John Litel

Albany, Wisconsin, USA

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.

Top 10 collaborators

29 collaborations

28 collaborations (as Executive Producer; Producer)

27 collaborations (as Executive In Charge Of Production; Executive Producer; Producer; Production Executive; Production Manager)

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27 collaborations (as Costume Design; Other; Wardrobe Supervisor)

26 collaborations

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21 collaborations (as Makeup Artist)

Leo F. Forbstein

18 collaborations (as Music Director)

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18 collaborations (as Conductor; Music; Original Music Composer)

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17 collaborations (as Associate Producer; Director; Executive Producer; Producer)

15 collaborations

Roles

Match

Nevada Smith (1966)

The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)

The Gun Hawk (1963)

Drunk - Madden's father

Lover Come Back (1961)

Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)

Police Inspector McCrary

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

Houseboat (1958)

Mr. William Farnsworth

Decision at Sundown (1957)

Charles Summerton

The Hired Gun (1957)

Comanche (1956)

Gen. Nelson A. Miles

The Wild Dakotas (1956)

Runaway Daughters (1956)

Texas Lady (1955)

Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

The Kentuckian (1955)

Pleasant Tuesday Babson

Double Jeopardy (1955)

Sitting Bull (1954)

Jack Slade (1953)

Montana Belle (1952)

Scaramouche (1952)

Flight To Mars (1951)

Little Egypt (1951)

Two Dollar Bettor (1951)

Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)

John Erickson (uncredited)

The Texas Rangers (1951)

The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)

Cuban Fireball (1951)

The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)

Police Chief Sam Tolgate

The Sundowners (1950)

Woman in Hiding (1950)

Mary Ryan, Detective (1949)

Rusty's Birthday (1949)

The Gal Who Took the West (1949)

Outpost in Morocco (1949)

Rusty Saves a Life (1949)

Shamrock Hill (1949)

The Valiant Hombre (1948)

Rusty Leads the Way (1948)

Triple Threat (1948)

District Attorney

Key Largo (1948)

Dispatcher (uncredited)

I, Jane Doe (1948)

Smart Woman (1948)

My Dog Rusty (1948)

Cass Timberlane (1947)

Christmas Eve (1947)

Joe Bland, FBI Agent

Heaven Only Knows (1947)

Reverend Wainwright

The Guilty (1947)

Easy Come, Easy Go (1947)

Lighthouse (1947)

Swell Guy (1946)

Sister Kenny (1946)

Medical Director

The Return of Rusty (1946)

She Wrote the Book (1946)

Night in Paradise (1946)

The Madonna's Secret (1946)

Smooth as Silk (1946)

Stephen Elliott

San Antonio (1945)

The Enchanted Forest (1945)

Northwest Trail (1945)

The Daltons Ride Again (1945)

Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

The Crimson Canary (1945)

The Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)

Inspector Dawes

Salome, Where She Danced (1945)

Brewster's Millions (1945)

Swearengen Jones

Faces in the Fog (1944)

Murder in the Blue Room (1944)

My Buddy (1944)

Father Jim Donnelly

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret (1944)

Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (1944)

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout (1944)

Where Are Your Children? (1943)

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House (1943)

So Proudly We Hail (1943)

Submarine Base (1943)

James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

Henry Aldrich Swings It (1943)

Crime Doctor (1943)

Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour (1943)

Murder in Times Square (1943)

Madame Spy (1942)

The Boss of Big Town (1942)

Henry Aldrich, Editor (1942)

Invisible Agent (1942)

Men of Texas (1942)

Colonel Colbert Scott

For the Common Defense! (1942)

Subprefect Santiago Castillo

March On, America! (1942)

Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)

Henry and Dizzy (1942)

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)

The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)

Kid Glove Killer (1942)

Mississippi Gambler (1942)

Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)

Sealed Lips (1942)

Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

Gen. Phil Sheridan

Henry Aldrich for President (1941)

Thieves Fall Out (1941)

The Big Boss (1941)

The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)

The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941)

Father's Son (1941)

Santa Fe Trail (1940)

March On, Marines (1940)

Lady with Red Hair (1940)

Father Is A Prince (1940)

Knute Rockne All American (1940)

Committee Chairman

Money and the Woman (1940)

They Drive by Night (1940)

The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)

District Attorney Dickson

Gambling on the High Seas (1940)

U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears

Murder in the Air (1940)

Men Without Souls (1940)

Reverend Thomas Storm

Flight Angels (1940)

An Angel from Texas (1940)

It All Came True (1940)

Virginia City (1940)

Castle on the Hudson (1940)

Prison Chaplain

The Fighting 69th (1940)

A Child Is Born (1939)

The Return of Doctor X (1939)

On Dress Parade (1939)

Col. Michael Riker

One Hour To Live (1939)

Dust Be My Destiny (1939)

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)

The Bill of Rights (1939)

Old Glory (1939)

Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)

Dodge City (1939)

On Trial (1939)

Robert Strickland

You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)

Secret Service of the Air (1939)

Chief Agent Tom Saxby

Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)

Wings of the Navy (1939)

Commander Clark

Comet Over Broadway (1938)

The Declaration of Independence (1938)

Thomas Jefferson

Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)

Broadway Musketeers (1938)

Valley of the Giants (1938)

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)

Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney

Little Miss Thoroughbred (1938)

Nelson "Nails" Morgan

Over the Wall (1938)

Father Neil Connor

Love, Honor and Behave (1938)

A Slight Case of Murder (1938)

Mr. Post, banker

Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)

Missing Witnesses (1937)

The Man Without a Country (1937)

Lt. Philip Nolan

Alcatraz Island (1937)

The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

Back in Circulation (1937)

Dr. Eugene Forde

Marked Woman (1937)

Midnight Court (1937)

Black Legion (1937)

Give Me Liberty (1936)

Fugitive in the Sky (1936)

Robert 'Bob' Daniels

On the Border (1930)

Dave (as John B. Litel)

Oh Darling! (1930)

Don't Believe It (1930)

Always Faithful (1929)

Finders Keepers (1929)

(as John B. Litel)

The Sleeping Porch (1929)

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