John Litel

John Litel

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.

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