Robert Elliott
Acting
Born October 8, 1879 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
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 from 1916, Elliott played Detective Crosby in the 1928 feature Lights of New York, the first all-talking sound film. One of his most notable roles was that of a Yankee officer playing cards with Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) in the film Gone With the Wind; the officer says of Rhett, "It's hard to be strict with a man who loses money so pleasantly." Robert Elliott was married to Ruth Thorp (1889–1971) from 1920 until his death in 1951, aged 72, in Los Angeles, California.
Films (83)
The Devil's Playground
1946
Chick Carter, Detective
1946
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
You, the People
1940
Flowing Gold
1940
The Ghost Breakers
1940
'Til We Meet Again
1940
Half a Sinner
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Invisible Stripes
1939
Gone with the Wind
1939
The Roaring Twenties
1939
I Stole a Million
1939
Mickey the Kid
1939
Should a Girl Marry?
1939
The Saint Strikes Back
1939
Made for Each Other
1939
Trade Winds
1938
Circumstantial Evidence
1935
Times Square Lady
1935
The World Accuses
1934
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
Gambling Lady
1934
Lady Killer
1933
Twin Husbands
1933
Heroes for Sale
1933
The Return of Casey Jones
1933
The Crime of the Century
1933
Self Defense
1932
Madison Square Garden
1932
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932
White Eagle
1932
The Midnight Patrol
1932
Behind Stone Walls
1932
Five Star Final
1931
Murder at Midnight
1931
The Star Witness
1931
The Maltese Falcon
1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931
The Finger Points
1931
Captain Thunder
1930
The Doorway to Hell
1930
Men of the North
1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
Sweet Mama
1930
Kathleen Mavourneen
1930
The Divorcee
1930
Hide-Out
1930
Thunderbolt
1929
Protection
1929
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
1929
Romance of the Underworld
1928
Lights of New York
1928
Happiness Ahead
1928
Obey Your Husband
1928
Man and Wife
1923
The Broken Silence
1922
Without Fear
1922
A Pasteboard Crown
1922
Fair Lady
1922
Lonely Heart
1921
A Virgin Paradise
1921
The Money Maniac
1921
The Empire of Diamonds
1920
L'apache
1919
Checkers
1919
A Woman There Was
1919
Unknown Love
1919
For the Freedom of the East
1918
When Men Betray
1918
Joan of Plattsburg
1918
Thou Shalt Not Steal
1917
Mary Moreland
1917
The Dazzling Miss Davison
1917
The Debt
1917
Mrs. Balfame
1917
Motherhood
1917
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917
Life's Shadows
1916
Miss Petticoats
1916
The Child of Destiny
1916
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916
The Kiss of Hate
1916