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Dick Elliott

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.

Cast

Manpower

(Drunk Texan (uncredited))

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

(Carl Cook)

Rusty Leads the Way

(Board Member (uncredited))

Fall Guy

(Bail Bondsman (uncredited))

Hot Cargo

(Frankie)

Li'l Abner

(Marryin' Sam)

Doctor Jim

(Edgar)

Scattergood Survives a Murder

(Mathew Quentin)

Nobody's Darling

(Gas Station Attendant (uncredited))

Park Row

(Jeff Hudson)

Flamingo Road

(Tom Coyne (uncredited))

Christmas in Connecticut

(Judge Crothers)

Double Jeopardy

(Happy Harry)

A Man Betrayed

(Ward Heeler (uncredited))

All Through the Night

(Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited))

Witness to Murder

(Apartment Manager)

Dangerous Money

(P.T. Burke)

Slippy McGee

(Fred Appelby)

Neighborhood House

(Perkins - Charley's Boss)

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

(Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace)

The Clock

(New Jersey Man at Penn Station)

Helldorado

(Waiter)

Up in the Air

(B. J. Hastings, Station Owner)

Saratoga Trunk

(Politician (uncredited))

Driftwood

(Townsman)

Back Street

(Hotel desk clerk)

Tenth Avenue Kid

(Gun salesman)

Western Pacific Agent

(Sheriff)

Homicide for Three

(Doorman at Atwood Towers)

Springtime in the Rockies

(Mr. Jeepers (uncredited))

Follow That Blonde

(Judge)

Adventures of Kitty O'Day

(Bascom, Hotel Guest)

The Twinkle In God's Eye

(Lumber salesman)

Criminal Investigator

(Ed Brandt (uncredited))

One Man's Law

(Prendergast)

Fort Defiance

(Kincaid)

Ladies Crave Excitement

(Starke's Aide)

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

(Stumpy Carter)

Hide and Shriek

(Haunted-house proprietor)

Show Business

(Binoculars Man)

Stage Mother

(Party Guest)

A Man to Remember

(Hank)

Heading for Heaven

(Roger Wingate)

Desperate

(Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited))

The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

(Tim Miller)

Singapore

(Passenger (uncredited))

Dr. Socrates

(Photographer)

We're Rich Again

(Fred Green)

The Big Game

(Lowell)

Undercover Agent

(Garrison - Henchman)

Three for Bedroom C

(Train Passenger)

Boy Trouble

(Dr. Benshlager)

Please

(Sonny's Father)

Man From Headquarters

(Editor Elwin A. Jonas)

Little Miss Broadway

(Man Carrying Violin Case)

Under Western Stars

(Sen. William P. Scully)

The Pittsburgh Kid

(Garvey)

Omar Khayyam

(Tavern Keeper)

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

(Mack Wilkins (uncredited))

The Wagons Roll at Night

(Mr. Paddleford (uncredited))

Rose of the Yukon

(Doc Read)

Three Hearts for Julia

(Smith (uncredited))

The Powers Girl

(Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited))

Woman Unafraid

(Tom Brady)

Brilliant Marriage

(Editor)

Silent Partner

(Pop)

Behind The Headlines

(Bartender)

Vogues of 1938

(Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker)

Next Time I Marry

(Henry)

Wanted: Jane Turner

(Arizona Sheepman (uncredited))

The Amazing Mr. Williams

(Druggist (uncredited))

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

(Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited))

Quick Money

(Jeffrey Walker)

Up In Smoke

(Mike)

The Merry Frinks

(Reporter)

Start Cheering

(Station Agent)

Her Master's Voice

(Police Captain)

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

(J.P. McCluskey)

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

(Matthews)

Let Us Live

(Rotarian Juror (uncredited))

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

(Man Laughing at Demo)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

(Train Conductor (uncredited))

Another Thin Man

(Detective (uncredited))

That Texas Jamboree

(Mayor Smith)

Frontier Marshal

(Drunk)

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

(McKeever)

Pack Up Your Troubles

(Booking Agent)

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

(Airport Agent)

The Tilted Tenderfoot

(Mayor)

The Dark Horse

(Ben Martin)

Purity Squad

(Judge Gilmenn)

It's a Wonderful Life

(Man on Porch (uncredited))

Deadline at Dawn

(Chap (uncredited))

A Likely Story

(Conductor (uncredited))

International Settlement

(Ocean Liner Passenger)

The Joker Is Wild

(Shaving Man (uncredited))

Breakfast in Hollywood

(Man in Bus Depot (uncredited))

Laugh Your Blues Away

(Mr. Conklin)

Wintertime

(Husband (uncredited))

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

(Sheriff)

Sunset in Wyoming

(Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody)

Star in the Night

(Traveler (uncredited))

Television: The First Fifty Years

(Bartender (archive footage))

Man of the West

(Willie (uncredited))

Shivers

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

(Politician (uncredited))

High Tension

(Sundholm)

Swing Out the Blues

(Malcolm P. Carstairs)

Mr. Moto's Gamble

(Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited))

The Princess Comes Across

(Ship's Surgeon (uncredited))

When Strangers Marry

(Sam Prescott)

High Noon

(Kibbee (uncredited))

Money Madness

(Malt Shop Customer)

Young Bill Hickok

(Elliott)

Talk About a Lady

(Baldwin)

Prison Farm

(The Glenby Judge)

The Mortal Storm

(Passport Official on Train)

I Love You Again

(Range Leader (uncredited))

Florian

(Auctioneer)

Two Girls on Broadway

(Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited))

Behind the News

(Foster)

Melody Ranch

(Sheriff Barstow)

Women Without Names

(Roomer)

Trail of the Yukon

(Editor Sullivan)

Thank Your Lucky Stars

(Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited))

Rock Island Trail

(Martin, Railroad Conductor)

The Main Street Kid

(Sam Trotter)

Girls of the Big House

(Felton)

Silly Billies

(Mayor Culpepper)

Looking for Danger

(Mike Clancy)

The Sainted Sisters

(Milt Freeman (uncredited))

Across the Badlands

(Rufus Downey)

Road to Happiness

(Pawnshop Owner (uncredited))

Three Girls About Town

(Magician Boarding Bus)

Four Mothers

(Ed (uncredited))

All Women Have Secrets

(Justice of the Peace)

Rainbow Over Texas

(Yacht Captain Monroe)

Singin' Spurs

(Mr. Miggs)

So's Your Aunt Emma!

(Evans)

Last of the Desperados

(Walter 'Wally' Stone)

The Silver Bandit

(Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott))

Adventure

(George)

China Passage

(Philip Burton)

Night Unto Night

(Auto Court Manager)

I Stole a Million

(Small-Town Doctor (uncredited))

Bombers B-52

(Mr. Sampton (uncredited))

Sudden Money

(Gambler)

Mr. District Attorney

(Detective in Café)

Break of Hearts

(Max - Florist (uncredited))

High School Hero

(Mayor Whitehead)

She Knew All the Answers

(Broker)

Montana Belle

(Jeptha Rideout - Banker)

Central Airport

(Man Looking for Driver)

Rancho Notorious

(Storyteller (uncredited))

Down on the Farm

(Slicker)

Silver Skates

(Promoter)

So's Your Uncle

(Police Sergeant)

Whispering Footsteps

(Chief Joe Charters)

The Jury's Secret

(Donald Graves)

Bunco Squad

(Thurman (uncredited))

Abilene Town

(Townsman (uncredited))

You Only Live Once

(Newspaper Editor (uncredited))

Educating Father

(Townley (uncredited))

Hunt the Man Down

(Happy (uncredited))

Goin' to Town

(Squire Skimp)

Ginger

(Mayor Hector Tillford)

You Drive Me Crazy

(Mr. Michaelson)

Partners in Time

(Squire Skimp)

Picture Snatcher

(Staff Editor (uncredited))

The Man Who Walked Alone

(Mayor)

Gun Crazy

(Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited))

Albuquerque

(Harvey (uncredited))

She Wrote the Book

(Party Guest)

Go West Young Man

(Reporter (uncredited))

Gangs of the Waterfront

(Police Chief Davis)

You Can't Escape Forever

(Meeker (uncredited))

The Petrified Forest

(Commander)

Union Station

(Powerhouse Workman (uncredited))

Go, Johnny, Go!

(Man in Phone Booth (uncredited))

Don't Knock The Rock

(Sheriff at End)

One Foot in Heaven

(Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited))

Main Street After Dark

(MacLean (uncredited))

The Scooper Dooper

(Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor)

Days of Wine and Roses

(Mr. Trayner)

Meet the Stewarts

(Mr. Willoughby (uncredited))

The Andy Griffith Show

(Mayor Pike)

I Love Lucy

(Male Spectator (uncredited))

I Love Lucy

(Henry)