John Litel

John Litel

  • Birthday: 1892-12-30
  • Deathday: 1972-02-03
  • Place of birth: Albany, Wisconsin, USA
  • Also know as: John Beach 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.

Filmography

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

As Police Inspector McCrary

Houseboat

1958

As Mr. William Farnsworth

Santa Fe Trail

1940

As Martin

Jezebel

1938

As Jean La Cour

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

As Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

The Return of Doctor X

1939

As Dr. Flegg

Finders Keepers

1929

As (as John B. Litel)

Nevada Smith

1966

As Doctor

Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

As Carson Drew

Pitfall

1948

As District Attorney

Castle on the Hudson

1940

As Prison Chaplain

Dust Be My Destiny

1939

As Prosecutor

Sealed Lips

1942

As Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

A Slight Case of Murder

1938

As Mr. Post, banker

Invisible Agent

1942

As John Gardiner

The Guilty

1947

As Alex Tremholt

Double Jeopardy

1955

As Emmett Devery

The Madonna's Secret

1946

As Lt. Roberts

Black Legion

1937

As Tommy Smith

The Sundowners

1950

As John Gall

Flight To Mars

1951

As Dr. Lane

Woman in Hiding

1950

As John Chandler

Brewster's Millions

1945

As Swearengen Jones

Knute Rockne All American

1940

As Committee Chairman

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

As Charpentier

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

As Minister

It All Came True

1940

As Mr. Roberts

They Drive by Night

1940

As Harry McNamara

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

As Gen. Phil Sheridan

The Kentuckian

1955

As Pleasant Tuesday Babson

Decision at Sundown

1957

As Charles Summerton

I, Jane Doe

1948

As Horton

Dodge City

1939

As Matt Cole

San Antonio

1945

As Charlie Bell

Nancy Drew… Detective

1938

As Carson Drew

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter

1939

As Carson Drew

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938

As Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950

As Police Chief Sam Tolgate

Kid Glove Killer

1942

As Matty

The Boss of Big Town

1942

As Michael Lynn

Sister Kenny

1946

As Medical Director

Two Dollar Bettor

1951

As John Hewitt

Crime Doctor

1943

As Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

The Crime Doctor's Warning

1945

As Inspector Dawes

The Beginning or the End

1947

As K.T. Keller

Rusty Leads the Way

1948

As Hugh Mitchell

Rusty Saves a Life

1949

As Hugh Mitchell

The Fuller Brush Girl

1950

As Mr. Watkins

Christmas Eve

1947

As Joe Bland, FBI Agent

Murder in the Air

1940

As Saxby

You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

As Attorney Carey

My Dog Rusty

1948

As Hugh Mitchell

Submarine Base

1943

As James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

Men of Texas

1942

As Colonel Colbert Scott

Montana Belle

1952

As Matt Towner

Flight Angels

1940

As Dr. Barclay

Murder in Times Square

1943

As Dr. Blaine

Sitting Bull

1954

As Wilford Howell

Old Glory

1939

As Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

Lady with Red Hair

1940

As Charles Bryant

Lighthouse

1947

As Hank Armitage

Mary Ryan, Detective

1949

As Capt. Billings

Cass Timberlane

1947

As Webb Wargate

The Crimson Canary

1945

As Roger Quinn

So Proudly We Hail

1943

As Dr. Harrison

The Man Who Talked Too Much

1940

As District Attorney Dickson

Over the Wall

1938

As Father Neil Connor

Smooth as Silk

1946

As Stephen Elliott

Murder in the Blue Room

1944

As Frank Baldrich

The Hired Gun

1957

As Mace Beldon

Men Without Souls

1940

As Reverend Thomas Storm

The Big Boss

1941

As Bob Dugan

Night in Paradise

1946

As Archon

Father Is A Prince

1940

As Dr. Mark Stone

The Wild Dakotas

1956

As Morgan Wheeler

Secret Service of the Air

1939

As Chief Agent Tom Saxby

Texas Lady

1955

As Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

Missing Witnesses

1937

As Inspector Lane

Father's Son

1941

As William Emory

Outpost in Morocco

1949

As Colonel Pascal

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gambling on the High Seas

1940

As U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears

Valley of the Giants

1938

As Hendricks

The Enchanted Forest

1945

As Ed Henderson

Midnight Court

1937

As Victor Shanley

On Dress Parade

1939

As Col. Michael Riker

On Trial

1939

As Robert Strickland

Where Are Your Children?

1943

As Judge Edmonds

Jack Slade

1953

As Judge Davidson

Fugitive in the Sky

1936

As Mike Phelan

Money and the Woman

1940

As Jerremy Helm

Love, Honor and Behave

1938

As Jim Blake

The Mystery of Marie Roget

1942

As Henri Beauvais

Rusty's Birthday

1949

As Hugh Mitchell

Alcatraz Island

1937

As 'Gat' Brady

Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

As Tom Clancy

Comet Over Broadway

1938

As Bill Appleton

Northwest Trail

1945

As Sergeant Means

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

As Ralph Ferris

Take Care of My Little Girl

1951

As John Erickson (uncredited)

The Texas Rangers

1951

As John B. Jones

A Child Is Born

1939

As Dr. Brett

Comanche

1956

As Gen. Nelson A. Miles

Scaramouche

1952

As Dr. Dubuque

Little Egypt

1951

As Shuster

Back in Circulation

1937

As Dr. Eugene Forde

The Fighting 69th

1940

As Captain Mangan

My Bill

1938

As John C. Rudlin

Little Miss Thoroughbred

1938

As Nelson "Nails" Morgan

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

1943

As Sam Aldrich

Henry Aldrich for President

1941

As Sam Aldrich

Henry Aldrich Swings It

1943

As Mr. Aldrich

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House

1943

As Sam Aldrich

Henry and Dizzy

1942

As Sam Aldrich

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

1944

As Sam Aldrich

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

1944

As Mr. Aldrich

Virginia City

1940

As Marshall

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

1944

As Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich

Wings of the Navy

1939

As Commander Clark

Runaway Daughters

1956

As George Barton

March On, Marines

1940

As Colonel Myers

Faces in the Fog

1944

As Dr. Mason

The Trial of Mary Dugan

1941

As Mr. West

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

As John Wade

My Buddy

1944

As Father Jim Donnelly

Don Winslow of the Navy

1942

As Spencer Merlin

Key Largo

1948

As Dispatcher (uncredited)

For the Common Defense!

1942

As Subprefect Santiago Castillo

An Angel from Texas

1940

As Quigley

Henry Aldrich, Editor

1942

As Sam Aldrich

Cuban Fireball

1951

As Pomeroy Sr.

Slim

1937

As Wyatt Ranstead

Wayward

1932

As Robert 'Bob' Daniels

Salome, Where She Danced

1945

As General Lee

Thieves Fall Out

1941

As Tim Gordon

Broadway Musketeers

1938

As Stan Dowling

The Groom Wore Spurs

1951

As Uncle George

Madame Spy

1942

As Peter Rolf

Give Me Liberty

1936

As Patrick Henry

The Declaration of Independence

1938

As Thomas Jefferson

Swell Guy

1946

As Arthur Tyler

On the Border

1930

As Dave (as John B. Litel)

The Gal Who Took the West

1949

As Colonel Logan

The Daltons Ride Again

1945

As Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

Heaven Only Knows

1947

As Reverend Wainwright

Always Faithful

1929

As Wayne

The Valiant Hombre

1948

As Lon Lansdell

The Gun Hawk

1963

As Drunk - Madden's father

She Wrote the Book

1946

As Dean Fowler

Breakdowns of 1938

1938

As Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Soldiers in White

1942

As Charles Anthony

The Man Without a Country

1937

As Lt. Philip Nolan

Smart Woman

1948

As Clark

Mississippi Gambler

1942

As Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

Marked Woman

1937

As Gordon

The Bill of Rights

1939

As Patrick Henry

March On, America!

1942

As Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Return of Rusty

1946

As Hugh Mitchell

One Hour To Live

1939

As Rudolph Spain

Rendezvous in Space

1964

As Priest

Lover Come Back

1961

As Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

Oh Darling!

1930

As

Jet Job

1952

As Sam Bentley

Shamrock Hill

1949

As Ralph Judson

Don't Believe It

1930

As Dick

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