John Litel

John Litel

Acting

Birthday

1892/12/30

Day of death

1972/02/03 (79 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Albany, Wisconsin, USA

Also know as

John Beach Litel, John B. Litel, جان لایتل

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.

Acting
Pocketful of Miracles
7.3

(1961) Pocketful of Miracles

as Police Inspector McCrary

Houseboat
6.4

(1958) Houseboat

as Mr. William Farnsworth

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
5.6

(1961) Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

Santa Fe Trail
5.7

(1940) Santa Fe Trail

as Martin

Jezebel
7.0

(1938) Jezebel

as Jean La Cour

The Return of Doctor X
5.9

(1939) The Return of Doctor X

as Dr. Flegg

Triple Threat
0.0

(1948) Triple Threat

as ---

Finders Keepers
0.0

(1929) Finders Keepers

as (as John B. Litel)

Nevada Smith
6.7

(1966) Nevada Smith

as Doctor

Nancy Drew... Reporter
6.0

(1939) Nancy Drew... Reporter

as Carson Drew

Pitfall
6.8

(1948) Pitfall

as District Attorney

Castle on the Hudson
6.8

(1940) Castle on the Hudson

as Prison Chaplain

Dust Be My Destiny
6.2

(1939) Dust Be My Destiny

as Prosecutor

Sealed Lips
5.8

(1942) Sealed Lips

as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

A Slight Case of Murder
6.3

(1938) A Slight Case of Murder

as Post

The Guilty
5.4

(1947) The Guilty

as Alex Tremholt

Invisible Agent
5.8

(1942) Invisible Agent

as John Gardiner

Double Jeopardy
5.0

(1955) Double Jeopardy

as Emmett Devery

The Madonna's Secret
5.9

(1946) The Madonna's Secret

as Lt. Roberts

Black Legion
6.6

(1937) Black Legion

as Tommy Smith

Flight to Mars
5.1

(1951) Flight to Mars

as Dr. Lane

The Sundowners
5.0

(1950) The Sundowners

as John Gall

Woman in Hiding
6.2

(1950) Woman in Hiding

as John Chandler

Brewster's Millions
6.8

(1945) Brewster's Millions

as Swearengen Jones

Knute Rockne All American
6.1

(1940) Knute Rockne All American

as Committee Chairman

The Sons of Katie Elder
7.0

(1965) The Sons of Katie Elder

as Minister

It All Came True
5.8

(1940) It All Came True

as Mr. Roberts

They Drive by Night
6.9

(1940) They Drive by Night

as Harry McNamara

They Died with Their Boots On
6.6

(1941) They Died with Their Boots On

as Gen. Phil Sheridan

Decision at Sundown
6.3

(1957) Decision at Sundown

as Charles Summerton

The Kentuckian
5.6

(1955) The Kentuckian

as Pleasant Tuesday Babson

I, Jane Doe
6.1

(1948) I, Jane Doe

as Horton

San Antonio
5.9

(1945) San Antonio

as Charlie Bell

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
6.8

(1939) Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

as Carson Drew

Nancy Drew… Detective
6.3

(1938) Nancy Drew… Detective

as Carson Drew

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
6.0

(1939) Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter

as Carson Drew

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
7.1

(1938) The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney

Dodge City
6.9

(1939) Dodge City

as Matt Cole

Kid Glove Killer
6.2

(1942) Kid Glove Killer

as Matty

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
6.8

(1950) Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

as Police Chief Sam Tolgate

The Boss of Big Town
5.0

(1942) The Boss of Big Town

as Michael Lynn

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
5.7

(1942) A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

as Norman Hadley

Sister Kenny
6.8

(1946) Sister Kenny

as Medical Director

Two Dollar Bettor
5.3

(1951) Two Dollar Bettor

as John Hewitt

Crime Doctor
6.2

(1943) Crime Doctor

as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

The Crime Doctor's Warning
5.8

(1945) The Crime Doctor's Warning

as Inspector Dawes

The Beginning or the End
6.1

(1947) The Beginning or the End

as K.T. Keller

Rusty Saves a Life
7.0

(1949) Rusty Saves a Life

as Hugh Mitchell

6.0

(1948) Rusty Leads the Way

as Hugh Mitchell

The Fuller Brush Girl
6.0

(1950) The Fuller Brush Girl

as Mr. Watkins

Christmas Eve
5.1

(1947) Christmas Eve

as Joe Bland, FBI Agent

Murder in the Air
4.6

(1940) Murder in the Air

as Saxby

Submarine Base
4.8

(1943) Submarine Base

as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

You Can't Get Away with Murder
5.5

(1939) You Can't Get Away with Murder

as Attorney Carey

My Dog Rusty
8.0

(1948) My Dog Rusty

as Hugh Mitchell

Men of Texas
0.0

(1942) Men of Texas

as Colonel Colbert Scott

Montana Belle
5.9

(1952) Montana Belle

as Matt Towner

Heaven Only Knows
6.0

(1947) Heaven Only Knows

as Reverend Wainwright

Sitting Bull
5.2

(1954) Sitting Bull

as Wilford Howell

Old Glory
5.0

(1939) Old Glory

as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

Lady with Red Hair
6.5

(1940) Lady with Red Hair

as Charles Bryant

Flight Angels
3.5

(1940) Flight Angels

as Dr. Barclay

Lighthouse
3.8

(1947) Lighthouse

as Hank Armitage

Murder in Times Square
4.3

(1943) Murder in Times Square

as Dr. Blaine

Mary Ryan, Detective
5.1

(1949) Mary Ryan, Detective

as Capt. Billings

The Gun Hawk
4.4

(1963) The Gun Hawk

as Drunk - Madden's father

Cass Timberlane
5.5

(1947) Cass Timberlane

as Webb Wargate

The Crimson Canary
6.0

(1945) The Crimson Canary

as Roger Quinn

So Proudly We Hail
5.5

(1943) So Proudly We Hail

as Dr. Harrison

The Man Who Talked Too Much
6.0

(1940) The Man Who Talked Too Much

as District Attorney Dickson

Over the Wall
5.0

(1938) Over the Wall

as Father Neil Connor

Smooth as Silk
4.8

(1946) Smooth as Silk

as Stephen Elliott

The Big Boss
5.8

(1941) The Big Boss

as Bob Dugan

Father Is A Prince
5.0

(1940) Father Is A Prince

as Dr. Mark Stone

Murder in the Blue Room
5.0

(1944) Murder in the Blue Room

as Frank Baldrich

The Hired Gun
5.5

(1957) The Hired Gun

as Mace Beldon

The Great Mr. Nobody
5.3

(1941) The Great Mr. Nobody

as John Wade

Men Without Souls
6.0

(1940) Men Without Souls

as Reverend Thomas Storm

Night in Paradise
4.0

(1946) Night in Paradise

as Archon

The Wild Dakotas
0.0

(1956) The Wild Dakotas

as Morgan Wheeler

Texas Lady
5.4

(1955) Texas Lady

as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

Father's Son
4.5

(1941) Father's Son

as William Emory

Secret Service of the Air
5.8

(1939) Secret Service of the Air

as Chief Agent Tom Saxby

Missing Witnesses
5.5

(1937) Missing Witnesses

as Inspector Lane

Take Care of My Little Girl
5.0

(1951) Take Care of My Little Girl

as John Erickson (uncredited)

Outpost in Morocco
4.8

(1949) Outpost in Morocco

as Colonel Pascal

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5

(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gambling on the High Seas
5.0

(1940) Gambling on the High Seas

as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears

Valley of the Giants
6.0

(1938) Valley of the Giants

as Hendricks

The Enchanted Forest
0.0

(1945) The Enchanted Forest

as Ed Henderson

Midnight Court
4.4

(1937) Midnight Court

as Victor Shanley

On Dress Parade
6.5

(1939) On Dress Parade

as Col. Michael Riker

On Trial
5.5

(1939) On Trial

as Robert Strickland

Gold Is Where You Find It
6.9

(1938) Gold Is Where You Find It

as Ralph Ferris

Where Are Your Children?
4.0

(1943) Where Are Your Children?

as Judge Edmonds

Jack Slade
6.4

(1953) Jack Slade

as Judge Davidson

Fugitive in the Sky
6.0

(1936) Fugitive in the Sky

as Mike Phelan

4.0

(1949) Rusty's Birthday

as Hugh Mitchell

Money and the Woman
3.5

(1940) Money and the Woman

as Jerremy Helm

Love, Honor and Behave
3.0

(1938) Love, Honor and Behave

as Jim Blake

Alcatraz Island
4.9

(1937) Alcatraz Island

as 'Gat' Brady

Easy Come, Easy Go
0.0

(1947) Easy Come, Easy Go

as Tom Clancy

The Mystery of Marie Roget
5.5

(1942) The Mystery of Marie Roget

as Henri Beauvais

Comet Over Broadway
5.0

(1938) Comet Over Broadway

as Bill Appleton

Northwest Trail
5.0

(1945) Northwest Trail

as Sergeant Means

Lover Come Back
6.9

(1961) Lover Come Back

as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

0.0

(1930) Oh Darling!

as ---

The Texas Rangers
5.7

(1951) The Texas Rangers

as John B. Jones

Jet Job
5.0

(1952) Jet Job

as Sam Bentley

A Child Is Born
6.5

(1939) A Child Is Born

as Dr. Brett

Shamrock Hill
1.0

(1949) Shamrock Hill

as Ralph Judson

Comanche
5.0

(1956) Comanche

as Gen. Nelson A. Miles

Little Egypt
0.0

(1951) Little Egypt

as Shuster

Back in Circulation
5.3

(1937) Back in Circulation

as Dr. Eugene Forde

Scaramouche
7.0

(1952) Scaramouche

as Dr. Dubuque

The Fighting 69th
5.5

(1940) The Fighting 69th

as Captain Mangan

My Bill
6.2

(1938) My Bill

as John C. Rudlin

Little Miss Thoroughbred
4.0

(1938) Little Miss Thoroughbred

as Nelson "Nails" Morgan

Virginia City
6.1

(1940) Virginia City

as Marshall

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
0.0

(1944) Henry Aldrich's Little Secret

as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
6.0

(1943) Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

as Sam Aldrich

Henry Aldrich for President
4.0

(1941) Henry Aldrich for President

as Sam Aldrich

Henry Aldrich Swings It
0.0

(1943) Henry Aldrich Swings It

as Mr. Aldrich

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
0.0

(1943) Henry Aldrich Haunts a House

as Sam Aldrich

Henry and Dizzy
0.0

(1942) Henry and Dizzy

as Sam Aldrich

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
0.0

(1944) Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

as Sam Aldrich

Wings of the Navy
6.0

(1939) Wings of the Navy

as Commander Clark

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
0.0

(1944) Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

as Mr. Aldrich

Runaway Daughters
3.3

(1956) Runaway Daughters

as George Barton

March On, Marines
2.0

(1940) March On, Marines

as Colonel Myers

Faces in the Fog
3.0

(1944) Faces in the Fog

as Dr. Mason

0.0

(1930) Don't Believe It

as Dick

The Trial of Mary Dugan
5.0

(1941) The Trial of Mary Dugan

as Mr. West

For the Common Defense!
4.7

(1942) For the Common Defense!

as Subprefect Santiago Castillo

My Buddy
0.0

(1944) My Buddy

as Jim Donnelly

Don Winslow of the Navy
0.0

(1942) Don Winslow of the Navy

as Spencer Merlin

Key Largo
7.4

(1948) Key Largo

as Dispatcher (uncredited)

An Angel from Texas
4.8

(1940) An Angel from Texas

as Quigley

Henry Aldrich, Editor
6.0

(1942) Henry Aldrich, Editor

as Sam Aldrich

4.0

(1951) Cuban Fireball

as Pomeroy Sr.

Slim
6.3

(1937) Slim

as Wyatt Ranstead

Salome, Where She Danced
3.7

(1945) Salome, Where She Danced

as General Lee

Wayward
6.0

(1932) Wayward

as Robert 'Bob' Daniels

The Groom Wore Spurs
4.4

(1951) The Groom Wore Spurs

as Uncle George

Broadway Musketeers
3.5

(1938) Broadway Musketeers

as Stan Dowling

Madame Spy
6.0

(1942) Madame Spy

as Peter Rolf

The Declaration of Independence
6.3

(1938) The Declaration of Independence

as Thomas Jefferson

Give Me Liberty
6.3

(1936) Give Me Liberty

as Patrick Henry

The Life of Emile Zola
6.7

(1937) The Life of Emile Zola

as Charpentier

Swell Guy
0.0

(1946) Swell Guy

as Arthur Tyler

On the Border
0.0

(1930) On the Border

as Dave (as John B. Litel)

Thieves Fall Out
5.5

(1941) Thieves Fall Out

as Tim Gordon

The Gal Who Took the West
5.6

(1949) The Gal Who Took the West

as Colonel Logan

The Daltons Ride Again
3.0

(1945) The Daltons Ride Again

as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

The Valiant Hombre
0.0

(1948) The Valiant Hombre

as Lon Lansdell

Always Faithful
0.0

(1929) Always Faithful

as Wayne

She Wrote the Book
6.0

(1946) She Wrote the Book

as Dean Fowler

Breakdowns of 1938
4.7

(1938) Breakdowns of 1938

as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Soldiers in White
6.0

(1942) Soldiers in White

as Charles Anthony

The Man Without a Country
5.7

(1937) The Man Without a Country

as Lt. Philip Nolan

Smart Woman
5.0

(1948) Smart Woman

as Clark

Mississippi Gambler
6.0

(1942) Mississippi Gambler

as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

Marked Woman
6.5

(1937) Marked Woman

as Gordon

The Bill of Rights
6.0

(1939) The Bill of Rights

as Patrick Henry

March On, America!
4.8

(1942) March On, America!

as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Return of Rusty
6.0

(1946) The Return of Rusty

as Hugh Mitchell

0.0

(1929) The Sleeping Porch

as ---

Okay for Sound
5.0

(1946) Okay for Sound

as ---

One Hour To Live
0.0

(1939) One Hour To Live

as Rudolph Spain

Rendezvous in Space
0.0

(1964) Rendezvous in Space

as Priest

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as ---

Cheyenne
5.8

(1955) Cheyenne

as ---

Maverick
6.9

(1957) Maverick

as Ellsworth Greeley

Route 66
6.3

(1960) Route 66

as ---

I Love Lucy
7.9

(1951) I Love Lucy

as Harvey Cromwell

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Judge

General Electric Theater
6.4

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Phillip Saunders

Hawaiian Eye
5.2

(1959) Hawaiian Eye

as ---

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Jim Rye

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as ---

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Finley

6.3

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Dr. Robbins

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
6.8

(1955) The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

as ---

Climax!
3.3

(1954) Climax!

as Judge Sam Crowley

Hazel
6.8

(1961) Hazel

as ---

Bronco
5.2

(1958) Bronco

as ---

Branded
6.6

(1965) Branded

as ---

Lock-Up
6.2

(1959) Lock-Up

as ---

Wanted: Dead or Alive
6.8

(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Judge George Healy

Sugarfoot
4.8

(1957) Sugarfoot

as Hank Tatum

7.0

(1952) My Hero

as ---

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Dr. Silkworth

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.0

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Sheriff Martin Calder

7.0

(1963) Vacation Playhouse

as Albert P. Leviathan

City Detective
7.0

(1953) City Detective

as ---

Zorro
7.5

(1957) Zorro

as The Governor

Stagecoach West
6.0

(1960) Stagecoach West

as Dan Murchison

Maverick
6.9

(1957) Maverick

as Judge Somervell

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Colonel Richard Gaunt

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as James Whitcomb

Sugarfoot
4.8

(1957) Sugarfoot

as Archie Crenshaw

The Virginian
6.4

(1962) The Virginian

as Wade Hammill

General Electric Theater
6.4

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Frank Hobbs

6.7

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Van Alten

6.7

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Mayor

Wanted: Dead or Alive
6.8

(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Asa Morgan

Wanted: Dead or Alive
6.8

(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Clint Davis

Branded
6.6

(1965) Branded

as Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington

Maverick
6.9

(1957) Maverick

as Judge Joshua Thayer

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Distinguished Visitor

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Mayor George Goshen

Trackdown
6.4

(1957) Trackdown

as Judge Henry