Actor

John Litel

170 movies as actor

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

1948 · Crime, Thriller

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965 · Western

Jezebel

1938 · Drama, Romance

Houseboat

1958 · Comedy, Romance

Nevada Smith

1966 · Western

Pocketful of Miracles

1961 · Comedy, Drama

Lover Come Back

1961 · Comedy, Romance

The Life of Emile Zola

1937 · Drama, History

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961 · Adventure, Drama

They Drive by Night

1940 · Drama, Crime

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 · Western, War

Dodge City

1939 · Western

John Litel movies

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nevada Smith

1966 · Doctor

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965 · Minister

Rendezvous in Space

1964 · Priest

The Gun Hawk

1963 · Drunk - Madden's father

Lover Come Back

1961 · Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

Pocketful of Miracles

1961 · Police Inspector McCrary

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961 · Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

Houseboat

1958 · Mr. William Farnsworth

Decision at Sundown

1957 · Charles Summerton

The Hired Gun

1957 · Mace Beldon

Comanche

1956 · Gen. Nelson A. Miles

The Wild Dakotas

1956 · Morgan Wheeler

Runaway Daughters

1956 · George Barton

Texas Lady

1955 · Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

The Kentuckian

1955 · Pleasant Tuesday Babson

Double Jeopardy

1955 · Emmett Devery

Sitting Bull

1954 · Wilford Howell

Jack Slade

1953 · Judge Davidson

Montana Belle

1952 · Matt Towner

Scaramouche

1952 · Dr. Dubuque

Jet Job

1952 · Sam Bentley

Flight to Mars

1951 · Dr. Lane

Little Egypt

1951 · Shuster

Two Dollar Bettor

1951 · John Hewitt

Take Care of My Little Girl

1951 · John Erickson (uncredited)

The Texas Rangers

1951 · John B. Jones

The Groom Wore Spurs

1951 · Chief of Police

Cuban Fireball

Cuban Fireball

1951 · Pomeroy Sr.

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950 · Mr. Watkins

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950 · Police Chief Sam Tolgate

The Sundowners

1950 · John Gall

Woman in Hiding

1950 · John Chandler

Mary Ryan, Detective

1949 · Capt. Billings

Rusty's Birthday

Rusty's Birthday

1949 · Hugh Mitchell

The Gal Who Took the West

1949 · Colonel Logan

Outpost in Morocco

1949 · Colonel Pascal

Rusty Saves a Life

1949 · Hugh Mitchell

Shamrock Hill

1949 · Ralph Judson

The Valiant Hombre

1948 · Lon Lansdell

Rusty Leads the Way

1948 · Hugh Mitchell

Triple Threat

1948

Pitfall

1948 · District Attorney

Key Largo

1948 · Dispatcher (uncredited)

I, Jane Doe

1948 · Horton

Smart Woman

1948 · Clark

My Dog Rusty

1948 · Hugh Mitchell

Cass Timberlane

1947 · Webb Wargate

Christmas Eve

1947 · Joe Bland, FBI Agent

Heaven Only Knows

1947 · Reverend Wainwright

The Guilty

1947 · Alex Tremholt

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947 · Tom Clancy

The Beginning or the End

1947 · K.T. Keller

Lighthouse

1947 · Hank Armitage

Swell Guy

1946 · Arthur Tyler

Sister Kenny

1946 · Medical Director

Okay for Sound

1946

The Return of Rusty

1946 · Hugh Mitchell

She Wrote the Book

1946 · Dean Fowler

Night in Paradise

1946 · Archon

The Madonna's Secret

1946 · Lt. Roberts

Smooth as Silk

1946 · Stephen Elliott

San Antonio

1945 · Charlie Bell

The Enchanted Forest

1945 · Ed Henderson

Northwest Trail

1945 · Sergeant Means

The Daltons Ride Again

1945 · Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

The Crimson Canary

1945 · Roger Quinn

The Crime Doctor's Warning

1945 · Inspector Dawes

Salome, Where She Danced

1945 · General Lee

Brewster's Millions

1945 · Swearengen Jones

Faces in the Fog

1944 · Dr. Mason

Murder in the Blue Room

1944 · Frank Baldrich

My Buddy

1944 · Jim Donnelly

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

1944 · Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

1944 · Mr. Aldrich

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

1944 · Sam Aldrich

Where Are Your Children?

1943 · Judge Edmonds

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House

1943 · Sam Aldrich

So Proudly We Hail

1943 · Dr. Harrison

Submarine Base

1943 · James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

Henry Aldrich Swings It

1943 · Mr. Aldrich

Crime Doctor

1943 · Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

1943 · Sam Aldrich

Murder in Times Square

1943 · Dr. Blaine

Madame Spy

1942 · Peter Rolf

The Boss of Big Town

1942 · Michael Lynn

Henry Aldrich, Editor

1942 · Sam Aldrich

Invisible Agent

1942 · John Gardiner

Men of Texas

1942 · Colonel Colbert Scott

For the Common Defense!

1942 · Subprefect Santiago Castillo

March On, America!

1942 · Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)

Henry and Dizzy

1942 · Sam Aldrich

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

1942 · Norman Hadley

The Mystery of Marie Roget

1942 · Henri Beauvais

Kid Glove Killer

1942 · Matty

Mississippi Gambler

1942 · Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

Soldiers in White

1942 · Charles Anthony

Don Winslow of the Navy

1942 · Spencer Merlin

Sealed Lips

1942 · Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 · Gen. Phil Sheridan

Henry Aldrich for President

1941 · Sam Aldrich

Thieves Fall Out

1941 · Tim Gordon

The Big Boss

1941 · Bob Dugan

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941 · John Wade

The Trial of Mary Dugan

1941 · Mr. West

Father's Son

1941 · William Emory

Santa Fe Trail

1940 · Martin

March On, Marines

1940 · Colonel Myers

Lady with Red Hair

1940 · Charles Bryant

Father Is A Prince

1940 · Dr. Mark Stone

Knute Rockne All American

1940 · Committee Chairman

Money and the Woman

1940 · Jerremy Helm

They Drive by Night

1940 · Harry McNamara

The Man Who Talked Too Much

1940 · District Attorney Dickson

Gambling on the High Seas

1940 · U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears

Murder in the Air

1940 · Saxby

Men Without Souls

1940 · Reverend Thomas Storm

Flight Angels

1940 · Dr. Barclay

An Angel from Texas

1940 · Quigley

It All Came True

1940 · Mr. Roberts

Virginia City

1940 · Marshall

Castle on the Hudson

1940 · Prison Chaplain

The Fighting 69th

1940 · Captain Mangan

A Child is Born

1939 · Dr. Brett

The Return of Doctor X

1939 · Dr. Flegg

On Dress Parade

1939 · Col. Michael Riker

One Hour to Live

1939 · Rudolph Spain

Dust Be My Destiny

1939 · Prosecutor

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

1939 · Carson Drew

The Bill of Rights

1939 · Patrick Henry

Old Glory

1939 · Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter

1939 · Carson Drew

Dodge City

1939 · Matt Cole

On Trial

1939 · Robert Strickland

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939 · Attorney Carey

Secret Service of the Air

1939 · Chief Agent Tom Saxby

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939 · Carson Drew

Wings of the Navy

1939 · Commander Clark

Breakdowns of 1938

1938 · Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Comet Over Broadway

1938 · Bill Appleton

The Declaration of Independence

1938 · Thomas Jefferson

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938 · Carson Drew

Broadway Musketeers

1938 · Stan Dowling

Valley of the Giants

1938 · Hendricks

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938 · Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney

My Bill

1938 · John C. Rudlin

Little Miss Thoroughbred

1938 · Nelson "Nails" Morgan

Over the Wall

1938 · Father Neil Connor

Jezebel

1938 · Jean La Cour

Love, Honor and Behave

1938 · Jim Blake

A Slight Case of Murder

1938 · Post

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938 · Ralph Ferris

Missing Witnesses

1937 · Inspector Lane

The Man Without a Country

1937 · Lt. Philip Nolan

Alcatraz Island

1937 · 'Gat' Brady

The Life of Emile Zola

1937 · Charpentier

Back in Circulation

1937 · Dr. Eugene Forde

Slim

1937 · Wyatt Ranstead

Marked Woman

1937 · Gordon

Midnight Court

1937 · Victor Shanley

Black Legion

1937 · Tommy Smith

Give Me Liberty

1936 · Patrick Henry

Fugitive in the Sky

1936 · Mike Phelan

Wayward

1932 · Robert 'Bob' Daniels

On the Border

1930 · Dave (as John B. Litel)

Oh Darling!

Oh Darling!

1930

Don't Believe It

Don't Believe It

1930 · Dick

Always Faithful

1929 · Wayne

Finders Keepers

1929 · (as John B. Litel)

The Sleeping Porch

The Sleeping Porch

1929

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