Biography
John Hugh Elliott (July 5, 1876 – December 12, 1956) was an American actor who appeared on Broadway and in over 300 films during his career. He worked sporadically during the silent film era, but with the advent of sound his career took off, where he worked constantly for 25 years, finding a particular niche in "B" westerns.His versatility allowed him to play both "good guys" and "bad guys" with equal aplomb, working right up until his death in 1956.
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Filmography
all 193
Movies 193
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Homer Lynch
Perils of the Wilderness (1956)
Movie
Doctor
Homicide (1949)
Movie
Mr. Lake
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
Movie
The Judge
Angels' Alley (1948)
Movie
Court Clerk (uncredited)
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Movie
5
Hunter
Heading For Heaven (1947)
Movie
Bert
The Fighting Vigilantes (1947)
Movie
Clergyman (voice / uncredited)
Cry Wolf (1947)
Movie
6
Judge Edward R. McVey
The Unfaithful (1947)
Movie
2
Old Workman (uncredited)
The Woman on the Beach (1947)
Movie
6
Judge
Shoot to Kill (1947)
Movie
6.6
Dad Hilton
Law of the Lash (1947)
Movie
John, butler
The Devil's Mask (1946)
Movie
Brother Hooker (uncredited)
Badman's Territory (1946)
Movie
Laundry Proprietor (uncredited)
The Dark Corner (1946)
Movie
Sleepy Man (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
Movie
Judge (uncredited)
Moon Over Montana (1946)
Movie
Pop Evans
Frontier Gunlaw (1946)
Movie
Police Doctor
Allotment Wives (1945)
Movie
Dr. Horace Moore
Jungle Raiders (1945)
Movie
Prof. Marsden
The Monster and the Ape (1945)
Movie
Thomas - the Butler (uncredited)
Escape in the Fog (1945)
Movie
Theatrical Agent (uncredited)
The Great Flamarion (1945)
Movie
Phone Operator (uncredited)
Experiment Perilous (1944)
Movie
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Prison Warden
Wild Horse Phantom (1944)
Movie
John Martin
Fuzzy Settles Down (1944)
Movie
Judge Clem Masters
Oklahoma Raiders (1944)
Movie
Priest
Calling Dr. Death (1943)
Movie
4.43
Merchant Captain
Corvette K-225 (1943)
Movie
George Arnold
Cattle Stampede (1943)
Movie
Frank Burke
Fighting Valley (1943)
Movie
Norwegian patient
First Comes Courage (1943)
Movie
Dan Kirby
Law of the Saddle (1943)
Movie
Doctor Lewis
Wolves of the Range (1943)
Movie
James Marshall
Death Rides the Plains (1943)
Movie
R.R. Vice President Morgan
Raiders of San Joaquin (1943)
Movie
Cole Winters
Sagebrush Law (1943)
Movie
Inspector Talbot
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (1943)
Movie
Uncle Will Hodgins
Two Fisted Justice (1943)
Movie
John Spencer
Pirates of the Prairie (1942)
Movie
Jeff Clark
Overland Stagecoach (1942)
Movie
Jeff Sloane
Border Roundup (1942)
Movie
Prof. Clyde
The Secret Code (1942)
Movie
Guest (uncredited)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Movie
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Engineer Kelly (uncredited)
The Spoilers (1942)
Movie
Saunders
Come on Danger (1942)
Movie
Factor J. L. Blake
Perils of the Royal Mounted (1942)
Movie
Professor Hatfield
The Mad Monster (1942)
Movie
Lem Bartlett
Rolling Down the Great Divide (1942)
Movie
George 'Dad' Cook
Land of the Open Range (1942)
Movie
Dick Ross
Rock River Renegades (1942)
Movie
Desk Sergeant
Riot Squad (1941)
Movie
Dan Webster
Billy The Kid's Round-Up (1941)
Movie
Gold Broker
Underground Rustlers (1941)
Movie
Prosecutor
Gentleman from Dixie (1941)
Movie
'Magpie' Harper
Saddle Mountain Roundup (1941)
Movie
Rancher Jim Bowen
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury (1941)
Movie
John Gorham
The Texas Marshal (1941)
Movie
Red Gap Judge (uncredited)
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe (1941)
Movie
Judge Jones
Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona (1941)
Movie
Judge John Taylor
The Apache Kid (1941)
Movie
Race Announcer
Golden Hoofs (1941)
Movie
Disher
The Kid's Last Ride (1941)
Movie
Brewster
The Green Archer (1940)
Movie
Army Doctor
Young Bill Hickok (1940)
Movie
Pop - Stage Doorman
The Great Profile (1940)
Movie
Judge Perkins
The Tulsa Kid (1940)
Movie
Parson A. Hammond
Gun Code (1940)
Movie
Dr. Jenkins
Lightning Strikes West (1940)
Movie
Scientist (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Movie
9
Juror
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
Movie
Hiram Crabtree
Death Rides the Range (1939)
Movie
Gambler (uncredited)
The Invisible Killer (1939)
Movie
Doctor - Backstage
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (1939)
Movie
3.86
Prospector
The Fighting Renegade (1939)
Movie
Stevens
Port of Hate (1939)
Movie
Townsman
New Frontier (1939)
Movie
3.67
Tavern Owner Hawk
Mesquite Buckaroo (1939)
Movie
Banker at Demo
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
Movie
Army Colonel
Mystery Plane (1939)
Movie
Judge Mathews
Jesse James (1939)
Movie
Cal
Kentucky (1938)
Movie
Sheriff John Lawton
Songs and Saddles (1938)
Movie
Man in gun fight (archive footage)
Songs and Bullets (1938)
Movie
Buck Peters
Heart of Arizona (1938)
Movie
Prairie City Rodeo Announcer
Frontier Town (1938)
Movie
Tom Dillon
Cassidy of Bar 20 (1938)
Movie
M.H. Benson
Headin' East (1937)
Movie
Chester Randall
The Shadow Strikes (1937)
Movie
Mr. Grant McKenzie
Love Is on the Air (1937)
Movie
Jim Conrad
Flying Fists (1937)
Movie
Jim Cary
Smoke Tree Range (1937)
Movie
Carlton
Santa Fe Rides (1937)
Movie
John Cullen
Rio Grande Ranger (1936)
Movie
Doctor Norris
Pilot X (1936)
Movie
Rancher
The Phantom of the Range (1936)
Movie
Doc Adams
Vengeance of Rannah (1936)
Movie
Judge Roberts
The Fugitive Sheriff (1936)
Movie
Colonel Hayden
Rip Roarin' Buckaroo (1936)
Movie
Ben Livesay
Frontier Justice (1936)
Movie
Dad Baxter
Men of the Plains (1936)
Movie
Howard Walsh
Kelly of the Secret Service (1936)
Movie
City Fathers Committee Member (uncredited)
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
Movie
The Police Captain
Prison Shadows (1936)
Movie
Mr. Jamison
The Rogues' Tavern (1936)
Movie
Charles Mortimer
Avenging Waters (1936)
Movie
Chief Inspector Reed
Roamin' Wild (1936)
Movie
Sanders (uncredited)
Doughnuts and Society (1936)
Movie
Yellerton
The Millionaire Kid (1936)
Movie
Jess Rork
Ridin' On (1936)
Movie
Detective Davis
A Face in the Fog (1936)
Movie
Bob Morgan
Roarin' Guns (1936)
Movie
Judge Charley Miller
Bulldog Courage (1935)
Movie
John Norton
Skull and Crown (1935)
Movie
Nord Jergenson
Trigger Tom (1935)
Movie
Doctor Attending Ford (uncredited)
Frisco Kid (1935)
Movie
Capt. Bill Withers
Midnight Phantom (1935)
Movie
The Sheriff
Bars of Hate (1935)
Movie
Town Mayor
The Rider of the Law (1935)
Movie
Police Captain
The Girl Who Came Back (1935)
Movie
George Wilson - aka Pecos
Danger Trails (1935)
Movie
Captain Matthews
Danger Ahead (1935)
Movie
Tom Madison
Trails of the Wild (1935)
Movie
Dean
Make a Million (1935)
Movie
Adam Ware
Rainbow's End (1935)
Movie
Butler--City Editor
Captured in Chinatown (1935)
Movie
The Judge
Saddle Aces (1935)
Movie
Chief Radcliff
What Price Crime (1935)
Movie
Major Dent
Fighting Pioneers (1935)
Movie
Judge
Toll of the Desert (1935)
Movie
Mr. Dixon
Tombstone Terror (1935)
Movie
Judge
Wagon Trail (1935)
Movie
Third Drunk
The Drunkard (1935)
Movie
Dan Caswell
Sunset Range (1935)
Movie
Director (uncredited)
A Night at the Ritz (1935)
Movie
Store Manager
One in a Million (1935)
Movie
Rusty Hicks
Big Calibre (1935)
Movie
High-Hat Clickett
Kid Courageous (1935)
Movie
Sheriff Hank Simpson
Cowboy Holiday (1934)
Movie
Mr. Davidson
Ticket to a Crime (1934)
Movie
Bill - Night Editor
Gentlemen Are Born (1934)
Movie
John Grant
The Third Sex (1934)
Movie
Lawyer (uncredited)
I Sell Anything (1934)
Movie
Bridge Player (uncredited)
A Lost Lady (1934)
Movie
Detective Chief Snell
The Murder in the Museum (1934)
Movie
Country Doctor
As the Earth Turns (1934)
Movie
Advertiser
The Quitter (1934)
Movie
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Carolina (1934)
Movie
Exalted Ruler (uncredited)
Sons of the Desert (1933)
Movie
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Crenshaw
Mr. Skitch (1933)
Movie
Politician
Stage Mother (1933)
Movie
Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Riot Squad (1933)
Movie
Bank Director (uncredited)
Baby Face (1933)
Movie
Chris McDonald
The Gallant Fool (1933)
Movie
Judge Stafford
Breed of the Border (1933)
Movie
Banker (uncredited)
The Match King (1932)
Movie
J. C. Bailey
Lucky Larrigan (1932)
Movie
Hank (Uncredited)
Call Her Savage (1932)
Movie
The Man from Arizona (1932)
Movie
Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
The Night of June 13 (1932)
Movie
Martin Kildare
Broadway to Cheyenne (1932)
Movie
Bartender
Week Ends Only (1932)
Movie
Colonel Thomas
Texas Pioneers (1932)
Movie
Dad Houston
Riders of the Desert (1932)
Movie
Heck Claiborne
Vanishing Men (1932)
Movie
Senator Graham
Single-Handed Sanders (1932)
Movie
Thornton
South of Santa Fe (1932)
Movie
Mr Winton
Galloping Thru (1931)
Movie
Mr Cameron
Two Fisted Justice (1931)
Movie
Indian Agent
Oklahoma Jim (1931)
Movie
Burke
The Montana Kid (1931)
Movie
Mr. Winfield
Mother and Son (1931)
Movie
Station Agent Brennan
The Nevada Buckaroo (1931)
Movie
Sheriff (uncredited)
A Holy Terror (1931)
Movie
Sheriff Manning
Dugan of the Badlands (1931)
Movie
Young
God's Country and the Man (1931)
Movie
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Laugh and Get Rich (1931)
Movie
Capt. Wilkins
The Conquering Horde (1931)
Movie
Detective T. Finnegan (uncredited)
The Widow from Chicago (1930)
Movie
Captain (uncredited)
Let's Go Native (1930)
Movie
McGann
For the Defense (1930)
Movie
Police Captain
Wild Company (1930)
Movie
Hot Springs Hotel Baggage Clerk
Back Pay (1930)
Movie
Arnold Benton
The Rampant Age (1930)
Movie
Stanley Hargreaves / Inspector Jedson
Million Dollar Mystery (1927)
Movie
William Baker
Horse Shoes (1927)
Movie
Dr. Hastings
Christine of the Big Tops (1926)
Movie
Vice-President Arthur Bedford
The Dixie Flyer (1926)
Movie
Professor Richard Crawford
The Scarlet Streak (1925)
Movie
Justin Laidlaw (uncredited)
Flaming Waters (1925)
Movie
Bill Wheaton
The Spoilers (1923)
Movie
Uncle Chandler
Are All Men Alike? (1920)
Movie
Mr. Bailly
Homer Comes Home (1920)
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.72
Based on 139 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1876-07-05
Deathday1956-12-12 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceKeosauqua, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJohn Hugh Elliott, John H. Elliott, John H. Elliot, John Elliot, John Webster
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