Robert Elliott
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Film
Gone with the Wind
Yankee Major
1939
Film
The Ghost Breakers
Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)
1940
Film
Lonely Heart
1921
Film
The Roaring Twenties
First Detective
1939
Film
L'apache
Otis Mayne
1919
Film
Five Star Final
R.J. Brannegan
1931
Film
Made for Each Other
Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
1939
Film
Thunderbolt
Prison chaplain
1929
Film
Miss Petticoats
Rev. Ralph Harding
1916
Film
The Money Maniac
Didier Bouchard
1921
Film
Sweet Mama
Mack
1930
Film
Mary Moreland
Thomas Maughm
1917
Film
Checkers
Kendal
1919
Film
Fair Lady
Norvin Blake
1922
Film
Times Square Lady
"Brick" Culver
1935
Film
Lady Killer
Brannigan
1933
Film
Heroes for Sale
'Red' Squad Policeman #1
1933
Film
Life's Shadows
Rodney Thorndyke
1916
Film
Invisible Stripes
Arresting Officer (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Maltese Falcon
Police Lt. Dundy
1931
Film
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Minor Role (uncredited)
1940
Film
The Woman Who Dared
Attorney
1933
Film
'Til We Meet Again
Detective (uncredited)
1940
Film
Chick Carter, Detective
Dan Rankin
1946
Film
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Inspector 'Mac' McKinney
1934
Film
The Empire of Diamonds
Matthew Versigny
1920
Film
I Stole a Million
Peterson
1939
Film
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917
Film
The Divorcee
Bill
1930
Protection
Wallace Crockett
1929
Film
You, the People
Mr. Edward Gibbon
1940
Film
The Child of Destiny
Bob Stange
1916
Film
Trade Winds
Captain George Faulkiner
1938
Film
The Doorway to Hell
Captain Pat O'Grady
1930
Film
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
1943
Film
The Devil's Playground
Judge Morton
1946
Film
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
Self
1930
Film
The Finger Points
Frank Carter
1931
Film
Gambling Lady
Graves
1934
Film
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
Ethier
1929
Film
The Saint Strikes Back
Chief Inspector Webster
1939
Film
Flowing Gold
Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
1940
Film
Half a Sinner
Officer Kelly
1940
Film
Murder at Midnight
Inspector Taylor
1931
Film
Thou Shalt Not Steal
Roger Benton
1917
Film
The Midnight Patrol
Howard Brady
1932
Film
Circumstantial Evidence
Detective Brown (uncredited)
1935
Film
The Crime of the Century
Captain Tim Riley
1933
Film
When Men Betray
Raymond Edwards
1918
Film
Lights of New York
Detective Crosby
1928
Film
Self Defense
Dan Simmons
1932
Film
The Dazzling Miss Davison
Gerard Buckland
1917
Film
The World Accuses
Lt. Ryan
1934
Film
Hide-Out
William Burke
1930
Film
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
Himself - Golfer
1931
Film
Romance of the Underworld
Edwin Burke
1928
Film
The Star Witness
Deputy Williams (uncredited)
1931
Film
Captain Thunder
Morgan
1930
Film
White Eagle
Capt. Blake
1932
Film
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
Robert Ewing
1916
Film
Happiness Ahead
Detective
1928
Film
Should a Girl Marry?
Warden
1939
Film
The Phantom of Crestwood
Detective (uncredited)
1932
Film
Man and Wife
Dr. Howard Fleming
1923
Film
Madison Square Garden
Honest John Miller
1932
Film
A Virgin Paradise
Bob Alan
1921
Film
Joan of Plattsburg
Capt. Lane
1918
Film
The Kiss of Hate
Sergius Orzoff
1916
Film
Men of the North
Sergeant Mooney
1930
Film
The Broken Silence
Bruce Cameron
1922
Film
Twin Husbands
Sergeant Kerrigan
1933
Film
Mrs. Balfame
Dwight Rush
1917
Film
Mickey the Kid
FBI Agent Farrow
1939
Film
Without Fear
John Miles
1922
Film
Obey Your Husband
Mr. Kennedy
1928
Film
Unknown Love
Captain Jack Tims
1919
Film
The Return of Casey Jones
Casey Jones
1933
Film
Motherhood
Albert
1917
Film
Behind Stone Walls
District Attorney John Manson Clay
1932
Film
Kathleen Mavourneen
Dan Moriarity
1930
Film
A Pasteboard Crown
Stewart Thrall
1922
Film
A Woman There Was
Pulke
1919
Film
The Debt
1917
Film
For the Freedom of the East
Robert Kenyon
1918