John Litel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 30, 1892
- Died
- February 3, 1972
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nevada Smith 1966
as Doctor
The Sons of Katie Elder 1965
as Minister
Rendezvous in Space 1964
as Priest
The Gun Hawk 1963
as Drunk - Madden's father
Lover Come Back 1961
as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles 1961
as Police Inspector McCrary
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea 1961
as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
Houseboat 1958
as Mr. Farnsworth
Decision at Sundown 1957
as Charles Summerton
The Hired Gun 1957
as Mace Beldon
Comanche 1956
as Gen. Nelson A. Miles
The Wild Dakotas 1956
as Morgan Wheeler
Runaway Daughters 1956
as George Barton
Texas Lady 1955
as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
The Kentuckian 1955
as Pleasant Tuesday Babson
Double Jeopardy 1955
as Emmett Devery
Sitting Bull 1954
as Wilford Howell
Jack Slade 1953
as Judge Davidson
Montana Belle 1952
as Matt Towner
Scaramouche 1952
as Dr. Dubuque
Jet Job 1952
as Sam Bentley
Flight to Mars 1951
as Dr. Lane
Little Egypt 1951
as Shuster
Two Dollar Bettor 1951
as John Hewitt
Take Care of My Little Girl 1951
as John Erickson (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers 1951
as John B. Jones
The Groom Wore Spurs 1951
as Chief of Police
- Cuban Fireball
Cuban Fireball 1951
as Pomeroy Sr.
The Fuller Brush Girl 1950
as Mr. Watkins
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye 1950
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate
The Sundowners 1950
as John Gall
Woman in Hiding 1950
as John Chandler
- Rusty's Birthday
Rusty's Birthday 1949
as Hugh Mitchell
Mary Ryan, Detective 1949
as Capt. Billings
The Gal Who Took the West 1949
as Colonel Logan
Outpost in Morocco 1949
as Colonel Pascal
Rusty Saves a Life 1949
as Hugh Mitchell
Shamrock Hill 1949
as Ralph Judson
The Valiant Hombre 1948
as Lon Lansdell
Rusty Leads the Way 1948
as Hugh Mitchell
Triple Threat 1948
Actor
Pitfall 1948
as District Attorney
Key Largo 1948
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
I, Jane Doe 1948
as Horton
Smart Woman 1948
as Clark
My Dog Rusty 1948
as Hugh Mitchell
Cass Timberlane 1947
as Webb Wargate
Christmas Eve 1947
as Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Heaven Only Knows 1947
as Reverend Wainwright
The Guilty 1947
as Alex Tremholt
Easy Come, Easy Go 1947
as Tom Clancy
The Beginning or the End 1947
as K.T. Keller
Lighthouse 1947
as Hank Armitage
Swell Guy 1946
as Arthur Tyler
Sister Kenny 1946
as Medical Director
Okay for Sound 1946
Actor
The Return of Rusty 1946
as Hugh Mitchell
She Wrote the Book 1946
as Dean Fowler
Night in Paradise 1946
as Archon
The Madonna's Secret 1946
as Lt. Roberts
Smooth as Silk 1946
as Stephen Elliott
San Antonio 1945
as Charlie Bell
The Enchanted Forest 1945
as Ed Henderson
Northwest Trail 1945
as Sergeant Means
The Daltons Ride Again 1945
as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
The Crimson Canary 1945
as Roger Quinn
The Crime Doctor's Warning 1945
as Inspector Dawes
Salome, Where She Danced 1945
as General Lee
Brewster's Millions 1945
as Swearengen Jones
Faces in the Fog 1944
as Dr. Mason
Murder in the Blue Room 1944
as Frank Baldrich
My Buddy 1944
as Jim Donnelly
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret 1944
as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid 1944
as Mr. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout 1944
as Sam Aldrich
Where Are Your Children? 1943
as Judge Edmonds
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House 1943
as Sam Aldrich
So Proudly We Hail 1943
as Dr. Harrison
Submarine Base 1943
as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Henry Aldrich Swings It 1943
as Mr. Aldrich
Crime Doctor 1943
as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour 1943
as Sam Aldrich
Murder in Times Square 1943
as Dr. Blaine
Madame Spy 1942
as Peter Rolf
The Boss of Big Town 1942
as Michael Lynn
Henry Aldrich, Editor 1942
as Sam Aldrich
Invisible Agent 1942
as John Gardiner
Men of Texas 1942
as Colonel Colbert Scott
March On, America! 1942
as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
For the Common Defense! 1942
as Subprefect Santiago Castillo
Henry and Dizzy 1942
as Sam Aldrich
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen 1942
as Norman Hadley
The Mystery of Marie Roget 1942
as Henri Beauvais
Mississippi Gambler 1942
as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
Kid Glove Killer 1942
as Matty
Soldiers in White 1942
as Charles Anthony
Don Winslow of the Navy 1942
as Spencer Merlin
Sealed Lips 1942
as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as Gen. Phil Sheridan
Henry Aldrich for President 1941
as Sam Aldrich
Thieves Fall Out 1941
as Tim Gordon
The Big Boss 1941
as Bob Dugan
The Great Mr. Nobody 1941
as John Wade
The Trial of Mary Dugan 1941
as Mr. West
Father's Son 1941
as William Emory
Santa Fe Trail 1940
as Martin
March On, Marines 1940
as Colonel Myers
Lady with Red Hair 1940
as Charles Bryant
Father Is A Prince 1940
as Dr. Mark Stone
Knute Rockne All American 1940
as Committee Chairman
Money and the Woman 1940
as Jerremy Helm
They Drive by Night 1940
as Harry McNamara
The Man Who Talked Too Much 1940
as District Attorney Dickson
Gambling on the High Seas 1940
as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
Murder in the Air 1940
as Saxby
Men Without Souls 1940
as Reverend Thomas Storm
Flight Angels 1940
as Dr. Barclay
An Angel from Texas 1940
as Quigley
It All Came True 1940
as Mr. Roberts
Virginia City 1940
as Marshall
Castle on the Hudson 1940
as Prison Chaplain
The Fighting 69th 1940
as Captain Mangan
A Child is Born 1939
as Dr. Brett
The Return of Doctor X 1939
as Dr. Flegg
On Dress Parade 1939
as Col. Michael Riker
One Hour to Live 1939
as Rudolph Spain
Dust Be My Destiny 1939
as Prosecutor
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase 1939
as Carson Drew
The Bill of Rights 1939
as Patrick Henry
Old Glory 1939
as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter 1939
as Carson Drew
Dodge City 1939
as Matt Cole
On Trial 1939
as Robert Strickland
You Can't Get Away with Murder 1939
as Attorney Carey
Secret Service of the Air 1939
as Chief Agent Tom Saxby
Nancy Drew... Reporter 1939
as Carson Drew
Wings of the Navy 1939
as Commander Clark
Breakdowns of 1938 1938
as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Comet Over Broadway 1938
as Bill Appleton
The Declaration of Independence 1938
as Thomas Jefferson
Nancy Drew… Detective 1938
as Carson Drew
Broadway Musketeers 1938
as Stan Dowling
Valley of the Giants 1938
as Hendricks
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse 1938
as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
My Bill 1938
as John C. Rudlin
Little Miss Thoroughbred 1938
as Nelson "Nails" Morgan
Over the Wall 1938
as Father Neil Connor
Jezebel 1938
as Jean La Cour
Love, Honor and Behave 1938
as Jim Blake
A Slight Case of Murder 1938
as Post
Gold Is Where You Find It 1938
as Ralph Ferris
Missing Witnesses 1937
as Inspector Lane
The Man Without a Country 1937
as Lt. Philip Nolan
Alcatraz Island 1937
as 'Gat' Brady
The Life of Emile Zola 1937
as Charpentier
Back in Circulation 1937
as Dr. Eugene Forde
Slim 1937
as Wyatt Ranstead
Marked Woman 1937
as Gordon
Midnight Court 1937
as Victor Shanley
Black Legion 1937
as Tommy Smith
Give Me Liberty 1936
as Patrick Henry
Fugitive in the Sky 1936
as Mike Phelan
Wayward 1932
as Robert 'Bob' Daniels
On the Border 1930
as Dave (as John B. Litel)
- Oh Darling!
Oh Darling! 1930
Actor
- Don't Believe It
Don't Believe It 1930
as Dick
Always Faithful 1929
as Wayne
Finders Keepers 1929
as (as John B. Litel)
- The Sleeping Porch
The Sleeping Porch 1929
Actor
Credits from TMDB.