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.
Filmography
all 202
Movies 172
TV Shows 30
self 1
Director 1
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Movie
Doctor
Nevada Smith (1966)
Movie
Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Branded (1965)
TV
5.91
Priest on street
Rendezvous in Space (1964)
Movie
Drunk - Madden's father
The Gun Hawk (1963)
Movie
Albert P. Leviathan
Vacation Playhouse (1963)
TV
Finley / Wade Hammill
The Virginian (1962)
TV
Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
Lover Come Back (1961)
Movie
6
Police Inspector McCrary
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Movie
Vice-Adm. B.J. Crawford
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
Movie
Dan Murchison
Stagecoach West (1960)
TV
Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Jim Rye / James Whitcomb
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Mr. William Farnsworth
Houseboat (1958)
Movie
2
Colonel Richard Gaunt
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Clint Davis / Judge George Healy / Asa Morgan
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
TV
Charles Summerton
Decision at Sundown (1957)
Movie
The Governor
Zorro (1957)
TV
5.73
Ellsworth Greeley / Judge Somervell / Judge Joshua Thayer
Maverick (1957)
TV
5.33
Mace Beldon
The Hired Gun (1957)
Movie
Hank Tatum / Archie Crenshaw
Sugarfoot (1957)
TV
Sheriff Martin Calder
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Comanche (1956)
Movie
Morgan Wheeler
The Wild Dakotas (1956)
Movie
George Barton
Runaway Daughters (1956)
Movie
Meade Moore
Texas Lady (1955)
Movie
Pleasant Tuesday Babson
The Kentuckian (1955)
Movie
Emmett Devery
Double Jeopardy (1955)
Movie
Judge Sam Crowley
Climax! (1954)
TV
Gen. Wilford Howell
Sitting Bull (1954)
Movie
Judge Davidson
Jack Slade (1953)
Movie
Phillip Saunders / Frank Hobbs
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Matt Towner
Montana Belle (1952)
Movie
Mr. Willis Thackery
My Hero (1952)
TV
Dr. Silkworth
Cavalcade of America (1952)
TV
Van Alten / Mayor
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
TV
Dr. Dubuque
Scaramouche (1952)
Movie
Sam Bentley
Jet Job (1952)
Movie
Dr. Lane
Flight To Mars (1951)
Movie
Harvey Cromwell
I Love Lucy (1951)
TV
7.33
Shuster
Little Egypt (1951)
Movie
John Hewitt
Two Dollar Bettor (1951)
Movie
John Erickson (uncredited)
Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
Movie
Texas Ranger Maj. John B. Jones
The Texas Rangers (1951)
Movie
Uncle George
The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
Movie
Pomeroy Sr.
Cuban Fireball (1951)
Movie
Dr. Robbins
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
TV
Mr. Watkins
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
Movie
Police Chief Sam Tolgate
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
Movie
John Gall
The Sundowners (1950)
Movie
John Chandler
Woman in Hiding (1950)
Movie
Police Captain Billings
Mary Ryan, Detective (1949)
Movie
Hugh Mitchell
Rusty's Birthday (1949)
Movie
Colonel Logan
The Gal Who Took the West (1949)
Movie
Col. Pascal
Outpost in Morocco (1949)
Movie
6
Hugh Mitchell
Rusty Saves a Life (1949)
Movie
Ralph Judson
Shamrock Hill (1949)
Movie
Lon Lansdell
The Valiant Hombre (1948)
Movie
Hugh Mitchell
Rusty Leads the Way (1948)
Movie
Coach Snyder
Triple Threat (1948)
Movie
District Attorney
Pitfall (1948)
Movie
Dispatcher (uncredited)
Key Largo (1948)
Movie
1
Horton
I, Jane Doe (1948)
Movie
Hugh Mitchell
My Dog Rusty (1948)
Movie
Webb Wargate
Cass Timberlane (1947)
Movie
Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Christmas Eve (1947)
Movie
Reverend Wainwright
Heaven Only Knows (1947)
Movie
Alex Tremholt
The Guilty (1947)
Movie
Tom Clancy
Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)
Movie
K.T. Keller
The Beginning or the End (1947)
Movie
Hank Armitage
Lighthouse (1947)
Movie
Arthur Tyler
Swell Guy (1946)
Movie
Medical Director
Sister Kenny (1946)
Movie
Hugh Mitchell
The Return of Rusty (1946)
Movie
Dean Fowler
She Wrote the Book (1946)
Movie
Police Lt. Roberts
The Madonna's Secret (1946)
Movie
Stephen Elliott
Smooth as Silk (1946)
Movie
Charlie Bell
San Antonio (1945)
Movie
Ed Henderson
The Enchanted Forest (1945)
Movie
Sergeant Means
Northwest Trail (1945)
Movie
Michael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
The Daltons Ride Again (1945)
Movie
Roger Quinn
The Crimson Canary (1945)
Movie
Inspector Dawes
The Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
Movie
Swearengen Jones
Brewster's Millions (1945)
Movie
Walter Benda
Lake Placid Serenade (1944)
Movie
Dr. Mason
Faces in the Fog (1944)
Movie
Frank Baldrich
Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
Movie
Father Jim Donnelly
My Buddy (1944)
Movie
Mr. Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944)
Movie
Mr. Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)
Movie
Mr. Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (1944)
Movie
Judge Edmonds
Where Are Your Children? (1943)
Movie
Mr. Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (1943)
Movie
Dr. Harrison
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
Movie
6
James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Submarine Base (1943)
Movie
Mr. Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943)
Movie
Emilio Caspari aka Three Fingers
Crime Doctor (1943)
Movie
Mr. Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943)
Movie
Dr. Blaine
Murder in Times Square (1943)
Movie
Peter Rolf
Madame Spy (1942)
Movie
Michael Lynn
The Boss of Big Town (1942)
Movie
Mr. Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)
Movie
John Gardiner
Invisible Agent (1942)
Movie
4.8
Colonel Colbert Scott
Men of Texas (1942)
Movie
Patrick Henry
March On, America! (1942)
Movie
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
For the Common Defense! (1942)
Movie
Mr. Aldrich
Henry and Dizzy (1942)
Movie
Norman Hadley
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)
Movie
Henri Beauvais
The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
Movie
Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
Mississippi Gambler (1942)
Movie
Maj. Charles Anthony
Soldiers in White (1942)
Movie
Spencer Merlin
Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)
Movie
Fred M. Morton
Sealed Lips (1942)
Movie
Gen. Phil Sheridan
They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
Movie
Mr. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich for President (1941)
Movie
Thomas Jefferson
The Tanks Are Coming (1941)
Movie
Tim Gordon
Thieves Fall Out (1941)
Movie
Bob Dugan
The Big Boss (1941)
Movie
John Wade
The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
Movie
William Emory
Father's Son (1941)
Movie
Colonel Myers
March On, Marines (1940)
Movie
Charles Bryant
Lady with Red Hair (1940)
Movie
Dr. Mark Stone
Father Is A Prince (1940)
Movie
Committee Chairman
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
Movie
Jerremy 'Jerry ' Helm, Bank Manager
Money and the Woman (1940)
Movie
Harry McNamara
They Drive by Night (1940)
Movie
6
District Attorney Dickson
The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
Movie
U.S. District Attorney
Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
Movie
Reverend Thomas Storm
Men Without Souls (1940)
Movie
Dr. Barclay
Flight Angels (1940)
Movie
Mr. Roberts
It All Came True (1940)
Movie
U.S. Marshal
Virginia City (1940)
Movie
Chaplain
Castle on the Hudson (1940)
Movie
Captain Mangan
The Fighting 69th (1940)
Movie
Dr. Brett
A Child Is Born (1939)
Movie
Dr. Francis Flegg
The Return of Doctor X (1939)
Movie
Col. Michael Riker
On Dress Parade (1939)
Movie
Rudolph Spain
One Hour To Live (1939)
Movie
Prosecutor
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
Movie
4.25
Patrick Henry
The Bill of Rights (1939)
Movie
Patrick Henry
Old Glory (1939)
Movie
Matt Cole
Dodge City (1939)
Movie
Robert Strickland
On Trial (1939)
Movie
Attorney Carey
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
Movie
Carson Drew
Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
Movie
3
Commander Clark
Wings of the Navy (1939)
Movie
Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)
Movie
Bill Appleton
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
Movie
Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence (1938)
Movie
Carson Drew
Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)
Movie
6
Stanley 'Stan' Dowling
Broadway Musketeers (1938)
Movie
Hendricks
Valley of the Giants (1938)
Movie
Prosecuting Attorney
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
Movie
John Rudlin
My Bill (1938)
Movie
Nelson 'Nails' Morgan
Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)
Movie
Father Neil Connor
Over the Wall (1938)
Movie
Jean La Cour
Jezebel (1938)
Movie
3.5
Jim Blake
Love, Honor and Behave (1938)
Movie
Ralph Edward Ferris
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
Movie
Inspector Robert L. Lane
Missing Witnesses (1937)
Movie
Lt. Philip Nolan
The Man Without a Country (1937)
Movie
Gat Brady
Alcatraz Island (1937)
Movie
Charpentier
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
Movie
Dr. Eugene Forde
Back in Circulation (1937)
Movie
Wyatt Ranstead
Slim (1937)
Movie
Gordon
Marked Woman (1937)
Movie
Victor Shanley
Midnight Court (1937)
Movie
Tommy Smith
Black Legion (1937)
Movie
6
Patrick Henry
Give Me Liberty (1936)
Movie
Mike Phelan - aka Roger Johnson
Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
Movie
Robert 'Bob' Daniels
Wayward (1932)
Movie
Bob Morris
The Sleeping Porch (1929)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1892-12-30
Deathday1972-02-03 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceAlbany, Wisconsin, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJohn Beach Litel, John B. Litel
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