John Litel
Known for
Acting
Life
1892 – 1972 (aged 79)
Born in
Albany, Wisconsin, USA
Credits
View on IMDb199 acting credits
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
Key Largo
16 Jul 1948
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
The Sons of Katie Elder
24 Jun 1965
I Love Lucy
15 Oct 1951
Jezebel
26 Mar 1938
Zorro
10 Oct 1957
Houseboat
19 Nov 1958
Nevada Smith
10 Jun 1966
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Filmography
1966
- Nevada Smithas Doctor
1965
- The Sons of Katie Elderas Minister
- Brandedas Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)1 episode
1964
- Rendezvous in Spaceas Priest
1963
- The Gun Hawkas Drunk - Madden's father
- Vacation Playhouseas Albert P. Leviathan1 episode
1962
- The Virginianas Wade Hammill1 episode
1961
- Lover Come Backas Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
- Pocketful of Miraclesas Police Inspector McCrary
- Hazel1 episode
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Seaas Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
1960
- Route 661 episode
- Stagecoach Westas Dan Murchison7 episodes
1959
- Hawaiian Eye1 episode
- Lock-Up1 episode
- Bonanzaas Mayor George Goshen1 episode
- Rawhideas James Whitcomb1 episode
1958
- Houseboatas Mr. William Farnsworth
- 77 Sunset Stripas Distinguished Visitor1 episode
- Bronco1 episode
- Wanted: Dead or Aliveas Clint Davis1 episode
1957
- Decision at Sundownas Charles Summerton
- Zorroas The Governor7 episodes
- Trackdownas Judge Henry2 episodes
- Maverickas Judge Joshua Thayer1 episode
- Perry Masonas Judge1 episode
- The Hired Gunas Mace Beldon
- Sugarfootas Archie Crenshaw1 episode
- Have Gun, Will Travel1 episode
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Sheriff Martin Calder1 episode
- Comancheas Gen. Nelson A. Miles
- The Wild Dakotasas Morgan Wheeler
- Runaway Daughtersas George Barton
1955
- Texas Ladyas Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
- Cheyenne1 episode
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1 episode
- The Kentuckianas Pleasant Tuesday Babson
- Double Jeopardyas Emmett Devery
1954
- Climax!as Judge Sam Crowley1 episode
- Sitting Bullas Wilford Howell
1953
- Jack Sladeas Judge Davidson
- City Detective1 episode
- General Electric Theateras Frank Hobbs1 episode
1952
- Montana Belleas Matt Towner
- My Heroas Willis Thackery33 episodes
- Cavalcade of Americaas Dr. Silkworth1 episode
- Four Star Playhouseas Mayor1 episode
- Scaramoucheas Dr. Dubuque
- Jet Jobas Sam Bentley
1951
- Flight to Marsas Dr. Lane
- I Love Lucyas Harvey Cromwell1 episode
- Little Egyptas Shuster
- Two Dollar Bettoras John Hewitt
- Take Care of My Little Girlas John Erickson (uncredited)
- The Texas Rangersas John B. Jones
- The Groom Wore Spursas Chief of Police
- Cuban Fireballas Pomeroy Sr.
1950
- Lux Video Theatreas Dr. Robbins1 episode
- The Fuller Brush Girlas Mr. Watkins
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbyeas Police Chief Sam Tolgate
- The Sundownersas John Gall
- Woman in Hidingas John Chandler
1949
- Mary Ryan, Detectiveas Capt. Billings
- Rusty's Birthdayas Hugh Mitchell
- The Gal Who Took the Westas Colonel Logan
- Outpost in Moroccoas Colonel Pascal
- Rusty Saves a Lifeas Hugh Mitchell
- Shamrock Hillas Ralph Judson
1948
- The Valiant Hombreas Lon Lansdell
- Rusty Leads the Wayas Hugh Mitchell
- Triple Threat
- Pitfallas District Attorney
- Key Largoas Dispatcher (uncredited)
- I, Jane Doeas Horton
- Smart Womanas Clark
- My Dog Rustyas Hugh Mitchell
1947
- Cass Timberlaneas Webb Wargate
- Christmas Eveas Joe Bland, FBI Agent
- Heaven Only Knowsas Reverend Wainwright
- The Guiltyas Alex Tremholt
- Easy Come, Easy Goas Tom Clancy
- The Beginning or the Endas K.T. Keller
- Lighthouseas Hank Armitage
1946
- Swell Guyas Arthur Tyler
- Sister Kennyas Medical Director
- Okay for Sound
- The Return of Rustyas Hugh Mitchell
- She Wrote the Bookas Dean Fowler
- Night in Paradiseas Archon
- The Madonna's Secretas Lt. Roberts
- Smooth as Silkas Stephen Elliott
1945
- San Antonioas Charlie Bell
- The Enchanted Forestas Ed Henderson
- Northwest Trailas Sergeant Means
- The Daltons Ride Againas Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
- The Crimson Canaryas Roger Quinn
- The Crime Doctor's Warningas Inspector Dawes
- Salome, Where She Dancedas General Lee
- Brewster's Millionsas Swearengen Jones
1944
- Faces in the Fogas Dr. Mason
- Murder in the Blue Roomas Frank Baldrich
- My Buddyas Jim Donnelly
- Henry Aldrich's Little Secretas Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
- Henry Aldrich Plays Cupidas Mr. Aldrich
- Henry Aldrich, Boy Scoutas Sam Aldrich
1943
- Where Are Your Children?as Judge Edmonds
- Henry Aldrich Haunts a Houseas Sam Aldrich
- So Proudly We Hailas Dr. Harrison
- Submarine Baseas James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
- Henry Aldrich Swings Itas Mr. Aldrich
- Crime Doctoras Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
- Henry Aldrich Gets Glamouras Sam Aldrich
- Murder in Times Squareas Dr. Blaine
1942
- Madame Spyas Peter Rolf
- The Boss of Big Townas Michael Lynn
- Henry Aldrich, Editoras Sam Aldrich
- Invisible Agentas John Gardiner
- Men of Texasas Colonel Colbert Scott
- For the Common Defense!as Subprefect Santiago Castillo
- March On, America!as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Henry and Dizzyas Sam Aldrich
- A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queenas Norman Hadley
- The Mystery of Marie Rogetas Henri Beauvais
- Kid Glove Killeras Matty
- Mississippi Gambleras Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
- Soldiers in Whiteas Charles Anthony
- Don Winslow of the Navyas Spencer Merlin
- Sealed Lipsas Mike Rofano
1941
- They Died with Their Boots Onas Gen. Phil Sheridan
- Henry Aldrich for Presidentas Sam Aldrich
- Thieves Fall Outas Tim Gordon
- The Big Bossas Bob Dugan
- The Great Mr. Nobodyas John Wade
- The Trial of Mary Duganas Mr. West
- Father's Sonas William Emory
1940
- Santa Fe Trailas Martin
- March On, Marinesas Colonel Myers
- Lady with Red Hairas Charles Bryant
- Father Is A Princeas Dr. Mark Stone
- Knute Rockne All Americanas Committee Chairman
- Money and the Womanas Jerremy Helm
- They Drive by Nightas Harry McNamara
- The Man Who Talked Too Muchas District Attorney Dickson
- Gambling on the High Seasas U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
- Murder in the Airas Saxby
- Men Without Soulsas Reverend Thomas Storm
- Flight Angelsas Dr. Barclay
- An Angel from Texasas Quigley
- It All Came Trueas Mr. Roberts
- Virginia Cityas Marshall
- Castle on the Hudsonas Prison Chaplain
- The Fighting 69thas Captain Mangan
1939
- A Child is Bornas Dr. Brett
- The Return of Doctor Xas Dr. Flegg
- On Dress Paradeas Col. Michael Riker
- One Hour to Liveas Rudolph Spain
- Dust Be My Destinyas Prosecutor
- Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircaseas Carson Drew
- The Bill of Rightsas Patrick Henry
- Old Gloryas Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
- Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooteras Carson Drew
- Dodge Cityas Matt Cole
- On Trialas Robert Strickland
- You Can't Get Away with Murderas Attorney Carey
- Secret Service of the Airas Chief Agent Tom Saxby
- Nancy Drew... Reporteras Carson Drew
- Wings of the Navyas Commander Clark
1938
- Breakdowns of 1938as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Comet Over Broadwayas Bill Appleton
- The Declaration of Independenceas Thomas Jefferson
- Nancy Drew… Detectiveas Carson Drew
- Broadway Musketeersas Stan Dowling
- Valley of the Giantsas Hendricks
- The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouseas Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
- My Billas John C. Rudlin
- Little Miss Thoroughbredas Nelson "Nails" Morgan
- Over the Wallas Father Neil Connor
- Jezebelas Jean La Cour
- Love, Honor and Behaveas Jim Blake
- A Slight Case of Murderas Post
- Gold Is Where You Find Itas Ralph Ferris
1937
- Missing Witnessesas Inspector Lane
- The Man Without a Countryas Lt. Philip Nolan
- Alcatraz Islandas 'Gat' Brady
- The Life of Emile Zolaas Charpentier
- Back in Circulationas Dr. Eugene Forde
- Slimas Wyatt Ranstead
- Marked Womanas Gordon
- Midnight Courtas Victor Shanley
- Black Legionas Tommy Smith
1936
- Give Me Libertyas Patrick Henry
- Fugitive in the Skyas Mike Phelan
1932
- Waywardas Robert 'Bob' Daniels
1930
- On the Borderas Dave (as John B. Litel)
- Oh Darling!
- Don't Believe Itas Dick
1929
- Always Faithfulas Wayne
- Finders Keepersas (as John B. Litel)
- The Sleeping Porch