Robert Elliott
Birthday
1879/10/08
Day of death
1951/11/15 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Also know as
Richard Robert Elliott, Robert Elliot
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Elliott (October 9, 1879 – November 15, 1951) was an American character actor who appeared in 102 films and TV shows from 1916 to 1951. He was born Richard Robert Elliott in 1879 in Columbus, Ohio. Most of his main roles were in the silent era. In the sound era he mostly performed in supporting roles and bit parts. On the stage he originated the Sergeant O'Hara character opposite Jeanne Eagels in Somerset Maugham's play Rain (1922). Active in films...Read more
Acting
(1939) Gone with the Wind
as Yankee Major
(1932) The Phantom of Crestwood
as Detective (uncredited)
(1930) The Doorway to Hell
as Captain Pat O'Grady
(1916) The Kiss of Hate
as Sergius Orzoff
(1931) The Maltese Falcon
as Police Lt. Dundy
(1931) Five Star Final
as R.J. Brannegan
(1933) Lady Killer
as Detective Joe Brannigan
(1939) The Roaring Twenties
as First Detective
(1939) I Stole a Million
as Peterson
(1928) Happiness Ahead
as Detective
(1946) Chick Carter, Detective
as Dan Rankin
(1923) Man and Wife
as Dr. Howard Fleming
(1939) The Saint Strikes Back
as Chief Inspector Webster
(1933) Heroes for Sale
as 'Red' Squad Policeman #1
(1930) The Divorcee
as Bill
(1946) The Devil's Playground
as Judge Morton
(1916) Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
as Robert Ewing
(1933) The Crime of the Century
as Captain Tim Riley
(1930) Hide-Out
as William Burke
(1928) Obey Your Husband
as Mr. Kennedy
(1931) Murder at Midnight
as Inspector Taylor
(1930) An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as Self
(1933) The Return of Casey Jones
as Casey Jones
(1931) The Star Witness
as Deputy Williams (uncredited)
(1917) Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
as ---
(1938) Trade Winds
as Captain George Faulkiner
(1928) Lights of New York
as Detective Crosby
(1917) Mrs. Balfame
as Dwight Rush
(1930) Kathleen Mavourneen
as Dan Moriarity
(1934) Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
as Inspector 'Mac' McKinney
(1930) Men of the North
as Sergeant Mooney
(1933) Twin Husbands
as Sergeant Kerrigan
(1932) Madison Square Garden
as Honest John Miller
(1930) Captain Thunder
as Morgan
(1917) Motherhood
as Albert
(1919) Unknown Love
as Captain Jack Tims
(1940) Half a Sinner
as Officer Kelly
(1922) Without Fear
as John Miles
(1920) The Empire of Diamonds
as Matthew Versigny
(1939) Made for Each Other
as Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
(1929) Thunderbolt
as Prison chaplain
(1940) You, the People
as Mr. Edward Gibbon
(1939) Should a Girl Marry?
as Warden
(1940) Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)
(1934) Gambling Lady
as Graves
(1919) A Woman There Was
as Pulke
(1930) Sweet Mama
as Mack
(1940) Flowing Gold
as Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
(1940) 'Til We Meet Again
as Detective (uncredited)
(1940) The Ghost Breakers
as Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)
(1931) How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
as Himself - Golfer
(1932) White Eagle
as Capt. Blake
(1935) Times Square Lady
as "Brick" Culver
(1928) Romance of the Underworld
as Edwin Burke
(1934) The World Accuses
as Lt. Ryan
(1919) Checkers
as Kendal
(1918) For the Freedom of the East
as Robert Kenyon
(1943) The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
(1931) The Finger Points
as Frank Carter
(1929) The Lone Wolf's Daughter
as Ethier
(1922) Fair Lady
as Norvin Blake
(1939) Invisible Stripes
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
(1932) Behind Stone Walls
as District Attorney John Manson Clay
(1916) Miss Petticoats
as Rev. Ralph Harding
(1918) When Men Betray
as ---
(1939) Mickey the Kid
as FBI Agent Farrow
(1918) Joan of Plattsburg
as Capt. Lane
(1932) The Midnight Patrol
as Howard Brady
(1932) Self Defense
as Dan Simmons
(1917) The Debt
as ---
(1922) A Pasteboard Crown
as Stewart Thrall
(1922) The Broken Silence
as Bruce Cameron
(1935) Circumstantial Evidence
as Detective Brown (uncredited)