John Litel
Known for Acting · 200 credits
- Born
- 1892-12-30
- Died
- 1972-02-03
- Place of birth
- Albany, Wisconsin, USA
- Also known as
- John Beach Litel · John B. Litel · جان لایتل
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.
Known For
TV Shows (30)
Perry Mason
1957
as Judge
Bonanza
1959
as Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington / Mayor George Goshen
Climax!
1954
as Judge Sam Crowley
Maverick
1957
as Ellsworth Greeley / Judge Somervell / Judge Joshua Thayer
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Virginian
1962
as Finley / Wade Hammill
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff Martin Calder
Cheyenne
1955
Rawhide
1959
as Jim Rye / James Whitcomb
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Van Alten / Mayor
I Love Lucy
1951
as Harvey Cromwell
Zorro
1957
as The Governor
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Judge George Healy / Asa Morgan / Clint Davis
Route 66
1960
Hawaiian Eye
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Colonel Richard Gaunt / Distinguished Visitor
Hazel
1961
Sugarfoot
1957
as Hank Tatum / Archie Crenshaw
Trackdown
1957
as Judge Henry
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Robbins
Bronco
1958
Branded
1965
as Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lock-Up
1959
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Dr. Silkworth
Stagecoach West
1960
as Dan Murchison
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Albert P. Leviathan
City Detective
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
as Phillip Saunders / Frank Hobbs
My Hero
1952
Movies (170)
Houseboat
1958
as Mr. William Farnsworth
Jezebel
1938
as Jean La Cour
Nevada Smith
1966
as Doctor
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Minister
The Sundowners
1950
as John Gall
Sitting Bull
1954
as Wilford Howell
Invisible Agent
1942
as John Gardiner
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Police Inspector McCrary
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
Sister Kenny
1946
as Medical Director
Dodge City
1939
as Matt Cole
Scaramouche
1952
as Dr. Dubuque
Virginia City
1940
as Marshall
Key Largo
1948
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
1961
as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
Swell Guy
1946
as Arthur Tyler
The Kentuckian
1955
as Pleasant Tuesday Babson
Midnight Court
1937
as Victor Shanley
Slim
1937
as Wyatt Ranstead
Christmas Eve
1947
as Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Flight to Mars
1951
as Dr. Lane
Marked Woman
1937
as Gordon
Smart Woman
1948
as Clark
Missing Witnesses
1937
as Inspector Lane
Texas Lady
1955
as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
Crime Doctor
1943
as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Martin
The Return of Doctor X
1939
as Dr. Flegg
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Gen. Phil Sheridan
Night in Paradise
1946
as Archon
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
as Henri Beauvais
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as Prosecutor
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pitfall
1948
as District Attorney
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Captain Mangan
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950
as Mr. Watkins
They Drive by Night
1940
as Harry McNamara
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
as Charpentier
Knute Rockne All American
1940
as Committee Chairman
Outpost in Morocco
1949
as Colonel Pascal
Comanche
1956
as Gen. Nelson A. Miles
March On, Marines
1940
as Colonel Myers
Runaway Daughters
1956
as George Barton
San Antonio
1945
as Charlie Bell
On Dress Parade
1939
as Col. Michael Riker
Decision at Sundown
1957
as Charles Summerton
The Texas Rangers
1951
as John B. Jones
A Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Post
Salome, Where She Danced
1945
as General Lee
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as Attorney Carey
Montana Belle
1952
as Matt Towner
I, Jane Doe
1948
as Horton
Father Is A Prince
1940
as Dr. Mark Stone
So Proudly We Hail
1943
as Dr. Harrison
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Carson Drew
The Beginning or the End
1947
as K.T. Keller
Black Legion
1937
as Tommy Smith
Valley of the Giants
1938
as Hendricks
On Trial
1939
as Robert Strickland
Okay for Sound
1946
Men of Texas
1942
as Colonel Colbert Scott
My Bill
1938
as John C. Rudlin
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate
Broadway Musketeers
1938
as Stan Dowling
Submarine Base
1943
as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Men Without Souls
1940
as Reverend Thomas Storm
Brewster's Millions
1945
as Swearengen Jones
It All Came True
1940
as Mr. Roberts
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Commander Clark
Cass Timberlane
1947
as Webb Wargate
Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Bill Appleton
Little Egypt
1951
as Shuster
Alcatraz Island
1937
as 'Gat' Brady
Thieves Fall Out
1941
as Tim Gordon
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Ralph Ferris
Sealed Lips
1942
as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Chief Agent Tom Saxby
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
as Carson Drew
Madame Spy
1942
as Peter Rolf
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Emmett Devery
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945
as Inspector Dawes
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Prison Chaplain
Henry and Dizzy
1942
as Sam Aldrich
The Gun Hawk
1963
as Drunk - Madden's father
The Guilty
1947
as Alex Tremholt
The Bill of Rights
1939
as Patrick Henry
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
as Mr. West
Give Me Liberty
1936
as Patrick Henry
Lighthouse
1947
as Hank Armitage
The Hired Gun
1957
as Mace Beldon
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murder in the Air
1940
as Saxby
The Crimson Canary
1945
as Roger Quinn
Rusty Leads the Way
1948
as Hugh Mitchell
March On, America!
1942
as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
Over the Wall
1938
as Father Neil Connor
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Charles Bryant
The Groom Wore Spurs
1951
as Chief of Police
Where Are Your Children?
1943
as Judge Edmonds
My Buddy
1944
as Jim Donnelly
Father's Son
1941
as William Emory
Heaven Only Knows
1947
as Reverend Wainwright
The Declaration of Independence
1938
as Thomas Jefferson
The Big Boss
1941
as Bob Dugan
Woman in Hiding
1950
as John Chandler
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938
as Carson Drew
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951
as John Erickson (uncredited)
Cuban Fireball
1951
as Pomeroy Sr.
Money and the Woman
1940
as Jerremy Helm
Rendezvous in Space
1964
as Priest
Fugitive in the Sky
1936
as Mike Phelan
The Wild Dakotas
1956
as Morgan Wheeler
The Valiant Hombre
1948
as Lon Lansdell
Gambling on the High Seas
1940
as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
Murder in the Blue Room
1944
as Frank Baldrich
Smooth as Silk
1946
as Stephen Elliott
The Return of Rusty
1946
as Hugh Mitchell
Mississippi Gambler
1942
as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
Don Winslow of the Navy
1942
as Spencer Merlin
About 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. With 200 credits spanning from 1929 to 1983, John Litel has appeared in 170 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Litel Movies
- Houseboat (1958) — as Mr. William Farnsworth
- Jezebel (1938) — as Jean La Cour
- Nevada Smith (1966) — as Doctor
- The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) — as Minister
- The Sundowners (1950) — as John Gall
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