
as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
as Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)
as Magician Boarding Bus
as Garvey
as Drunk Texan (uncredited)
as Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody
as Broker
as Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)
as Detective in Café
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
as Hotel desk clerk
as Ed (uncredited)
as Foster
as Marryin' Sam
as Elliott
as Sheriff Barstow
as B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
as Airport Agent
as Ranger Leader (uncredited)
as Prendergast
as Passport Official on Train
as Auctioneer
as Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)
as Roomer
as Politician (uncredited)
as Justice of the Peace
as Druggist (uncredited)
as Detective (uncredited)
as Booking Agent
as Carl Cook
as McKeever
as Small-Town Doctor (uncredited)
as Drunk
as Garrison - Henchman
as Mule Judge
as Man Laughing at Demo
as Gambler
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
as Rotarian Juror (uncredited)
as Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
as Dr. Benshlager
as Henry (uncredited)
as Hank
as Slicker
as Gun salesman
as Man Carrying Violin Case
as Haunted-house proprietor
as The Glenby Judge
as Sen. William P. Scully
as Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)
as Station Agent
as Ocean Liner Passenger
as Donald Graves
as Jeffrey Walker
as Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker
as Middle Aged Man
as Bartender
as Stumpy Carter
as Philip Burton
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
as Arizona Sheepman (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Lowell
as Sundholm
as Townley (uncredited)
as Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)
as Editor
as Mayor Culpepper
as Perkins - Charley's Boss
as Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
as Police Captain
as Photographer
as Starke's Aide
as Mr. Jones
as Max - Florist (uncredited)
as Theatre Manager
as Waiter
as Fred Green
as Reporter
as Tom Brady
as Sonny's Father
as Mayor Rodney
as Party Guest
as Staff Editor (uncredited)
as Man Looking for Driver