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Birthday
October 8, 1879
Day of Death
1951-11-15
(72 years old)
Place of Birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Also Known As
Richard Robert Elliott
Robert Elliot
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Elliott (October 9, 1879 – November 15, 1951) was an American character actor who appeared in 102 films and TV shows from 1916 to 1951. He was born Richard Robert Elliott in 1879 in Columbus, Ohio. Most of his main roles were in the silent era. In the sound era he mostly performed in supporting roles and bit parts. On the stage he originated the Sergeant O'Hara character opposite Jeanne Eagels in Somerset Maugham's play Rain (1922). Active in films from 1916, Elliott played Detective Crosby in the 1928 feature Lights of New York, the first all-talking sound film. One of his most notable roles was that of a Yankee officer playing cards with Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) in the film Gone With the Wind; the officer says of Rhett, "It's hard to be strict with a man who loses money so pleasantly." Robert Elliott was married to Ruth Thorp (1889–1971) from 1920 until his death in 1951, aged 72, in Los Angeles, California.
1946
1943
1940
1939
Invisible Stripes
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
as Yankee Major
The Roaring Twenties
as First Detective
I Stole a Million
as Peterson
Mickey the Kid
as FBI Agent Farrow
Should a Girl Marry?
as Warden
The Saint Strikes Back
as Chief Inspector Webster
Made for Each Other
as Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
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