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