Person
John Litel
Acting · 1892–1972 · 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.
Known for
Perry Mason
Judge
Maverick
Ellsworth Greeley
Bonanza
Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington
Climax!
Judge Sam Crowley
The Virginian
Finley
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Cheyenne
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff Martin Calder
Rawhide
Jim Rye
Zorro
The Governor
Filmography
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1966Nevada SmithDoctor
- 1965The Sons of Katie ElderMinister
- 1965Branded
- 1964Rendezvous in SpacePriest
- 1963The Gun HawkDrunk - Madden's father
- 1963Vacation PlayhouseAlbert P. Leviathan
- 1962The VirginianFinley
- 1961Lover Come BackWilliams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
- 1961Pocketful of MiraclesPolice Inspector McCrary
- 1961Hazel
- 1961Voyage to the Bottom of the SeaVice Admiral B.J. Crawford
- 1960Route 66
- 1960Stagecoach WestDan Murchison
- 1959Hawaiian Eye
- 1959Lock-Up
- 1959BonanzaJudge Jeremy Clarence Billington
- 1959RawhideJim Rye
- 1958HouseboatMr. William Farnsworth
- 195877 Sunset Strip
- 1958Bronco
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveJudge George Healy
- 1957Decision at SundownCharles Summerton
- 1957ZorroThe Governor
- 1957TrackdownJudge Henry
- 1957MaverickEllsworth Greeley
- 1957Perry MasonJudge
- 1957The Hired GunMace Beldon
- 1957SugarfootHank Tatum
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSheriff Martin Calder
- 1956ComancheGen. Nelson A. Miles
- 1956The Wild DakotasMorgan Wheeler
- 1956Runaway DaughtersGeorge Barton
- 1955Texas LadyMeade Moore (wigwam owner)
- 1955Cheyenne
- 1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
- 1955The KentuckianPleasant Tuesday Babson
- 1955Double JeopardyEmmett Devery
- 1954Climax!Judge Sam Crowley
- 1954Sitting BullWilford Howell
- 1953Jack SladeJudge Davidson
- 1953City Detective
- 1953General Electric TheaterPhillip Saunders
- 1952Montana BelleMatt Towner
- 1952My HeroWillis Thackery
- 1952Cavalcade of AmericaDr. Silkworth
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseVan Alten
- 1952ScaramoucheDr. Dubuque
- 1952Jet JobSam Bentley
- 1951Flight to MarsDr. Lane
- 1951I Love LucyHarvey Cromwell
- 1951Little EgyptShuster
- 1951Two Dollar BettorJohn Hewitt
- 1951Take Care of My Little GirlJohn Erickson (uncredited)
- 1951The Texas RangersJohn B. Jones
- 1951The Groom Wore SpursChief of Police
- 1951Cuban FireballPomeroy Sr.
- 1950Lux Video TheatreDr. Robbins
- 1950The Fuller Brush GirlMr. Watkins
- 1950Kiss Tomorrow GoodbyePolice Chief Sam Tolgate
- 1950The SundownersJohn Gall
- 1950Woman in HidingJohn Chandler
- 1949Mary Ryan, DetectiveCapt. Billings
- 1949Rusty's BirthdayHugh Mitchell
- 1949The Gal Who Took the WestColonel Logan
- 1949Outpost in MoroccoColonel Pascal
- 1949Rusty Saves a LifeHugh Mitchell
- 1949Shamrock HillRalph Judson
- 1948The Valiant HombreLon Lansdell
- 1948Rusty Leads the WayHugh Mitchell
- 1948Triple Threat
- 1948PitfallDistrict Attorney
- 1948Key LargoDispatcher (uncredited)
- 1948I, Jane DoeHorton
- 1948Smart WomanClark
- 1948My Dog RustyHugh Mitchell
- 1947Cass TimberlaneWebb Wargate
- 1947Christmas EveJoe Bland, FBI Agent
- 1947Heaven Only KnowsReverend Wainwright
- 1947The GuiltyAlex Tremholt
- 1947Easy Come, Easy GoTom Clancy
- 1947The Beginning or the EndK.T. Keller
- 1947LighthouseHank Armitage
- 1946Swell GuyArthur Tyler
- 1946Sister KennyMedical Director
- 1946Okay for Sound
- 1946The Return of RustyHugh Mitchell
- 1946She Wrote the BookDean Fowler
- 1946Night in ParadiseArchon
- 1946The Madonna's SecretLt. Roberts
- 1946Smooth as SilkStephen Elliott
- 1945San AntonioCharlie Bell
- 1945The Enchanted ForestEd Henderson
- 1945Northwest TrailSergeant Means
- 1945The Daltons Ride AgainMitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
- 1945The Crimson CanaryRoger Quinn
- 1945The Crime Doctor's WarningInspector Dawes
- 1945Salome, Where She DancedGeneral Lee
- 1945Brewster's MillionsSwearengen Jones
- 1944Faces in the FogDr. Mason
- 1944Murder in the Blue RoomFrank Baldrich
- 1944My BuddyJim Donnelly
- 1944Henry Aldrich's Little SecretMr. Samuel J. Aldrich
- 1944Henry Aldrich Plays CupidMr. Aldrich
- 1944Henry Aldrich, Boy ScoutSam Aldrich
- 1943Where Are Your Children?Judge Edmonds
- 1943Henry Aldrich Haunts a HouseSam Aldrich
- 1943So Proudly We HailDr. Harrison
- 1943Submarine BaseJames Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
- 1943Henry Aldrich Swings ItMr. Aldrich
- 1943Crime DoctorEmilio Caspari, the mystery man
- 1943Henry Aldrich Gets GlamourSam Aldrich
- 1943Murder in Times SquareDr. Blaine
- 1942Madame SpyPeter Rolf
- 1942The Boss of Big TownMichael Lynn
- 1942Henry Aldrich, EditorSam Aldrich
- 1942Invisible AgentJohn Gardiner
- 1942Men of TexasColonel Colbert Scott
- 1942For the Common Defense!Subprefect Santiago Castillo
- 1942March On, America!Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1942Henry and DizzySam Aldrich
- 1942A Desperate Chance for Ellery QueenNorman Hadley
- 1942The Mystery of Marie RogetHenri Beauvais
- 1942Kid Glove KillerMatty
- 1942Mississippi GamblerJim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
- 1942Soldiers in WhiteCharles Anthony
- 1942Don Winslow of the NavySpencer Merlin
- 1942Sealed LipsMike Rofano / Fred Morton
- 1941They Died with Their Boots OnGen. Phil Sheridan
- 1941Henry Aldrich for PresidentSam Aldrich
- 1941Thieves Fall OutTim Gordon
- 1941The Big BossBob Dugan
- 1941The Great Mr. NobodyJohn Wade
- 1941The Trial of Mary DuganMr. West
- 1941Father's SonWilliam Emory
- 1940Santa Fe TrailMartin
- 1940March On, MarinesColonel Myers
- 1940Lady with Red HairCharles Bryant
- 1940Father Is A PrinceDr. Mark Stone
- 1940Knute Rockne All AmericanCommittee Chairman
- 1940Money and the WomanJerremy Helm
- 1940They Drive by NightHarry McNamara
- 1940The Man Who Talked Too MuchDistrict Attorney Dickson
- 1940Gambling on the High SeasU.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
- 1940Murder in the AirSaxby
- 1940Men Without SoulsReverend Thomas Storm
- 1940Flight AngelsDr. Barclay
- 1940An Angel from TexasQuigley
- 1940It All Came TrueMr. Roberts
- 1940Virginia CityMarshall
- 1940Castle on the HudsonPrison Chaplain
- 1940The Fighting 69thCaptain Mangan
- 1939A Child is BornDr. Brett
- 1939The Return of Doctor XDr. Flegg
- 1939On Dress ParadeCol. Michael Riker
- 1939One Hour to LiveRudolph Spain
- 1939Dust Be My DestinyProsecutor
- 1939Nancy Drew and the Hidden StaircaseCarson Drew
- 1939The Bill of RightsPatrick Henry
- 1939Old GloryPatrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
- 1939Nancy Drew... Trouble ShooterCarson Drew
- 1939Dodge CityMatt Cole
- 1939On TrialRobert Strickland
- 1939You Can't Get Away with MurderAttorney Carey
- 1939Secret Service of the AirChief Agent Tom Saxby
- 1939Nancy Drew... ReporterCarson Drew
- 1939Wings of the NavyCommander Clark
- 1938Breakdowns of 1938Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1938Comet Over BroadwayBill Appleton
- 1938The Declaration of IndependenceThomas Jefferson
- 1938Nancy Drew… DetectiveCarson Drew
- 1938Broadway MusketeersStan Dowling
- 1938Valley of the GiantsHendricks
- 1938The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseMr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
- 1938My BillJohn C. Rudlin
- 1938Little Miss ThoroughbredNelson "Nails" Morgan
- 1938Over the WallFather Neil Connor
- 1938JezebelJean La Cour
- 1938Love, Honor and BehaveJim Blake
- 1938A Slight Case of MurderPost
- 1938Gold Is Where You Find ItRalph Ferris
- 1937Missing WitnessesInspector Lane
- 1937The Man Without a CountryLt. Philip Nolan
- 1937Alcatraz Island'Gat' Brady
- 1937The Life of Emile ZolaCharpentier
- 1937Back in CirculationDr. Eugene Forde
- 1937SlimWyatt Ranstead
- 1937Marked WomanGordon
- 1937Midnight CourtVictor Shanley
- 1937Black LegionTommy Smith
- 1936Give Me LibertyPatrick Henry
- 1936Fugitive in the SkyMike Phelan
- 1932WaywardRobert 'Bob' Daniels
- 1930On the BorderDave (as John B. Litel)
- 1930Oh Darling!
- 1930Don't Believe ItDick
- 1929Always FaithfulWayne
- 1929Finders Keepers(as John B. Litel)
- 1929The Sleeping Porch
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