Robert Elliott
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 8, 1879
- Died
- November 15, 1951
- Birthplace
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Elliott (October 9, 1879 – November 15, 1951) was an American character actor who appeared in 102 films and TV shows from 1916 to 1951. He was born Richard Robert Elliott in 1879 in Columbus, Ohio. Most of his main roles were in the silent era. In the sound era he mostly performed in supporting roles and bit parts. On the stage he originated the Sergeant O'Hara character opposite Jeanne Eagels in Somerset Maugham's play Rain (1922). Active in films from 1916, Elliott played Detective Crosby in the 1928 feature Lights of New York, the first all-talking sound film. One of his most notable roles was that of a Yankee officer playing cards with Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) in the film Gone With the Wind; the officer says of Rhett, "It's hard to be strict with a man who loses money so pleasantly." Robert Elliott was married to Ruth Thorp (1889–1971) from 1920 until his death in 1951, aged 72, in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
The Devil's Playground 1946
as Judge Morton
Chick Carter, Detective 1946
as Dan Rankin
The Voice That Thrilled the World 1943
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
You, the People 1940
as Mr. Edward Gibbon
Flowing Gold 1940
as Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers 1940
as Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)
'Til We Meet Again 1940
as Detective (uncredited)
Half a Sinner 1940
as Officer Kelly
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes 1939
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind 1939
as Yankee Major
The Roaring Twenties 1939
as First Detective
I Stole a Million 1939
as Peterson
Mickey the Kid 1939
as FBI Agent Farrow
Should a Girl Marry? 1939
as Warden
The Saint Strikes Back 1939
as Chief Inspector Webster
Made for Each Other 1939
as Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
Trade Winds 1938
as Captain George Faulkiner
Circumstantial Evidence 1935
as Detective Brown (uncredited)
Times Square Lady 1935
as "Brick" Culver
The World Accuses 1934
as Lt. Ryan
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round 1934
as Inspector 'Mac' McKinney
Gambling Lady 1934
as Graves
Lady Killer 1933
as Brannigan
Twin Husbands 1933
as Sergeant Kerrigan
Heroes for Sale 1933
as 'Red' Squad Policeman #1
The Return of Casey Jones 1933
as Casey Jones
The Woman Who Dared 1933
as Attorney
The Crime of the Century 1933
as Captain Tim Riley
Self Defense 1932
as Dan Simmons
Madison Square Garden 1932
as Honest John Miller
The Phantom of Crestwood 1932
as Detective (uncredited)
White Eagle 1932
as Capt. Blake
The Midnight Patrol 1932
as Howard Brady
Behind Stone Walls 1932
as District Attorney John Manson Clay
Five Star Final 1931
as R.J. Brannegan
Murder at Midnight 1931
as Inspector Taylor
The Star Witness 1931
as Deputy Williams (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon 1931
as Police Lt. Dundy
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots' 1931
as Himself - Golfer
The Finger Points 1931
as Frank Carter
Captain Thunder 1930
as Morgan
The Doorway to Hell 1930
as Captain Pat O'Grady
Men of the North 1930
as Sergeant Mooney
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee 1930
as Self
Sweet Mama 1930
as Mack
Kathleen Mavourneen 1930
as Dan Moriarity
The Divorcee 1930
as Bill
Hide-Out 1930
as William Burke
Thunderbolt 1929
as Prison chaplain
Protection 1929
as Wallace Crockett
The Lone Wolf's Daughter 1929
as Ethier
Romance of the Underworld 1928
as Edwin Burke
Lights of New York 1928
as Detective Crosby
Happiness Ahead 1928
as Detective
Obey Your Husband 1928
as Mr. Kennedy
Man and Wife 1923
as Dr. Howard Fleming
The Broken Silence 1922
as Bruce Cameron
A Pasteboard Crown 1922
as Stewart Thrall
Without Fear 1922
as John Miles
Fair Lady 1922
as Norvin Blake
Lonely Heart 1921
Actor
A Virgin Paradise 1921
as Bob Alan
The Money Maniac 1921
as Didier Bouchard
The Empire of Diamonds 1920
as Matthew Versigny
L'apache 1919
as Otis Mayne
Checkers 1919
as Kendal
A Woman There Was 1919
as Pulke
Unknown Love 1919
as Captain Jack Tims
For the Freedom of the East 1918
as Robert Kenyon
When Men Betray 1918
as Raymond Edwards
Joan of Plattsburg 1918
as Capt. Lane
Thou Shalt Not Steal 1917
as Roger Benton
Mary Moreland 1917
as Thomas Maughm
The Dazzling Miss Davison 1917
as Gerard Buckland
The Debt 1917
Actor
Mrs. Balfame 1917
as Dwight Rush
Motherhood 1917
as Albert
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed 1917
Actor
Life's Shadows 1916
as Rodney Thorndyke
Miss Petticoats 1916
as Rev. Ralph Harding
The Child of Destiny 1916
as Bob Stange
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph 1916
as Robert Ewing
The Kiss of Hate 1916
as Sergius Orzoff
Credits from TMDB.