John Litel

Actor

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.

Born: December 30, 1892 in Albany, Wisconsin, USA

Died: February 3, 1972 (Age 79)

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John Litel Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Actor	Police Chief Sam Tolgate	1950
The Mystery of Marie Roget Movie	5.7	Actor	Henri Beauvais	1942
Dodge City Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Matt Cole	1939
Valley of the Giants Movie	6	Actor	Hendricks	1938
Pocketful of Miracles Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Police Inspector McCrary	1961
Broadway Musketeers Movie	5.7	Actor	Stan Dowling	1938
Midnight Court Movie	5.7	Actor	Victor Shanley	1937
The Hired Gun Movie	5.6	Actor	Mace Beldon	1957
Little Egypt Movie	6.4	Actor	Shuster	1951
Little Miss Thoroughbred Movie	6	Actor	Nelson "Nails" Morgan	1938
Money and the Woman Movie	6.5	Actor	Jerremy Helm	1940
Wings of the Navy Movie	5.8	Actor	Commander Clark	1939
A Child Is Born Movie	5.9	Actor	Dr. Brett	1939
Father Is A Prince Movie	6	Actor	Dr. Mark Stone	1940
On Trial Movie	6.2	Actor	Robert Strickland	1939
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase Movie	6.4	Actor	Carson Drew	1939
On Dress Parade Movie	5.7	Actor	Col. Michael Riker	1939
Secret Service of the Air Movie	5.5	Actor	Chief Agent Tom Saxby	1939
They Died with Their Boots On Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Gen. Phil Sheridan	1941
Rusty's Birthday Movie	6.1	Actor	Hugh Mitchell	1949
Fugitive in the Sky Movie	5.9	Actor	Mike Phelan	1936
Smooth as Silk Movie	6.1	Actor	Stephen Elliott	1946
Two Dollar Bettor Movie	6	Actor	John Hewitt	1951
The Life of Emile Zola Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Charpentier	1937
I, Jane Doe Movie	6.7	Actor	Horton	1948
Montana Belle Movie	5.4	Actor	Matt Towner	1952
Castle on the Hudson Movie	6.5	Actor	Prison Chaplain	1940
Sitting Bull Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	5.5	Actor	Wilford Howell	1954
Father's Son Movie	5.2	Actor	William Emory	1941
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney	1938
Kid Glove Killer Movie	6.6	Actor	Matty	1942
Thieves Fall Out Movie	5.8	Actor	Tim Gordon	1941
Easy Come, Easy Go Movie	6.9	Actor	Tom Clancy	1947
You Can't Get Away with Murder Movie	6.1	Actor	Attorney Carey	1939
Back in Circulation Movie	6.1	Actor	Dr. Eugene Forde	1937
It All Came True Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Mr. Roberts	1940
She Wrote the Book Movie	6.5	Actor	Dean Fowler	1946
Flight To Mars Movie	4.9	Actor	Dr. Lane	1951
Comanche Movie	5.4	Actor	Gen. Nelson A. Miles	1956
The Groom Wore Spurs Movie	5.2	Actor	Uncle George	1951
The Beginning or the End Movie	6.4	Actor	K.T. Keller	1947
Christmas Eve Movie	5.5	Actor	Joe Bland, FBI Agent	1947
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Movie	5.8	Actor	Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford	1961
Knute Rockne All American Movie Available on 30 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Committee Chairman	1940
Love, Honor and Behave Movie	4.9	Actor	Jim Blake	1938
The Boss of Big Town Movie	4.9	Actor	Michael Lynn	1942
Submarine Base Movie	4.2	Actor	James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart	1943
Missing Witnesses Movie	5.2	Actor	Inspector Lane	1937
Alcatraz Island Movie	5.4	Actor	'Gat' Brady	1937
Nancy Drew... Reporter Movie	6.3	Actor	Carson Drew	1939
Nancy Drew… Detective Movie	6.4	Actor	Carson Drew	1938
My Dog Rusty Movie	5.5	Actor	Hugh Mitchell	1948
Mary Ryan, Detective Movie	6.3	Actor	Capt. Billings	1949
Men Without Souls Movie	6.6	Actor	Reverend Thomas Storm	1940
Comet Over Broadway Movie	5.4	Actor	Bill Appleton	1938
Sealed Lips Movie	6.2	Actor	Mike Rofano / Fred Morton	1942
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter Movie	6.4	Actor	Carson Drew	1939
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen Movie	5.4	Actor	Norman Hadley	1942
Crime Doctor Movie	6.1	Actor	Emilio Caspari, the mystery man	1943
Rusty Leads the Way Movie	6.3	Actor	Hugh Mitchell	1948
Murder in the Air Movie	5.3	Actor	Saxby	1940
Murder in Times Square Movie	6.2	Actor	Dr. Blaine	1943
Lighthouse Movie	5.9	Actor	Hank Armitage	1947
The Crimson Canary Movie	6.4	Actor	Roger Quinn	1945
Over the Wall Movie	5.3	Actor	Father Neil Connor	1938
Murder in the Blue Room Movie	5.7	Actor	Frank Baldrich	1944
The Big Boss Movie	6.1	Actor	Bob Dugan	1941
Don Winslow of the Navy Movie	6.4	Actor	Spencer Merlin	1942
Henry Aldrich, Editor Movie	6.2	Actor	Sam Aldrich	1942
Madame Spy Movie	6.1	Actor	Peter Rolf	1942
The Return of Rusty Movie	6	Actor	Hugh Mitchell	1946
The Guilty Movie	6.1	Actor	Alex Tremholt	1947
Rusty Saves a Life Movie	5.8	Actor	Hugh Mitchell	1949
The Wild Dakotas Movie	5.9	Actor	Morgan Wheeler	1956
Outpost in Morocco Movie	5	Actor	Colonel Pascal	1949
Gambling on the High Seas Movie	5.8	Actor	U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears	1940
Where Are Your Children? Movie	5.6	Actor	Judge Edmonds	1943
Jack Slade Movie	6.3	Actor	Judge Davidson	1953
Northwest Trail Movie	5.6	Actor	Sergeant Means	1945
My Bill Movie	6.6	Actor	John C. Rudlin	1938
Henry Aldrich Swings It Movie	7.3	Actor	Mr. Aldrich	1943
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House Movie	6	Actor	Sam Aldrich	1943
Henry and Dizzy Movie	7.2	Actor	Sam Aldrich	1942
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout Movie	6.1	Actor	Sam Aldrich	1944
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid Movie	7	Actor	Mr. Aldrich	1944
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret Movie	8.2	Actor	Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich	1944
On the Border Movie	7.6	Actor	Dave (as John B. Litel)	1930
The Valiant Hombre Movie	6.4	Actor	Lon Lansdell	1948
Mississippi Gambler Movie	6.9	Actor	Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel	1942
One Hour To Live Movie	6.2	Actor	Rudolph Spain	1939
The Return of Doctor X Movie Available on 24 streaming services.	5.9	Actor	Dr. Flegg	1939
Double Jeopardy Movie	6.1	Actor	Emmett Devery	1955
The Sundowners Movie	5.4	Actor	John Gall	1950
Woman in Hiding Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	John Chandler	1950
Gold Is Where You Find It Movie	6	Actor	Ralph Ferris	1938
Faces in the Fog Movie	5.8	Actor	Dr. Mason	1944
The Great Mr. Nobody Movie	5.6	Actor	John Wade	1941
Slim Movie	6.2	Actor	Wyatt Ranstead	1937
Wayward Movie	6.5	Actor	Robert 'Bob' Daniels	1932
A Slight Case of Murder Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Mr. Post, banker	1938
The Madonna's Secret Movie	6.2	Actor	Lt. Roberts	1946
San Antonio Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Charlie Bell	1945
Lady with Red Hair Movie	6.1	Actor	Charles Bryant	1940
The Texas Rangers Movie	6	Actor	John B. Jones	1951
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour Movie	6.3	Actor	Sam Aldrich	1943
The Trial of Mary Dugan Movie	6.7	Actor	Mr. West	1941
Heaven Only Knows Movie	6.4	Actor	Reverend Wainwright	1947
Invisible Agent Movie	5.9	Actor	John Gardiner	1942
The Fuller Brush Girl Movie Available on 21 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Mr. Watkins	1950
Flight Angels Movie	5.5	Actor	Dr. Barclay	1940
The Man Who Talked Too Much Movie	6.1	Actor	District Attorney Dickson	1940
Texas Lady Movie	5.3	Actor	Meade Moore (wigwam owner)	1955
Henry Aldrich for President Movie	6.3	Actor	Sam Aldrich	1941
Runaway Daughters Movie	4.6	Actor	George Barton	1956
My Buddy Movie	6.1	Actor	Father Jim Donnelly	1944
The Gun Hawk Movie	5.7	Actor	Drunk - Madden's father	1963
Brewster's Millions Movie Available on 10 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Swearengen Jones	1945
They Drive by Night Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	7	Actor	Harry McNamara	1940
Sister Kenny Movie	7	Actor	Medical Director	1946
Men of Texas Movie	6.3	Actor	Colonel Colbert Scott	1942
Night in Paradise Movie	5.1	Actor	Archon	1946
Virginia City Movie Available on 27 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Marshall	1940
An Angel from Texas Movie	5.5	Actor	Quigley	1940
Cuban Fireball Movie	7.4	Actor	Pomeroy Sr.	1951
The Kentuckian Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Pleasant Tuesday Babson	1955
Decision at Sundown Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Charles Summerton	1957
Salome, Where She Danced Movie	5.3	Actor	General Lee	1945
The Daltons Ride Again Movie	6.1	Actor	Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon	1945
Smart Woman Movie	6	Actor	Clark	1948
Jezebel Movie Available on 24 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Jean La Cour	1938
Dust Be My Destiny Movie	6.6	Actor	Prosecutor	1939
So Proudly We Hail Movie	7.2	Actor	Dr. Harrison	1943
Swell Guy Movie	7	Actor	Arthur Tyler	1946
Marked Woman Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	7	Actor	Gordon	1937
Houseboat Movie Available on 30 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Mr. William Farnsworth	1958
Santa Fe Trail Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Martin	1940
The Sons of Katie Elder Movie Available on 30 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Minister	1965
The Gal Who Took the West Movie	6	Actor	Colonel Logan	1949
The Fighting 69th Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Captain Mangan	1940
Scaramouche Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Dr. Dubuque	1952
Black Legion Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Tommy Smith	1937
Take Care of My Little Girl Movie	6.2	Actor	John Erickson (uncredited)	1951
Cass Timberlane Movie	6.1	Actor	Webb Wargate	1947
Key Largo Movie Available on 21 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Dispatcher (uncredited)	1948
Nevada Smith Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Doctor	1966
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Movie	7.6	Actor	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	1983
Jet Job Movie	5.7	Actor	Sam Bentley	1952
Lover Come Back Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)	1961
Shamrock Hill Movie	5.2	Actor	Ralph Judson	1949
The Enchanted Forest Movie	5.9	Actor	Ed Henderson	1945
Triple Threat Movie	6.5	Actor		1948
The Crime Doctor's Warning Movie	6	Actor	Inspector Dawes	1945
Pitfall Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	District Attorney	1948
My Hero TV Show	7.3	Actor	33 Episodes	1952-1953
Lux Video Theatre TV Show	7.4	Actor	Dr. Robbins 1 Episode	1950-1959
Cavalcade of America TV Show	8.3	Actor	Dr. Silkworth 1 Episode	1952-1957
Vacation Playhouse TV Show	7.9	Actor	Albert P. Leviathan 1 Episode	1963-1967
Route 66 TV Show Available on 10 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	1 Episode	1960-1964
I Love Lucy TV Show Available on 12 streaming services.	8.6	Actor	Harvey Cromwell 1 Episode	1951-1957
General Electric Theater TV Show	6.7	Actor	Frank Hobbs 1 Episode	1953-1962
Zorro TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	8	Actor	The Governor 2 Episodes	1957-1959
Hawaiian Eye TV Show	7.5	Actor	1 Episode	1959-1963
The Virginian TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Wade Hammill 1 Episode	1962-1971
Hazel TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7	Actor	1 Episode	1961-1966
Rawhide TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	James Whitcomb 1 Episode	1959-1965
Have Gun - Will Travel TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	1 Episode	1957-1963
Climax! TV Show	6.5	Actor	Judge Sam Crowley 1 Episode	1954-1958
Bronco TV Show	7	Actor	1 Episode	1958-1962
Wanted: Dead or Alive TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Clint Davis 1 Episode	1958-1961
Sugarfoot TV Show	7.2	Actor	Archie Crenshaw 1 Episode	1957-1961
77 Sunset Strip TV Show	7.5	Actor	Colonel Richard Gaunt 1 Episode	1958-1964
Maverick TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Judge Somervell 1 Episode	1957-1962
Trackdown TV Show	7.7	Actor	1 Episode	1957-1959
Perry Mason TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Judge 1 Episode	1957-1966
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp TV Show Available on 12 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	1 Episode	1955-1961
Branded TV Show	7.2	Actor	Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited) 1 Episode	1965-1966
Lock Up TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	1 Episode	1959-1961
Zane Grey Theatre TV Show	7.3	Actor	Sheriff Martin Calder 1 Episode	1956-1961
City Detective TV Show	7.6	Actor	1 Episode	1953-1955
Four Star Playhouse TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Mayor 1 Episode	1952-1956
Rawhide TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Jim Rye 1 Episode	1959-1965
The Virginian TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Finley 1 Episode	1962-1971
Wanted: Dead or Alive TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Asa Morgan 1 Episode	1958-1961
Wanted: Dead or Alive TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Judge George Healy 1 Episode	1958-1961
General Electric Theater TV Show	6.7	Actor	Phillip Saunders 1 Episode	1953-1962
Cheyenne TV Show	7.8	Actor	1 Episode	1955-1963
Four Star Playhouse TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Van Alten 1 Episode	1952-1956
Sugarfoot TV Show	7.2	Actor	Hank Tatum 1 Episode	1957-1961
Zorro TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	8	Actor	5 Episodes	1957-1959
Maverick TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Ellsworth Greeley 1 Episode	1957-1962
Stagecoach West TV Show	7.1	Actor	Dan Murchison 3 Episodes	1960-1961
Maverick TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Judge Joshua Thayer 1 Episode	1957-1962
77 Sunset Strip TV Show	7.5	Actor	2 Episodes	1958-1964
Bonanza TV Show Available on 12 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington 1 Episode	1959-1973
Branded TV Show	7.2	Actor	1 Episode	1965-1966
Old Glory Short Film	5	Actor	Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)	1939
Give Me Liberty Short Film	5.9	Actor	Patrick Henry	1936
March on, Marines Short Film	5.6	Actor	Colonel Myers	1940
The Man Without a Country Short Film	5.5	Actor	Lt. Philip Nolan	1937
March on, America! Short Film	5.4	Actor	Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)	1942
The Bill of Rights Short Film	6	Actor	Patrick Henry	1939
Finders Keepers Short Film		Actor	(as John B. Litel)	1929
The Sleeping Porch Short Film	6.1	Actor		1929
The Declaration of Independence Short Film	5.7	Actor	Thomas Jefferson	1938
For the Common Defense! Short Film	5.1	Actor	Subprefect Santiago Castillo	1942
Soldiers in White Short Film	4.9	Actor	Charles Anthony	1942
Always Faithful Short Film	6.3	Actor	Wayne	1929
Okay for Sound Short Film	5.9	Actor		1946
Breakdowns of 1938 Short Film	6.8	Actor	Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)	1938
Rendezvous in Space Short Film	6	Actor	Priest	1964
Oh Darling! Short Film	6.2	Actor		1930
Don't Believe It Short Film	5.9	Actor	Dick	1930
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