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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.
Filmography
all 183
Movies 181
TV Shows 2
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Go, Johnny, Go! (1959)
Days of Wine and Roses (1958)
Man of the West (1958)
Up In Smoke (1957)
Bombers B-52 (1957)
Looking for Danger (1957)
The Joker Is Wild (1957)
Omar Khayyam (1957)
Don't Knock The Rock (1956)
Last of the Desperados (1955)
The Twinkle In God's Eye (1955)
Double Jeopardy (1955)
The Petrified Forest (1955)
The Tilted Tenderfoot (1955)
Witness to Murder (1954)
Montana Belle (1952)
Park Row (1952)
Three for Bedroom C (1952)
High Noon (1952)
Rancho Notorious (1952)
I Love Lucy (1951)
Fort Defiance (1951)
Hunt the Man Down (1950)
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle (1950)
Union Station (1950)
Across the Badlands (1950)
Bunco Squad (1950)
Rock Island Trail (1950)
Western Pacific Agent (1950)
The Silver Bandit (1950)
Gun Crazy (1950)
So You Want to Get Rich Quick (1949)
Trail of the Yukon (1949)
Night Unto Night (1949)
Flamingo Road (1949)
Rose of the Yukon (1949)
Homicide for Three (1948)
Rusty Leads the Way (1948)
Singin' Spurs (1948)
Money Madness (1948)
Albuquerque (1948)
Slippy McGee (1948)
The Main Street Kid (1948)
Heading For Heaven (1947)
Driftwood (1947)
Singapore (1947)
Desperate (1947)
A Likely Story (1947)
The Scooper Dooper (1947)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)
Ginger (1947)
Doctor Jim (1947)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Dangerous Money (1946)
Follow That Blonde (1946)
High School Hero (1946)
Hot Cargo (1946)
She Wrote the Book (1946)
That Texas Jamboree (1946)
Rainbow Over Texas (1946)
Partners in Time (1946)
Deadline at Dawn (1946)
Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
Trouble or Nothing (1946)
Abilene Town (1946)
Adventure (1945)
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Purity Squad (1945)
Girls of the Big House (1945)
Star in the Night (1945)
You Drive Me Crazy (1945)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Gangs of the Waterfront (1945)
The Clock (1945)
Wife Decoy (1945)
Fall Guy (1945)
The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)
Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945)
Main Street After Dark (1945)
Goin' to Town (1944)
When Strangers Marry (1944)
Silent Partner (1944)
Show Business (1944)
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)
Whispering Footsteps (1943)
Swing Out the Blues (1943)
Wintertime (1943)
So's Your Uncle (1943)
Nobody's Darling (1943)
Three Hearts for Julia (1943)
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
Silver Skates (1943)
The Powers Girl (1943)
Laugh Your Blues Away (1942)
Springtime in the Rockies (1942)
Criminal Investigator (1942)
You Can't Escape Forever (1942)
Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942)
Meet the Stewarts (1942)
So's Your Aunt Emma! (1942)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
Man From Headquarters (1942)
All Through the Night (1942)
Road to Happiness (1941)
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
Three Girls About Town (1941)
The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)
Manpower (1941)
Sunset in Wyoming (1941)
She Knew All the Answers (1941)
The Wagons Roll at Night (1941)
Mr. District Attorney (1941)
A Man Betrayed (1941)
Back Street (1941)
Four Mothers (1941)
Behind the News (1940)
Li'l Abner (1940)
Young Bill Hickok (1940)
Melody Ranch (1940)
Up in the Air (1940)
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940)
I Love You Again (1940)
One Man's Law (1940)
The Mortal Storm (1940)
Florian (1940)
Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
Women Without Names (1940)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
All Women Have Secrets (1939)
The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
Another Thin Man (1939)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
I Stole a Million (1939)
Frontier Marshal (1939)
Undercover Agent (1939)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
Sudden Money (1939)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Let Us Live (1939)
Boy Trouble (1939)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
Next Time I Marry (1938)
A Man to Remember (1938)
Down on the Farm (1938)
Tenth Avenue Kid (1938)
Little Miss Broadway (1938)
Hide and Shriek (1938)
Prison Farm (1938)
Under Western Stars (1938)
Start Cheering (1938)
International Settlement (1938)
The Jury's Secret (1938)
Quick Money (1937)
Vogues of 1938 (1937)
Behind The Headlines (1937)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937)
China Passage (1937)
You Only Live Once (1937)
Wanted: Jane Turner (1936)
Go West Young Man (1936)
The Big Game (1936)
High Tension (1936)
Educating Father (1936)
Brilliant Marriage (1936)
Silly Billies (1936)
Neighborhood House (1936)
Her Master's Voice (1936)
Dr. Socrates (1935)
Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)
Break of Hearts (1935)
Helldorado (1935)
Shivers (1934)
We're Rich Again (1934)
The Merry Frinks (1934)
Woman Unafraid (1934)
Please (1933)
Stage Mother (1933)
Picture Snatcher (1933)
Central Airport (1933)
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GenderMale
Birthday1886-04-30
Deathday1961-12-22 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceBoston, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDick Elliot, Richard 'Dick' Elliott, Richard E. Elliott, Richard Elliott, Richard "Dick" Damon Elliott, Richard Damon Elliott
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