
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.
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.
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1983

Nevada Smith
Character:Doctor
Release Date:10/06/1966

The Sons of Katie Elder
Character:Minister
Release Date:23/06/1965

Rendezvous in Space
Character:Priest
Release Date:10/09/1964

The Gun Hawk
Character:Drunk - Madden's father
Release Date:28/08/1963

Lover Come Back
Character:Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
Release Date:20/12/1961

Pocketful of Miracles
Character:Police Inspector McCrary
Release Date:18/12/1961

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Character:Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
Release Date:12/07/1961

Houseboat
Character:Mr. William Farnsworth
Release Date:19/11/1958

Decision at Sundown
Character:Charles Summerton
Release Date:10/11/1957

The Hired Gun
Character:Mace Beldon
Release Date:20/09/1957

Comanche
Character:Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Release Date:01/03/1956

The Wild Dakotas
Character:Morgan Wheeler
Release Date:28/02/1956

Runaway Daughters
Character:George Barton
Release Date:20/01/1956

Texas Lady
Character:Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
Release Date:23/11/1955

The Kentuckian
Character:Pleasant Tuesday Babson
Release Date:22/07/1955

Double Jeopardy
Character:Emmett Devery
Release Date:23/06/1955

Sitting Bull
Character:Wilford Howell
Release Date:06/10/1954

Jack Slade
Character:Judge Davidson
Release Date:08/11/1953

Montana Belle
Character:Matt Towner
Release Date:11/11/1952

Scaramouche
Character:Dr. Dubuque
Release Date:08/05/1952

Jet Job
Character:Sam Bentley
Release Date:06/04/1952

Flight to Mars
Character:Dr. Lane
Release Date:11/11/1951

Little Egypt
Character:Shuster
Release Date:01/10/1951

Two Dollar Bettor
Character:John Hewitt
Release Date:09/09/1951

Take Care of My Little Girl
Character:John Erickson (uncredited)
Release Date:06/07/1951

The Texas Rangers
Character:John B. Jones
Release Date:03/06/1951

The Groom Wore Spurs
Character:Chief of Police
Release Date:13/03/1951

Cuban Fireball
Character:Pomeroy Sr.
Release Date:05/03/1951

The Fuller Brush Girl
Character:Mr. Watkins
Release Date:15/09/1950

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Character:Police Chief Sam Tolgate
Release Date:19/08/1950

The Sundowners
Character:John Gall
Release Date:02/02/1950

Woman in Hiding
Character:John Chandler
Release Date:06/01/1950

Mary Ryan, Detective
Character:Capt. Billings
Release Date:03/11/1949

Rusty's Birthday
Character:Hugh Mitchell
Release Date:03/11/1949

The Gal Who Took the West
Character:Colonel Logan
Release Date:01/09/1949

Outpost in Morocco
Character:Colonel Pascal
Release Date:02/05/1949

Rusty Saves a Life
Character:Hugh Mitchell
Release Date:03/02/1949

Shamrock Hill
Character:Ralph Judson
Release Date:01/02/1949

The Valiant Hombre
Character:Lon Lansdell
Release Date:15/12/1948

Rusty Leads the Way
Character:Hugh Mitchell
Release Date:21/10/1948

Triple Threat
Character:
Release Date:30/09/1948

Pitfall
Character:District Attorney
Release Date:11/08/1948

Key Largo
Character:Dispatcher (uncredited)
Release Date:16/07/1948

I, Jane Doe
Character:Horton
Release Date:25/05/1948

Smart Woman
Character:Clark
Release Date:30/04/1948

My Dog Rusty
Character:Hugh Mitchell
Release Date:08/04/1948

Cass Timberlane
Character:Webb Wargate
Release Date:06/11/1947

Christmas Eve
Character:Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Release Date:31/10/1947

Heaven Only Knows
Character:Reverend Wainwright
Release Date:12/09/1947

The Guilty
Character:Alex Tremholt
Release Date:22/03/1947

Easy Come, Easy Go
Character:Tom Clancy
Release Date:07/03/1947

The Beginning or the End
Character:K.T. Keller
Release Date:19/02/1947

Lighthouse
Character:Hank Armitage
Release Date:10/01/1947

Swell Guy
Character:Arthur Tyler
Release Date:05/12/1946

Sister Kenny
Character:Medical Director
Release Date:10/10/1946

Okay for Sound
Character:
Release Date:07/09/1946

The Return of Rusty
Character:Hugh Mitchell
Release Date:27/06/1946

She Wrote the Book
Character:Dean Fowler
Release Date:31/05/1946

Night in Paradise
Character:Archon
Release Date:03/05/1946

The Madonna's Secret
Character:Lt. Roberts
Release Date:16/02/1946

Smooth as Silk
Character:Stephen Elliott
Release Date:01/02/1946

San Antonio
Character:Charlie Bell
Release Date:29/12/1945

The Enchanted Forest
Character:Ed Henderson
Release Date:08/12/1945

Northwest Trail
Character:Sergeant Means
Release Date:30/11/1945

The Daltons Ride Again
Character:Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
Release Date:23/11/1945

The Crimson Canary
Character:Roger Quinn
Release Date:09/11/1945

The Crime Doctor's Warning
Character:Inspector Dawes
Release Date:27/09/1945

Salome, Where She Danced
Character:General Lee
Release Date:17/04/1945

Brewster's Millions
Character:Swearengen Jones
Release Date:07/04/1945

Faces in the Fog
Character:Dr. Mason
Release Date:30/11/1944

Murder in the Blue Room
Character:Frank Baldrich
Release Date:27/10/1944

My Buddy
Character:Jim Donnelly
Release Date:12/10/1944

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Character:Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
Release Date:10/06/1944

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Character:Mr. Aldrich
Release Date:01/04/1944

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Character:Sam Aldrich
Release Date:13/01/1944

Where Are Your Children?
Character:Judge Edmonds
Release Date:26/11/1943

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Character:Sam Aldrich
Release Date:10/11/1943

So Proudly We Hail
Character:Dr. Harrison
Release Date:09/09/1943

Submarine Base
Character:James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Release Date:20/07/1943

Henry Aldrich Swings It
Character:Mr. Aldrich
Release Date:23/06/1943

Crime Doctor
Character:Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
Release Date:22/06/1943

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Character:Sam Aldrich
Release Date:30/04/1943

Murder in Times Square
Character:Dr. Blaine
Release Date:01/04/1943

Madame Spy
Character:Peter Rolf
Release Date:11/12/1942

The Boss of Big Town
Character:Michael Lynn
Release Date:07/12/1942

Henry Aldrich, Editor
Character:Sam Aldrich
Release Date:01/09/1942

Invisible Agent
Character:John Gardiner
Release Date:31/07/1942

Men of Texas
Character:Colonel Colbert Scott
Release Date:03/07/1942

For the Common Defense!
Character:Subprefect Santiago Castillo
Release Date:20/06/1942

March On, America!
Character:Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:20/06/1942

Henry and Dizzy
Character:Sam Aldrich
Release Date:05/06/1942

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Character:Norman Hadley
Release Date:07/05/1942

The Mystery of Marie Roget
Character:Henri Beauvais
Release Date:23/04/1942

Kid Glove Killer
Character:Matty
Release Date:17/04/1942

Mississippi Gambler
Character:Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
Release Date:17/04/1942

Soldiers in White
Character:Charles Anthony
Release Date:07/02/1942

Don Winslow of the Navy
Character:Spencer Merlin
Release Date:06/01/1942

Sealed Lips
Character:Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
Release Date:02/01/1942

They Died with Their Boots On
Character:Gen. Phil Sheridan
Release Date:20/11/1941

Henry Aldrich for President
Character:Sam Aldrich
Release Date:17/10/1941

Thieves Fall Out
Character:Tim Gordon
Release Date:03/05/1941

The Big Boss
Character:Bob Dugan
Release Date:28/04/1941

The Great Mr. Nobody
Character:John Wade
Release Date:15/02/1941

The Trial of Mary Dugan
Character:Mr. West
Release Date:14/02/1941

Father's Son
Character:William Emory
Release Date:12/02/1941

Santa Fe Trail
Character:Martin
Release Date:20/12/1940

March On, Marines
Character:Colonel Myers
Release Date:14/12/1940

Lady with Red Hair
Character:Charles Bryant
Release Date:30/11/1940

Father Is A Prince
Character:Dr. Mark Stone
Release Date:18/11/1940

Knute Rockne All American
Character:Committee Chairman
Release Date:05/10/1940

Money and the Woman
Character:Jerremy Helm
Release Date:17/08/1940

They Drive by Night
Character:Harry McNamara
Release Date:26/07/1940

The Man Who Talked Too Much
Character:District Attorney Dickson
Release Date:16/07/1940

Gambling on the High Seas
Character:U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
Release Date:22/06/1940

Murder in the Air
Character:Saxby
Release Date:01/06/1940

Men Without Souls
Character:Reverend Thomas Storm
Release Date:20/05/1940

Flight Angels
Character:Dr. Barclay
Release Date:18/05/1940

An Angel from Texas
Character:Quigley
Release Date:27/04/1940

It All Came True
Character:Mr. Roberts
Release Date:06/04/1940

Virginia City
Character:Marshall
Release Date:23/03/1940

Castle on the Hudson
Character:Prison Chaplain
Release Date:17/02/1940

The Fighting 69th
Character:Captain Mangan
Release Date:27/01/1940

A Child Is Born
Character:Dr. Brett
Release Date:07/12/1939

The Return of Doctor X
Character:Dr. Flegg
Release Date:23/11/1939

On Dress Parade
Character:Col. Michael Riker
Release Date:18/11/1939

One Hour To Live
Character:Rudolph Spain
Release Date:10/11/1939

Dust Be My Destiny
Character:Prosecutor
Release Date:16/09/1939

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Character:Carson Drew
Release Date:09/09/1939

The Bill of Rights
Character:Patrick Henry
Release Date:19/08/1939

Old Glory
Character:Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/1939

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Character:Carson Drew
Release Date:17/06/1939

Dodge City
Character:Matt Cole
Release Date:08/04/1939

On Trial
Character:Robert Strickland
Release Date:01/04/1939

You Can't Get Away with Murder
Character:Attorney Carey
Release Date:23/03/1939

Secret Service of the Air
Character:Chief Agent Tom Saxby
Release Date:04/03/1939

Nancy Drew... Reporter
Character:Carson Drew
Release Date:18/02/1939

Wings of the Navy
Character:Commander Clark
Release Date:11/02/1939

Breakdowns of 1938
Character:Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1938

Comet Over Broadway
Character:Bill Appleton
Release Date:03/12/1938

The Declaration of Independence
Character:Thomas Jefferson
Release Date:26/11/1938

Nancy Drew… Detective
Character:Carson Drew
Release Date:19/11/1938

Broadway Musketeers
Character:Stan Dowling
Release Date:08/10/1938

Valley of the Giants
Character:Hendricks
Release Date:17/09/1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Character:Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
Release Date:20/07/1938

My Bill
Character:John C. Rudlin
Release Date:08/07/1938

Little Miss Thoroughbred
Character:Nelson "Nails" Morgan
Release Date:04/06/1938

Over the Wall
Character:Father Neil Connor
Release Date:02/04/1938

Jezebel
Character:Jean La Cour
Release Date:26/03/1938

Love, Honor and Behave
Character:Jim Blake
Release Date:12/03/1938

A Slight Case of Murder
Character:Post
Release Date:26/02/1938

Gold Is Where You Find It
Character:Ralph Ferris
Release Date:12/02/1938

Missing Witnesses
Character:Inspector Lane
Release Date:11/12/1937

The Man Without a Country
Character:Lt. Philip Nolan
Release Date:27/11/1937

Alcatraz Island
Character:'Gat' Brady
Release Date:13/10/1937

The Life of Emile Zola
Character:Charpentier
Release Date:09/09/1937

Back in Circulation
Character:Dr. Eugene Forde
Release Date:27/08/1937

Slim
Character:Wyatt Ranstead
Release Date:24/06/1937

Marked Woman
Character:Gordon
Release Date:10/04/1937

Midnight Court
Character:Victor Shanley
Release Date:06/03/1937

Black Legion
Character:Tommy Smith
Release Date:30/01/1937

Give Me Liberty
Character:Patrick Henry
Release Date:19/12/1936

Fugitive in the Sky
Character:Mike Phelan
Release Date:28/11/1936

Wayward
Character:Robert 'Bob' Daniels
Release Date:19/02/1932

On the Border
Character:Dave (as John B. Litel)
Release Date:14/03/1930

Oh Darling!
Character:
Release Date:15/02/1930

Don't Believe It
Character:Dick
Release Date:08/02/1930

Always Faithful
Character:Wayne
Release Date:29/12/1929

Finders Keepers
Character:(as John B. Litel)
Release Date:27/12/1929

The Sleeping Porch
Character:
Release Date:07/09/1929

Branded
Character:

Branded
Character:Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vacation Playhouse
Character:Albert P. Leviathan

The Virginian
Character:Finley

The Virginian
Character:Wade Hammill

Hazel
Character:

Route 66
Character:

Stagecoach West
Character:Dan Murchison

Hawaiian Eye
Character:

Lock-Up
Character:

Bonanza
Character:Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington

Bonanza
Character:Mayor George Goshen

Rawhide
Character:Jim Rye

Rawhide
Character:James Whitcomb

77 Sunset Strip
Character:

77 Sunset Strip
Character:Colonel Richard Gaunt

77 Sunset Strip
Character:Distinguished Visitor

Bronco
Character:

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Judge George Healy

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Asa Morgan

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Clint Davis

Zorro
Character:The Governor

Trackdown
Character:Judge Henry

Maverick
Character:Ellsworth Greeley

Maverick
Character:Judge Somervell

Maverick
Character:Judge Joshua Thayer

Perry Mason
Character:Judge

Sugarfoot
Character:Hank Tatum

Sugarfoot
Character:Archie Crenshaw

Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Sheriff Martin Calder

Cheyenne
Character:

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Character:

Climax!
Character:Judge Sam Crowley

City Detective
Character:

General Electric Theater
Character:Phillip Saunders

General Electric Theater
Character:Frank Hobbs

My Hero
Character:

Cavalcade of America
Character:Dr. Silkworth

Four Star Playhouse
Character:Van Alten

Four Star Playhouse
Character:Mayor

I Love Lucy
Character:Harvey Cromwell

Lux Video Theatre
Character:Dr. Robbins