Acting · Albany, Wisconsin, USA · Born December 30, 1892
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.
MovieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieNevada Smith
1966
as Doctor
MovieThe Sons of Katie Elder
1965
as Minister
TVBranded
1965
MovieRendezvous in Space
1964
as Priest
MovieThe Gun Hawk
1963
as Drunk - Madden's father
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Albert P. Leviathan
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Finley
MovieLover Come Back
1961
as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
MoviePocketful of Miracles
1961
as Police Inspector McCrary
TVHazel
1961
MovieVoyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
TVRoute 66
1960
TVStagecoach West
1960
as Dan Murchison
TVHawaiian Eye
1959
TVLock-Up
1959
TVBonanza
1959
as Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington
TVRawhide
1959
as Jim Rye
MovieHouseboat
1958
as Mr. William Farnsworth
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVBronco
1958
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Judge George Healy
MovieDecision at Sundown
1957
as Charles Summerton
TVZorro
1957
as The Governor
TVTrackdown
1957
as Judge Henry
TVMaverick
1957
as Ellsworth Greeley
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Judge
MovieThe Hired Gun
1957
as Mace Beldon
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Hank Tatum
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Sheriff Martin Calder
MovieComanche
1956
as Gen. Nelson A. Miles
MovieThe Wild Dakotas
1956
as Morgan Wheeler
MovieRunaway Daughters
1956
as George Barton
MovieTexas Lady
1955
as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
TVCheyenne
1955
TVThe Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
MovieThe Kentuckian
1955
as Pleasant Tuesday Babson
MovieDouble Jeopardy
1955
as Emmett Devery
TVClimax!
1954
as Judge Sam Crowley
MovieSitting Bull
1954
as Wilford Howell
MovieJack Slade
1953
as Judge Davidson
TVCity Detective
1953
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Phillip Saunders
MovieMontana Belle
1952
as Matt Towner
My Hero
1952
as Willis Thackery
TVCavalcade of America
1952
as Dr. Silkworth
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Van Alten
MovieScaramouche
1952
as Dr. Dubuque
MovieJet Job
1952
as Sam Bentley
MovieFlight to Mars
1951
as Dr. Lane
TVI Love Lucy
1951
as Harvey Cromwell
MovieLittle Egypt
1951
as Shuster
MovieTwo Dollar Bettor
1951
as John Hewitt
MovieTake Care of My Little Girl
1951
as John Erickson (uncredited)
MovieThe Texas Rangers
1951
as John B. Jones
MovieThe Groom Wore Spurs
1951
as Chief of Police
Cuban Fireball
1951
as Pomeroy Sr.
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Robbins
MovieThe Fuller Brush Girl
1950
as Mr. Watkins
MovieKiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate
MovieThe Sundowners
1950
as John Gall
MovieWoman in Hiding
1950
as John Chandler
MovieMary Ryan, Detective
1949
as Capt. Billings
Rusty's Birthday
1949
as Hugh Mitchell
MovieThe Gal Who Took the West
1949
as Colonel Logan
MovieOutpost in Morocco
1949
as Colonel Pascal
MovieRusty Saves a Life
1949
as Hugh Mitchell
MovieShamrock Hill
1949
as Ralph Judson
MovieThe Valiant Hombre
1948
as Lon Lansdell
MovieRusty Leads the Way
1948
as Hugh Mitchell
MovieTriple Threat
1948
MoviePitfall
1948
as District Attorney
MovieKey Largo
1948
as Dispatcher (uncredited)
MovieI, Jane Doe
1948
as Horton
MovieSmart Woman
1948
as Clark
MovieMy Dog Rusty
1948
as Hugh Mitchell
MovieCass Timberlane
1947
as Webb Wargate
MovieChristmas Eve
1947
as Joe Bland, FBI Agent
MovieHeaven Only Knows
1947
as Reverend Wainwright
MovieThe Guilty
1947
as Alex Tremholt
MovieEasy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Tom Clancy
MovieThe Beginning or the End
1947
as K.T. Keller
MovieLighthouse
1947
as Hank Armitage
MovieSwell Guy
1946
as Arthur Tyler
MovieSister Kenny
1946
as Medical Director
MovieOkay for Sound
1946
MovieThe Return of Rusty
1946
as Hugh Mitchell
MovieShe Wrote the Book
1946
as Dean Fowler
MovieNight in Paradise
1946
as Archon
MovieThe Madonna's Secret
1946
as Lt. Roberts
MovieSmooth as Silk
1946
as Stephen Elliott
MovieSan Antonio
1945
as Charlie Bell
MovieThe Enchanted Forest
1945
as Ed Henderson
MovieNorthwest Trail
1945
as Sergeant Means
MovieThe Daltons Ride Again
1945
as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
MovieThe Crimson Canary
1945
as Roger Quinn
MovieThe Crime Doctor's Warning
1945
as Inspector Dawes
MovieSalome, Where She Danced
1945
as General Lee
MovieBrewster's Millions
1945
as Swearengen Jones
MovieFaces in the Fog
1944
as Dr. Mason
MovieMurder in the Blue Room
1944
as Frank Baldrich
MovieMy Buddy
1944
as Jim Donnelly
MovieHenry Aldrich's Little Secret
1944
as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
MovieHenry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944
as Mr. Aldrich
MovieHenry Aldrich, Boy Scout
1944
as Sam Aldrich
MovieWhere Are Your Children?
1943
as Judge Edmonds
MovieHenry Aldrich Haunts a House
1943
as Sam Aldrich
MovieSo Proudly We Hail
1943
as Dr. Harrison
MovieSubmarine Base
1943
as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
MovieHenry Aldrich Swings It
1943
as Mr. Aldrich
MovieCrime Doctor
1943
as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
MovieHenry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943
as Sam Aldrich
MovieMurder in Times Square
1943
as Dr. Blaine
MovieMadame Spy
1942
as Peter Rolf
MovieThe Boss of Big Town
1942
as Michael Lynn
MovieHenry Aldrich, Editor
1942
as Sam Aldrich
MovieInvisible Agent
1942
as John Gardiner
MovieMen of Texas
1942
as Colonel Colbert Scott
MovieFor the Common Defense!
1942
as Subprefect Santiago Castillo
MovieMarch On, America!
1942
as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieHenry and Dizzy
1942
as Sam Aldrich
MovieA Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
as Norman Hadley
MovieThe Mystery of Marie Roget
1942
as Henri Beauvais
MovieKid Glove Killer
1942
as Matty
MovieMississippi Gambler
1942
as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
MovieSoldiers in White
1942
as Charles Anthony
MovieDon Winslow of the Navy
1942
as Spencer Merlin
MovieSealed Lips
1942
as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
MovieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Gen. Phil Sheridan
MovieHenry Aldrich for President
1941
as Sam Aldrich
MovieThieves Fall Out
1941
as Tim Gordon
MovieThe Big Boss
1941
as Bob Dugan
MovieThe Great Mr. Nobody
1941
as John Wade
MovieThe Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
as Mr. West
MovieFather's Son
1941
as William Emory
MovieSanta Fe Trail
1940
as Martin
MovieMarch On, Marines
1940
as Colonel Myers
MovieLady with Red Hair
1940
as Charles Bryant
MovieFather Is A Prince
1940
as Dr. Mark Stone
MovieKnute Rockne All American
1940
as Committee Chairman
MovieMoney and the Woman
1940
as Jerremy Helm
MovieThey Drive by Night
1940
as Harry McNamara
MovieThe Man Who Talked Too Much
1940
as District Attorney Dickson
MovieGambling on the High Seas
1940
as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
MovieMurder in the Air
1940
as Saxby
MovieMen Without Souls
1940
as Reverend Thomas Storm
MovieFlight Angels
1940
as Dr. Barclay
MovieAn Angel from Texas
1940
as Quigley
MovieIt All Came True
1940
as Mr. Roberts
MovieVirginia City
1940
as Marshall
MovieCastle on the Hudson
1940
as Prison Chaplain
MovieThe Fighting 69th
1940
as Captain Mangan
MovieA Child is Born
1939
as Dr. Brett
MovieThe Return of Doctor X
1939
as Dr. Flegg
MovieOn Dress Parade
1939
as Col. Michael Riker
MovieOne Hour to Live
1939
as Rudolph Spain
MovieDust Be My Destiny
1939
as Prosecutor
MovieNancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
as Carson Drew
MovieThe Bill of Rights
1939
as Patrick Henry
MovieOld Glory
1939
as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
MovieNancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
1939
as Carson Drew
MovieDodge City
1939
as Matt Cole
MovieOn Trial
1939
as Robert Strickland
MovieYou Can't Get Away with Murder
1939
as Attorney Carey
MovieSecret Service of the Air
1939
as Chief Agent Tom Saxby
MovieNancy Drew... Reporter
1939
as Carson Drew
MovieWings of the Navy
1939
as Commander Clark
MovieBreakdowns of 1938
1938
as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieComet Over Broadway
1938
as Bill Appleton
MovieThe Declaration of Independence
1938
as Thomas Jefferson
MovieNancy Drew… Detective
1938
as Carson Drew
MovieBroadway Musketeers
1938
as Stan Dowling
MovieValley of the Giants
1938
as Hendricks
MovieThe Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
1938
as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
MovieMy Bill
1938
as John C. Rudlin
MovieLittle Miss Thoroughbred
1938
as Nelson "Nails" Morgan
MovieOver the Wall
1938
as Father Neil Connor
MovieJezebel
1938
as Jean La Cour
MovieLove, Honor and Behave
1938
as Jim Blake
MovieA Slight Case of Murder
1938
as Post
MovieGold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Ralph Ferris
MovieMissing Witnesses
1937
as Inspector Lane
MovieThe Man Without a Country
1937
as Lt. Philip Nolan
MovieAlcatraz Island
1937
as 'Gat' Brady
MovieThe Life of Emile Zola
1937
as Charpentier
MovieBack in Circulation
1937
as Dr. Eugene Forde
MovieSlim
1937
as Wyatt Ranstead
MovieMarked Woman
1937
as Gordon
MovieMidnight Court
1937
as Victor Shanley
MovieBlack Legion
1937
as Tommy Smith
MovieGive Me Liberty
1936
as Patrick Henry
MovieFugitive in the Sky
1936
as Mike Phelan
MovieWayward
1932
as Robert 'Bob' Daniels
MovieOn the Border
1930
as Dave (as John B. Litel)
Oh Darling!
1930
Don't Believe It
1930
as Dick
MovieAlways Faithful
1929
as Wayne
MovieFinders Keepers
1929
as (as John B. Litel)
The Sleeping Porch
1929
