Acting · Columbus, Ohio, USA · Born October 8, 1879
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.
MovieThe Devil's Playground
1946
as Judge Morton
MovieChick Carter, Detective
1946
as Dan Rankin
MovieThe Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
MovieYou, the People
1940
as Mr. Edward Gibbon
MovieFlowing Gold
1940
as Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
MovieThe Ghost Breakers
1940
as Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)
Movie'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Detective (uncredited)
MovieHalf a Sinner
1940
as Officer Kelly
MovieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
MovieInvisible Stripes
1939
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
MovieGone with the Wind
1939
as Yankee Major
MovieThe Roaring Twenties
1939
as First Detective
MovieI Stole a Million
1939
as Peterson
MovieMickey the Kid
1939
as FBI Agent Farrow
MovieShould a Girl Marry?
1939
as Warden
MovieThe Saint Strikes Back
1939
as Chief Inspector Webster
MovieMade for Each Other
1939
as Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
MovieTrade Winds
1938
as Captain George Faulkiner
MovieCircumstantial Evidence
1935
as Detective Brown (uncredited)
MovieTimes Square Lady
1935
as "Brick" Culver
MovieThe World Accuses
1934
as Lt. Ryan
MovieTransatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
as Inspector 'Mac' McKinney
MovieGambling Lady
1934
as Graves
MovieLady Killer
1933
as Brannigan
MovieTwin Husbands
1933
as Sergeant Kerrigan
MovieHeroes for Sale
1933
as 'Red' Squad Policeman #1
MovieThe Return of Casey Jones
1933
as Casey Jones
The Woman Who Dared
1933
as Attorney
MovieThe Crime of the Century
1933
as Captain Tim Riley
MovieSelf Defense
1932
as Dan Simmons
MovieMadison Square Garden
1932
as Honest John Miller
MovieThe Phantom of Crestwood
1932
as Detective (uncredited)
MovieWhite Eagle
1932
as Capt. Blake
MovieThe Midnight Patrol
1932
as Howard Brady
MovieBehind Stone Walls
1932
as District Attorney John Manson Clay
MovieFive Star Final
1931
as R.J. Brannegan
MovieMurder at Midnight
1931
as Inspector Taylor
MovieThe Star Witness
1931
as Deputy Williams (uncredited)
MovieThe Maltese Falcon
1931
as Police Lt. Dundy
MovieHow I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931
as Himself - Golfer
MovieThe Finger Points
1931
as Frank Carter
MovieCaptain Thunder
1930
as Morgan
MovieThe Doorway to Hell
1930
as Captain Pat O'Grady
MovieMen of the North
1930
as Sergeant Mooney
MovieAn Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self
MovieSweet Mama
1930
as Mack
MovieKathleen Mavourneen
1930
as Dan Moriarity
MovieThe Divorcee
1930
as Bill
MovieHide-Out
1930
as William Burke
MovieThunderbolt
1929
as Prison chaplain
Protection
1929
as Wallace Crockett
MovieThe Lone Wolf's Daughter
1929
as Ethier
MovieRomance of the Underworld
1928
as Edwin Burke
MovieLights of New York
1928
as Detective Crosby
MovieHappiness Ahead
1928
as Detective
MovieObey Your Husband
1928
as Mr. Kennedy
MovieMan and Wife
1923
as Dr. Howard Fleming
MovieThe Broken Silence
1922
as Bruce Cameron
MovieWithout Fear
1922
as John Miles
MovieA Pasteboard Crown
1922
as Stewart Thrall
MovieFair Lady
1922
as Norvin Blake
MovieLonely Heart
1921
MovieA Virgin Paradise
1921
as Bob Alan
MovieThe Money Maniac
1921
as Didier Bouchard
MovieThe Empire of Diamonds
1920
as Matthew Versigny
MovieL'apache
1919
as Otis Mayne
MovieCheckers
1919
as Kendal
MovieA Woman There Was
1919
as Pulke
MovieUnknown Love
1919
as Captain Jack Tims
MovieFor the Freedom of the East
1918
as Robert Kenyon
MovieWhen Men Betray
1918
as Raymond Edwards
MovieJoan of Plattsburg
1918
as Capt. Lane
MovieThou Shalt Not Steal
1917
as Roger Benton
MovieMary Moreland
1917
as Thomas Maughm
MovieThe Dazzling Miss Davison
1917
as Gerard Buckland
MovieThe Debt
1917
MovieMrs. Balfame
1917
as Dwight Rush
MovieMotherhood
1917
as Albert
MovieSeven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917
MovieLife's Shadows
1916
as Rodney Thorndyke
MovieMiss Petticoats
1916
as Rev. Ralph Harding
MovieThe Child of Destiny
1916
as Bob Stange
MovieNotorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916
as Robert Ewing
MovieThe Kiss of Hate
1916
as Sergius Orzoff
