John Litel

Personal Info

Birthday

December 30, 1892

Day of Death

1972-02-03

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Albany, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As

John Beach Litel

John B. Litel

جان لایتل

John Litel

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

Perry Mason

Bonanza

Maverick

Zorro

Four Star Playhouse

Climax!

Wanted: Dead or Alive

The Virginian

Filmography

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1966
Nevada Smith
as Doctor
1965
The Sons of Katie Elder
as Minister
1964
Rendezvous in Space
as Priest
1963
The Gun Hawk
as Drunk - Madden's father
1961
Lover Come Back
as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
as Police Inspector McCrary
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
1958
Houseboat
as Mr. William Farnsworth
1957
Decision at Sundown
as Charles Summerton
The Hired Gun
as Mace Beldon
1956
Comanche
as Gen. Nelson A. Miles
The Wild Dakotas
as Morgan Wheeler
Runaway Daughters
as George Barton
1955
Texas Lady
as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
The Kentuckian
as Pleasant Tuesday Babson
Double Jeopardy
as Emmett Devery
1954
Sitting Bull
as Wilford Howell
1953
Jack Slade
as Judge Davidson
1952
Montana Belle
as Matt Towner
Scaramouche
as Dr. Dubuque
Jet Job
as Sam Bentley
1951
Flight to Mars
as Dr. Lane
Little Egypt
as Shuster
Two Dollar Bettor
as John Hewitt
Take Care of My Little Girl
as John Erickson (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
as John B. Jones
The Groom Wore Spurs
as Uncle George
Cuban Fireball
as Pomeroy Sr.
1950
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Mr. Watkins
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate
The Sundowners
as John Gall
Woman in Hiding
as John Chandler
1949
Mary Ryan, Detective
as Capt. Billings
Rusty's Birthday
as Hugh Mitchell
The Gal Who Took the West
as Colonel Logan
Outpost in Morocco
as Colonel Pascal
Rusty Saves a Life
as Hugh Mitchell
Shamrock Hill
as Ralph Judson
1948
The Valiant Hombre
as Lon Lansdell
Rusty Leads the Way
as Hugh Mitchell
Pitfall
as District Attorney
Key Largo
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
I, Jane Doe
as Horton
Smart Woman
as Clark
My Dog Rusty
as Hugh Mitchell
1947
Cass Timberlane
as Webb Wargate
Christmas Eve
as Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Heaven Only Knows
as Reverend Wainwright
The Guilty
as Alex Tremholt
Easy Come, Easy Go
as Tom Clancy
The Beginning or the End
as K.T. Keller
Lighthouse
as Hank Armitage
1946
Swell Guy
as Arthur Tyler
Sister Kenny
as Medical Director
The Return of Rusty
as Hugh Mitchell
She Wrote the Book
as Dean Fowler
Night in Paradise
as Archon
The Madonna's Secret
as Lt. Roberts
Smooth as Silk
as Stephen Elliott
1945
San Antonio
as Charlie Bell
The Enchanted Forest
as Ed Henderson
Northwest Trail
as Sergeant Means
The Daltons Ride Again
as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
The Crimson Canary
as Roger Quinn
The Crime Doctor's Warning
as Inspector Dawes
Salome, Where She Danced
as General Lee
Brewster's Millions
as Swearengen Jones
1944
Faces in the Fog
as Dr. Mason
Murder in the Blue Room
as Frank Baldrich
My Buddy
as Father Jim Donnelly
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
as Mr. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
as Sam Aldrich
1943
Where Are Your Children?
as Judge Edmonds
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
as Sam Aldrich
So Proudly We Hail
as Dr. Harrison
Submarine Base
as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Henry Aldrich Swings It
as Mr. Aldrich
Crime Doctor
as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
as Sam Aldrich
Murder in Times Square
as Dr. Blaine
1942
Madame Spy
as Peter Rolf
The Boss of Big Town
as Michael Lynn
Henry Aldrich, Editor
as Sam Aldrich
Invisible Agent
as John Gardiner
Men of Texas
as Colonel Colbert Scott
March On, America!
as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
For the Common Defense!
as Subprefect Santiago Castillo
Henry and Dizzy
as Sam Aldrich
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Norman Hadley
The Mystery of Marie Roget
as Henri Beauvais
Kid Glove Killer
as Matty
Mississippi Gambler
as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
Soldiers in White
as Charles Anthony
Don Winslow of the Navy
as Spencer Merlin
Sealed Lips
as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as Gen. Phil Sheridan
Henry Aldrich for President
as Sam Aldrich
Thieves Fall Out
as Tim Gordon
The Big Boss
as Bob Dugan
The Great Mr. Nobody
as John Wade
The Trial of Mary Dugan
as Mr. West
Father's Son
as William Emory
1940
Santa Fe Trail
as Martin
March On, Marines
as Colonel Myers
Lady with Red Hair
as Charles Bryant
Father Is A Prince
as Dr. Mark Stone
Knute Rockne All American
as Committee Chairman
Money and the Woman
as Jerremy Helm
They Drive by Night
as Harry McNamara
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as District Attorney Dickson
Gambling on the High Seas
as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
Murder in the Air
as Saxby
Men Without Souls
as Reverend Thomas Storm
Flight Angels
as Dr. Barclay
An Angel from Texas
as Quigley
It All Came True
as Mr. Roberts
Virginia City
as Marshall
Castle on the Hudson
as Prison Chaplain
The Fighting 69th
as Captain Mangan
1939
A Child Is Born
as Dr. Brett
The Return of Doctor X
as Dr. Flegg
On Dress Parade
as Col. Michael Riker
One Hour To Live
as Rudolph Spain
Dust Be My Destiny
as Prosecutor
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Carson Drew
The Bill of Rights
as Patrick Henry
Old Glory
as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
as Carson Drew
Dodge City
as Matt Cole
On Trial
as Robert Strickland
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Attorney Carey
Secret Service of the Air
as Chief Agent Tom Saxby
Nancy Drew... Reporter
as Carson Drew
Wings of the Navy
as Commander Clark
1938
Breakdowns of 1938
as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway
as Bill Appleton
The Declaration of Independence
as Thomas Jefferson
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Carson Drew
Broadway Musketeers
as Stan Dowling
Valley of the Giants
as Hendricks
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
My Bill
as John C. Rudlin
Little Miss Thoroughbred
as Nelson "Nails" Morgan
Over the Wall
as Father Neil Connor
Jezebel
as Jean La Cour
Love, Honor and Behave
as Jim Blake
A Slight Case of Murder
as Mr. Post, banker
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Ralph Ferris
1937
Missing Witnesses
as Inspector Lane
The Man Without a Country
as Lt. Philip Nolan
Alcatraz Island
as 'Gat' Brady
The Life of Emile Zola
as Charpentier
Back in Circulation
as Dr. Eugene Forde
Slim
as Wyatt Ranstead
Marked Woman
as Gordon
Midnight Court
as Victor Shanley
Black Legion
as Tommy Smith
1936
Give Me Liberty
as Patrick Henry
Fugitive in the Sky
as Mike Phelan
1932
Wayward
as Robert 'Bob' Daniels
1930
On the Border
as Dave (as John B. Litel)
Don't Believe It
as Dick
1929
Always Faithful
as Wayne
Finders Keepers
as (as John B. Litel)