John Litel
Acting
Born: December 30, 1892 · Albany, Wisconsin, USA
Died: February 3, 1972 (aged 79)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Key Largo
1948
Bonanza
1959
The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
I Love Lucy
1951
Jezebel
1938
Zorro
1957
Houseboat
1958
Nevada Smith
1966
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
Lover Come Back
1961
The Life of Emile Zola
1937
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
Photos (3)
Movies (164)
The Sons of Katie Elder
Minister
Key Largo
Dispatcher (uncredited)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
The Kentuckian
Pleasant Tuesday Babson
Nevada Smith
Doctor
They Died with Their Boots On
Gen. Phil Sheridan
Jezebel
Jean La Cour
Marked Woman
Gordon
Dodge City
Matt Cole
Invisible Agent
John Gardiner
They Drive by Night
Harry McNamara
Decision at Sundown
Charles Summerton
Houseboat
Mr. William Farnsworth
Montana Belle
Matt Towner
Comanche
Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Scaramouche
Dr. Dubuque
Santa Fe Trail
Martin
The Fighting 69th
Captain Mangan
Lover Come Back
Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
Pocketful of Miracles
Police Inspector McCrary
The Fuller Brush Girl
Mr. Watkins
Flight to Mars
Dr. Lane
San Antonio
Charlie Bell
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
Black Legion
Tommy Smith
Take Care of My Little Girl
John Erickson (uncredited)
The Hired Gun
Mace Beldon
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Police Chief Sam Tolgate
So Proudly We Hail
Dr. Harrison
An Angel from Texas
Quigley
Castle on the Hudson
Prison Chaplain
It All Came True
Mr. Roberts
The Life of Emile Zola
Charpentier
Brewster's Millions
Swearengen Jones
Pitfall
District Attorney
A Child is Born
Dr. Brett
The Gun Hawk
Drunk - Madden's father
Lady with Red Hair
Charles Bryant
Woman in Hiding
John Chandler
Salome, Where She Danced
General Lee
One Hour to Live
Rudolph Spain
Rendezvous in Space
Priest
The Gal Who Took the West
Colonel Logan
Knute Rockne All American
Committee Chairman
A Slight Case of Murder
Post
Cass Timberlane
Webb Wargate
The Return of Doctor X
Dr. Flegg
Mississippi Gambler
Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
Money and the Woman
Jerremy Helm
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Carson Drew
Dust Be My Destiny
Prosecutor
Henry Aldrich for President
Sam Aldrich
The Madonna's Secret
Lt. Roberts
The Groom Wore Spurs
Chief of Police
Sister Kenny
Medical Director
Sitting Bull
Wilford Howell
Jack Slade
Judge Davidson
Virginia City
Marshall
Kid Glove Killer
Matty
The Sundowners
John Gall
Double Jeopardy
Emmett Devery
Crime Doctor
Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
She Wrote the Book
Dean Fowler
Fugitive in the Sky
Mike Phelan
Slim
Wyatt Ranstead
The Beginning or the End
K.T. Keller
The Boss of Big Town
Michael Lynn
The Great Mr. Nobody
John Wade
Murder in the Air
Saxby
The Man Without a Country
Lt. Philip Nolan
Wayward
Robert 'Bob' Daniels
Father Is A Prince
Dr. Mark Stone
Little Egypt
Shuster
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Henri Beauvais
The Man Who Talked Too Much
District Attorney Dickson
Texas Lady
Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Sam Aldrich
Two Dollar Bettor
John Hewitt
Murder in Times Square
Dr. Blaine
I, Jane Doe
Horton
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Attorney Carey
Back in Circulation
Dr. Eugene Forde
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Mr. Aldrich
Valley of the Giants
Hendricks
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Norman Hadley
Easy Come, Easy Go
Tom Clancy
Breakdowns of 1938
Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor's Warning
Inspector Dawes
Murder in the Blue Room
Frank Baldrich
Gold Is Where You Find It
Ralph Ferris
Thieves Fall Out
Tim Gordon
The Texas Rangers
John B. Jones
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Mr. West
Faces in the Fog
Dr. Mason
The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Madame Spy
Peter Rolf
Midnight Court
Victor Shanley
Gambling on the High Seas
U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
On the Border
Dave (as John B. Litel)
Sealed Lips
Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
Soldiers in White
Charles Anthony
Secret Service of the Air
Chief Agent Tom Saxby
Submarine Base
James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Mary Ryan, Detective
Capt. Billings
Night in Paradise
Archon
Heaven Only Knows
Reverend Wainwright
Give Me Liberty
Patrick Henry
Christmas Eve
Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Runaway Daughters
George Barton
Flight Angels
Dr. Barclay
Broadway Musketeers
Stan Dowling
Northwest Trail
Sergeant Means
Henry and Dizzy
Sam Aldrich
Smooth as Silk
Stephen Elliott
The Daltons Ride Again
Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
Nancy Drew… Detective
Carson Drew
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Carson Drew
Wings of the Navy
Commander Clark
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Sam Aldrich
The Crimson Canary
Roger Quinn
My Bill
John C. Rudlin
Outpost in Morocco
Colonel Pascal
Okay for Sound
1946
Don Winslow of the Navy
Spencer Merlin
March On, America!
Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
Swell Guy
Arthur Tyler
Rusty Saves a Life
Hugh Mitchell
Love, Honor and Behave
Jim Blake
Men of Texas
Colonel Colbert Scott
Smart Woman
Clark
My Dog Rusty
Hugh Mitchell
The Guilty
Alex Tremholt
Comet Over Broadway
Bill Appleton
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Carson Drew
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
Over the Wall
Father Neil Connor
Where Are Your Children?
Judge Edmonds
My Buddy
Jim Donnelly
Men Without Souls
Reverend Thomas Storm
The Enchanted Forest
Ed Henderson
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Mr. Aldrich
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Nelson "Nails" Morgan
Lighthouse
Hank Armitage
Always Faithful
Wayne
The Bill of Rights
Patrick Henry
Rusty Leads the Way
Hugh Mitchell
On Dress Parade
Col. Michael Riker
Missing Witnesses
Inspector Lane
For the Common Defense!
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
Alcatraz Island
'Gat' Brady
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Sam Aldrich
Father's Son
William Emory
Old Glory
Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Sam Aldrich
Shamrock Hill
Ralph Judson
March On, Marines
Colonel Myers
The Return of Rusty
Hugh Mitchell
The Big Boss
Bob Dugan
Jet Job
Sam Bentley
On Trial
Robert Strickland
The Valiant Hombre
Lon Lansdell
The Wild Dakotas
Morgan Wheeler
Finders Keepers
(as John B. Litel)
Triple Threat
1948
TV Shows (42)
Perry Mason
Judge · 1 eps
Bonanza
Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington · 1 eps
Bonanza
Mayor George Goshen · 1 eps
The Virginian
Finley · 1 eps
The Virginian
Wade Hammill · 1 eps
Maverick
Ellsworth Greeley · 1 eps
Maverick
Judge Somervell · 1 eps
Maverick
Judge Joshua Thayer · 1 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
1 eps
Climax!
Judge Sam Crowley · 1 eps
Cheyenne
1 eps
I Love Lucy
Harvey Cromwell · 1 eps
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff Martin Calder · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Van Alten · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Mayor · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
Rawhide
Jim Rye · 1 eps
Rawhide
James Whitcomb · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Judge George Healy · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Asa Morgan · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Clint Davis · 1 eps
Zorro
The Governor · 7 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Colonel Richard Gaunt · 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Distinguished Visitor · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
1 eps
Hazel
1 eps
Sugarfoot
Hank Tatum · 1 eps
Sugarfoot
Archie Crenshaw · 1 eps
Trackdown
Judge Henry · 2 eps
Bronco
1 eps
Branded
1 eps
Branded
Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Lock-Up
1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Dr. Robbins · 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
Dr. Silkworth · 1 eps
Stagecoach West
Dan Murchison · 7 eps
City Detective
1 eps
My Hero
Willis Thackery · 33 eps
General Electric Theater
Phillip Saunders · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Frank Hobbs · 1 eps
