John Litel1892 - 1972

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Actor

Popularity

3.1

Famous

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.

Credits

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Comedy • Documentary

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.5
0.5
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith

1966

Western

as Doctor

6.8
1
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

Western

as Minister

7
1.7
Rendezvous in Space
Rendezvous in Space

1964

Animation • Documentary

as Priest

0
0.2
The Gun Hawk
The Gun Hawk

1963

Western

as Drunk - Madden's father

4.2
0.2
Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back

1961

Comedy • Romance

as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

7
0.7
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles

1961

Comedy • Drama

as Police Inspector McCrary

7.3
0.7
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

Adventure • Drama • Science Fiction

as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

5.7
0.7
Houseboat
Houseboat

1958

Comedy • Romance

as Mr. William Farnsworth

6.3
1
Decision at Sundown
Decision at Sundown

1957

Western

as Charles Summerton

6.3
0.4
The Hired Gun
The Hired Gun

1957

Western

as Mace Beldon

5.5
0.2
Comanche
Comanche

1956

Western

as Gen. Nelson A. Miles

5
0.6
The Wild Dakotas
The Wild Dakotas

1956

Western

as Morgan Wheeler

0
0.1
Runaway Daughters
Runaway Daughters

1956

Crime • Drama

as George Barton

3.9
0.4
Texas Lady
Texas Lady

1955

Western

as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

5.4
0.2
The Kentuckian
The Kentuckian

1955

Drama • Western

as Pleasant Tuesday Babson

5.7
0.5
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy

1955

Crime

as Emmett Devery

5.4
0.2
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull

1954

Western

as Wilford Howell

5
2.5
Jack Slade
Jack Slade

1953

Western

as Judge Davidson

6.4
0.4
Montana Belle
Montana Belle

1952

Western

as Matt Towner

5.9
0.2
Scaramouche
Scaramouche

1952

Adventure • Romance

as Dr. Dubuque

7.1
0.8
Jet Job
Jet Job

1952

Drama

as Sam Bentley

5
0.1
Flight to Mars
Flight to Mars

1951

Science Fiction • Thriller

as Dr. Lane

5.3
0.3
Little Egypt
Little Egypt

1951

Comedy • Drama

as Shuster

0
0.2
Two Dollar Bettor
Two Dollar Bettor

1951

Crime • Drama

as John Hewitt

5.3
0.7
Take Care of My Little Girl
Take Care of My Little Girl

1951

Drama

as John Erickson (uncredited)

5
0.1
The Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers

1951

Western

as John B. Jones

5.7
0.4
The Groom Wore Spurs
The Groom Wore Spurs

1951

Comedy

as Uncle George

4.4
0.6
Cuban Fireball
Cuban Fireball

1951

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Pomeroy Sr.

4.5
0.2
The Fuller Brush Girl
The Fuller Brush Girl

1950

Comedy • Mystery

as Mr. Watkins

6
0.6
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950

Crime • Thriller

as Police Chief Sam Tolgate

6.8
0.3
The Sundowners
The Sundowners

1950

Action • Western

as John Gall

5.4
0.7
Woman in Hiding
Woman in Hiding

1950

Crime • Drama • Romance • Thriller

as John Chandler

6.2
0.3
Mary Ryan, Detective
Mary Ryan, Detective

1949

Action • Adventure • Crime • Mystery

as Capt. Billings

5.2
0.1
Rusty's Birthday
Rusty's Birthday

1949

Drama

as Hugh Mitchell

4
0.1
The Gal Who Took the West
The Gal Who Took the West

1949

Western

as Colonel Logan

5.6
0.3
Outpost in Morocco
Outpost in Morocco

1949

Action • Adventure

as Colonel Pascal

4.8
0.3
Rusty Saves a Life
Rusty Saves a Life

1949

Drama

as Hugh Mitchell

7
0.1
Shamrock Hill
Shamrock Hill

1949

Music

as Ralph Judson

1
0.2
The Valiant Hombre
The Valiant Hombre

1948

Western

as Lon Lansdell

0
0.1
Rusty Leads the Way
Rusty Leads the Way

1948

Adventure • Family

as Hugh Mitchell

6
0.1
Triple Threat
Triple Threat

1948

Action • Drama

0
0.1
Pitfall
Pitfall

1948

Crime • Drama

as District Attorney

6.9
0.7
Key Largo
Key Largo

1948

Crime • Thriller

as Dispatcher (uncredited)

7.5
1
I, Jane Doe
I, Jane Doe

1948

Crime

as Horton

5.9
0.5
Smart Woman
Smart Woman

1948

Drama • Romance

as Clark

5.5
0.4
My Dog Rusty
My Dog Rusty

1948

Drama • Family

as Hugh Mitchell

8
0.1
Cass Timberlane
Cass Timberlane

1947

Drama • Romance

as Webb Wargate

5.9
0.3
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve

1947

Comedy • Drama

as Joe Bland, FBI Agent

5.3
0.8
Heaven Only Knows
Heaven Only Knows

1947

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Fantasy • Western

as Reverend Wainwright

6
0.2
The Guilty
The Guilty

1947

Crime • Mystery

as Alex Tremholt

5.3
0.3
Easy Come, Easy Go
Easy Come, Easy Go

1947

Comedy • Drama

as Tom Clancy

0
0.2
The Beginning or the End
The Beginning or the End

1947

Documentary • Drama • History • War

as K.T. Keller

6.5
0.3
Lighthouse
Lighthouse

1947

Drama

as Hank Armitage

4.5
0.2
Swell Guy
Swell Guy

1946

Drama

as Arthur Tyler

0
0.1
Sister Kenny
Sister Kenny

1946

Drama

as Medical Director

6.5
0.3
Okay for Sound
Okay for Sound

1946

Documentary • History

5
0.2
The Return of Rusty
The Return of Rusty

1946

Drama

as Hugh Mitchell

6
0.2
She Wrote the Book
She Wrote the Book

1946

Comedy

as Dean Fowler

6
0.1
Night in Paradise
Night in Paradise

1946

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

as Archon

4
0.2
The Madonna's Secret
The Madonna's Secret

1946

Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Lt. Roberts

5.9
0.1
Smooth as Silk
Smooth as Silk

1946

Crime • Drama

as Stephen Elliott

4.9
0.2
San Antonio
San Antonio

1945

Western

as Charlie Bell

5.7
0.5
The Enchanted Forest
The Enchanted Forest

1945

as Ed Henderson

0
0.1
Northwest Trail
Northwest Trail

1945

Western

as Sergeant Means

5
0.2
The Daltons Ride Again
The Daltons Ride Again

1945

Western

as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

3
0.1
The Crimson Canary
The Crimson Canary

1945

Music • Mystery

as Roger Quinn

6
0.1
The Crime Doctor's Warning
The Crime Doctor's Warning

1945

Crime • Mystery

as Inspector Dawes

5.5
0.1
Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced

1945

Drama • Music • War • Western

as General Lee

3.7
0.6
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions

1945

Comedy

as Swearengen Jones

6.6
0.5
Faces in the Fog
Faces in the Fog

1944

Drama

as Dr. Mason

3
0.2
Murder in the Blue Room
Murder in the Blue Room

1944

Comedy • Horror • Music • Mystery

as Frank Baldrich

5
0.2
My Buddy
My Buddy

1944

Crime • Drama

as Father Jim Donnelly

0
0.3
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

1944

Comedy

as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich

0
0.2
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

1944

Comedy

as Mr. Aldrich

0
0.1
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

1944

Comedy

as Sam Aldrich

0
0.1
Where Are Your Children?
Where Are Your Children?

1943

Crime • Drama

as Judge Edmonds

4
0.1
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House

1943

Comedy

as Sam Aldrich

0
0.1
So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail

1943

Drama • Romance • War

as Dr. Harrison

5.5
0.4
Submarine Base
Submarine Base

1943

Action • Drama • War

as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

4.2
0.2
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Henry Aldrich Swings It

1943

Comedy

as Mr. Aldrich

0
0.1
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor

1943

Crime

as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

6.2
0.2
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

1943

Comedy

as Sam Aldrich

6
0.1
Murder in Times Square
Murder in Times Square

1943

Mystery • Thriller

as Dr. Blaine

4.6
0.2
Madame Spy
Madame Spy

1942

Drama • War

as Peter Rolf

6
0.2
The Boss of Big Town
The Boss of Big Town

1942

Action • Thriller

as Michael Lynn

5
0.1
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Henry Aldrich, Editor

1942

Comedy

as Sam Aldrich

6
0.1
Invisible Agent
Invisible Agent

1942

Horror • Science Fiction • War

as John Gardiner

5.8
0.7
Men of Texas
Men of Texas

1942

Western

as Colonel Colbert Scott

0
0.3
For the Common Defense!
For the Common Defense!

1942

Crime • Drama

as Subprefect Santiago Castillo

4.7
0.1
March On, America!
March On, America!

1942

History

as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)

4.7
0
Henry and Dizzy
Henry and Dizzy

1942

Comedy

as Sam Aldrich

0
0.1
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

1942

Mystery

as Norman Hadley

5.7
0.1
The Mystery of Marie Roget
The Mystery of Marie Roget

1942

Crime • Horror • Mystery

as Henri Beauvais

5.5
0.3
Kid Glove Killer
Kid Glove Killer

1942

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Matty

6.2
0.2
Mississippi Gambler
Mississippi Gambler

1942

Crime • Drama

as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

6
0
Soldiers in White
Soldiers in White

1942

Documentary • War

as Charles Anthony

6
0.2
Don Winslow of the Navy
Don Winslow of the Navy

1942

Action • Adventure

as Spencer Merlin

0
0.2
Sealed Lips
Sealed Lips

1942

Crime

as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

5.8
0.1
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On

1941

Drama • Romance • War • Western

as Gen. Phil Sheridan

6.6
0.9
Henry Aldrich for President
Henry Aldrich for President

1941

Comedy

as Sam Aldrich

4
0
Thieves Fall Out
Thieves Fall Out

1941

Comedy

as Tim Gordon

5.5
0.2
The Big Boss
The Big Boss

1941

Crime • Drama

as Bob Dugan

5.8
0.1
The Great Mr. Nobody
The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as John Wade

5.3
0.1
The Trial of Mary Dugan
The Trial of Mary Dugan

1941

Drama

as Mr. West

5
0.1
Father's Son
Father's Son

1941

Drama

as William Emory

4.5
0.1
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail

1940

Western

as Martin

5.7
0.5
March On, Marines
March On, Marines

1940

Drama

as Colonel Myers

2.5
0.1
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair

1940

Drama

as Charles Bryant

6.5
0.3
Father Is A Prince
Father Is A Prince

1940

Comedy • Drama

as Dr. Mark Stone

5
0.2
Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American

1940

Drama

as Committee Chairman

6.1
0.4
Money and the Woman
Money and the Woman

1940

Crime • Drama

as Jerremy Helm

4.3
0.1
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night

1940

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Harry McNamara

6.9
0.5
The Man Who Talked Too Much
The Man Who Talked Too Much

1940

Drama

as District Attorney Dickson

6
0.2
Gambling on the High Seas
Gambling on the High Seas

1940

Crime

as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears

4.7
0.3
Murder in the Air
Murder in the Air

1940

Action • Drama • Thriller

as Saxby

4.6
0.2
Men Without Souls
Men Without Souls

1940

Crime • Drama

as Reverend Thomas Storm

6
0.2
Flight Angels
Flight Angels

1940

Drama

as Dr. Barclay

4.3
0.2
An Angel from Texas
An Angel from Texas

1940

Comedy • Romance

as Quigley

4.8
0.2
It All Came True
It All Came True

1940

Comedy • Crime • Music • Romance

as Mr. Roberts

5.8
0.5
Virginia City
Virginia City

1940

Action • Romance • Western

as Marshall

6.1
0.6
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson

1940

Crime • Drama

as Prison Chaplain

6.8
0.4
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th

1940

Action • Drama • War

as Captain Mangan

5.4
0.5
A Child Is Born
A Child Is Born

1939

Drama

as Dr. Brett

6.5
0.2
The Return of Doctor X
The Return of Doctor X

1939

Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction

as Dr. Flegg

5.9
0.3
On Dress Parade
On Dress Parade

1939

Drama

as Col. Michael Riker

6.5
0.2
One Hour To Live
One Hour To Live

1939

Crime • Drama

as Rudolph Spain

0
0.2
Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny

1939

Crime • Drama

as Prosecutor

6.2
0.2
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

1939

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Carson Drew

6.8
0.2
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights

1939

Drama • History

as Patrick Henry

6
0.1
Old Glory
Old Glory

1939

Animation • Family • History

as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

4.9
0.2
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter

1939

Comedy • Mystery

as Carson Drew

6
0.2
Dodge City
Dodge City

1939

Western

as Matt Cole

6.9
0.6
On Trial
On Trial

1939

Drama

as Robert Strickland

5.5
0.3
You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder

1939

Crime • Drama

as Attorney Carey

5.6
0.2
Secret Service of the Air
Secret Service of the Air

1939

Action • Adventure • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Chief Agent Tom Saxby

5.8
0.2
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Nancy Drew... Reporter

1939

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Carson Drew

6
2.6
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy

1939

Drama • Romance

as Commander Clark

6
0.2
Breakdowns of 1938
Breakdowns of 1938

1938

Comedy • Documentary

as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)

5
0.2
Comet Over Broadway
Comet Over Broadway

1938

Drama • Romance

as Bill Appleton

5
0.2
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence

1938

Drama • History

as Thomas Jefferson

6.5
0.2
Nancy Drew… Detective
Nancy Drew… Detective

1938

Comedy • Mystery

as Carson Drew

6.3
0.4
Broadway Musketeers
Broadway Musketeers

1938

Drama • Music

as Stan Dowling

4.3
0.1
Valley of the Giants
Valley of the Giants

1938

Adventure

as Hendricks

6
0.3
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938

Crime • Drama

as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney

7.2
0.5
My Bill
My Bill

1938

Drama

as John C. Rudlin

6.2
0.4
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Little Miss Thoroughbred

1938

Drama • Romance

as Nelson "Nails" Morgan

4
0.1
Over the Wall
Over the Wall

1938

Drama • Romance

as Father Neil Connor

5
0.2
Jezebel
Jezebel

1938

Drama • Romance

as Jean La Cour

7
1.3
Love, Honor and Behave
Love, Honor and Behave

1938

Comedy

as Jim Blake

3.5
0.1
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder

1938

Comedy • Crime

as Mr. Post, banker

6.2
0.6
Gold Is Where You Find It
Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

Drama • Romance • Western

as Ralph Ferris

6.9
0.2
Missing Witnesses
Missing Witnesses

1937

Action • Adventure • Crime • Drama • Romance

as Inspector Lane

5.5
0.2
The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country

1937

Drama

as Lt. Philip Nolan

5.7
0.3
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island

1937

Action • Crime • Drama • Romance

as 'Gat' Brady

4.9
0.3
The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola

1937

Drama • History

as Charpentier

6.7
0.6
Back in Circulation
Back in Circulation

1937

Comedy • Drama • Mystery

as Dr. Eugene Forde

5.3
0.2
Slim
Slim

1937

Drama • Romance

as Wyatt Ranstead

6.3
0.5
Marked Woman
Marked Woman

1937

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Gordon

6.5
0.6
Midnight Court
Midnight Court

1937

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Victor Shanley

4.8
1.6
Black Legion
Black Legion

1937

Crime • Drama

as Tommy Smith

6.6
0.4
Give Me Liberty
Give Me Liberty

1936

Drama • History

as Patrick Henry

6.4
0.1
Fugitive in the Sky
Fugitive in the Sky

1936

Action • Drama • Mystery

as Mike Phelan

6
0.2
Wayward
Wayward

1932

Drama

as Robert 'Bob' Daniels

6
0.1
On the Border
On the Border

1930

Drama • Family • Western

as Dave (as John B. Litel)

0
0.3
Oh Darling!
Oh Darling!

1930

Comedy

0
0
Don't Believe It
Don't Believe It

1930

Comedy

as Dick

0
0
Always Faithful
Always Faithful

1929

as Wayne

0
0.1
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers

1929

Crime • Drama

as (as John B. Litel)

0
0.1

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