John Litel

Acting

December 30, 1892 – February 3, 1972 (died at 79)

Albany, Wisconsin, USA

Male

170 Movies

43 TV Shows

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.

Pitfall

1948 6.9

as District Attorney

Age 55 (now 79)

The Life of Emile Zola

1937 6.7

as Charpentier

Age 44 (now 79)

Dodge City

1939 6.9

as Matt Cole

Age 46 (now 79)

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939 6.0

as Carson Drew

Age 46 (now 79)

Jezebel

1938 7.0

as Jean La Cour

Age 45 (now 79)

The Return of Doctor X

1939 6.0

as Dr. Flegg

Age 46 (now 79)

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 6.7

as Gen. Phil Sheridan

Age 48 (now 79)

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965 7.1

as Minister

Age 72 (now 79)

They Drive by Night

1940 6.9

as Harry McNamara

Age 47 (now 79)

Zorro

1957 7.5

as The Governor

Age 64 (now 79) 7 eps

7 eps

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938 6.5

as Carson Drew

Age 45 (now 79)

Old Glory

1939 5.2

as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

Age 46 (now 79)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961 5.6

as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

Age 68 (now 79)

Woman in Hiding

1950 6.3

as John Chandler

Age 57 (now 79)

Flight to Mars

1951 5.2

as Dr. Lane

Age 58 (now 79)

A Slight Case of Murder

1938 6.4

as Post

Age 45 (now 79)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 7.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 90 (now 79)

Nevada Smith

1966 6.7

as Doctor

Age 73 (now 79)

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965 7.1

as Minister

Age 72 (now 79)

Rendezvous in Space

1964

as Priest

Age 71 (now 79)

The Gun Hawk

1963 5.1

as Drunk - Madden's father

Age 70 (now 79)

Lover Come Back

1961 7.0

as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

Age 68 (now 79)

Pocketful of Miracles

1961 7.3

as Police Inspector McCrary

Age 68 (now 79)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961 5.6

as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

Age 68 (now 79)

Houseboat

1958 6.4

as Mr. William Farnsworth

Age 65 (now 79)

Decision at Sundown

1957 6.3

as Charles Summerton

Age 64 (now 79)

The Hired Gun

1957 5.9

as Mace Beldon

Age 64 (now 79)

Comanche

1956 5.2

as Gen. Nelson A. Miles

Age 63 (now 79)

The Wild Dakotas

1956 9.0

as Morgan Wheeler

Age 63 (now 79)

Runaway Daughters

1956 4.3

as George Barton

Age 63 (now 79)

Texas Lady

1955 5.7

as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

Age 62 (now 79)

The Kentuckian

1955 5.8

as Pleasant Tuesday Babson

Age 62 (now 79)

Double Jeopardy

1955 5.2

as Emmett Devery

Age 62 (now 79)

Sitting Bull

1954 5.3

as Wilford Howell

Age 61 (now 79)

Jack Slade

1953 7.0

as Judge Davidson

Age 60 (now 79)

Montana Belle

1952 6.3

as Matt Towner

Age 59 (now 79)

Scaramouche

1952 7.0

as Dr. Dubuque

Age 59 (now 79)

Jet Job

1952 6.5

as Sam Bentley

Age 59 (now 79)

Flight to Mars

1951 5.2

as Dr. Lane

Age 58 (now 79)

Little Egypt

1951 8.0

as Shuster

Age 58 (now 79)

Two Dollar Bettor

1951 5.4

as John Hewitt

Age 58 (now 79)

Take Care of My Little Girl

1951 5.3

as John Erickson (uncredited)

Age 58 (now 79)

The Texas Rangers

1951 6.1

as John B. Jones

Age 58 (now 79)

The Groom Wore Spurs

1951 5.0

as Chief of Police

Age 58 (now 79)

Cuban Fireball

1951 4.8

as Pomeroy Sr.

Age 58 (now 79)

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950 6.1

as Mr. Watkins

Age 57 (now 79)

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950 6.9

as Police Chief Sam Tolgate

Age 57 (now 79)

The Sundowners

1950 5.2

as John Gall

Age 57 (now 79)

Woman in Hiding

1950 6.3

as John Chandler

Age 57 (now 79)

Mary Ryan, Detective

1949 5.3

as Capt. Billings

Age 56 (now 79)

Rusty's Birthday

1949 7.0

as Hugh Mitchell

Age 56 (now 79)

The Gal Who Took the West

1949 6.0

as Colonel Logan

Age 56 (now 79)

Outpost in Morocco

1949 5.3

as Colonel Pascal

Age 56 (now 79)

Rusty Saves a Life

1949 7.0

as Hugh Mitchell

Age 56 (now 79)

Shamrock Hill

1949 4.5

as Ralph Judson

Age 56 (now 79)

The Valiant Hombre

1948 8.0

as Lon Lansdell

Age 55 (now 79)

Rusty Leads the Way

1948 8.0

as Hugh Mitchell

Age 55 (now 79)

Triple Threat

1948 8.0

Age 55 (now 79)

Pitfall

1948 6.9

as District Attorney

Age 55 (now 79)

Key Largo

1948 7.5

as Dispatcher (uncredited)

Age 55 (now 79)

I, Jane Doe

1948 6.4

as Horton

Age 55 (now 79)

Smart Woman

1948 5.5

as Clark

Age 55 (now 79)

My Dog Rusty

1948 8.5

as Hugh Mitchell

Age 55 (now 79)

Cass Timberlane

1947 6.0

as Webb Wargate

Age 54 (now 79)

Christmas Eve

1947 5.4

as Joe Bland, FBI Agent

Age 54 (now 79)

Heaven Only Knows

1947 6.5

as Reverend Wainwright

Age 54 (now 79)

The Guilty

1947 5.5

as Alex Tremholt

Age 54 (now 79)

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947 7.0

as Tom Clancy

Age 54 (now 79)

The Beginning or the End

1947 6.4

as K.T. Keller

Age 54 (now 79)

Lighthouse

1947 4.6

as Hank Armitage

Age 54 (now 79)

Swell Guy

1946 8.0

as Arthur Tyler

Age 53 (now 79)

Sister Kenny

1946 6.9

as Medical Director

Age 53 (now 79)

Okay for Sound

1946 7.0

Age 53 (now 79)

The Return of Rusty

1946 8.0

as Hugh Mitchell

Age 53 (now 79)

She Wrote the Book

1946 6.5

as Dean Fowler

Age 53 (now 79)

Night in Paradise

1946 6.5

as Archon

Age 53 (now 79)

The Madonna's Secret

1946 6.4

as Lt. Roberts

Age 53 (now 79)

Smooth as Silk

1946 5.0

as Stephen Elliott

Age 53 (now 79)

San Antonio

1945 6.1

as Charlie Bell

Age 52 (now 79)

The Enchanted Forest

1945 6.5

as Ed Henderson

Age 52 (now 79)

Northwest Trail

1945 5.8

as Sergeant Means

Age 52 (now 79)

The Daltons Ride Again

1945 5.0

as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

Age 52 (now 79)

The Crimson Canary

1945 7.5

as Roger Quinn

Age 52 (now 79)

The Crime Doctor's Warning

1945 6.5

as Inspector Dawes

Age 52 (now 79)

Salome, Where She Danced

1945 4.1

as General Lee

Age 52 (now 79)

Brewster's Millions

1945 6.8

as Swearengen Jones

Age 52 (now 79)

Faces in the Fog

1944 4.3

as Dr. Mason

Age 51 (now 79)

Murder in the Blue Room

1944 5.7

as Frank Baldrich

Age 51 (now 79)

My Buddy

1944 9.0

as Jim Donnelly

Age 51 (now 79)

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

1944 7.0

as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich

Age 51 (now 79)

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

1944 10.0

as Mr. Aldrich

Age 51 (now 79)

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

1944 7.0

as Sam Aldrich

Age 51 (now 79)

Where Are Your Children?

1943 7.0

as Judge Edmonds

Age 50 (now 79)

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House

1943 7.0

as Sam Aldrich

Age 50 (now 79)

So Proudly We Hail

1943 5.9

as Dr. Harrison

Age 50 (now 79)

Submarine Base

1943 5.1

as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

Age 50 (now 79)

Henry Aldrich Swings It

1943 8.0

as Mr. Aldrich

Age 50 (now 79)

Crime Doctor

1943 6.4

as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

Age 50 (now 79)

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

1943 7.0

as Sam Aldrich

Age 50 (now 79)

Murder in Times Square

1943 4.7

as Dr. Blaine

Age 50 (now 79)

Madame Spy

1942 6.5

as Peter Rolf

Age 49 (now 79)

The Boss of Big Town

1942 6.2

as Michael Lynn

Age 49 (now 79)

Henry Aldrich, Editor

1942 6.5

as Sam Aldrich

Age 49 (now 79)

Invisible Agent

1942 5.8

as John Gardiner

Age 49 (now 79)

Men of Texas

1942 9.0

as Colonel Colbert Scott

Age 49 (now 79)

For the Common Defense!

1942 5.0

as Subprefect Santiago Castillo

Age 49 (now 79)

March On, America!

1942 5.4

as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 49 (now 79)

Henry and Dizzy

1942 9.0

as Sam Aldrich

Age 49 (now 79)

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

1942 6.3

as Norman Hadley

Age 49 (now 79)

The Mystery of Marie Roget

1942 5.7

as Henri Beauvais

Age 49 (now 79)

Mississippi Gambler

1942 6.5

as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

Age 49 (now 79)

Kid Glove Killer

1942 6.4

as Matty

Age 49 (now 79)

Soldiers in White

1942 6.5

as Charles Anthony

Age 49 (now 79)

Don Winslow of the Navy

1942 10.0

as Spencer Merlin

Age 49 (now 79)

Sealed Lips

1942 6.0

as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

Age 49 (now 79)

They Died with Their Boots On

1941 6.7

as Gen. Phil Sheridan

Age 48 (now 79)

Henry Aldrich for President

1941 6.5

as Sam Aldrich

Age 48 (now 79)

Thieves Fall Out

1941 6.0

as Tim Gordon

Age 48 (now 79)

The Big Boss

1941 6.1

as Bob Dugan

Age 48 (now 79)

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941 6.0

as John Wade

Age 48 (now 79)

The Trial of Mary Dugan

1941 6.5

as Mr. West

Age 48 (now 79)

Father's Son

1941 6.0

as William Emory

Age 48 (now 79)

Santa Fe Trail

1940 5.8

as Martin

Age 47 (now 79)

March On, Marines

1940 3.5

as Colonel Myers

Age 47 (now 79)

Lady with Red Hair

1940 6.9

as Charles Bryant

Age 47 (now 79)

Father Is A Prince

1940 6.5

as Dr. Mark Stone

Age 47 (now 79)

Knute Rockne All American

1940 6.2

as Committee Chairman

Age 47 (now 79)

Money and the Woman

1940 4.4

as Jerremy Helm

Age 47 (now 79)

They Drive by Night

1940 6.9

as Harry McNamara

Age 47 (now 79)

The Man Who Talked Too Much

1940 6.4

as District Attorney Dickson

Age 47 (now 79)

Gambling on the High Seas

1940 5.6

as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears

Age 47 (now 79)

Murder in the Air

1940 5.2

as Saxby

Age 47 (now 79)

Men Without Souls

1940 6.7

as Reverend Thomas Storm

Age 47 (now 79)

Flight Angels

1940 4.8

as Dr. Barclay

Age 47 (now 79)

An Angel from Texas

1940 5.2

as Quigley

Age 47 (now 79)

It All Came True

1940 6.0

as Mr. Roberts

Age 47 (now 79)

Virginia City

1940 6.2

as Marshall

Age 47 (now 79)

Castle on the Hudson

1940 7.0

as Prison Chaplain

Age 47 (now 79)

The Fighting 69th

1940 5.8

as Captain Mangan

Age 47 (now 79)

A Child is Born

1939 7.1

as Dr. Brett

Age 46 (now 79)

The Return of Doctor X

1939 6.0

as Dr. Flegg

Age 46 (now 79)

On Dress Parade

1939 6.6

as Col. Michael Riker

Age 46 (now 79)

One Hour to Live

1939 6.5

as Rudolph Spain

Age 46 (now 79)

Dust Be My Destiny

1939 6.5

as Prosecutor

Age 46 (now 79)

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

1939 6.8

as Carson Drew

Age 46 (now 79)

The Bill of Rights

1939 6.3

as Patrick Henry

Age 46 (now 79)

Old Glory

1939 5.2

as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

Age 46 (now 79)

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter

1939 6.2

as Carson Drew

Age 46 (now 79)

Dodge City

1939 6.9

as Matt Cole

Age 46 (now 79)

On Trial

1939 6.1

as Robert Strickland

Age 46 (now 79)

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939 5.8

as Attorney Carey

Age 46 (now 79)

Secret Service of the Air

1939 6.3

as Chief Agent Tom Saxby

Age 46 (now 79)

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939 6.0

as Carson Drew

Age 46 (now 79)

Wings of the Navy

1939 6.2

as Commander Clark

Age 46 (now 79)

Breakdowns of 1938

1938 5.8

as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Age 45 (now 79)

Comet Over Broadway

1938 5.7

as Bill Appleton

Age 45 (now 79)

The Declaration of Independence

1938 6.7

as Thomas Jefferson

Age 45 (now 79)

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938 6.5

as Carson Drew

Age 45 (now 79)

Broadway Musketeers

1938 4.4

as Stan Dowling

Age 45 (now 79)

Valley of the Giants

1938 6.7

as Hendricks

Age 45 (now 79)

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938 7.2

as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney

Age 45 (now 79)

My Bill

1938 6.6

as John C. Rudlin

Age 45 (now 79)

Little Miss Thoroughbred

1938 4.8

as Nelson "Nails" Morgan

Age 45 (now 79)

Over the Wall

1938 5.7

as Father Neil Connor

Age 45 (now 79)

Jezebel

1938 7.0

as Jean La Cour

Age 45 (now 79)

Love, Honor and Behave

1938 3.8

as Jim Blake

Age 45 (now 79)

A Slight Case of Murder

1938 6.4

as Post

Age 45 (now 79)

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938 7.0

as Ralph Ferris

Age 45 (now 79)

Missing Witnesses

1937 7.0

as Inspector Lane

Age 44 (now 79)

The Man Without a Country

1937 6.1

as Lt. Philip Nolan

Age 44 (now 79)

Alcatraz Island

1937 5.1

as 'Gat' Brady

Age 44 (now 79)

The Life of Emile Zola

1937 6.7

as Charpentier

Age 44 (now 79)

Back in Circulation

1937 6.5

as Dr. Eugene Forde

Age 44 (now 79)

Slim

1937 6.5

as Wyatt Ranstead

Age 44 (now 79)

Marked Woman

1937 6.6

as Gordon

Age 44 (now 79)

Midnight Court

1937 5.1

as Victor Shanley

Age 44 (now 79)

Black Legion

1937 6.6

as Tommy Smith

Age 44 (now 79)

Give Me Liberty

1936 6.4

as Patrick Henry

Age 43 (now 79)

Fugitive in the Sky

1936 6.3

as Mike Phelan

Age 43 (now 79)

Wayward

1932 6.3

as Robert 'Bob' Daniels

Age 39 (now 79)

On the Border

1930 9.0

as Dave (as John B. Litel)

Age 37 (now 79)

Oh Darling!

1930 9.0

Age 37 (now 79)

Don't Believe It

1930 7.0

as Dick

Age 37 (now 79)

Always Faithful

1929 9.0

as Wayne

Age 36 (now 79)

Finders Keepers

1929 7.0

as (as John B. Litel)

Age 36 (now 79)

The Sleeping Porch

1929 7.0

Age 36 (now 79)