Portrait of John Litel

John Litel

Acting

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.

Born: December 30, 1892

Place of Birth: Albany, Wisconsin, USA

Filmography

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1966
Nevada Smith

as Doctor

1965
Branded

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

1964
1963
The Gun Hawk

as Drunk - Madden's father

1963
Vacation Playhouse

as Albert P. Leviathan

1962
The Virginian

as Finley

1962
The Virginian

as Wade Hammill

1961
Lover Come Back

as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

1961
Pocketful of Miracles

as Police Inspector McCrary

1961
1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

1960
Stagecoach West

as Dan Murchison

1959
Bonanza

as Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington

1959
Bonanza

as Mayor George Goshen

1959
Rawhide

as Jim Rye

1959
Rawhide

as James Whitcomb

1958
Houseboat

as Mr. William Farnsworth

1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Colonel Richard Gaunt

1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Distinguished Visitor

1958
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Judge George Healy

1958
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Clint Davis

1957
Decision at Sundown

as Charles Summerton

1957
Zorro

as The Governor

1957
Trackdown

as Judge Henry

1957
Maverick

as Ellsworth Greeley

1957
Maverick

as Judge Somervell

1957
Maverick

as Judge Joshua Thayer

1957
Perry Mason

as Judge

1957
The Hired Gun

as Mace Beldon

1957
Sugarfoot

as Hank Tatum

1957
Sugarfoot

as Archie Crenshaw

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sheriff Martin Calder

1956
Comanche

as Gen. Nelson A. Miles

1956
The Wild Dakotas

as Morgan Wheeler

1956
Runaway Daughters

as George Barton

1955
Texas Lady

as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

1955
The Kentuckian

as Pleasant Tuesday Babson

1955
Double Jeopardy

as Emmett Devery

1954
Climax!

as Judge Sam Crowley

1954
Sitting Bull

as Wilford Howell

1953
Jack Slade

as Judge Davidson

1953
General Electric Theater

as Phillip Saunders

1953
1952
Montana Belle

as Matt Towner

1952
Cavalcade of America

as Dr. Silkworth

1952
Scaramouche

as Dr. Dubuque

1952
Jet Job

as Sam Bentley

1951
Flight to Mars

as Dr. Lane

1951
I Love Lucy

as Harvey Cromwell

1951
Little Egypt

as Shuster

1951
Two Dollar Bettor

as John Hewitt

1951
Take Care of My Little Girl

as John Erickson (uncredited)

1951
The Texas Rangers

as John B. Jones

1951
The Groom Wore Spurs

as Chief of Police

1950
The Fuller Brush Girl

as Mr. Watkins

1950
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

as Police Chief Sam Tolgate

1950
The Sundowners

as John Gall

1950
Woman in Hiding

as John Chandler

1949
Mary Ryan, Detective

as Capt. Billings

1949
Rusty's Birthday

as Hugh Mitchell

1949
1949
Outpost in Morocco

as Colonel Pascal

1949
Rusty Saves a Life

as Hugh Mitchell

1949
Shamrock Hill

as Ralph Judson

1948
The Valiant Hombre

as Lon Lansdell

1948
Pitfall

as District Attorney

1948
Key Largo

as Dispatcher (uncredited)

1948
I, Jane Doe

as Horton

1948
Smart Woman

as Clark

1948
My Dog Rusty

as Hugh Mitchell

1947
Cass Timberlane

as Webb Wargate

1947
Christmas Eve

as Joe Bland, FBI Agent

1947
Heaven Only Knows

as Reverend Wainwright

1947
The Guilty

as Alex Tremholt

1947
Easy Come, Easy Go

as Tom Clancy

1947
1947
Lighthouse

as Hank Armitage

1946
Swell Guy

as Arthur Tyler

1946
Sister Kenny

as Medical Director

1946
The Return of Rusty

as Hugh Mitchell

1946
She Wrote the Book

as Dean Fowler

1946
1946
The Madonna's Secret

as Lt. Roberts

1946
Smooth as Silk

as Stephen Elliott

1945
San Antonio

as Charlie Bell

1945
The Enchanted Forest

as Ed Henderson

1945
Northwest Trail

as Sergeant Means

1945
The Daltons Ride Again

as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

1945
The Crimson Canary

as Roger Quinn

1945
The Crime Doctor's Warning

as Inspector Dawes

1945
1945
Brewster's Millions

as Swearengen Jones

1944
Faces in the Fog

as Dr. Mason

1944
Murder in the Blue Room

as Frank Baldrich

1944
My Buddy

as Jim Donnelly

1944
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich

1944
1944
1943
Where Are Your Children?

as Judge Edmonds

1943
So Proudly We Hail

as Dr. Harrison

1943
Submarine Base

as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

1943
1943
Crime Doctor

as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

1943
1943
1942
Madame Spy

as Peter Rolf

1942
The Boss of Big Town

as Michael Lynn

1942
Henry Aldrich, Editor

as Sam Aldrich

1942
Invisible Agent

as John Gardiner

1942
Men of Texas

as Colonel Colbert Scott

1942
March On, America!

as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)

1942
For the Common Defense!

as Subprefect Santiago Castillo

1942
Henry and Dizzy

as Sam Aldrich

1942
1942
1942
Mississippi Gambler

as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

1942
Soldiers in White

as Charles Anthony

1942
Don Winslow of the Navy

as Spencer Merlin

1942
Sealed Lips

as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

1941
They Died with Their Boots On

as Gen. Phil Sheridan

1941
1941
Thieves Fall Out

as Tim Gordon

1941
The Big Boss

as Bob Dugan

1941
1941
Father's Son

as William Emory

1940
1940
March On, Marines

as Colonel Myers

1940
Lady with Red Hair

as Charles Bryant

1940
Father Is A Prince

as Dr. Mark Stone

1940
Knute Rockne All American

as Committee Chairman

1940
Money and the Woman

as Jerremy Helm

1940
They Drive by Night

as Harry McNamara

1940
The Man Who Talked Too Much

as District Attorney Dickson

1940
Gambling on the High Seas

as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears

1940
1940
Men Without Souls

as Reverend Thomas Storm

1940
Flight Angels

as Dr. Barclay

1940
1940
It All Came True

as Mr. Roberts

1940
Virginia City

as Marshall

1940
Castle on the Hudson

as Prison Chaplain

1940
The Fighting 69th

as Captain Mangan

1939
A Child Is Born

as Dr. Brett

1939
1939
On Dress Parade

as Col. Michael Riker

1939
One Hour To Live

as Rudolph Spain

1939
Dust Be My Destiny

as Prosecutor

1939
The Bill of Rights

as Patrick Henry

1939
Old Glory

as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

1939
Dodge City

as Matt Cole

1939
On Trial

as Robert Strickland

1939
1939
Secret Service of the Air

as Chief Agent Tom Saxby

1939
1939
Wings of the Navy

as Commander Clark

1938
Breakdowns of 1938

as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)

1938
Comet Over Broadway

as Bill Appleton

1938
1938
1938
Broadway Musketeers

as Stan Dowling

1938
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney

1938
My Bill

as John C. Rudlin

1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred

as Nelson "Nails" Morgan

1938
Over the Wall

as Father Neil Connor

1938
Jezebel

as Jean La Cour

1938
1938
1937
Missing Witnesses

as Inspector Lane

1937
The Man Without a Country

as Lt. Philip Nolan

1937
Alcatraz Island

as 'Gat' Brady

1937
1937
Back in Circulation

as Dr. Eugene Forde

1937
Slim

as Wyatt Ranstead

1937
Marked Woman

as Gordon

1937
Midnight Court

as Victor Shanley

1937
Black Legion

as Tommy Smith

1936
Give Me Liberty

as Patrick Henry

1936
Fugitive in the Sky

as Mike Phelan

1932
Wayward

as Robert 'Bob' Daniels

1930
On the Border

as Dave (as John B. Litel)

1929
1929
Finders Keepers

as (as John B. Litel)