Dick Elliott

Dick Elliott

Date of Birth:

Apr 29, 1886

Place of Birth:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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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:

Whispering Footsteps Whispering Footsteps

1943

Bunco Squad Bunco Squad

1950

The Jury's Secret The Jury's Secret

1938

Abilene Town Abilene Town

1946

So's Your Uncle So's Your Uncle

1943

Silver Skates Silver Skates

1943

Montana Belle Montana Belle

1952

Central Airport Central Airport

1933

Rancho Notorious Rancho Notorious

1952

Down on the Farm Down on the Farm

1938

You Only Live Once You Only Live Once

1937

Educating Father Educating Father

1936

Picture Snatcher Picture Snatcher

1933

The Man Who Walked Alone The Man Who Walked Alone

1945

Gun Crazy Gun Crazy

1950

Albuquerque Albuquerque

1948

Partners in Time Partners in Time

1946

You Drive Me Crazy You Drive Me Crazy

1945

Hunt the Man Down Hunt the Man Down

1950

Ginger Ginger

1947

Goin' to Town Goin' to Town

1944

She Knew All the Answers She Knew All the Answers

1941

High School Hero High School Hero

1946

Four Mothers Four Mothers

1941

All Women Have Secrets All Women Have Secrets

1939

Rainbow Over Texas Rainbow Over Texas

1946

Singin' Spurs Singin' Spurs

1948

Three Girls About Town Three Girls About Town

1941

One Man's Law One Man's Law

1940

Silly Billies Silly Billies

1936

Looking for Danger Looking for Danger

1957

Across the Badlands Across the Badlands

1950

Road to Happiness Road to Happiness

1941

Fort Defiance Fort Defiance

1951

So's Your Aunt Emma! So's Your Aunt Emma!

1942

Bombers B-52 Bombers B-52

1957

Sudden Money Sudden Money

1939

Mr. District Attorney Mr. District Attorney

1941

Break of Hearts Break of Hearts

1935

I Stole a Million I Stole a Million

1939

Night Unto Night Night Unto Night

1949

Last of the Desperados Last of the Desperados

1955

Adventure Adventure

1945

The Silver Bandit The Silver Bandit

1950

She Wrote the Book She Wrote the Book

1946

Go West Young Man Go West Young Man

1936

Breakfast in Hollywood Breakfast in Hollywood

1946

Manpower Manpower

1941

Fall Guy Fall Guy

1945

Hot Cargo Hot Cargo

1946

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

1950

Laugh Your Blues Away Laugh Your Blues Away

1942

The Tilted Tenderfoot The Tilted Tenderfoot

1955

Deadline at Dawn Deadline at Dawn

1946

A Likely Story A Likely Story

1947

The Joker Is Wild The Joker Is Wild

1957

Nobody's Darling Nobody's Darling

1943

Helldorado Helldorado

1935

The Dark Horse The Dark Horse

1946

Man of the West Man of the West

1958

Shivers Shivers

1934

Television: The First Fifty Years Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

The Devil Thumbs a Ride The Devil Thumbs a Ride

1947

Singapore Singapore

1947

Saratoga Trunk Saratoga Trunk

1945

Springtime in the Rockies Springtime in the Rockies

1942

Follow That Blonde Follow That Blonde

1946

Silent Partner Silent Partner

1944

Rose of the Yukon Rose of the Yukon

1949

Don't Knock The Rock Don't Knock The Rock

1956

Main Street After Dark Main Street After Dark

1945

One Foot in Heaven One Foot in Heaven

1941

The Scooper Dooper The Scooper Dooper

1947

Go, Johnny, Go! Go, Johnny, Go!

1959

Union Station Union Station

1950

Gangs of the Waterfront Gangs of the Waterfront

1945

You Can't Escape Forever You Can't Escape Forever

1942

The Petrified Forest The Petrified Forest

1955

Days of Wine and Roses Days of Wine and Roses

1958

Meet the Stewarts Meet the Stewarts

1942

Neighborhood House Neighborhood House

1936

Desperate Desperate

1947

The Pittsburgh Kid The Pittsburgh Kid

1941

The Wagons Roll at Night The Wagons Roll at Night

1941

Slippy McGee Slippy McGee

1948

A Man Betrayed A Man Betrayed

1941

Rusty Leads the Way Rusty Leads the Way

1948

Doctor Jim Doctor Jim

1947

Scattergood Survives a Murder Scattergood Survives a Murder

1942

Girls of the Big House Girls of the Big House

1945

The Main Street Kid The Main Street Kid

1948

China Passage China Passage

1937

The Big Game The Big Game

1936

Undercover Agent Undercover Agent

1939

Please Please

1933

We're Rich Again We're Rich Again

1934

Dr. Socrates Dr. Socrates

1935

Stage Mother Stage Mother

1933

A Man to Remember A Man to Remember

1938

Heading For Heaven Heading For Heaven

1947

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

1942

Boy Trouble Boy Trouble

1939

Three for Bedroom C Three for Bedroom C

1952

Omar Khayyam Omar Khayyam

1957

Three Hearts for Julia Three Hearts for Julia

1943

The Powers Girl The Powers Girl

1943

Woman Unafraid Woman Unafraid

1934

High Noon High Noon

1952

Little Miss Broadway Little Miss Broadway

1938

Man From Headquarters Man From Headquarters

1942

All Through the Night All Through the Night

1942

Under Western Stars Under Western Stars

1938

Show Business Show Business

1944

The Outcasts of Poker Flat The Outcasts of Poker Flat

1937

Flamingo Road Flamingo Road

1949

Dangerous Money Dangerous Money

1946

After Midnight with Boston Blackie After Midnight with Boston Blackie

1943

The Clock The Clock

1945

Witness to Murder Witness to Murder

1954

Double Jeopardy Double Jeopardy

1955

Li'l Abner Li'l Abner

1940

Park Row Park Row

1952

Christmas in Connecticut Christmas in Connecticut

1945

Up in the Air Up in the Air

1940

Driftwood Driftwood

1947

Criminal Investigator Criminal Investigator

1942

The Twinkle In God's Eye The Twinkle In God's Eye

1955

Hide and Shriek Hide and Shriek

1938

Ladies Crave Excitement Ladies Crave Excitement

1935

Adventures of Kitty O'Day Adventures of Kitty O'Day

1945

Homicide for Three Homicide for Three

1948

Back Street Back Street

1941

Tenth Avenue Kid Tenth Avenue Kid

1938

Western Pacific Agent Western Pacific Agent

1950

Brilliant Marriage Brilliant Marriage

1936

Wanted: Jane Turner Wanted: Jane Turner

1936

Swing Out the Blues Swing Out the Blues

1943

High Tension High Tension

1936

When Strangers Marry When Strangers Marry

1944

Money Madness Money Madness

1948

Abe Lincoln in Illinois Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

Sunset in Wyoming Sunset in Wyoming

1941

Purity Squad Purity Squad

1945

International Settlement International Settlement

1938

Wintertime Wintertime

1943

Star in the Night Star in the Night

1945

Young Bill Hickok Young Bill Hickok

1940

Prison Farm Prison Farm

1938

Melody Ranch Melody Ranch

1940

Trail of the Yukon Trail of the Yukon

1949

I Love You Again I Love You Again

1940

Rock Island Trail Rock Island Trail

1950

Women Without Names Women Without Names

1940

Behind the News Behind the News

1940

The Mortal Storm The Mortal Storm

1940

Florian Florian

1940

Two Girls on Broadway Two Girls on Broadway

1940

It's a Wonderful Life It's a Wonderful Life

1946

Pack Up Your Troubles Pack Up Your Troubles

1939

Up In Smoke Up In Smoke

1957

The Merry Frinks The Merry Frinks

1934

Start Cheering Start Cheering

1938

The Amazing Mr. Williams The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

Quick Money Quick Money

1937

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

Vogues of 1938 Vogues of 1938

1937

Behind The Headlines Behind The Headlines

1937

Next Time I Marry Next Time I Marry

1938

Her Master's Voice Her Master's Voice

1936

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

1943

That Texas Jamboree That Texas Jamboree

1946

Frontier Marshal Frontier Marshal

1939

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

1939

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

1940

Another Thin Man Another Thin Man

1939

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

1944

Let Us Live Let Us Live

1939

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

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