John Litel
Acting
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
Acting200
movieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieNevada Smith
1966
Doctor
movieThe Sons of Katie Elder
1965
Minister
tvBranded
1965
Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Gun Hawk
1963
Drunk - Madden's father
Vacation Playhouse
1963
Albert P. Leviathan
tvThe Virginian
1962
Finley / Wade Hammill
movieLover Come Back
1961
Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
moviePocketful of Miracles
1961
Police Inspector McCrary
movieVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
tvStagecoach West
1960
Dan Murchison
tvBonanza
1959
Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington / Mayor George Goshen
tvRawhide
1959
Jim Rye / James Whitcomb
movieHouseboat
1958
Mr. William Farnsworth
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
Colonel Richard Gaunt / Distinguished Visitor
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Judge George Healy / Asa Morgan / Clint Davis
movieDecision at Sundown
1957
Charles Summerton
tvZorro
1957
The Governor
tvTrackdown
1957
Judge Henry
tvMaverick
1957
Ellsworth Greeley / Judge Somervell / Judge Joshua Thayer
tvPerry Mason
1957
Judge
movieThe Hired Gun
1957
Mace Beldon
tvSugarfoot
1957
Hank Tatum / Archie Crenshaw
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Sheriff Martin Calder
movieComanche
1956
Gen. Nelson A. Miles
movieThe Wild Dakotas
1956
Morgan Wheeler
movieRunaway Daughters
1956
George Barton
movieTexas Lady
1955
Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
movieThe Kentuckian
1955
Pleasant Tuesday Babson
movieDouble Jeopardy
1955
Emmett Devery
tvClimax!
1954
Judge Sam Crowley
movieSitting Bull
1954
Wilford Howell
movieJack Slade
1953
Judge Davidson
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Phillip Saunders / Frank Hobbs
movieMontana Belle
1952
Matt Towner
My Hero
1952
Willis Thackery
tvCavalcade of America
1952
Dr. Silkworth
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952
Van Alten / Mayor
movieScaramouche
1952
Dr. Dubuque
movieJet Job
1952
Sam Bentley
movieFlight to Mars
1951
Dr. Lane
tvI Love Lucy
1951
Harvey Cromwell
movieLittle Egypt
1951
Shuster
movieTwo Dollar Bettor
1951
John Hewitt
movieTake Care of My Little Girl
1951
John Erickson (uncredited)
movieThe Texas Rangers
1951
John B. Jones
movieThe Groom Wore Spurs
1951
Chief of Police
Cuban Fireball
1951
Pomeroy Sr.
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Dr. Robbins
movieThe Fuller Brush Girl
1950
Mr. Watkins
movieKiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
Police Chief Sam Tolgate
movieThe Sundowners
1950
John Gall
movieWoman in Hiding
1950
John Chandler
movieMary Ryan, Detective
1949
Capt. Billings
Rusty's Birthday
1949
Hugh Mitchell
movieThe Gal Who Took the West
1949
Colonel Logan
movieOutpost in Morocco
1949
Colonel Pascal
movieRusty Saves a Life
1949
Hugh Mitchell
movieShamrock Hill
1949
Ralph Judson
movieThe Valiant Hombre
1948
Lon Lansdell
movieRusty Leads the Way
1948
Hugh Mitchell
moviePitfall
1948
District Attorney
movieKey Largo
1948
Dispatcher (uncredited)
movieI, Jane Doe
1948
Horton
movieSmart Woman
1948
Clark
movieMy Dog Rusty
1948
Hugh Mitchell
movieCass Timberlane
1947
Webb Wargate
movieChristmas Eve
1947
Joe Bland, FBI Agent
movieHeaven Only Knows
1947
Reverend Wainwright
movieThe Guilty
1947
Alex Tremholt
movieEasy Come, Easy Go
1947
Tom Clancy
movieThe Beginning or the End
1947
K.T. Keller
movieLighthouse
1947
Hank Armitage
movieSwell Guy
1946
Arthur Tyler
movieSister Kenny
1946
Medical Director
movieThe Return of Rusty
1946
Hugh Mitchell
movieShe Wrote the Book
1946
Dean Fowler
movieThe Madonna's Secret
1946
Lt. Roberts
movieSmooth as Silk
1946
Stephen Elliott
movieSan Antonio
1945
Charlie Bell
movieThe Enchanted Forest
1945
Ed Henderson
movieNorthwest Trail
1945
Sergeant Means
movieThe Daltons Ride Again
1945
Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
movieThe Crimson Canary
1945
Roger Quinn
movieThe Crime Doctor's Warning
1945
Inspector Dawes
movieSalome, Where She Danced
1945
General Lee
movieBrewster's Millions
1945
Swearengen Jones
movieFaces in the Fog
1944
Dr. Mason
movieMurder in the Blue Room
1944
Frank Baldrich
movieMy Buddy
1944
Jim Donnelly
movieHenry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944
Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
movieHenry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944
Mr. Aldrich
movieHenry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944
Sam Aldrich
movieWhere Are Your Children?
1943
Judge Edmonds
movieHenry Aldrich Haunts a House
1943
Sam Aldrich
movieSo Proudly We Hail
1943
Dr. Harrison
movieSubmarine Base
1943
James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
movieHenry Aldrich Swings It
1943
Mr. Aldrich
movieCrime Doctor
1943
Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
movieHenry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943
Sam Aldrich
movieMurder in Times Square
1943
Dr. Blaine
movieMadame Spy
1942
Peter Rolf
movieThe Boss of Big Town
1942
Michael Lynn
movieHenry Aldrich, Editor
1942
Sam Aldrich
movieInvisible Agent
1942
John Gardiner
movieMen of Texas
1942
Colonel Colbert Scott
movieFor the Common Defense!
1942
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
movieMarch On, America!
1942
Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieHenry and Dizzy
1942
Sam Aldrich
movieA Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
Norman Hadley
movieThe Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
Henri Beauvais
movieMississippi Gambler
1942
Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
movieSoldiers in White
1942
Charles Anthony
movieDon Winslow of the Navy
1942
Spencer Merlin
movieSealed Lips
1942
Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
movieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
Gen. Phil Sheridan
movieHenry Aldrich for President
1941
Sam Aldrich
movieThieves Fall Out
1941
Tim Gordon
movieThe Big Boss
1941
Bob Dugan
movieThe Great Mr. Nobody
1941
John Wade
movieThe Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
Mr. West
movieFather's Son
1941
William Emory
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940
Martin
movieMarch On, Marines
1940
Colonel Myers
movieLady with Red Hair
1940
Charles Bryant
movieFather Is A Prince
1940
Dr. Mark Stone
movieKnute Rockne All American
1940
Committee Chairman
movieMoney and the Woman
1940
Jerremy Helm
movieThey Drive by Night
1940
Harry McNamara
movieThe Man Who Talked Too Much
1940
District Attorney Dickson
movieGambling on the High Seas
1940
U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
movieMen Without Souls
1940
Reverend Thomas Storm
movieFlight Angels
1940
Dr. Barclay
movieAn Angel from Texas
1940
Quigley
movieIt All Came True
1940
Mr. Roberts
movieVirginia City
1940
Marshall
movieCastle on the Hudson
1940
Prison Chaplain
movieThe Fighting 69th
1940
Captain Mangan
movieA Child is Born
1939
Dr. Brett
movieThe Return of Doctor X
1939
Dr. Flegg
movieOn Dress Parade
1939
Col. Michael Riker
movieOne Hour to Live
1939
Rudolph Spain
movieDust Be My Destiny
1939
Prosecutor
movieNancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
Carson Drew
movieThe Bill of Rights
1939
Patrick Henry
movieOld Glory
1939
Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
movieNancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
Carson Drew
movieDodge City
1939
Matt Cole
movieOn Trial
1939
Robert Strickland
movieYou Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
Attorney Carey
movieSecret Service of the Air
1939
Chief Agent Tom Saxby
movieNancy Drew... Reporter
1939
Carson Drew
movieWings of the Navy
1939
Commander Clark
movieBreakdowns of 1938
1938
Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieComet Over Broadway
1938
Bill Appleton
movieThe Declaration of Independence
1938
Thomas Jefferson
movieNancy Drew… Detective
1938
Carson Drew
movieBroadway Musketeers
1938
Stan Dowling
movieValley of the Giants
1938
Hendricks
movieThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
movieMy Bill
1938
John C. Rudlin
movieLittle Miss Thoroughbred
1938
Nelson "Nails" Morgan
movieOver the Wall
1938
Father Neil Connor
movieJezebel
1938
Jean La Cour
movieLove, Honor and Behave
1938
Jim Blake
movieGold Is Where You Find It
1938
Ralph Ferris
movieMissing Witnesses
1937
Inspector Lane
movieThe Man Without a Country
1937
Lt. Philip Nolan
movieAlcatraz Island
1937
'Gat' Brady
movieThe Life of Emile Zola
1937
Charpentier
movieBack in Circulation
1937
Dr. Eugene Forde
movieSlim
1937
Wyatt Ranstead
movieMarked Woman
1937
Gordon
movieMidnight Court
1937
Victor Shanley
movieBlack Legion
1937
Tommy Smith
movieGive Me Liberty
1936
Patrick Henry
movieFugitive in the Sky
1936
Mike Phelan
movieWayward
1932
Robert 'Bob' Daniels
movieOn the Border
1930
Dave (as John B. Litel)
movieFinders Keepers
1929
(as John B. Litel)