Dick Elliott
Birthday: 1886-04-30
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Synopsis
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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.
Acting
Witness to Murder
as Apartment Manager
A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.
Western Pacific Agent
as Sheriff
An agent searches for a psychopath guilty of robbery and murder, and falls in love with a murder victim's sister.
Money Madness
as Malt Shop Customer
A murderous bank robber on the run from the law hides out in a small town.
Dangerous Money
as P.T. Burke
A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger, Charlie Chan, that there have been two attempts on his life.
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
as Bascom, Hotel Guest
A telephone operator plays homicide detective with her boyfriend, making it harder for the police.
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Christmas in Connecticut
as Judge Crothers
While recovering in a hospital, war hero Jefferson Jones grows familiar with the "Diary of a Housewife" column written by Elizabeth Lane. Jeff's nurse arranges with Elizabeth's publisher, Alexander Yardley, for Jeff to spend the holiday at Elizabeth's bucolic Connecticut farm with her husband and child. But the column is a sham, so Elizabeth and her editor, Dudley Beecham, in fear of losing their jobs, hasten to set up the single, childless and entirely nondomestic Elizabeth on a country farm.
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Show Business
as Binoculars Man
Musical about vaudeville performers, from 1944.
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Swing Out the Blues
as Malcolm P. Carstairs
The film is partly a parody of The Goodwill Court, a popular radio problem hosted by advice-dispenser "Mr. Anthony". The host of a "What's your problem?" radio hour tries to smooth the romantic path of singer Rich Cleveland (Haymes) and his socialite wife Penelope (Lynn Merrick). The fly in the ointment is Dena Marshall (Janis Carter), who has set her sights on the handsome Rich.
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Criminal Investigator
as Ed Brandt (uncredited)
A reporter investigates the murder of a showgirl, who was the widow of a millionaire. While digging in to the mysterious murder of a showgirl (Vivian Wilcox), intrepid reporter Bob Martin (Robert Lowery) uncovers a connection between that case and another one he's been working on. An inmate (Lawrence Creighton) holds the key to the crime, but there's one problem: He's deaf and mute. Meanwhile, the murderers (Jan Wiley and Charlie Hall) appear to be working for a very powerful person.
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Sunset in Wyoming
as Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody
By stripping all the timber from the land, a lumber baron threatens everyone with flooding. Gene won't let that happen.
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Up in the Air
as B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
A none-too-popular (nor good) radio singer, Rita Wilson is murdered while singing on the air in a radio studio. Radio page boy, Frankie Ryan, and his janitor pal, Jeff, solve the mystery for the none-too-sharp police.
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Boy Trouble
as Dr. Benshlager
A fussy shopkeeper's life drastically changes when his wife takes in two homeless boys.
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Undercover Agent
as Garrison - Henchman
A railway postal clerk goes after a sweepstakes counterfeiting ring.
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A Man to Remember
as Hank
On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients.
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China Passage
as Philip Burton
Americans Tommy Baldwin and Joe Dugan are hired to transport a fabulous diamond from Shanghai to San Francisco. They will be paid handsomely on success or killed on failure. The diamond is stolen as they take possession of it.
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The Big Game
as Lowell
A quarterback stands against gangsters out to control the college sports scene.
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Woman Unafraid
as Tom Brady
A dedicated and compassionate policewoman risks her job by offering refuge to a young mother with mob associations. Crime drama.
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Stage Mother
as Party Guest
Kitty Lorraine has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley into a star. Kitty controls every aspect of the girl's nascent career -- even blackmailing a stage manager so that Shirley can take a more prestigious gig. But Kitty goes too far when she breaks up her daughter's budding relationship with sweet artist Warren Foster. Heartbroken, Shirley sets off on a series of disastrous but profitable relationships.
