Dick Elliott
Acting
Born April 29, 1886 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Richard "Dick" Elliott (April 30, 1886 – December 22, 1961) was an American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s until the time of his death. He was born Richard Damon Elliott in Boston, Massachusetts. Elliott played many different roles, typically as a somewhat blustery sort, such as a politician. A short, fat man, Elliott played Santa Claus on the Jimmy Durante, Red Skelton, and Jack Benny programs. Elliott had a couple of memorable lines in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), in which he scolded James Stewart, who was trying to say goodnight to Donna Reed, advising him to stop hemming and hawing and "just go ahead and kiss her". He also had a few memorable appearances in episodes of the Adventures of Superman television series. He appeared three times as Stanley on the CBS sitcom December Bride, as well as on two of ABC/Warner Brothers' western series, Sugarfoot and Maverick. He was cast as the prospector Peter Cooper and then as Sheriff Tiny Morris in two segments of CBS's Tales of the Texas Rangers. He appeared twice as Doc Thornton on ABC's The Real McCoys. Elliott is perhaps best known as Mayberry's Mayor Pike in early episodes of CBS's The Andy Griffith Show, one of his last screen works. In two of the eleven episodes featuring Elliot as mayor, actress Josie Lloyd portrayed his daughter. On December 22, 1961, Elliott died from heart illness.
Films (203)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Go, Johnny, Go!
1959
Days of Wine and Roses
1958
Man of the West
1958
Man from God's Country
1958
Up In Smoke
1957
Bombers B-52
1957
Looking for Danger
1957
The Joker is Wild
1957
Omar Khayyam
1957
Don't Knock The Rock
1956
Feathertop
1955
Last of the Desperados
1955
The Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
Double Jeopardy
1955
The Petrified Forest
1955
The Tilted Tenderfoot
1955
Meet the O'Briens
1954
Witness to Murder
1954
Montana Belle
1952
Park Row
1952
Three for Bedroom C
1952
High Noon
1952
Rancho Notorious
1952
Fort Defiance
1951
Flame Of Stamboul
1951
Hunt the Man Down
1950
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
1950
Union Station
1950
Across the Badlands
1950
Bunco Squad
1950
Rock Island Trail
1950
Western Pacific Agent
1950
The Silver Bandit
1950
Gun Crazy
1950
Feudin' Rhythm
1949
Trail of the Yukon
1949
Night Unto Night
1949
Flamingo Road
1949
Act of Violence
1949
Rose of the Yukon
1949
Homicide for Three
1948
Rusty Leads the Way
1948
Singin' Spurs
1948
Silver River
1948
The Sainted Sisters
1948
Money Madness
1948
Albuquerque
1948
Slippy McGee
1948
The Main Street Kid
1948
Heading for Heaven
1947
Driftwood
1947
Singapore
1947
Desperate
1947
Thunder Mountain
1947
A Likely Story
1947
The Scooper Dooper
1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
Ginger
1947
Doctor Jim
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
Dangerous Money
1946
Follow That Blonde
1946
High School Hero
1946
The Dark Horse
1946
Hot Cargo
1946
She Wrote the Book
1946
That Texas Jamboree
1946
Rainbow Over Texas
1946
Partners in Time
1946
Talk About a Lady
1946
Deadline at Dawn
1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
Abilene Town
1946
Adventure
1945
Saratoga Trunk
1945
Purity Squad
1945
Girls of the Big House
1945
Star in the Night
1945
You Drive Me Crazy
1945
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
Gangs of the Waterfront
1945
The Clock
1945
Dillinger
1945
Fall Guy
1945
The Man Who Walked Alone
1945
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
1945
Main Street After Dark
1945
Hi, Beautiful
1944
Goin' to Town
1944
When Strangers Marry
1944
Silent Partner
1944
Show Business
1944
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944
Whispering Footsteps
1943
Swing Out the Blues
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943
Wintertime
1943
So's Your Uncle
1943
Nobody's Darling
1943
Three Hearts for Julia
1943
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943
Silver Skates
1943
The Powers Girl
1943
Laugh Your Blues Away
1942
Springtime in the Rockies
1942
Criminal Investigator
1942
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
Scattergood Survives a Murder
1942
Meet the Stewarts
1942
So's Your Aunt Emma!
1942
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
Man From Headquarters
1942
All Through the Night
1942
Road to Happiness
1941
One Foot in Heaven
1941
Three Girls About Town
1941
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941
Manpower
1941
Sunset in Wyoming
1941
She Knew All the Answers
1941
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941
Mr. District Attorney
1941
A Man Betrayed
1941
Back Street
1941
Four Mothers
1941
Behind the News
1940
Li'l Abner
1940
Young Bill Hickok
1940
Melody Ranch
1940
Up in the Air
1940
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
1940
I Love You Again
1940
One Man's Law
1940
The Mortal Storm
1940
Florian
1940
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
Women Without Names
1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
All Women Have Secrets
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
Another Thin Man
1939
Truth Aches
1939
Pack Up Your Troubles
1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
I Stole a Million
1939
Frontier Marshal
1939
Undercover Agent
1939
I'm from Missouri
1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
Sudden Money
1939
Let Us Live
1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
Home Boner
1939
Boy Trouble
1939
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
Next Time I Marry
1938
A Man to Remember
1938
Down on the Farm
1938
Tenth Avenue Kid
1938
Little Miss Broadway
1938
Hide and Shriek
1938
Prison Farm
1938
Under Western Stars
1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
Start Cheering
1938
International Settlement
1938
The Jury's Secret
1938
Quick Money
1937
Vogues of 1938
1937
Parnell
1937
Behind The Headlines
1937
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937
China Passage
1937
You Only Live Once
1937
Wanted: Jane Turner
1936
Go West Young Man
1936
The Big Game
1936
High Tension
1936
Educating Father
1936
The Princess Comes Across
1936
Brilliant Marriage
1936
Silly Billies
1936
Neighborhood House
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
Her Master's Voice
1936
Dr. Socrates
1935
Ladies Crave Excitement
1935
Sprucin' Up
1935
Break of Hearts
1935
Men of the Hour
1935
Helldorado
1935
Shivers
1934
We're Rich Again
1934
The Merry Frinks
1934
Woman Unafraid
1934
Please
1933
The Worst Woman in Paris?
1933
Stage Mother
1933
Picture Snatcher
1933
Central Airport
1933