John Litel

John Litel

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.

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Filmography

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/25/1983

1966

Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 6/10/1966

1965

The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Minister
Movie - Released: 6/23/1965
Branded
Branded
TV - Released: 1/24/1965
Branded
Branded
as Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 1/24/1965

1964

Rendezvous in Space
Rendezvous in Space
as Priest
Movie - Released: 9/10/1964

1963

The Gun Hawk
The Gun Hawk
as Drunk - Madden's father
Movie - Released: 8/28/1963
TV
Vacation Playhouse
as Albert P. Leviathan
TV - Released: 7/22/1963

1962

The Virginian
The Virginian
as Finley
TV - Released: 9/19/1962
The Virginian
The Virginian
as Wade Hammill
TV - Released: 9/19/1962

1961

Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles
as Police Inspector McCrary
Movie - Released: 12/18/1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
Movie - Released: 7/12/1961
Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back
as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/20/1961
Hazel
Hazel
TV - Released: 9/28/1961

1960

Route 66
Route 66
TV - Released: 10/7/1960
Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West
as Dan Murchison
TV - Released: 10/4/1960

1959

Hawaiian Eye
Hawaiian Eye
TV - Released: 10/7/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Jim Rye
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Lock-Up
Lock-Up
TV - Released: 9/28/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as James Whitcomb
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Mayor George Goshen
TV - Released: 9/12/1959

1958

Houseboat
Houseboat
as Mr. William Farnsworth
Movie - Released: 11/19/1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
TV - Released: 10/10/1958
Bronco
Bronco
TV - Released: 9/23/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Judge George Healy
TV - Released: 9/6/1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
as Colonel Richard Gaunt
TV - Released: 10/10/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Asa Morgan
TV - Released: 9/6/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Clint Davis
TV - Released: 9/6/1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
as Distinguished Visitor
TV - Released: 10/10/1958

1957

Decision at Sundown
Decision at Sundown
as Charles Summerton
Movie - Released: 11/10/1957
The Hired Gun
The Hired Gun
as Mace Beldon
Movie - Released: 9/20/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Ellsworth Greeley
TV - Released: 9/22/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Judge
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV - Released: 9/14/1957
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
as Hank Tatum
TV - Released: 9/17/1957
Zorro
Zorro
as The Governor
TV - Released: 10/10/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Judge Somervell
TV - Released: 9/22/1957
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
as Archie Crenshaw
TV - Released: 9/17/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Judge Joshua Thayer
TV - Released: 9/22/1957
Trackdown
Trackdown
as Judge Henry
TV - Released: 10/4/1957

1956

The Wild Dakotas
The Wild Dakotas
as Morgan Wheeler
Movie - Released: 2/28/1956
Comanche
Comanche
as Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Movie - Released: 3/1/1956
Runaway Daughters
Runaway Daughters
as George Barton
Movie - Released: 1/20/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Sheriff Martin Calder
TV - Released: 10/5/1956

1955

Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
as Emmett Devery
Movie - Released: 6/23/1955
The Kentuckian
The Kentuckian
as Pleasant Tuesday Babson
Movie - Released: 7/22/1955
Texas Lady
Texas Lady
as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
Movie - Released: 11/23/1955
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
TV - Released: 9/20/1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
TV - Released: 9/6/1955

1954

Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull
as Wilford Howell
Movie - Released: 10/6/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Judge Sam Crowley
TV - Released: 10/7/1954

1953

Jack Slade
Jack Slade
as Judge Davidson
Movie - Released: 11/8/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Phillip Saunders
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
City Detective
City Detective
TV - Released: 9/7/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Frank Hobbs
TV - Released: 2/1/1953

1952

Montana Belle
Montana Belle
as Matt Towner
Movie - Released: 11/11/1952
Jet Job
Jet Job
as Sam Bentley
Movie - Released: 4/6/1952
Scaramouche
Scaramouche
as Dr. Dubuque
Movie - Released: 5/8/1952
TV
My Hero
TV - Released: 11/8/1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
as Dr. Silkworth
TV - Released: 10/1/1952
TV
Four Star Playhouse
as Van Alten
TV - Released: 9/25/1952
TV
Four Star Playhouse
as Mayor
TV - Released: 9/25/1952

1951

Flight to Mars
Flight to Mars
as Dr. Lane
Movie - Released: 11/11/1951
Two Dollar Bettor
Two Dollar Bettor
as John Hewitt
Movie - Released: 9/9/1951
Take Care of My Little Girl
Take Care of My Little Girl
as John Erickson (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/6/1951
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers
as John B. Jones
Movie - Released: 6/3/1951
Little Egypt
Little Egypt
as Shuster
Movie - Released: 10/1/1951
Movie
Cuban Fireball
as Pomeroy Sr.
Movie - Released: 3/5/1951
The Groom Wore Spurs
The Groom Wore Spurs
as Uncle George
Movie - Released: 3/13/1951
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
as Harvey Cromwell
TV - Released: 10/15/1951

1950

The Sundowners
The Sundowners
as John Gall
Movie - Released: 2/2/1950
Woman in Hiding
Woman in Hiding
as John Chandler
Movie - Released: 1/6/1950
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate
Movie - Released: 8/19/1950
The Fuller Brush Girl
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Mr. Watkins
Movie - Released: 9/15/1950
TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Dr. Robbins
TV - Released: 10/2/1950

1949

Rusty Saves a Life
Rusty Saves a Life
as Hugh Mitchell
Movie - Released: 2/3/1949
Mary Ryan, Detective
Mary Ryan, Detective
as Capt. Billings
Movie - Released: 11/3/1949
Outpost in Morocco
Outpost in Morocco
as Colonel Pascal
Movie - Released: 5/2/1949
Movie
Rusty's Birthday
as Hugh Mitchell
Movie - Released: 11/3/1949
Shamrock Hill
Shamrock Hill
as Ralph Judson
Movie - Released: 2/1/1949
The Gal Who Took the West
The Gal Who Took the West
as Colonel Logan
Movie - Released: 9/1/1949

1948

Triple Threat
Triple Threat
Movie - Released: 9/30/1948
Pitfall
Pitfall
as District Attorney
Movie - Released: 8/11/1948
I, Jane Doe
I, Jane Doe
as Horton
Movie - Released: 5/25/1948
Movie
Rusty Leads the Way
as Hugh Mitchell
Movie - Released: 10/21/1948
My Dog Rusty
My Dog Rusty
as Hugh Mitchell
Movie - Released: 4/8/1948
Key Largo
Key Largo
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/16/1948
The Valiant Hombre
The Valiant Hombre
as Lon Lansdell
Movie - Released: 12/15/1948
Smart Woman
Smart Woman
as Clark
Movie - Released: 4/30/1948

1947

The Guilty
The Guilty
as Alex Tremholt
Movie - Released: 3/22/1947
The Beginning or the End
The Beginning or the End
as K.T. Keller
Movie - Released: 2/19/1947
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
as Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Movie - Released: 10/31/1947
Heaven Only Knows
Heaven Only Knows
as Reverend Wainwright
Movie - Released: 9/12/1947
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
as Hank Armitage
Movie - Released: 1/10/1947
Cass Timberlane
Cass Timberlane
as Webb Wargate
Movie - Released: 11/6/1947
Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Tom Clancy
Movie - Released: 3/7/1947

1946

The Madonna's Secret
The Madonna's Secret
as Lt. Roberts
Movie - Released: 2/16/1946
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny
as Medical Director
Movie - Released: 10/10/1946
Smooth as Silk
Smooth as Silk
as Stephen Elliott
Movie - Released: 2/1/1946
Night in Paradise
Night in Paradise
as Archon
Movie - Released: 5/3/1946
Swell Guy
Swell Guy
as Arthur Tyler
Movie - Released: 12/5/1946
She Wrote the Book
She Wrote the Book
as Dean Fowler
Movie - Released: 5/31/1946
The Return of Rusty
The Return of Rusty
as Hugh Mitchell
Movie - Released: 6/27/1946
Okay for Sound
Okay for Sound
Movie - Released: 9/7/1946

1945

Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
as Swearengen Jones
Movie - Released: 4/7/1945
San Antonio
San Antonio
as Charlie Bell
Movie - Released: 12/29/1945
The Crime Doctor's Warning
The Crime Doctor's Warning
as Inspector Dawes
Movie - Released: 9/27/1945
The Crimson Canary
The Crimson Canary
as Roger Quinn
Movie - Released: 11/9/1945
The Enchanted Forest
The Enchanted Forest
as Ed Henderson
Movie - Released: 12/8/1945
Northwest Trail
Northwest Trail
as Sergeant Means
Movie - Released: 11/30/1945
Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced
as General Lee
Movie - Released: 4/17/1945
The Daltons Ride Again
The Daltons Ride Again
as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
Movie - Released: 11/23/1945

1944

Murder in the Blue Room
Murder in the Blue Room
as Frank Baldrich
Movie - Released: 10/27/1944
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
Movie - Released: 6/10/1944
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
as Sam Aldrich
Movie - Released: 1/13/1944
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
as Mr. Aldrich
Movie - Released: 4/1/1944
Faces in the Fog
Faces in the Fog
as Dr. Mason
Movie - Released: 11/30/1944
My Buddy
My Buddy
as Father Jim Donnelly
Movie - Released: 10/12/1944

1943

Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor
as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
Movie - Released: 6/22/1943
Submarine Base
Submarine Base
as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Movie - Released: 7/20/1943
Murder in Times Square
Murder in Times Square
as Dr. Blaine
Movie - Released: 4/1/1943
So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail
as Dr. Harrison
Movie - Released: 9/9/1943
Where Are Your Children?
Where Are Your Children?
as Judge Edmonds
Movie - Released: 11/26/1943
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
as Sam Aldrich
Movie - Released: 4/30/1943
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Henry Aldrich Swings It
as Mr. Aldrich
Movie - Released: 6/23/1943
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
as Sam Aldrich
Movie - Released: 11/10/1943

1942

Sealed Lips
Sealed Lips
as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
Movie - Released: 1/2/1942
Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent
as John Gardiner
Movie - Released: 8/7/1942
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer
as Matty
Movie - Released: 4/17/1942
The Boss of Big Town
The Boss of Big Town
as Michael Lynn
Movie - Released: 12/7/1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Norman Hadley
Movie - Released: 5/7/1942
Men of Texas
Men of Texas
as Colonel Colbert Scott
Movie - Released: 7/3/1942
The Mystery of Marie Roget
The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Henri Beauvais
Movie - Released: 4/23/1942
Henry and Dizzy
Henry and Dizzy
as Sam Aldrich
Movie - Released: 6/5/1942
For the Common Defense!
For the Common Defense!
as Subprefect Santiago Castillo
Movie - Released: 6/20/1942
Don Winslow of the Navy
Don Winslow of the Navy
as Spencer Merlin
Movie - Released: 1/6/1942
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Henry Aldrich, Editor
as Sam Aldrich
Movie - Released: 9/1/1942
Madame Spy
Madame Spy
as Peter Rolf
Movie - Released: 12/11/1942
Soldiers in White
Soldiers in White
as Charles Anthony
Movie - Released: 2/7/1942
Mississippi Gambler
Mississippi Gambler
as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
Movie - Released: 4/17/1942
March On, America!
March On, America!
as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/20/1942

1941

They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
as Gen. Phil Sheridan
Movie - Released: 11/20/1941
The Big Boss
The Big Boss
as Bob Dugan
Movie - Released: 4/28/1941
The Great Mr. Nobody
The Great Mr. Nobody
as John Wade
Movie - Released: 2/15/1941
Father's Son
Father's Son
as William Emory
Movie - Released: 2/12/1941
Henry Aldrich for President
Henry Aldrich for President
as Sam Aldrich
Movie - Released: 10/17/1941
The Trial of Mary Dugan
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Mr. West
Movie - Released: 2/14/1941
Thieves Fall Out
Thieves Fall Out
as Tim Gordon
Movie - Released: 5/3/1941

1940

Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
as Martin
Movie - Released: 12/20/1940
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
as Prison Chaplain
Movie - Released: 2/17/1940
Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American
as Committee Chairman
Movie - Released: 10/5/1940
It All Came True
It All Came True
as Mr. Roberts
Movie - Released: 4/6/1940
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
as Harry McNamara
Movie - Released: 7/26/1940
Murder in the Air
Murder in the Air
as Saxby
Movie - Released: 6/1/1940
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
as Charles Bryant
Movie - Released: 11/30/1940
Flight Angels
Flight Angels
as Dr. Barclay
Movie - Released: 5/18/1940
The Man Who Talked Too Much
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as District Attorney Dickson
Movie - Released: 7/16/1940
Father Is A Prince
Father Is A Prince
as Dr. Mark Stone
Movie - Released: 11/18/1940
Men Without Souls
Men Without Souls
as Reverend Thomas Storm
Movie - Released: 5/20/1940
Gambling on the High Seas
Gambling on the High Seas
as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
Movie - Released: 6/22/1940
Money and the Woman
Money and the Woman
as Jerremy Helm
Movie - Released: 8/17/1940
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th
as Captain Mangan
Movie - Released: 1/27/1940
Virginia City
Virginia City
as Marshall
Movie - Released: 3/23/1940
March On, Marines
March On, Marines
as Colonel Myers
Movie - Released: 12/14/1940
An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas
as Quigley
Movie - Released: 4/27/1940

1939

The Return of Doctor X
The Return of Doctor X
as Dr. Flegg
Movie - Released: 11/23/1939
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Carson Drew
Movie - Released: 2/18/1939
Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny
as Prosecutor
Movie - Released: 9/16/1939
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Carson Drew
Movie - Released: 9/9/1939
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
as Carson Drew
Movie - Released: 6/17/1939
Dodge City
Dodge City
as Matt Cole
Movie - Released: 4/8/1939
You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Attorney Carey
Movie - Released: 3/23/1939
Old Glory
Old Glory
as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/1/1939
Secret Service of the Air
Secret Service of the Air
as Chief Agent Tom Saxby
Movie - Released: 3/4/1939
On Dress Parade
On Dress Parade
as Col. Michael Riker
Movie - Released: 11/18/1939
On Trial
On Trial
as Robert Strickland
Movie - Released: 4/1/1939
A Child Is Born
A Child Is Born
as Dr. Brett
Movie - Released: 12/7/1939
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy
as Commander Clark
Movie - Released: 2/11/1939
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights
as Patrick Henry
Movie - Released: 8/19/1939
One Hour To Live
One Hour To Live
as Rudolph Spain
Movie - Released: 11/10/1939

1938

Jezebel
Jezebel
as Jean La Cour
Movie - Released: 3/26/1938
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder
as Mr. Post, banker
Movie - Released: 2/26/1938
Nancy Drew… Detective
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Carson Drew
Movie - Released: 11/19/1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
Movie - Released: 7/20/1938
Over the Wall
Over the Wall
as Father Neil Connor
Movie - Released: 4/2/1938
Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants
as Hendricks
Movie - Released: 9/17/1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Ralph Ferris
Movie - Released: 2/12/1938
Love, Honor and Behave
Love, Honor and Behave
as Jim Blake
Movie - Released: 3/12/1938
Comet Over Broadway
Comet Over Broadway
as Bill Appleton
Movie - Released: 12/3/1938
My Bill
My Bill
as John C. Rudlin
Movie - Released: 7/8/1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Nelson "Nails" Morgan
Movie - Released: 6/4/1938
Broadway Musketeers
Broadway Musketeers
as Stan Dowling
Movie - Released: 10/8/1938
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence
as Thomas Jefferson
Movie - Released: 11/26/1938
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/31/1938

1937

Black Legion
Black Legion
as Tommy Smith
Movie - Released: 1/30/1937
Missing Witnesses
Missing Witnesses
as Inspector Lane
Movie - Released: 12/11/1937
Midnight Court
Midnight Court
as Victor Shanley
Movie - Released: 3/6/1937
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
as 'Gat' Brady
Movie - Released: 10/13/1937
Back in Circulation
Back in Circulation
as Dr. Eugene Forde
Movie - Released: 8/27/1937
Slim
Slim
as Wyatt Ranstead
Movie - Released: 6/24/1937
The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola
as Charpentier
Movie - Released: 9/9/1937
The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country
as Lt. Philip Nolan
Movie - Released: 11/27/1937
Marked Woman
Marked Woman
as Gordon
Movie - Released: 4/10/1937

1936

Fugitive in the Sky
Fugitive in the Sky
as Mike Phelan
Movie - Released: 11/28/1936
Give Me Liberty
Give Me Liberty
as Patrick Henry
Movie - Released: 12/19/1936

1932

Wayward
Wayward
as Robert 'Bob' Daniels
Movie - Released: 2/19/1932

1930

Movie
Oh Darling!
Movie - Released: 2/15/1930
Movie
Don't Believe It
as Dick
Movie - Released: 2/8/1930
On the Border
On the Border
as Dave (as John B. Litel)
Movie - Released: 3/14/1930

1929

Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
as (as John B. Litel)
Movie - Released: 12/27/1929
Always Faithful
Always Faithful
as Wayne
Movie - Released: 12/29/1929
Movie
The Sleeping Porch
Movie - Released: 9/7/1929