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John Litel

John Litel

Actor

Born December 30, 1892 in Albany, Wisconsin, USA

Died February 3, 1972

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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.

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Sealed Lips 1942 trailer

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ONE HOUR TO LIVE 1939 60 Minutes John Litel Charles Bickford MYSTERY

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Filmography

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Type

Year

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Poster

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Documentary1983Self

Nevada Smith Poster

Nevada Smith Feature Film1966Doctor

The Road West Poster

The Road West TV Series1966Judge

Branded TV Series1965Gen. James Reed

The Sons of Katie Elder Poster

The Sons of Katie Elder Feature Film1965Minister

Rendezvous in Space Poster

Rendezvous in Space Short Film1964Priest on street

The Gun Hawk Poster

The Gun Hawk Feature Film1963Drunk - Madden's father

Vacation Playhouse Poster

Vacation Playhouse TV Series1963Albert P. Leviathan

The Virginian Poster

The Virginian TV Series1962Finley

Wide Country Poster

Wide Country TV Series1962Fred Winkler

Hazel TV Series1961Mr. Wheeler

Lover Come Back Poster

Lover Come Back Feature Film1961Williams, Ad Council Board Member

Pocketful of Miracles Poster

Pocketful of Miracles Feature Film1961Police Inspector McCrary

The Dick Powell Theatre Poster

The Dick Powell Theatre TV Series1961Congressman Hodges

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Poster

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Feature Film1961Vice-Adm. B.J. Crawford

Route 66 Poster

Route 66 TV Series1960Mr. School

Stagecoach West Poster

Stagecoach West TV Series1960Dan Murchison

Bonanza TV Series1959Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington

Hawaiian Eye Poster

Hawaiian Eye TV Series1959Edward DeLong

Lock Up TV Series1959Harvey Calder

Rawhide TV Series1959James Whitcomb

Shotgun Slade Poster

Shotgun Slade TV Series1959Sheriff

77 Sunset Strip Poster

77 Sunset Strip TV Series1958Colonel Richard Gaunt

Bronco TV Series1958Marshal Matt Sample

Cimarron City Poster

Cimarron City TV Series1958Judge Platt

Houseboat Poster

Houseboat Feature Film1958Mr. William Farnsworth

Wanted: Dead or Alive Poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive TV Series1958Asa Morgan

Colt .45 Poster

Colt .45 TV Series1957Hosea Tillery

Date with the Angels Poster

Date with the Angels TV Series1957Mr. Taylor

Decision at Sundown Poster

Decision at Sundown Feature Film1957Charles Summerton

Have Gun - Will Travel Poster

Have Gun - Will Travel TV Series1957Armstedder

Maverick Poster

Maverick TV Series1957Ellsworth Greeley

Perry Mason Poster

Perry Mason TV Series1957Judge

Sugarfoot Poster

Sugarfoot TV Series1957Archie Crenshaw

Tales of Wells Fargo Poster

Tales of Wells Fargo TV Series1957Floyd Schaeffer

The Hired Gun Poster

The Hired Gun Feature Film1957Mace Beldon

The Restless Gun Poster

The Restless Gun TV Series1957Father Luke

Trackdown Poster

Trackdown TV Series1957Judge Henry

Wagon Train Poster

Wagon Train TV Series1957Dr. Phineas Burke

Zorro TV Series1957The Governor

Chevron Hall of Stars Poster

Chevron Hall of Stars TV Series1956Dunthorpe

Comanche Poster

Comanche Feature Film1956Gen. Nelson A. Miles

Hey, Jeannie! Poster

Hey, Jeannie! TV Series1956Mr. Mears

Runaway Daughters Poster

Runaway Daughters Feature Film1956George Barton

The Kaiser Aluminum Hour Poster

The Kaiser Aluminum Hour TV Series1956Sheriff

The Wild Dakotas Poster

The Wild Dakotas Feature Film1956Morgan Wheeler

Zane Grey Theatre Poster

Zane Grey Theatre TV Series1956Sheriff Martin Calder

Cheyenne Poster

Cheyenne TV Series1955Mike Ainley

Double Jeopardy Poster

Double Jeopardy Feature Film1955Emmett Devery

Stage 7 TV Series19551 episode, 1956

Star Stage Poster

Star Stage TV Series19551 episode, 1956

Texas Lady Poster

Texas Lady Feature Film1955Meade Moore

The Kentuckian Poster

The Kentuckian Feature Film1955Pleasant Tuesday Babson

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Poster

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV Series1955Capt. David Rowland

The Star and the Story Poster

The Star and the Story TV Series1955Emery Summers

Climax! TV Series1954Judge Sam Crowley

Sitting Bull Poster

Sitting Bull Feature Film1954Gen. Wilford Howell

City Detective Poster

City Detective TV Series1953Jeff

General Electric Theater Poster

General Electric Theater TV Series1953Frank Hobbs

Jack Slade Poster

Jack Slade Feature Film1953Judge Davidson

The Man Behind the Badge Poster

The Man Behind the Badge TV Series1953Postal Investigator Pauling

Cavalcade of America Poster

Cavalcade of America TV Series1952Dr. Silkworth

Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson Poster

Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson TV Series1952

Four Star Playhouse Poster

Four Star Playhouse TV Series1952Mayor

Jet Job Feature Film1952Sam Bentley

Montana Belle Poster

Montana Belle Feature Film1952Matt Towner

My Hero TV Series1952Mr. Willis Thackery

Scaramouche Poster

Scaramouche Feature Film1952Dr. Dubuque

Cuban Fireball Poster

Cuban Fireball Feature Film1951Pomeroy Sr.

Flight to Mars Poster

Flight to Mars Feature Film1951Dr. Lane

Gruen Guild Theater TV Series19511 episode, 1952

I Love Lucy Poster

I Love Lucy TV Series1951Harvey Cromwell

Little Egypt Poster

Little Egypt Feature Film1951Shuster

Take Care of My Little Girl Poster

Take Care of My Little Girl Feature Film1951John Erickson

The Groom Wore Spurs Poster

The Groom Wore Spurs Feature Film1951Uncle George

The Texas Rangers Poster

The Texas Rangers Feature Film1951Texas Ranger Maj. John B. Jones

Two Dollar Bettor Poster

Two Dollar Bettor Feature Film1951John Hewitt

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Poster

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Feature Film1950Police Chief Sam Tolgate

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950Dr. Robbins

My Country 'Tis of Thee Poster

My Country 'Tis of Thee Short Film1950Patrick Henry

The Fuller Brush Girl Poster

The Fuller Brush Girl Feature Film1950Mr. Watkins

The Sundowners Poster

The Sundowners Feature Film1950John Gall

Woman in Hiding Poster

Woman in Hiding Feature Film1950John Chandler

Mary Ryan, Detective Poster

Mary Ryan, Detective Feature Film1949Police Captain Billings

Outpost in Morocco Poster

Outpost in Morocco Feature Film1949Col. Pascal

Rusty Saves a Life Poster

Rusty Saves a Life Feature Film1949Hugh Mitchell

Rusty's Birthday Poster

Rusty's Birthday Feature Film1949Hugh Mitchell

Shamrock Hill Poster

Shamrock Hill Feature Film1949Ralph Judson

The Gal Who Took the West Poster

The Gal Who Took the West Feature Film1949Colonel Logan

Curiosity Shop: The Story of the Aluminum Research Laboratory Short Film1948

I, Jane Doe Poster

I, Jane Doe Feature Film1948Horton

Key Largo Poster

Key Largo Feature Film1948Dispatcher

My Dog Rusty Poster

My Dog Rusty Feature Film1948Hugh Mitchell

Pitfall Feature Film1948District Attorney

Rusty Leads the Way Poster

Rusty Leads the Way Feature Film1948Hugh Mitchell

Smart Woman Poster

Smart Woman Feature Film1948Clark

The Valiant Hombre Poster

The Valiant Hombre Feature Film1948Lon Lansdell

Triple Threat Poster

Triple Threat Feature Film1948Coach Snyder

Cass Timberlane Poster

Cass Timberlane Feature Film1947Webb Wargate

Christmas Eve Poster

Christmas Eve Feature Film1947Joe Bland

Easy Come, Easy Go Poster

Easy Come, Easy Go Feature Film1947Tom Clancy

Heaven Only Knows Poster

Heaven Only Knows Feature Film1947Reverend Wainwright

Lighthouse Poster

Lighthouse Feature Film1947Hank Armitage

The Beginning or the End Poster

The Beginning or the End Feature Film1947K. T. Keller

The Guilty Poster

The Guilty Feature Film1947Alex Tremholt

Night in Paradise Poster

Night in Paradise Feature Film1946Archon

Okay for Sound Poster

Okay for Sound Documentary1946Patrick Henry

She Wrote the Book Poster

She Wrote the Book Feature Film1946Dean Fowler

Sister Kenny Poster

Sister Kenny Feature Film1946Medical Director

Smooth as Silk Poster

Smooth as Silk Feature Film1946Stephen Elliott

Swell Guy Poster

Swell Guy Feature Film1946Arthur Tyler

The Madonna's Secret Poster

The Madonna's Secret Feature Film1946Police Lt. Roberts

The Return of Rusty Poster

The Return of Rusty Feature Film1946Hugh Mitchell

Brewster's Millions Poster

Brewster's Millions Feature Film1945Swearengen Jones

Northwest Trail Poster

Northwest Trail Feature Film1945Sergeant Means

Salome, Where She Danced Poster

Salome, Where She Danced Feature Film1945Gen. Lee

San Antonio Poster

San Antonio Feature Film1945Charlie Bell

The Crime Doctor's Warning Poster

The Crime Doctor's Warning Feature Film1945Inspector Dawes

The Crimson Canary Poster

The Crimson Canary Feature Film1945Roger Quinn

The Daltons Ride Again Poster

The Daltons Ride Again Feature Film1945Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

The Enchanted Forest Poster

The Enchanted Forest Feature Film1945Ed Henderson

Faces in the Fog Poster

Faces in the Fog Feature Film1944Dr. Mason

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid Poster

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid Feature Film1944Mr. Sam Aldrich

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout Poster

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout Feature Film1944Mr. Sam Aldrich

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret Poster

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret Feature Film1944Mr. Sam Aldrich

Lake Placid Serenade Poster

Lake Placid Serenade Feature Film1944Walter Benda

Murder in the Blue Room Poster

Murder in the Blue Room Feature Film1944Frank Baldrich

My Buddy Poster

My Buddy Feature Film1944Father Jim Donnelly

Crime Doctor Poster

Crime Doctor Feature Film1943Emilio Caspari aka Three Fingers

Divide and Conquer Poster

Divide and Conquer Documentary1943Narrator

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour Poster

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour Feature Film1943Mr. Sam Aldrich

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House Poster

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House Feature Film1943Mr. Sam Aldrich

Henry Aldrich Swings It Poster

Henry Aldrich Swings It Feature Film1943Mr. Sam Aldrich

Murder in Times Square Poster

Murder in Times Square Feature Film1943Dr. Blaine

Paramount Victory Short No. T2-4: The Aldrich Family Gets in the Scrap Short Film1943Mr. Aldrich

So Proudly We Hail! Poster

So Proudly We Hail! Feature Film1943Dr. Harrison

Submarine Base Poster

Submarine Base Feature Film1943James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

Where Are Your Children? Poster

Where Are Your Children? Feature Film1943Judge Edmonds

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen Poster

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen Feature Film1942Norman Hadley

Don Winslow of the Navy Poster

Don Winslow of the Navy Feature Film1942Spencer Merlin

For the Common Defense! Poster

For the Common Defense! Short Film1942Subprefect Santiago Castillo

Henry Aldrich, Editor Poster

Henry Aldrich, Editor Feature Film1942Mr. Sam Aldrich

Henry and Dizzy Poster

Henry and Dizzy Feature Film1942Mr. Aldrich

Invisible Agent Poster

Invisible Agent Feature Film1942John Gardiner

Kid Glove Killer Poster

Kid Glove Killer Feature Film1942Matty

Madame Spy Poster

Madame Spy Feature Film1942Peter Rolf

March on, America! Poster

March on, America! Short Film1942Patrick Henry

Men of Texas Poster

Men of Texas Feature Film1942Colonel Colbert Scott

Mississippi Gambler Poster

Mississippi Gambler Feature Film1942Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

Mystery of Marie Roget Poster

Mystery of Marie Roget Feature Film1942Beauvais

Sealed Lips Poster

Sealed Lips Feature Film1942Fred M. Morton

Soldiers in White Poster

Soldiers in White Short Film1942Maj. Charles Anthony

The Boss of Big Town Poster

The Boss of Big Town Feature Film1942Michael Lynn

Father's Son Poster

Father's Son Feature Film1941William Emory

Henry Aldrich for President Poster

Henry Aldrich for President Feature Film1941Mr. Aldrich

The Big Boss Poster

The Big Boss Feature Film1941Bob Dugan

The Great Mr. Nobody Poster

The Great Mr. Nobody Feature Film1941John Wade

The Tanks Are Coming Poster

The Tanks Are Coming Short Film1941Thomas Jefferson

The Trial of Mary Dugan Poster

The Trial of Mary Dugan Feature Film1941Mr. West

They Died with Their Boots On Poster

They Died with Their Boots On Feature Film1941Gen. Phil Sheridan

Thieves Fall Out Poster

Thieves Fall Out Feature Film1941Tim Gordon

An Angel from Texas Poster

An Angel from Texas Feature Film1940Quigley

Breakdowns of 1939 Poster

Breakdowns of 1939 Short Film1940

Castle on the Hudson Poster

Castle on the Hudson Feature Film1940Chaplain

Father Is a Prince Poster

Father Is a Prince Feature Film1940Dr. Mark Stone

Flight Angels Poster

Flight Angels Feature Film1940Dr. Barclay

Gambling on the High Seas Poster

Gambling on the High Seas Feature Film1940U.S. District Attorney

It All Came True Poster

It All Came True Feature Film1940Mr. Roberts

Knute Rockne All American Poster

Knute Rockne All American Feature Film1940Committee Chairman

Lady with Red Hair Poster

Lady with Red Hair Feature Film1940Charles Bryant

March on, Marines Poster

March on, Marines Short Film1940Colonel Myers

Men Without Souls Poster

Men Without Souls Feature Film1940Reverend Thomas Storm

Money and the Woman Poster

Money and the Woman Feature Film1940Jerremy 'Jerry ' Helm, Bank Manager

Murder in the Air Poster

Murder in the Air Feature Film1940Saxby

Santa Fe Trail Poster

Santa Fe Trail Feature Film1940Martin

The Fighting 69th Poster

The Fighting 69th Feature Film1940Capt. Mangan

The Man Who Talked Too Much Poster

The Man Who Talked Too Much Feature Film1940District Attorney Dickson

They Drive by Night Poster

They Drive by Night Feature Film1940Harry McNamara

Virginia City Poster

Virginia City Feature Film1940U.S. Marshal

A Child Is Born Poster

A Child Is Born Feature Film1939Dr. Brett

Dodge City Poster

Dodge City Feature Film1939Matt Cole

Dust Be My Destiny Poster

Dust Be My Destiny Feature Film1939Prosecutor

Land of Liberty Poster

Land of Liberty Feature Film1939Patrick Henry

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase Poster

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase Feature Film1939Carson Drew

Nancy Drew... Reporter Poster

Nancy Drew... Reporter Feature Film1939Carson Drew

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter Poster

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter Feature Film1939Carson Drew

Old Glory Poster

Old Glory Short Film1939Patrick Henry

On Dress Parade Poster

On Dress Parade Feature Film1939Col. Michael Riker

On Trial Poster

On Trial Feature Film1939Robert Strickland

One Hour to Live Poster

One Hour to Live Feature Film1939Rudolph Spain

Secret Service of the Air Poster

Secret Service of the Air Feature Film1939Saxby

The Bill of Rights Poster

The Bill of Rights Short Film1939Patrick Henry

The Return of Doctor X Poster

The Return of Doctor X Feature Film1939Dr. Francis Flegg

Wings of the Navy Poster

Wings of the Navy Feature Film1939Commander Clark

You Can't Get Away with Murder Poster

You Can't Get Away with Murder Feature Film1939Attorney Carey

A Slight Case of Murder Poster

A Slight Case of Murder Feature Film1938Post

Breakdowns of 1938 Poster

Breakdowns of 1938 Documentary1938Inspector Lane

Broadway Musketeers Poster

Broadway Musketeers Feature Film1938Stanley 'Stan' Dowling

Comet Over Broadway Poster

Comet Over Broadway Feature Film1938Bill Appleton

Gold Is Where You Find It Poster

Gold Is Where You Find It Feature Film1938Ralph Edward Ferris

Jezebel Feature Film1938Jean La Cour

Little Miss Thoroughbred Poster

Little Miss Thoroughbred Feature Film1938Nelson 'Nails' Morgan

Love, Honor and Behave Poster

Love, Honor and Behave Feature Film1938Jim Blake

My Bill Feature Film1938John Rudlin

Nancy Drew: Detective Poster

Nancy Drew: Detective Feature Film1938Carson Drew

Over the Wall Poster

Over the Wall Feature Film1938Father Neil Connor

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Poster

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Feature Film1938Prosecuting Attorney

The Declaration of Independence Poster

The Declaration of Independence Short Film1938Thomas Jefferson

Valley of the Giants Poster

Valley of the Giants Feature Film1938Hendricks

Alcatraz Island Poster

Alcatraz Island Feature Film1937Gat Brady

Back in Circulation Poster

Back in Circulation Feature Film1937Dr. Eugene Forde

Black Legion Poster

Black Legion Feature Film1937Tommy Smith

Marked Woman Poster

Marked Woman Feature Film1937Gordon

Midnight Court Poster

Midnight Court Feature Film1937Victor Shanley

Missing Witnesses Poster

Missing Witnesses Feature Film1937Inspector Robert L. Lane

Slim Feature Film1937Wyatt Ranstead

The Life of Emile Zola Poster

The Life of Emile Zola Feature Film1937Charpentier

The Man Without a Country Poster

The Man Without a Country Short Film1937Lt. Philip Nolan

Fugitive in the Sky Poster

Fugitive in the Sky Feature Film1936Mike Phelan - aka Roger Johnson

Give Me Liberty Poster

Give Me Liberty Short Film1936Patrick Henry

Wayward Feature Film1932Robert 'Bob' Daniels

Don't Believe It Short Film1930

Oh Darling! Short Film1930

On the Border Poster

On the Border Feature Film1930Dave

Always Faithful Poster

Always Faithful Short Film1929Wayne

Finders Keepers Poster

Finders Keepers Short Film1929

Kisses Short Film1929Charlie

The Flattering Word Short Film1929Dr. Loring Wrigley

The Sleeping Porch Short Film1929

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