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Dick Elliott

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 29, 1886 (Died at 75)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthBoston, Massachusetts, USA
Career Span1933 – 1961
Known Credits208 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Dick Elliott

Also known as:Dick ElliotRichard 'Dick' ElliottRichard E. ElliottRichard Elliott+2 more
Total Works

208

199 movies • 9 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3
as Man on Porch (uncredited)
High Noon
7.7
High Noon
1952•movie
as Kibbee (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8
as Carl Cook
Gun Crazy
7.4
Gun Crazy
1950•movie
as Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 208 titles featuring Dick Elliott

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

as Man on Porch (uncredited)

High Noon
7.7
High Noon
1952•movie

as Kibbee (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.8

as Carl Cook

Gun Crazy
7.4
Gun Crazy
1950•movie

as Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)

I Love Lucy
7.9
1 eps
I Love Lucy
1951•series

as Male Spectator (uncredited)

Man of the West
6.6
Man of the West
1958•movie

as Willie (uncredited)

You Only Live Once
7.1
You Only Live Once
1937•movie

as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Christmas in Connecticut
7.0

as Judge Crothers

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
10 eps

as Mayor Pike

The Joker is Wild
8.1
The Joker is Wild
1957•movie

as Shaving Man (uncredited)

Another Thin Man
7.1
Another Thin Man
1939•movie

as Detective (uncredited)

Rancho Notorious
6.5
Rancho Notorious
1952•movie

as Storyteller (uncredited)

Act of Violence
6.9
Act of Violence
1949•movie

as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)

The Mortal Storm
7.3
The Mortal Storm
1940•movie

as Passport Official on Train

All Through the Night
6.7

as Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)

Witness to Murder
6.3
Witness to Murder
1954•movie

as Apartment Manager

The Prisoner of Shark Island
6.8

as Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)

Flamingo Road
7.0
Flamingo Road
1949•movie

as Tom Coyne (uncredited)

I Love You Again
7.2
I Love You Again
1940•movie

as Ranger Leader (uncredited)

The Clock
7.1
The Clock
1945•movie

as New Jersey Man at Penn Station

Union Station
6.5
Union Station
1950•movie

as Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)

Rawhide
7.3
1 eps
Rawhide
1959•series

as McTavish

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
7.0

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Maverick
7.0
1 eps
Maverick
1957•series

as Poker Player (uncredited)

Desperate
6.5
Desperate
1947•movie

as Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.2

as Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)

Park Row
6.7
Park Row
1952•movie

as Jeff Hudson

Deadline at Dawn
6.2
Deadline at Dawn
1946•movie

as Chap (uncredited)

Dillinger
5.9
Dillinger
1945•movie

as Man in Bar (uncredited)

When Strangers Marry
6.2

as Sam Prescott

Silver River
6.1
Silver River
1948•movie

as Man Waiting Hours at McComb's (uncredited)

Frontier Marshal
6.3
Frontier Marshal
1939•movie

as Drunk

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
6.9

as Politician (uncredited)

Abilene Town
5.4
Abilene Town
1946•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Picture Snatcher
6.9
Picture Snatcher
1933•movie

as Staff Editor (uncredited)

Dangerous Money
5.9
Dangerous Money
1946•movie

as P.T. Burke

Star in the Night
7.5
Star in the Night
1945•movie

as Traveler (uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven
6.9
One Foot in Heaven
1941•movie

as Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)

Singapore
6.1
Singapore
1947•movie

as Passenger (uncredited)

The Devil Thumbs a Ride
6.6

as Mack Wilkins (uncredited)

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
6.3

as Man Laughing at Demo

Mr. Moto's Gamble
6.4
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938•movie

as Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)

Albuquerque
6.5
Albuquerque
1948•movie

as Harvey (uncredited)

Manpower
6.5
Manpower
1941•movie

as Drunk Texan (uncredited)

Saratoga Trunk
6.1
Saratoga Trunk
1945•movie

as Politician (uncredited)

Under Western Stars
5.8

as Sen. William P. Scully

The Wagons Roll at Night
6.5

as Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)

The Princess Comes Across
6.2

as Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)

The Red Skelton Show
7.4
1 eps

as Willie's Boss / Bartender

Hunt the Man Down
6.3
Hunt the Man Down
1950•movie

as Happy (uncredited)

Little Miss Broadway
6.5

as Man Carrying Violin Case (uncredited)

Go West Young Man
5.5
Go West Young Man
1936•movie

as Reporter (uncredited)

Bombers B-52
5.8
Bombers B-52
1957•movie

as Mr. Sampton (uncredited)

Whispering Footsteps
5.2

as Chief Joe Charters

Li'l Abner
6.1
Li'l Abner
1940•movie

as Marryin' Sam

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
5.5

as Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
6.6

as Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
6.8
Adventure
6.4
Adventure
1945•movie

as George

A Man Betrayed
5.5
A Man Betrayed
1941•movie

as Ward Heeler (uncredited)

Double Jeopardy
5.2
Double Jeopardy
1955•movie

as Happy Harry

Back Street
7.3
Back Street
1941•movie

as Hotel desk clerk

Springtime in the Rockies
6.9

as Mr. Jeepers (uncredited)

Let Us Live
6.8
Let Us Live
1939•movie

as Rotarian Juror (uncredited)

Money Madness
4.7
Money Madness
1948•movie

as Malt Shop Customer (uncredited)

So's Your Aunt Emma!
6.7

as Evans

Central Airport
6.0
Central Airport
1933•movie

as Man Looking for Driver

The Real McCoys
5.9
1 eps
The Real McCoys
1957•series

as Mr. Tremantle

Fort Defiance
6.4
Fort Defiance
1951•movie

as Kincaid

The Amazing Mr. Williams
6.0

as Druggist (uncredited)

Don't Knock The Rock
5.8

as Sheriff at End

Driftwood
6.8
Driftwood
1947•movie

as Townsman

Bunco Squad
6.1
Bunco Squad
1950•movie

as Thurman (uncredited)

Man from God's Country
5.0

as Mayor (uncredited)

Hide and Shriek
6.9
Hide and Shriek
1938•movie

as Haunted-house proprietor

Dr. Socrates
6.6
Dr. Socrates
1935•movie

as Photographer

Next Time I Marry
7.2
Next Time I Marry
1938•movie

as Henry (uncredited)

Young Bill Hickok
5.4
Young Bill Hickok
1940•movie

as Elliott

Night Unto Night
5.4
Night Unto Night
1949•movie

as Auto Court Manager

Mr. District Attorney
5.8

as Detective in Café

Break of Hearts
5.5
Break of Hearts
1935•movie

as Max - Florist (uncredited)

Parnell
4.6
Parnell
1937•movie

as Middle Aged Man

After Midnight with Boston Blackie
5.9

as Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace

Omar Khayyam
5.8
Omar Khayyam
1957•movie

as Tavern Keeper

Start Cheering
6.9
Start Cheering
1938•movie

as Station Agent

Montana Belle
6.3
Montana Belle
1952•movie

as Jeptha Rideout - Banker

Days of Wine and Roses
7.2

as Mr. Trayner

Sprucin' Up
6.8
Sprucin' Up
1935•movie

as Mr. Jones

Sugarfoot
5.1
1 eps
Sugarfoot
1957•series

as Mr. Pomeroy (uncredited)

A Man to Remember
6.7
A Man to Remember
1938•movie

as Hank

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
6.4

as Tim Miller

Undercover Agent
4.2
Undercover Agent
1939•movie

as Garrison - Henchman

International Settlement
6.0

as Ocean Liner Passenger

Lock-Up
6.4
1 eps
Lock-Up
1959•series

as Bartender

Western Pacific Agent
6.2

as Sheriff

Adventures of Kitty O'Day
5.5

as Bascom, Hotel Guest

Heading for Heaven
5.6
Heading for Heaven
1947•movie

as Roger Wingate

We're Rich Again
6.2
We're Rich Again
1934•movie

as Fred Green

A Likely Story
4.8
A Likely Story
1947•movie

as Conductor (uncredited)

High Tension
5.8
High Tension
1936•movie

as Sundholm

Two Girls on Broadway
7.0

as Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)

Melody Ranch
6.2
Melody Ranch
1940•movie

as Sheriff Barstow

Rock Island Trail
6.3
Rock Island Trail
1950•movie

as Martin, Railroad Conductor

Road to Happiness
5.7
Road to Happiness
1941•movie

as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)

Four Mothers
6.8
Four Mothers
1941•movie

as Ed (uncredited)

You Can't Escape Forever
6.0

as Meeker (uncredited)

The Petrified Forest
6.8

as Commander

Main Street After Dark
4.5

as MacLean (uncredited)

Up in the Air
5.8
Up in the Air
1940•movie

as B. J. Hastings, Station Owner

Show Business
5.6
Show Business
1944•movie

as Binoculars Man

The Big Game
6.6
The Big Game
1936•movie

as Lowell

Boy Trouble
6.0
Boy Trouble
1939•movie

as Dr. Benshlager

The Powers Girl
7.0
The Powers Girl
1943•movie

as Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited)

Up In Smoke
6.0
Up In Smoke
1957•movie

as Mike

Women Without Names
4.7

as Roomer

China Passage
6.3
China Passage
1937•movie

as Philip Burton

She Knew All the Answers
6.6

as Broker

The Man Who Walked Alone
5.9

as Mayor

Go, Johnny, Go!
6.8
Go, Johnny, Go!
1959•movie

as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Scattergood Survives a Murder
5.9

as Mathew Quentin

Brilliant Marriage
5.8
Brilliant Marriage
1936•movie

as Editor

Behind The Headlines
6.6

as Bartender

Wanted: Jane Turner
6.0

as Arizona Sheepman (uncredited)

Quick Money
5.5
Quick Money
1937•movie

as Jeffrey Walker

The Merry Frinks
4.8
The Merry Frinks
1934•movie

as Reporter

Breakfast in Hollywood
6.0

as Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)

Swing Out the Blues
4.8

as Malcolm P. Carstairs

Prison Farm
6.8
Prison Farm
1938•movie

as The Glenby Judge

Looking for Danger
5.8
Looking for Danger
1957•movie

as Mike Clancy

Three Girls About Town
6.5

as Magician Boarding Bus

The Jury's Secret
5.0
The Jury's Secret
1938•movie

as Donald Graves

Meet the Stewarts
5.5
Meet the Stewarts
1942•movie

as Mr. Willoughby (uncredited)

Homicide for Three
5.7
Homicide for Three
1948•movie

as Doorman at Atwood Towers

Criminal Investigator
6.0

as Ed Brandt (uncredited)

Ladies Crave Excitement
5.7

as Starke's Aide

The Outcasts of Poker Flat
6.3

as Stumpy Carter

Stage Mother
6.3
Stage Mother
1933•movie

as Party Guest

Man From Headquarters
6.3

as Editor Elwin A. Jonas

Woman Unafraid
6.7
Woman Unafraid
1934•movie

as Tom Brady

Pack Up Your Troubles
6.8

as Booking Agent

Purity Squad
7.7
Purity Squad
1945•movie

as Judge Gilmenn

Wintertime
5.3
Wintertime
1943•movie

as Husband (uncredited)

Talk About a Lady
5.0
Talk About a Lady
1946•movie

as Baldwin

The Sainted Sisters
7.3

as Milt Freeman (uncredited)

Rainbow Over Texas
7.3
Rainbow Over Texas
1946•movie

as Yacht Captain Monroe

Sudden Money
7.0
Sudden Money
1939•movie

as Gambler

Silver Skates
6.3
Silver Skates
1943•movie

as Promoter

Flame Of Stamboul
5.3
Flame Of Stamboul
1951•movie

as Mr. Shirley (uncredited)

The Gale Storm Show
6.7
1 eps
The Gale Storm Show
1956•series

as Bartlett

Rusty Leads the Way
8.0

as Board Member (uncredited)

Fall Guy
8.0
Fall Guy
1945•movie

as Bail Bondsman (uncredited)

Tenth Avenue Kid
7.5
Tenth Avenue Kid
1938•movie

as Gun salesman

The Twinkle In God's Eye
7.5

as Lumber salesman

Three Hearts for Julia
6.5

as Smith (uncredited)

Her Master's Voice
6.5
Her Master's Voice
1936•movie

as Police Captain

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
7.0

as J.P. McCluskey

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
5.5

as Airport Agent

Florian
4.5
Florian
1940•movie

as Auctioneer

Behind the News
8.0
Behind the News
1940•movie

as Foster

Trail of the Yukon
7.5
Trail of the Yukon
1949•movie

as Editor Sullivan

Girls of the Big House
7.5

as Felton

Silly Billies
8.5
Silly Billies
1936•movie

as Mayor Culpepper

All Women Have Secrets
6.0

as Justice of the Peace

Last of the Desperados
7.5

as Walter 'Wally' Stone

I Stole a Million
8.0
I Stole a Million
1939•movie

as Small-Town Doctor (uncredited)

High School Hero
6.5
High School Hero
1946•movie

as Mayor Whitehead

So's Your Uncle
6.0
So's Your Uncle
1943•movie

as Police Sergeant

Partners in Time
7.0
Partners in Time
1946•movie

as Squire Skimp

She Wrote the Book
6.5
She Wrote the Book
1946•movie

as Party Guest

Gangs of the Waterfront
7.5

as Police Chief Davis

Thunder Mountain
6.0
Thunder Mountain
1947•movie

as Dick (uncredited)

Hi, Beautiful
9.8
Hi, Beautiful
1944•movie

as Passenger

Hot Cargo
8.0
Hot Cargo
1946•movie

as Frankie

Nobody's Darling
8.0
Nobody's Darling
1943•movie

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Slippy McGee
7.0
Slippy McGee
1948•movie

as Fred Appelby

Neighborhood House
9.0
Neighborhood House
1936•movie

as Perkins - Charley's Boss

Helldorado
9.0
Helldorado
1935•movie

as Waiter

Follow That Blonde
9.0
Follow That Blonde
1946•movie

as Judge

One Man's Law
10.0
One Man's Law
1940•movie

as Prendergast

Three for Bedroom C
10.0

as Train Passenger

Please
9.0
Please
1933•movie

as Sonny's Father

The Pittsburgh Kid
7.0
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941•movie

as Garvey

Rose of the Yukon
7.0
Rose of the Yukon
1949•movie

as Doc Read

Silent Partner
7.0
Silent Partner
1944•movie

as Pop

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
10.0

as Matthews

That Texas Jamboree
8.0

as Mayor Smith

The Tilted Tenderfoot
8.0

as Mayor

The Dark Horse
7.0
The Dark Horse
1946•movie

as Ben Martin

Laugh Your Blues Away
10.0

as Mr. Conklin

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
8.0

as Sheriff

Sunset in Wyoming
7.0
Sunset in Wyoming
1941•movie

as Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody

The Main Street Kid
10.0

as Sam Trotter

Across the Badlands
7.0

as Rufus Downey

Singin' Spurs
7.0
Singin' Spurs
1948•movie

as Mr. Miggs

The Silver Bandit
9.0
The Silver Bandit
1950•movie

as Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)

Down on the Farm
10.0
Down on the Farm
1938•movie

as Slicker

Educating Father
9.0
Educating Father
1936•movie

as Townley (uncredited)

Goin' to Town
9.0
Goin' to Town
1944•movie

as Squire Skimp

Ginger
9.0
Ginger
1947•movie

as Mayor Hector Tillford

You Drive Me Crazy
9.0
You Drive Me Crazy
1945•movie

as Mr. Michaelson

The Worst Woman in Paris?
9.0

as Mayor Rodney

Feudin' Rhythm
7.0
Feudin' Rhythm
1949•movie

as Charles Chester Upperworth

I'm from Missouri
7.0
I'm from Missouri
1939•movie

as Mule Judge

Men of the Hour
8.0
Men of the Hour
1935•movie

as Theatre Manager

A Modern Marriage
7.0
A Modern Marriage
1950•movie

as Jack

The Arkansas Swing
10.0
The Arkansas Swing
1948•movie

as Realtor

Feathertop
Feathertop
1955•movie

as Judge Gookin

Meet the O'Briens
Meet the O'Briens
1954•movie

as Mr. Beach