John Litel

John Litel

1892-12-30 Albany, Wisconsin, USA Male 200 Known 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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-12-30

Place of Birth

Albany, Wisconsin, USA

Known Credits

200

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

John Beach Litel, John B. Litel, جان لایتل

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938

Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney

The Crime Doctor's Warning

1945

Inspector Dawes

Henry Aldrich Swings It

1943

Mr. Aldrich

Mary Ryan, Detective

1949

Capt. Billings

Smooth as Silk

1946

Stephen Elliott

The Texas Rangers

1951

John B. Jones

March On, America!

1942

Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)

Murder in the Blue Room

1944

Frank Baldrich

The Enchanted Forest

1945

Ed Henderson

For the Common Defense!

1942

Subprefect Santiago Castillo

Outpost in Morocco

1949

Colonel Pascal

Key Largo

1948

Dispatcher (uncredited)

The Groom Wore Spurs

1951

Chief of Police

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

John Wade

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Prosecutor

The Big Boss

1941

Bob Dugan

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

Police Inspector McCrary

One Hour To Live

1939

Rudolph Spain

Comet Over Broadway

1938

Bill Appleton

Valley of the Giants

1938

Hendricks

Nevada Smith

1966

Doctor

Money and the Woman

1940

Jerremy Helm

Dodge City

1939

Matt Cole

Fugitive in the Sky

1936

Mike Phelan

Runaway Daughters

1956

George Barton

On Dress Parade

1939

Col. Michael Riker

Men Without Souls

1940

Reverend Thomas Storm

Rusty's Birthday

1949

Hugh Mitchell

Virginia City

1940

Marshall

San Antonio

1945

Charlie Bell

The Crimson Canary

1945

Roger Quinn

The Kentuckian

1955

Pleasant Tuesday Babson

The Gun Hawk

1963

Drunk - Madden's father

Lover Come Back

1961

Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

Over the Wall

1938

Father Neil Connor

Smart Woman

1948

Clark

Little Egypt

1951

Shuster

Submarine Base

1943

James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

Father Is A Prince

1940

Dr. Mark Stone

Flight to Mars

1951

Dr. Lane

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950

Mr. Watkins

Houseboat

1958

Mr. William Farnsworth

Rusty Saves a Life

1949

Hugh Mitchell

Secret Service of the Air

1939

Chief Agent Tom Saxby

Invisible Agent

1942

John Gardiner

Finders Keepers

1929

(as John B. Litel)

Alcatraz Island

1937

'Gat' Brady

Scaramouche

1952

Dr. Dubuque

The Hired Gun

1957

Mace Beldon

The Valiant Hombre

1948

Lon Lansdell

Henry and Dizzy

1942

Sam Aldrich

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pitfall

1948

District Attorney

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938

Carson Drew

Sealed Lips

1942

Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

Mississippi Gambler

1942

Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

Slim

1937

Wyatt Ranstead

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950

Police Chief Sam Tolgate

Knute Rockne All American

1940

Committee Chairman

Sitting Bull

1954

Wilford Howell

Santa Fe Trail

1940

Martin

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

Ralph Ferris

Madame Spy

1942

Peter Rolf

Gambling on the High Seas

1940

U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears

Jezebel

1938

Jean La Cour

Comanche

1956

Gen. Nelson A. Miles

Double Jeopardy

1955

Emmett Devery

Texas Lady

1955

Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

Cass Timberlane

1947

Webb Wargate

Marked Woman

1937

Gordon

The Madonna's Secret

1946

Lt. Roberts

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

Gen. Phil Sheridan

Decision at Sundown

1957

Charles Summerton

Wayward

1932

Robert 'Bob' Daniels

Montana Belle

1952

Matt Towner

The Sundowners

1950

John Gall

Crime Doctor

1943

Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

Jack Slade

1953

Judge Davidson

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

Charpentier

Take Care of My Little Girl

1951

John Erickson (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

1940

Harry McNamara

Father's Son

1941

William Emory

My Dog Rusty

1948

Hugh Mitchell

Heaven Only Knows

1947

Reverend Wainwright

Brewster's Millions

1945

Swearengen Jones

Black Legion

1937

Tommy Smith

So Proudly We Hail

1943

Dr. Harrison

The Fighting 69th

1940

Captain Mangan

Where Are Your Children?

1943

Judge Edmonds

Christmas Eve

1947

Joe Bland, FBI Agent

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Old Glory

1939

Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

Give Me Liberty

1936

Patrick Henry

Woman in Hiding

1950

John Chandler

The Gal Who Took the West

1949

Colonel Logan

I, Jane Doe

1948

Horton

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

Carson Drew

The Bill of Rights

1939

Patrick Henry

The Declaration of Independence

1938

Thomas Jefferson

Swell Guy

1946

Arthur Tyler

Men of Texas

1942

Colonel Colbert Scott

Sister Kenny

1946

Medical Director

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

1944

Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich

The Man Without a Country

1937

Lt. Philip Nolan

Castle on the Hudson

1940

Prison Chaplain

Soldiers in White

1942

Charles Anthony

A Child Is Born

1939

Dr. Brett

Don Winslow of the Navy

1942

Spencer Merlin

The Guilty

1947

Alex Tremholt

Lady with Red Hair

1940

Charles Bryant

Back in Circulation

1937

Dr. Eugene Forde

The Daltons Ride Again

1945

Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

My Bill

1938

John C. Rudlin

It All Came True

1940

Mr. Roberts

Flight Angels

1940

Dr. Barclay

Murder in Times Square

1943

Dr. Blaine

Wings of the Navy

1939

Commander Clark

Broadway Musketeers

1938

Stan Dowling

She Wrote the Book

1946

Dean Fowler

Two Dollar Bettor

1951

John Hewitt

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

Tom Clancy

My Buddy

1944

Jim Donnelly

Jet Job

1952

Sam Bentley

The Man Who Talked Too Much

1940

District Attorney Dickson

Cuban Fireball

1951

Pomeroy Sr.

Thieves Fall Out

1941

Tim Gordon

Missing Witnesses

1937

Inspector Lane

Little Miss Thoroughbred

1938

Nelson "Nails" Morgan

Faces in the Fog

1944

Dr. Mason

On Trial

1939

Robert Strickland

Midnight Court

1937

Victor Shanley

Lighthouse

1947

Hank Armitage

Shamrock Hill

1949

Ralph Judson

The Mystery of Marie Roget

1942

Henri Beauvais

On the Border

1930

Dave (as John B. Litel)

Henry Aldrich, Editor

1942

Sam Aldrich

The Wild Dakotas

1956

Morgan Wheeler

The Return of Rusty

1946

Hugh Mitchell

Northwest Trail

1945

Sergeant Means

Rusty Leads the Way

1948

Hugh Mitchell

The Boss of Big Town

1942

Michael Lynn

March On, Marines

1940

Colonel Myers

TV Credits

Perry Mason

1957

Judge (1 episodes)

Bonanza

1959

Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington (1 episodes)

The Virginian

1962

Finley (1 episodes)

Maverick

1957

Ellsworth Greeley (1 episodes)

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

(1 episodes)

Cheyenne

1955

(1 episodes)

Zorro

1957

The Governor (7 episodes)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Sheriff Martin Calder (1 episodes)

Climax!

1954

Judge Sam Crowley (1 episodes)

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

Judge George Healy (1 episodes)

Rawhide

1959

Jim Rye (1 episodes)

Four Star Playhouse

1952

Van Alten (1 episodes)

I Love Lucy

1951

Harvey Cromwell (1 episodes)

Route 66

1960

(1 episodes)

77 Sunset Strip

1958

(1 episodes)

Hazel

1961

(1 episodes)

Hawaiian Eye

1959

(1 episodes)

Lock-Up

1959

(1 episodes)

Trackdown

1957

Judge Henry (2 episodes)

Sugarfoot

1957

Hank Tatum (1 episodes)

Bronco

1958

(1 episodes)

Branded

1965

(1 episodes)

City Detective

1953

(1 episodes)

Cavalcade of America

1952

Dr. Silkworth (1 episodes)

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Dr. Robbins (1 episodes)

Vacation Playhouse

1963

Albert P. Leviathan (1 episodes)

Stagecoach West

1960

Dan Murchison (7 episodes)

My Hero

1952

(33 episodes)

General Electric Theater

1953

Phillip Saunders (1 episodes)

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