Acting
Dick Elliott
EN cinema · 205 credits
Born
29 April 1886
Died
22 December 1961 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as Dick Elliot · Richard 'Dick' Elliott · Richard E. Elliott · Richard Elliott · Richard "Dick" Damon Elliott · Richard Damon Elliott
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Bartender (archive footage)
Go, Johnny, Go!
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Man of the West
as Willie (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
as Mr. Trayner
Man from God's Country
as Mayor (uncredited)
Omar Khayyam
as Tavern Keeper
Up In Smoke
as Mike
The Joker is Wild
as Shaving Man (uncredited)
Looking for Danger
as Mike Clancy
Bombers B-52
as Mr. Sampton (uncredited)
Don't Knock The Rock
as Sheriff at End
Double Jeopardy
as Happy Harry
The Twinkle In God's Eye
as Lumber salesman
Last of the Desperados
as Walter 'Wally' Stone
The Petrified Forest
as Commander
Feathertop
as Judge Gookin
Witness to Murder
as Apartment Manager
Meet the O'Briens
as Mr. Beach
Park Row
as Jeff Hudson
Three for Bedroom C
as Train Passenger
High Noon
as Kibbee (uncredited)
Montana Belle
as Jeptha Rideout - Banker
Rancho Notorious
as Storyteller (uncredited)
Fort Defiance
as Kincaid
Flame Of Stamboul
as Mr. Shirley (uncredited)
Western Pacific Agent
as Sheriff
Rock Island Trail
as Martin, Railroad Conductor
Across the Badlands
as Rufus Downey
The Silver Bandit
as Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)
Bunco Squad
as Thurman (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
as Happy (uncredited)
Gun Crazy
as Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
Union Station
as Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)
Flamingo Road
as Tom Coyne (uncredited)
Rose of the Yukon
as Doc Read
Trail of the Yukon
as Editor Sullivan
Night Unto Night
as Auto Court Manager
Feudin' Rhythm
as Charles Chester Upperworth
Act of Violence
as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
Rusty Leads the Way
as Board Member (uncredited)
Slippy McGee
as Fred Appelby
Homicide for Three
as Doorman at Atwood Towers
Money Madness
as Malt Shop Customer (uncredited)
The Main Street Kid
as Sam Trotter
The Sainted Sisters
as Milt Freeman (uncredited)
Singin' Spurs
as Mr. Miggs
Albuquerque
as Harvey (uncredited)
Silver River
as Man Waiting Hours at McComb's (uncredited)
The Arkansas Swing
as Realtor
Driftwood
as Townsman
Heading for Heaven
as Roger Wingate
Desperate
as Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)
Singapore
as Passenger (uncredited)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
as Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
A Likely Story
as Conductor (uncredited)
Ginger
as Mayor Hector Tillford
The Scooper Dooper
1947
The Scooper Dooper
as Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor
Thunder Mountain
as Dick (uncredited)
Hot Cargo
as Frankie
Dangerous Money
as P.T. Burke
Follow That Blonde
as Judge
That Texas Jamboree
as Mayor Smith
The Dark Horse
as Ben Martin
It's a Wonderful Life
as Man on Porch (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
as Chap (uncredited)
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
Talk About a Lady
as Baldwin
Rainbow Over Texas
as Yacht Captain Monroe
High School Hero
as Mayor Whitehead
Abilene Town
as Townsman (uncredited)
Partners in Time
as Squire Skimp
She Wrote the Book
as Party Guest
Fall Guy
as Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
as Judge Crothers
The Clock
as New Jersey Man at Penn Station
Saratoga Trunk
as Politician (uncredited)
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
as Bascom, Hotel Guest
Purity Squad
as Judge Gilmenn
Star in the Night
as Traveler (uncredited)
Girls of the Big House
as Felton
Adventure
as George
You Drive Me Crazy
as Mr. Michaelson
Gangs of the Waterfront
as Police Chief Davis
Main Street After Dark
as MacLean (uncredited)
Dillinger
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
Show Business
as Binoculars Man
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
as Matthews
When Strangers Marry
as Sam Prescott
Goin' to Town
as Squire Skimp
Hi, Beautiful
as Passenger
Nobody's Darling
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace
Three Hearts for Julia
as Smith (uncredited)
The Powers Girl
as Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited)
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
as J.P. McCluskey
Wintertime
as Husband (uncredited)
Swing Out the Blues
as Malcolm P. Carstairs
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)
Silver Skates
as Promoter
So's Your Uncle
as Police Sergeant
Whispering Footsteps
as Chief Joe Charters
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Mathew Quentin
All Through the Night
as Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)
Springtime in the Rockies
as Mr. Jeepers (uncredited)
Criminal Investigator
as Ed Brandt (uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Tim Miller
Man From Headquarters
as Editor Elwin A. Jonas
Laugh Your Blues Away
as Mr. Conklin
So's Your Aunt Emma!
as Evans
You Can't Escape Forever
as Meeker (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
as Mr. Willoughby (uncredited)
Manpower
as Drunk Texan (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
Back Street
as Hotel desk clerk
The Pittsburgh Kid
as Garvey
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)
Sunset in Wyoming
as Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody
Road to Happiness
as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
as Magician Boarding Bus
Four Mothers
as Ed (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
as Detective in Café
She Knew All the Answers
as Broker
One Foot in Heaven
as Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)
Li'l Abner
as Marryin' Sam
Up in the Air
as B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
One Man's Law
as Prendergast
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Airport Agent
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Politician (uncredited)
Young Bill Hickok
as Elliott
The Mortal Storm
as Passport Official on Train
I Love You Again
as Ranger Leader (uncredited)
Florian
as Auctioneer
Two Girls on Broadway
as Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)
Behind the News
as Foster
Melody Ranch
as Sheriff Barstow
Women Without Names
as Roomer
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Carl Cook
Undercover Agent
as Garrison - Henchman
Boy Trouble
as Dr. Benshlager
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Druggist (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
Let Us Live
as Rotarian Juror (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Man Laughing at Demo
Another Thin Man
as Detective (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
as Drunk
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Booking Agent
All Women Have Secrets
as Justice of the Peace
I Stole a Million
as Small-Town Doctor (uncredited)
Sudden Money
as Gambler
I'm from Missouri
as Mule Judge
Tenth Avenue Kid
as Gun salesman
Hide and Shriek
as Haunted-house proprietor
Little Miss Broadway
as Man Carrying Violin Case (uncredited)
Under Western Stars
as Sen. William P. Scully
Next Time I Marry
as Henry (uncredited)
Start Cheering
as Station Agent
International Settlement
as Ocean Liner Passenger
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)
Prison Farm
as The Glenby Judge
Down on the Farm
as Slicker
The Jury's Secret
as Donald Graves
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
as Stumpy Carter
Behind The Headlines
as Bartender
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
as Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker
Quick Money
as Jeffrey Walker
China Passage
as Philip Burton
You Only Live Once
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Parnell
as Middle Aged Man
Neighborhood House
as Perkins - Charley's Boss
The Big Game
as Lowell
Brilliant Marriage
as Editor
Wanted: Jane Turner
as Arizona Sheepman (uncredited)
Her Master's Voice
as Police Captain
High Tension
as Sundholm
The Princess Comes Across
as Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)
Silly Billies
as Mayor Culpepper
Educating Father
as Townley (uncredited)
Go West Young Man
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
Helldorado
as Waiter
Ladies Crave Excitement
as Starke's Aide
Dr. Socrates
as Photographer
Break of Hearts
as Max - Florist (uncredited)
Sprucin' Up
as Mr. Jones
Men of the Hour
as Theatre Manager
We're Rich Again
as Fred Green
Woman Unafraid
as Tom Brady
The Merry Frinks
as Reporter
Stage Mother
as Party Guest
Please
as Sonny's Father
Central Airport
as Man Looking for Driver
Picture Snatcher
as Staff Editor (uncredited)
The Worst Woman in Paris?
as Mayor Rodney