
Acting · Boston, Massachusetts, USA · Born April 29, 1886
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.
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Bartender (archive footage)
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Mayor Pike
MovieGo, Johnny, Go!
1959
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
TVRawhide
1959
as McTavish
MovieDays of Wine and Roses
1958
as Mr. Trayner
MovieMan of the West
1958
as Willie (uncredited)
MovieMan from God's Country
1958
as Mayor (uncredited)
MovieUp In Smoke
1957
as Mike
MovieBombers B-52
1957
as Mr. Sampton (uncredited)
MovieLooking for Danger
1957
as Mike Clancy
TVThe Real McCoys
1957
as Mr. Tremantle
MovieThe Joker is Wild
1957
as Shaving Man (uncredited)
TVMaverick
1957
as Poker Player (uncredited)
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Mr. Pomeroy (uncredited)
MovieOmar Khayyam
1957
as Tavern Keeper
MovieDon't Knock The Rock
1956
as Sheriff at End
The Gale Storm Show
1956
as Bartlett
MovieFeathertop
1955
as Judge Gookin
MovieLast of the Desperados
1955
as Walter 'Wally' Stone
MovieThe Twinkle In God's Eye
1955
as Lumber salesman
MovieDouble Jeopardy
1955
as Happy Harry
MovieThe Petrified Forest
1955
as Commander
MovieThe Tilted Tenderfoot
1955
as Mayor
MovieMeet the O'Briens
1954
as Mr. Beach
MovieWitness to Murder
1954
as Apartment Manager
MovieMontana Belle
1952
as Jeptha Rideout - Banker
MoviePark Row
1952
as Jeff Hudson
MovieThree for Bedroom C
1952
as Train Passenger
MovieHigh Noon
1952
as Kibbee (uncredited)
MovieRancho Notorious
1952
as Storyteller (uncredited)
TVI Love Lucy
1951
as Male Spectator (uncredited)
MovieFort Defiance
1951
as Kincaid
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
as Willie's Boss / Bartender
MovieFlame Of Stamboul
1951
as Mr. Shirley (uncredited)
MovieHunt the Man Down
1950
as Happy (uncredited)
MovieJoe Palooka in the Squared Circle
1950
as Sheriff
MovieUnion Station
1950
as Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)
MovieAcross the Badlands
1950
as Rufus Downey
MovieBunco Squad
1950
as Thurman (uncredited)
MovieRock Island Trail
1950
as Martin, Railroad Conductor
MovieWestern Pacific Agent
1950
as Sheriff
MovieThe Silver Bandit
1950
as Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)
MovieGun Crazy
1950
as Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
MovieFeudin' Rhythm
1949
as Charles Chester Upperworth
MovieTrail of the Yukon
1949
as Editor Sullivan
MovieNight Unto Night
1949
as Auto Court Manager
MovieFlamingo Road
1949
as Tom Coyne (uncredited)
MovieAct of Violence
1949
as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
MovieRose of the Yukon
1949
as Doc Read
MovieHomicide for Three
1948
as Doorman at Atwood Towers
MovieRusty Leads the Way
1948
as Board Member (uncredited)
MovieSingin' Spurs
1948
as Mr. Miggs
MovieSilver River
1948
as Man Waiting Hours at McComb's (uncredited)
MovieThe Sainted Sisters
1948
as Milt Freeman (uncredited)
MovieMoney Madness
1948
as Malt Shop Customer (uncredited)
MovieAlbuquerque
1948
as Harvey (uncredited)
MovieSlippy McGee
1948
as Fred Appelby
MovieThe Main Street Kid
1948
as Sam Trotter
MovieHeading for Heaven
1947
as Roger Wingate
MovieDriftwood
1947
as Townsman
MovieSingapore
1947
as Passenger (uncredited)
MovieDesperate
1947
as Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)
MovieThunder Mountain
1947
as Dick (uncredited)
MovieA Likely Story
1947
as Conductor (uncredited)
The Scooper Dooper
1947
as Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor
MovieThe Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
as Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
MovieGinger
1947
as Mayor Hector Tillford
Doctor Jim
1947
as Edgar
MovieIt's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Man on Porch (uncredited)
MovieDangerous Money
1946
as P.T. Burke
MovieFollow That Blonde
1946
as Judge
MovieHigh School Hero
1946
as Mayor Whitehead
MovieThe Dark Horse
1946
as Ben Martin
MovieHot Cargo
1946
as Frankie
MovieShe Wrote the Book
1946
as Party Guest
MovieThat Texas Jamboree
1946
as Mayor Smith
MovieRainbow Over Texas
1946
as Yacht Captain Monroe
MoviePartners in Time
1946
as Squire Skimp
MovieTalk About a Lady
1946
as Baldwin
MovieDeadline at Dawn
1946
as Chap (uncredited)
MovieBreakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
MovieAbilene Town
1946
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieAdventure
1945
as George
MovieSaratoga Trunk
1945
as Politician (uncredited)
MoviePurity Squad
1945
as Judge Gilmenn
MovieGirls of the Big House
1945
as Felton
MovieStar in the Night
1945
as Traveler (uncredited)
MovieYou Drive Me Crazy
1945
as Mr. Michaelson
MovieChristmas in Connecticut
1945
as Judge Crothers
MovieGangs of the Waterfront
1945
as Police Chief Davis
MovieThe Clock
1945
as New Jersey Man at Penn Station
MovieDillinger
1945
as Man in Bar (uncredited)
MovieFall Guy
1945
as Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
MovieThe Man Who Walked Alone
1945
as Mayor
MovieAdventures of Kitty O'Day
1945
as Bascom, Hotel Guest
MovieMain Street After Dark
1945
as MacLean (uncredited)
MovieHi, Beautiful
1944
as Passenger
MovieGoin' to Town
1944
as Squire Skimp
MovieWhen Strangers Marry
1944
as Sam Prescott
MovieSilent Partner
1944
as Pop
MovieShow Business
1944
as Binoculars Man
MovieHenry Aldrich Plays Cupid
1944
as Matthews
MovieWhispering Footsteps
1943
as Chief Joe Charters
MovieSwing Out the Blues
1943
as Malcolm P. Carstairs
MovieThank Your Lucky Stars
1943
as Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)
MovieWintertime
1943
as Husband (uncredited)
MovieSo's Your Uncle
1943
as Police Sergeant
MovieNobody's Darling
1943
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
MovieThree Hearts for Julia
1943
as Smith (uncredited)
MovieHenry Aldrich Gets Glamour
1943
as J.P. McCluskey
MovieAfter Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943
as Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace
MovieSilver Skates
1943
as Promoter
MovieThe Powers Girl
1943
as Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited)
MovieLaugh Your Blues Away
1942
as Mr. Conklin
MovieSpringtime in the Rockies
1942
as Mr. Jeepers (uncredited)
MovieCriminal Investigator
1942
as Ed Brandt (uncredited)
MovieYou Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Meeker (uncredited)
MovieScattergood Survives a Murder
1942
as Mathew Quentin
MovieMeet the Stewarts
1942
as Mr. Willoughby (uncredited)
MovieSo's Your Aunt Emma!
1942
as Evans
MovieThe Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
1942
as Tim Miller
MovieMan From Headquarters
1942
as Editor Elwin A. Jonas
MovieAll Through the Night
1942
as Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)
MovieRoad to Happiness
1941
as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
MovieOne Foot in Heaven
1941
as Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)
MovieThree Girls About Town
1941
as Magician Boarding Bus
MovieThe Pittsburgh Kid
1941
as Garvey
MovieManpower
1941
as Drunk Texan (uncredited)
MovieSunset in Wyoming
1941
as Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody
MovieShe Knew All the Answers
1941
as Broker
MovieThe Wagons Roll at Night
1941
as Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)
MovieMr. District Attorney
1941
as Detective in Café
MovieA Man Betrayed
1941
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
MovieBack Street
1941
as Hotel desk clerk
MovieFour Mothers
1941
as Ed (uncredited)
MovieBehind the News
1940
as Foster
MovieLi'l Abner
1940
as Marryin' Sam
MovieYoung Bill Hickok
1940
as Elliott
MovieMelody Ranch
1940
as Sheriff Barstow
MovieUp in the Air
1940
as B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
MovieRide, Tenderfoot, Ride
1940
as Airport Agent
MovieI Love You Again
1940
as Ranger Leader (uncredited)
MovieOne Man's Law
1940
as Prendergast
MovieThe Mortal Storm
1940
as Passport Official on Train
MovieFlorian
1940
as Auctioneer
MovieTwo Girls on Broadway
1940
as Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)
MovieWomen Without Names
1940
as Roomer
MovieAbe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Politician (uncredited)
MovieAll Women Have Secrets
1939
as Justice of the Peace
MovieThe Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
as Druggist (uncredited)
MovieAnother Thin Man
1939
as Detective (uncredited)
Truth Aches
1939
MoviePack Up Your Troubles
1939
as Booking Agent
MovieMr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Carl Cook
MovieNancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939
as McKeever
MovieI Stole a Million
1939
as Small-Town Doctor (uncredited)
MovieFrontier Marshal
1939
as Drunk
MovieUndercover Agent
1939
as Garrison - Henchman
MovieI'm from Missouri
1939
as Mule Judge
MovieThe Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Man Laughing at Demo
MovieSudden Money
1939
as Gambler
MovieLet Us Live
1939
as Rotarian Juror (uncredited)
MovieThe Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
1939
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Home Boner
1939
MovieBoy Trouble
1939
as Dr. Benshlager
MovieThe Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
MovieNext Time I Marry
1938
as Henry (uncredited)
MovieA Man to Remember
1938
as Hank
MovieDown on the Farm
1938
as Slicker
MovieTenth Avenue Kid
1938
as Gun salesman
MovieLittle Miss Broadway
1938
as Man Carrying Violin Case (uncredited)
MovieHide and Shriek
1938
as Haunted-house proprietor
MoviePrison Farm
1938
as The Glenby Judge
MovieUnder Western Stars
1938
as Sen. William P. Scully
MovieMr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)
MovieStart Cheering
1938
as Station Agent
MovieInternational Settlement
1938
as Ocean Liner Passenger
MovieThe Jury's Secret
1938
as Donald Graves
MovieQuick Money
1937
as Jeffrey Walker
MovieWalter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937
as Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker
MovieParnell
1937
as Middle Aged Man
MovieBehind The Headlines
1937
as Bartender
MovieThe Outcasts of Poker Flat
1937
as Stumpy Carter
MovieChina Passage
1937
as Philip Burton
MovieYou Only Live Once
1937
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
MovieWanted: Jane Turner
1936
as Arizona Sheepman (uncredited)
MovieGo West Young Man
1936
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieThe Big Game
1936
as Lowell
MovieHigh Tension
1936
as Sundholm
MovieEducating Father
1936
as Townley (uncredited)
MovieThe Princess Comes Across
1936
as Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)
MovieBrilliant Marriage
1936
as Editor
MovieSilly Billies
1936
as Mayor Culpepper
MovieNeighborhood House
1936
as Perkins - Charley's Boss
MovieThe Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
MovieHer Master's Voice
1936
as Police Captain
MovieDr. Socrates
1935
as Photographer
MovieLadies Crave Excitement
1935
as Starke's Aide
MovieSprucin' Up
1935
as Mr. Jones
MovieBreak of Hearts
1935
as Max - Florist (uncredited)
MovieMen of the Hour
1935
as Theatre Manager
MovieHelldorado
1935
as Waiter
Shivers
1934
MovieWe're Rich Again
1934
as Fred Green
MovieThe Merry Frinks
1934
as Reporter
MovieWoman Unafraid
1934
as Tom Brady
MoviePlease
1933
as Sonny's Father
MovieThe Worst Woman in Paris?
1933
as Mayor Rodney
MovieStage Mother
1933
as Party Guest
MoviePicture Snatcher
1933
as Staff Editor (uncredited)
MovieCentral Airport
1933
as Man Looking for Driver