John Litel
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Judge
1957
Series
Bonanza
Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington
1959
Series
Bonanza
Mayor George Goshen
1959
Series
Climax!
Judge Sam Crowley
1954
Series
Maverick
Ellsworth Greeley
1957
Series
Maverick
Judge Somervell
1957
Series
Maverick
Judge Joshua Thayer
1957
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Series
The Virginian
Finley
1962
Series
The Virginian
Wade Hammill
1962
Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff Martin Calder
1956
Series
Cheyenne
1955
Series
Rawhide
Jim Rye
1959
Series
Rawhide
James Whitcomb
1959
Four Star Playhouse
Van Alten
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Mayor
1952
Series
I Love Lucy
Harvey Cromwell
1951
Series
Zorro
The Governor
1957
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Judge George Healy
1958
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Asa Morgan
1958
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Clint Davis
1958
Series
Route 66
1960
Series
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Colonel Richard Gaunt
1958
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Distinguished Visitor
1958
Series
Hazel
1961
Series
Sugarfoot
Hank Tatum
1957
Series
Sugarfoot
Archie Crenshaw
1957
Series
Trackdown
Judge Henry
1957
Lux Video Theatre
Dr. Robbins
1950
Series
Bronco
1958
Series
Branded
1965
Series
Branded
Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)
1965
Series
Lock-Up
1959
Series
Cavalcade of America
Dr. Silkworth
1952
Series
Stagecoach West
Dan Murchison
1960
Vacation Playhouse
Albert P. Leviathan
1963
Series
City Detective
1953
Film
Houseboat
Mr. William Farnsworth
1958
Film
Jezebel
Jean La Cour
1938
Film
Nevada Smith
Doctor
1966
Series
General Electric Theater
Phillip Saunders
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Frank Hobbs
1953
Film
The Sons of Katie Elder
Minister
1965
Film
Sitting Bull
Wilford Howell
1954
Film
Invisible Agent
John Gardiner
1942
Film
The Sundowners
John Gall
1950
Film
Pocketful of Miracles
Police Inspector McCrary
1961
Film
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
1961
Film
Sister Kenny
Medical Director
1946
Film
Swell Guy
Arthur Tyler
1946
My Hero
1952
Film
The Kentuckian
Pleasant Tuesday Babson
1955
Film
Virginia City
Marshall
1940
Film
Scaramouche
Dr. Dubuque
1952
Film
Slim
Wyatt Ranstead
1937
Film
Key Largo
Dispatcher (uncredited)
1948
Film
Dodge City
Matt Cole
1939
Film
Christmas Eve
Joe Bland, FBI Agent
1947
Film
Smart Woman
Clark
1948
Film
Midnight Court
Victor Shanley
1937
Film
Santa Fe Trail
Martin
1940
Film
The Fighting 69th
Captain Mangan
1940
Film
Missing Witnesses
Inspector Lane
1937
Film
Flight to Mars
Dr. Lane
1951
Film
Crime Doctor
Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
1943
Film
Lover Come Back
Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
1961
Film
They Died with Their Boots On
Gen. Phil Sheridan
1941
Film
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Henri Beauvais
1942
Film
Dust Be My Destiny
Prosecutor
1939
Film
They Drive by Night
Harry McNamara
1940
Film
Marked Woman
Gordon
1937
Film
On Trial
Robert Strickland
1939
Film
Night in Paradise
Archon
1946
Film
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
1938
Film
Runaway Daughters
George Barton
1956
Film
The Life of Emile Zola
Charpentier
1937
Film
Comanche
Gen. Nelson A. Miles
1956
Film
Valley of the Giants
Hendricks
1938
Film
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Film
Pitfall
District Attorney
1948
Film
The Fuller Brush Girl
Mr. Watkins
1950
Film
Outpost in Morocco
Colonel Pascal
1949
Film
Decision at Sundown
Charles Summerton
1957
Film
The Return of Doctor X
Dr. Flegg
1939
Film
Father Is A Prince
Dr. Mark Stone
1940
Film
On Dress Parade
Col. Michael Riker
1939
Film
San Antonio
Charlie Bell
1945
Film
The Texas Rangers
John B. Jones
1951
Film
Montana Belle
Matt Towner
1952
Film
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Carson Drew
1939
Film
Broadway Musketeers
Stan Dowling
1938
Film
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Attorney Carey
1939
Film
Knute Rockne All American
Committee Chairman
1940
Film
So Proudly We Hail
Dr. Harrison
1943
Film
Secret Service of the Air
Chief Agent Tom Saxby
1939
Film
Salome, Where She Danced
General Lee
1945
Film
A Slight Case of Murder
Post
1938
Film
Texas Lady
Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
1955
Film
Sealed Lips
Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
1942
Film
The Beginning or the End
K.T. Keller
1947
Film
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Police Chief Sam Tolgate
1950
Film
March On, Marines
Colonel Myers
1940
Film
Cass Timberlane
Webb Wargate
1947
Film
Double Jeopardy
Emmett Devery
1955
Film
The Gun Hawk
Drunk - Madden's father
1963
Film
Breakdowns of 1938
Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938
Film
Black Legion
Tommy Smith
1937
Film
Wings of the Navy
Commander Clark
1939
Film
Gold Is Where You Find It
Ralph Ferris
1938
Film
It All Came True
Mr. Roberts
1940
Film
Rusty Leads the Way
Hugh Mitchell
1948
Film
Men Without Souls
Reverend Thomas Storm
1940
Film
Little Egypt
Shuster
1951
Film
The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
1938
Film
Alcatraz Island
'Gat' Brady
1937
Film
Nancy Drew… Detective
Carson Drew
1938
Film
The Guilty
Alex Tremholt
1947
Film
My Bill
John C. Rudlin
1938
Film
Comet Over Broadway
Bill Appleton
1938
Film
Submarine Base
James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
1943
Film
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Carson Drew
1939
Film
My Buddy
Jim Donnelly
1944
Film
The Crime Doctor's Warning
Inspector Dawes
1945
Film
Brewster's Millions
Swearengen Jones
1945
Film
Madame Spy
Peter Rolf
1942
Film
Mary Ryan, Detective
Capt. Billings
1949
Film
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Mr. West
1941
Film
Castle on the Hudson
Prison Chaplain
1940
Film
Give Me Liberty
Patrick Henry
1936
Film
I, Jane Doe
Horton
1948
Film
Men of Texas
Colonel Colbert Scott
1942
Film
Lighthouse
Hank Armitage
1947
Film
Murder in the Air
Saxby
1940
Film
The Hired Gun
Mace Beldon
1957
Film
Thieves Fall Out
Tim Gordon
1941
Film
Henry and Dizzy
Sam Aldrich
1942
Film
Money and the Woman
Jerremy Helm
1940
Cuban Fireball
Pomeroy Sr.
1951
Film
Where Are Your Children?
Judge Edmonds
1943
Film
The Groom Wore Spurs
Chief of Police
1951
Film
Mississippi Gambler
Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
1942
Film
The Wild Dakotas
Morgan Wheeler
1956
Film
The Gal Who Took the West
Colonel Logan
1949
Film
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Carson Drew
1939
Film
Murder in the Blue Room
Frank Baldrich
1944
Film
Heaven Only Knows
Reverend Wainwright
1947
Film
Over the Wall
Father Neil Connor
1938
Film
Faces in the Fog
Dr. Mason
1944
Film
An Angel from Texas
Quigley
1940
Film
The Big Boss
Bob Dugan
1941
Film
Don Winslow of the Navy
Spencer Merlin
1942
Film
The Man Who Talked Too Much
District Attorney Dickson
1940
Film
Lady with Red Hair
Charles Bryant
1940
Film
The Crimson Canary
Roger Quinn
1945
Film
The Return of Rusty
Hugh Mitchell
1946
Film
Okay for Sound
1946
Film
The Valiant Hombre
Lon Lansdell
1948
Film
Smooth as Silk
Stephen Elliott
1946
Film
Rendezvous in Space
Priest
1964
Film
Northwest Trail
Sergeant Means
1945
Film
Flight Angels
Dr. Barclay
1940
Film
Old Glory
Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
1939
Film
Love, Honor and Behave
Jim Blake
1938
Film
The Boss of Big Town
Michael Lynn
1942
Film
Fugitive in the Sky
Mike Phelan
1936
Film
The Madonna's Secret
Lt. Roberts
1946
Film
Gambling on the High Seas
U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
1940
Film
Woman in Hiding
John Chandler
1950
Film
Kid Glove Killer
Matty
1942
Film
Jack Slade
Judge Davidson
1953
Film
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Sam Aldrich
1944
Film
Jet Job
Sam Bentley
1952
Film
Two Dollar Bettor
John Hewitt
1951
Film
Take Care of My Little Girl
John Erickson (uncredited)
1951
Film
Father's Son
William Emory
1941
Film
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Norman Hadley
1942
Film
Soldiers in White
Charles Anthony
1942
Film
Always Faithful
Wayne
1929
Film
A Child is Born
Dr. Brett
1939
Film
Easy Come, Easy Go
Tom Clancy
1947
Film
Triple Threat
1948
Film
Back in Circulation
Dr. Eugene Forde
1937
Film
Rusty Saves a Life
Hugh Mitchell
1949
Film
The Man Without a Country
Lt. Philip Nolan
1937
Film
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Sam Aldrich
1942
Film
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
1944
Film
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Sam Aldrich
1943
Film
The Bill of Rights
Patrick Henry
1939
Film
The Daltons Ride Again
Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
1945
Rusty's Birthday
Hugh Mitchell
1949
Film
The Enchanted Forest
Ed Henderson
1945
Film
For the Common Defense!
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
1942
Film
On the Border
Dave (as John B. Litel)
1930
Film
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Mr. Aldrich
1943
Film
Henry Aldrich for President
Sam Aldrich
1941
Oh Darling!
1930
Film
Wayward
Robert 'Bob' Daniels
1932
Film
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Nelson "Nails" Morgan
1938
Film
She Wrote the Book
Dean Fowler
1946
Film
My Dog Rusty
Hugh Mitchell
1948
The Sleeping Porch
1929
Film
One Hour to Live
Rudolph Spain
1939
Film
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Mr. Aldrich
1944
Film
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Sam Aldrich
1943
Film
March On, America!
Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
1942
Film
The Great Mr. Nobody
John Wade
1941
Film
Murder in Times Square
Dr. Blaine
1943
Don't Believe It
Dick
1930
Film
Shamrock Hill
Ralph Judson
1949
Film
Finders Keepers
(as John B. Litel)
1929