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John Litel

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.

Born

Dec 30, 1892

Albany, Wisconsin, USA

Died

Feb 03, 1972

Known For

Acting

Movies

170 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.9

movie

Known For

Scaramouche

Scaramouche

1952

as Dr. Dubuque
The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

as Minister
Jezebel

Jezebel

1938

as Jean La Cour
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

as Doctor
Key Largo

Key Largo

1948

as Dispatcher (uncredited)
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Harry McNamara
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Gen. Phil Sheridan
Dodge City

Dodge City

1939

as Matt Cole
Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as Police Inspector McCrary
Scaramouche
Scaramouche
1952 • as Dr. Dubuque
★ 7.0
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965 • as Minister
★ 7.0
Jezebel
Jezebel
1938 • as Jean La Cour
★ 7.0
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961 • as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
★ 5.6
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith
1966 • as Doctor
★ 6.7
Key Largo
Key Largo
1948 • as Dispatcher (uncredited)
★ 7.5
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 • as Harry McNamara
★ 6.9
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 • as Gen. Phil Sheridan
★ 6.7
Decision at Sundown
Decision at Sundown
1957 • as Charles Summerton
★ 6.4
Dodge City
Dodge City
1939 • as Matt Cole
★ 6.9
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
1955 • as Emmett Devery
★ 4.9
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder
1938 • as Post
★ 6.5
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles
1961 • as Police Inspector McCrary
★ 7.3
Houseboat
Houseboat
1958 • as Mr. Farnsworth
★ 6.4
Comanche
Comanche
1956 • as Gen. Nelson A. Miles
★ 5.2
So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail
1943 • as Dr. Harrison
★ 5.7
The Mystery of Marie Roget
The Mystery of Marie Roget
1942 • as Henri Beauvais
★ 5.7
Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American
1940 • as Committee Chairman
★ 6.1
The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola
1937 • as Charpentier
★ 6.7
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
1940 • as Martin
★ 5.7
Father Is A Prince
Father Is A Prince
1940 • as Dr. Mark Stone
★ 6.5
Slim
Slim
1937 • as Wyatt Ranstead
★ 6.5
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938 • as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
★ 7.0
The Gal Who Took the West
The Gal Who Took the West
1949 • as Colonel Logan
★ 6.0
Marked Woman
Marked Woman
1937 • as Gordon
★ 6.6
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Pitfall
Pitfall
1948 • as District Attorney
★ 6.8
Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back
1961 • as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Kentuckian
The Kentuckian
1955 • as Pleasant Tuesday Babson
★ 5.8
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny
1946 • as Medical Director
★ 6.9
Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 • as Prosecutor
★ 6.5
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
1940 • as Prison Chaplain
★ 7.0
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 • as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Wayward
Wayward
1932 • as Robert 'Bob' Daniels
★ 6.3
Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent
1942 • as John Gardiner
★ 5.8
The Return of Doctor X
The Return of Doctor X
1939 • as Dr. Flegg
★ 6.0
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy
1939 • as Commander Clark
★ 6.2
Sealed Lips
Sealed Lips
1942 • as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
★ 6.0
Texas Lady
Texas Lady
1955 • as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
★ 5.7
Give Me Liberty
Give Me Liberty
1936 • as Patrick Henry
★ 6.4
Virginia City
Virginia City
1940 • as Marshall
★ 6.3
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950 • as Police Chief Sam Tolgate
★ 6.8
A Child is Born
A Child is Born
1939 • as Dr. Brett
★ 7.1
An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas
1940 • as Quigley
★ 5.3
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull
1954 • as Wilford Howell
★ 5.3
It All Came True
It All Came True
1940 • as Mr. Roberts
★ 5.8
Take Care of My Little Girl
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951 • as John Erickson (uncredited)
★ 5.3
Nancy Drew… Detective
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938 • as Carson Drew
★ 6.5
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938 • as Ralph Ferris
★ 7.0
The Crimson Canary
The Crimson Canary
1945 • as Roger Quinn
★ 7.5
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers
1951 • as John B. Jones
★ 6.1
Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced
1945 • as General Lee
★ 4.1
The Beginning or the End
The Beginning or the End
1947 • as K.T. Keller
★ 6.4
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939 • as Carson Drew
★ 6.8
The Trial of Mary Dugan
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941 • as Mr. West
★ 6.5
The Sundowners
The Sundowners
1950 • as John Gall
★ 5.2
The Fuller Brush Girl
The Fuller Brush Girl
1950 • as Mr. Watkins
★ 6.1
Black Legion
Black Legion
1937 • as Tommy Smith
★ 6.6
Heaven Only Knows
Heaven Only Knows
1947 • as Reverend Wainwright
★ 6.5
The Hired Gun
The Hired Gun
1957 • as Mace Beldon
★ 5.9
The Gun Hawk
The Gun Hawk
1963 • as Drunk - Madden's father
★ 5.1
I, Jane Doe
I, Jane Doe
1948 • as Horton
★ 6.4
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
1945 • as Swearengen Jones
★ 6.7
The Madonna's Secret
The Madonna's Secret
1946 • as Lt. Roberts
★ 6.4
Midnight Court
Midnight Court
1937 • as Victor Shanley
★ 5.1
Woman in Hiding
Woman in Hiding
1950 • as John Chandler
★ 6.3
Flight to Mars
Flight to Mars
1951 • as Dr. Lane
★ 5.2
Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants
1938 • as Hendricks
★ 6.7
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve
1947 • as Joe Bland, FBI Agent
★ 5.4
The Man Who Talked Too Much
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940 • as District Attorney Dickson
★ 6.4
You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939 • as Attorney Carey
★ 5.8
One Hour to Live
One Hour to Live
1939 • as Rudolph Spain
★ 6.5
Montana Belle
Montana Belle
1952 • as Matt Towner
★ 6.3
Secret Service of the Air
Secret Service of the Air
1939 • as Chief Agent Tom Saxby
★ 6.1
Gambling on the High Seas
Gambling on the High Seas
1940 • as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
★ 5.7
Men Without Souls
Men Without Souls
1940 • as Reverend Thomas Storm
★ 6.7
Murder in the Blue Room
Murder in the Blue Room
1944 • as Frank Baldrich
★ 5.7
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939 • as Carson Drew
★ 6.1
Night in Paradise
Night in Paradise
1946 • as Archon
★ 6.5
Murder in the Air
Murder in the Air
1940 • as Saxby
★ 5.1
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer
1942 • as Matty
★ 6.4
Cass Timberlane
Cass Timberlane
1947 • as Webb Wargate
★ 6.0
The Crime Doctor's Warning
The Crime Doctor's Warning
1945 • as Inspector Dawes
★ 6.5
The Groom Wore Spurs
The Groom Wore Spurs
1951 • as Chief of Police
★ 5.0
Over the Wall
Over the Wall
1938 • as Father Neil Connor
★ 5.7
Faces in the Fog
Faces in the Fog
1944 • as Dr. Mason
★ 4.3
Okay for Sound
Okay for Sound
1946
★ 6.7
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th
1940 • as Captain Mangan
★ 5.9
Madame Spy
Madame Spy
1942 • as Peter Rolf
★ 6.5
Mississippi Gambler
Mississippi Gambler
1942 • as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
★ 6.5
Mary Ryan, Detective
Mary Ryan, Detective
1949 • as Capt. Billings
★ 5.3
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940 • as Charles Bryant
★ 6.9
The Great Mr. Nobody
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941 • as John Wade
★ 6.0
Love, Honor and Behave
Love, Honor and Behave
1938 • as Jim Blake
★ 3.8
San Antonio
San Antonio
1945 • as Charlie Bell
★ 6.1
Don Winslow of the Navy
Don Winslow of the Navy
1942 • as Spencer Merlin
★ 10.0
Smart Woman
Smart Woman
1948 • as Clark
★ 5.5
Outpost in Morocco
Outpost in Morocco
1949 • as Colonel Pascal
★ 5.3
Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947 • as Tom Clancy
★ 7.0
Rusty Saves a Life
Rusty Saves a Life
1949 • as Hugh Mitchell
★ 7.0
She Wrote the Book
She Wrote the Book
1946 • as Dean Fowler
★ 6.5
Father's Son
Father's Son
1941 • as William Emory
★ 6.0
The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country
1937 • as Lt. Philip Nolan
★ 6.1
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944 • as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
★ 7.0
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
1943 • as Sam Aldrich
★ 7.0
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944 • as Mr. Aldrich
★ 10.0
Fugitive in the Sky
Fugitive in the Sky
1936 • as Mike Phelan
★ 6.3
Where Are Your Children?
Where Are Your Children?
1943 • as Judge Edmonds
★ 7.0
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938 • as Nelson "Nails" Morgan
★ 4.8
For the Common Defense!
For the Common Defense!
1942 • as Subprefect Santiago Castillo
★ 5.0
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939 • as Carson Drew
★ 6.2
Rendezvous in Space
Rendezvous in Space
1964 • as Priest
★ 6.0
The Guilty
The Guilty
1947 • as Alex Tremholt
★ 5.4
Money and the Woman
Money and the Woman
1940 • as Jerremy Helm
★ 4.4
Murder in Times Square
Murder in Times Square
1943 • as Dr. Blaine
★ 4.7
The Big Boss
The Big Boss
1941 • as Bob Dugan
★ 6.1
Flight Angels
Flight Angels
1940 • as Dr. Barclay
★ 4.8
The Return of Rusty
The Return of Rusty
1946 • as Hugh Mitchell
★ 8.0
Shamrock Hill
Shamrock Hill
1949 • as Ralph Judson
★ 4.5
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights
1939 • as Patrick Henry
★ 6.5
Northwest Trail
Northwest Trail
1945 • as Sergeant Means
★ 5.8
On Trial
On Trial
1939 • as Robert Strickland
★ 6.1
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944 • as Sam Aldrich
★ 7.0
movie
Cuban Fireball
1951 • as Pomeroy Sr.
★ 4.8
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943 • as Sam Aldrich
★ 7.0
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor
1943 • as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
★ 6.4
Runaway Daughters
Runaway Daughters
1956 • as George Barton
★ 4.2
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
1947 • as Hank Armitage
★ 4.9
On Dress Parade
On Dress Parade
1939 • as Col. Michael Riker
★ 6.6
Submarine Base
Submarine Base
1943 • as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
★ 5.1
Back in Circulation
Back in Circulation
1937 • as Dr. Eugene Forde
★ 6.5
My Bill
My Bill
1938 • as John C. Rudlin
★ 6.6
Henry Aldrich for President
Henry Aldrich for President
1941 • as Sam Aldrich
★ 6.5
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
1937 • as 'Gat' Brady
★ 5.1
Men of Texas
Men of Texas
1942 • as Colonel Colbert Scott
★ 9.0
Broadway Musketeers
Broadway Musketeers
1938 • as Stan Dowling
★ 4.4
Two Dollar Bettor
Two Dollar Bettor
1951 • as John Hewitt
★ 5.4
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942 • as Norman Hadley
★ 6.2
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence
1938 • as Thomas Jefferson
★ 6.7
The Valiant Hombre
The Valiant Hombre
1948 • as Lon Lansdell
★ 8.0
Little Egypt
Little Egypt
1951 • as Shuster
★ 8.0
Rusty Leads the Way
Rusty Leads the Way
1948 • as Hugh Mitchell
★ 8.0
Henry and Dizzy
Henry and Dizzy
1942 • as Sam Aldrich
★ 9.0
Triple Threat
Triple Threat
1948
★ 8.0
The Wild Dakotas
The Wild Dakotas
1956 • as Morgan Wheeler
★ 9.0
Smooth as Silk
Smooth as Silk
1946 • as Stephen Elliott
★ 5.0
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Henry Aldrich Swings It
1943 • as Mr. Aldrich
★ 8.0
Missing Witnesses
Missing Witnesses
1937 • as Inspector Lane
★ 7.0
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Henry Aldrich, Editor
1942 • as Sam Aldrich
★ 6.5
The Daltons Ride Again
The Daltons Ride Again
1945 • as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
★ 5.0
The Boss of Big Town
The Boss of Big Town
1942 • as Michael Lynn
★ 6.2
movie
Rusty's Birthday
1949 • as Hugh Mitchell
★ 7.0
My Buddy
My Buddy
1944 • as Jim Donnelly
★ 9.0
Old Glory
Old Glory
1939 • as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
★ 5.1
Comet Over Broadway
Comet Over Broadway
1938 • as Bill Appleton
★ 5.7
Soldiers in White
Soldiers in White
1942 • as Charles Anthony
★ 5.5
Thieves Fall Out
Thieves Fall Out
1941 • as Tim Gordon
★ 6.0
Jack Slade
Jack Slade
1953 • as Judge Davidson
★ 7.0
The Enchanted Forest
The Enchanted Forest
1945 • as Ed Henderson
★ 6.5
My Dog Rusty
My Dog Rusty
1948 • as Hugh Mitchell
★ 8.5
movie
Don't Believe It
1930 • as Dick
★ 7.0
Swell Guy
Swell Guy
1946 • as Arthur Tyler
★ 8.0
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers
1929 • as (as John B. Litel)
★ 7.0
Jet Job
Jet Job
1952 • as Sam Bentley
★ 6.5
March On, America!
March On, America!
1942 • as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 5.5
On the Border
On the Border
1930 • as Dave (as John B. Litel)
★ 9.0
March On, Marines
March On, Marines
1940 • as Colonel Myers
★ 3.8
movie
The Sleeping Porch
1929
★ 7.0
movie
Oh Darling!
1930
★ 9.0
Always Faithful
Always Faithful
1929 • as Wayne
★ 9.0