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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 29, 1886
Place of Birth:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Dick Elliott
Biography
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years | Bartender (archive footage) |
| 1959 | Go, Johnny, Go! | Man in Phone Booth (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Man of the West | Willie (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Days of Wine and Roses | Mr. Trayner |
| 1958 | Man from God's Country | Mayor (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Omar Khayyam | Tavern Keeper |
| 1957 | Up In Smoke | Mike |
| 1957 | The Joker is Wild | Shaving Man (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Looking for Danger | Mike Clancy |
| 1957 | Bombers B-52 | Mr. Sampton (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Don't Knock The Rock | Sheriff at End |
| 1955 | Double Jeopardy | Happy Harry |
| 1955 | The Twinkle In God's Eye | Lumber salesman |
| 1955 | The Tilted Tenderfoot | Mayor |
| 1955 | Last of the Desperados | Walter 'Wally' Stone |
| 1955 | The Petrified Forest | Commander |
| 1955 | Feathertop | Judge Gookin |
| 1954 | Witness to Murder | Apartment Manager |
| 1952 | Park Row | Jeff Hudson |
| 1952 | Three for Bedroom C | Train Passenger |
| 1952 | High Noon | Kibbee (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Montana Belle | Jeptha Rideout - Banker |
| 1952 | Rancho Notorious | Storyteller (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Fort Defiance | Kincaid |
| 1951 | Flame Of Stamboul | Mr. Shirley (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Western Pacific Agent | Sheriff |
| 1950 | Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle | Sheriff |
| 1950 | Rock Island Trail | Martin, Railroad Conductor |
| 1950 | Across the Badlands | Rufus Downey |
| 1950 | The Silver Bandit | Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott) |
| 1950 | Bunco Squad | Thurman (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Hunt the Man Down | Happy (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Gun Crazy | Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Union Station | Powerhouse Workman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Flamingo Road | Tom Coyne (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Rose of the Yukon | Doc Read |
| 1949 | Trail of the Yukon | Editor Sullivan |
| 1949 | Night Unto Night | Auto Court Manager |
| 1949 | Feudin' Rhythm | Charles Chester Upperworth |
| 1948 | Rusty Leads the Way | Board Member (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Slippy McGee | Fred Appelby |
| 1948 | Homicide for Three | Doorman at Atwood Towers |
| 1948 | Money Madness | Malt Shop Customer (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Main Street Kid | Sam Trotter |
| 1948 | The Sainted Sisters | Milt Freeman (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Singin' Spurs | Mr. Miggs |
| 1948 | Albuquerque | Harvey (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Doctor Jim | Edgar |
| 1947 | Driftwood | Townsman |
| 1947 | Heading for Heaven | Roger Wingate |
| 1947 | Desperate | Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Singapore | Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Devil Thumbs a Ride | Mack Wilkins (uncredited) |
| 1947 | A Likely Story | Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Ginger | Mayor Hector Tillford |
| 1947 | The Scooper Dooper | Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor |
| 1947 | Thunder Mountain | Dick (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Hot Cargo | Frankie |
| 1946 | Dangerous Money | P.T. Burke |
| 1946 | Follow That Blonde | Judge |
| 1946 | That Texas Jamboree | Mayor Smith |
| 1946 | The Dark Horse | Ben Martin |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Man on Porch (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Deadline at Dawn | Chap (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Breakfast in Hollywood | Man in Bus Depot (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Talk About a Lady | Baldwin |
| 1946 | Rainbow Over Texas | Yacht Captain Monroe |
| 1946 | High School Hero | Mayor Whitehead |
| 1946 | Abilene Town | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Partners in Time | Squire Skimp |
| 1946 | She Wrote the Book | Party Guest |
| 1945 | Fall Guy | Bail Bondsman (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Christmas in Connecticut | Judge Crothers |
| 1945 | The Clock | New Jersey Man at Penn Station |
| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk | Politician (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Adventures of Kitty O'Day | Bascom, Hotel Guest |
| 1945 | Purity Squad | Judge Gilmenn |
| 1945 | Star in the Night | Traveler (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Girls of the Big House | Felton |
| 1945 | Adventure | George |
| 1945 | You Drive Me Crazy | Mr. Michaelson |
| 1945 | The Man Who Walked Alone | Mayor |
| 1945 | Gangs of the Waterfront | Police Chief Davis |
| 1945 | Main Street After Dark | MacLean (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Show Business | Binoculars Man |
| 1944 | Silent Partner | Pop |
| 1944 | Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid | Matthews |
| 1944 | When Strangers Marry | Sam Prescott |
| 1944 | Goin' to Town | Squire Skimp |
| 1944 | Hi, Beautiful | Passenger |
| 1943 | Nobody's Darling | Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1943 | After Midnight with Boston Blackie | Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace |
| 1943 | Three Hearts for Julia | Smith (uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Powers Girl | Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour | J.P. McCluskey |
| 1943 | Wintertime | Husband (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Swing Out the Blues | Malcolm P. Carstairs |
| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars | Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Silver Skates | Promoter |
| 1943 | So's Your Uncle | Police Sergeant |
| 1943 | Whispering Footsteps | Chief Joe Charters |
| 1942 | Scattergood Survives a Murder | Mathew Quentin |
| 1942 | All Through the Night | Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Springtime in the Rockies | Mr. Jeepers (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Criminal Investigator | Ed Brandt (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Tim Miller |
| 1942 | Man From Headquarters | Editor Elwin A. Jonas |
| 1942 | Laugh Your Blues Away | Mr. Conklin |
| 1942 | So's Your Aunt Emma! | Evans |
| 1942 | You Can't Escape Forever | Meeker (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Meet the Stewarts | Mr. Willoughby (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Manpower | Drunk Texan (uncredited) |
| 1941 | A Man Betrayed | Ward Heeler (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Back Street | Hotel desk clerk |
| 1941 | The Pittsburgh Kid | Garvey |
| 1941 | The Wagons Roll at Night | Mr. Paddleford (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Sunset in Wyoming | Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody |
| 1941 | Road to Happiness | Pawnshop Owner (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Three Girls About Town | Magician Boarding Bus |
| 1941 | Four Mothers | Ed (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Mr. District Attorney | Detective in Café |
| 1941 | She Knew All the Answers | Broker |
| 1941 | One Foot in Heaven | Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Li'l Abner | Marryin' Sam |
| 1940 | Up in the Air | B. J. Hastings, Station Owner |
| 1940 | One Man's Law | Prendergast |
| 1940 | Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride | Airport Agent |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Politician (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Young Bill Hickok | Elliott |
| 1940 | The Mortal Storm | Passport Official on Train |
| 1940 | I Love You Again | Ranger Leader (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Florian | Auctioneer |
| 1940 | Two Girls on Broadway | Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Behind the News | Foster |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch | Sheriff Barstow |
| 1940 | Women Without Names | Roomer |
| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Carl Cook |
| 1939 | Undercover Agent | Garrison - Henchman |
| 1939 | Boy Trouble | Dr. Benshlager |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Druggist (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt | Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Let Us Live | Rotarian Juror (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Man Laughing at Demo |
| 1939 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Another Thin Man | Detective (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Frontier Marshal | Drunk |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | McKeever |
| 1939 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Booking Agent |
| 1939 | All Women Have Secrets | Justice of the Peace |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Small-Town Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Sudden Money | Gambler |
| 1939 | Truth Aches | |
| 1939 | Home Boner | |
| 1939 | I'm from Missouri | Mule Judge |
| 1938 | Tenth Avenue Kid | Gun salesman |
| 1938 | Hide and Shriek | Haunted-house proprietor |
| 1938 | A Man to Remember | Hank |
| 1938 | Little Miss Broadway | Man Carrying Violin Case |
| 1938 | Under Western Stars | Sen. William P. Scully |
| 1938 | Next Time I Marry | Henry |
| 1938 | Start Cheering | Station Agent |
| 1938 | International Settlement | Ocean Liner Passenger |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | Prison Farm | The Glenby Judge |
| 1938 | Down on the Farm | Slicker |
| 1938 | The Jury's Secret | Donald Graves |
| 1937 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat | Stumpy Carter |
| 1937 | Behind The Headlines | Bartender |
| 1937 | Vogues of 1938 | Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker |
| 1937 | Quick Money | Jeffrey Walker |
| 1937 | China Passage | Philip Burton |
| 1937 | You Only Live Once | Newspaper Editor (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Parnell | Middle Aged Man |
| 1936 | Neighborhood House | Perkins - Charley's Boss |
| 1936 | The Big Game | Lowell |
| 1936 | Brilliant Marriage | Editor |
| 1936 | Wanted: Jane Turner | Arizona Sheepman (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Her Master's Voice | Police Captain |
| 1936 | High Tension | Sundholm |
| 1936 | The Princess Comes Across | Ship's Surgeon (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Silly Billies | Mayor Culpepper |
| 1936 | Educating Father | Townley (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Go West Young Man | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island | Actor at Ford's Theatre |
| 1935 | Helldorado | Waiter |
| 1935 | Ladies Crave Excitement | Starke's Aide |
| 1935 | Dr. Socrates | Photographer |
| 1935 | Break of Hearts | Max - Florist (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Sprucin' Up | Mr. Jones |
| 1934 | We're Rich Again | Fred Green |
| 1934 | Woman Unafraid | Tom Brady |
| 1934 | The Merry Frinks | Reporter |
| 1934 | Shivers | |
| 1933 | Stage Mother | Party Guest |
| 1933 | Please | Sonny's Father |
| 1933 | Central Airport | Man Looking for Driver |
| 1933 | Picture Snatcher | Staff Editor (uncredited) |
| 1933 | The Worst Woman in Paris? | Mayor Rodney |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Mayor Pike |
| 1959 | Rawhide | McTavish |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Male Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Henry |