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.
Police Inspector McCrary
Pocketful of Miracles
Mr. William Farnsworth
Houseboat
Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Martin
Santa Fe Trail
Jean La Cour
Jezebel
Dr. Flegg
The Return of Doctor X
Triple Threat
(as John B. Litel)
Finders Keepers
Doctor
Nevada Smith
Carson Drew
Nancy Drew... Reporter
District Attorney
Pitfall
Prison Chaplain
Castle on the Hudson
Prosecutor
Dust Be My Destiny
Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
Sealed Lips
Post
A Slight Case of Murder
Alex Tremholt
The Guilty
John Gardiner
Invisible Agent
Emmett Devery
Double Jeopardy
Lt. Roberts
The Madonna's Secret
Tommy Smith
Black Legion
Dr. Lane
Flight to Mars
John Gall
The Sundowners
John Chandler
Woman in Hiding
Swearengen Jones
Brewster's Millions
Committee Chairman
Knute Rockne All American
Minister
The Sons of Katie Elder
Mr. Roberts
It All Came True
Harry McNamara
They Drive by Night
Gen. Phil Sheridan
They Died with Their Boots On
Charles Summerton
Decision at Sundown
Pleasant Tuesday Babson
The Kentuckian
Horton
I, Jane Doe
Charlie Bell
San Antonio
Carson Drew
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Carson Drew
Nancy Drew… Detective
Carson Drew
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Matty
Kid Glove Killer
Matt Cole
Dodge City
Police Chief Sam Tolgate
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Michael Lynn
The Boss of Big Town
Norman Hadley
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Medical Director
Sister Kenny
John Hewitt
Two Dollar Bettor
Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
Crime Doctor
Inspector Dawes
The Crime Doctor's Warning
K.T. Keller
The Beginning or the End
Hugh Mitchell
Rusty Leads the Way
Hugh Mitchell
Rusty Saves a Life
Mr. Watkins
The Fuller Brush Girl
Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Christmas Eve
Saxby
Murder in the Air
James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Submarine Base
Attorney Carey
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Hugh Mitchell
My Dog Rusty
Colonel Colbert Scott
Men of Texas
Matt Towner
Montana Belle
Reverend Wainwright
Heaven Only Knows
Wilford Howell
Sitting Bull
Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
Old Glory
Charles Bryant
Lady with Red Hair
Dr. Barclay
Flight Angels
Hank Armitage
Lighthouse
Capt. Billings
Mary Ryan, Detective
Dr. Blaine
Murder in Times Square
Drunk - Madden's father
The Gun Hawk
Webb Wargate
Cass Timberlane
Roger Quinn
The Crimson Canary
Dr. Harrison
So Proudly We Hail
District Attorney Dickson
The Man Who Talked Too Much
Father Neil Connor
Over the Wall
Stephen Elliott
Smooth as Silk
Bob Dugan
The Big Boss
Dr. Mark Stone
Father Is A Prince
Frank Baldrich
Murder in the Blue Room
Mace Beldon
The Hired Gun
John Wade
The Great Mr. Nobody
Reverend Thomas Storm
Men Without Souls
Archon
Night in Paradise
Morgan Wheeler
The Wild Dakotas
Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
Texas Lady
William Emory
Father's Son
Chief Agent Tom Saxby
Secret Service of the Air
Inspector Lane
Missing Witnesses
John Erickson (uncredited)
Take Care of My Little Girl
Colonel Pascal
Outpost in Morocco
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
Gambling on the High Seas
Hendricks
Valley of the Giants
Ed Henderson
The Enchanted Forest
Victor Shanley
Midnight Court
Col. Michael Riker
On Dress Parade
Robert Strickland
On Trial
Ralph Ferris
Gold Is Where You Find It
Judge Edmonds
Where Are Your Children?
Judge Davidson
Jack Slade
Mike Phelan
Fugitive in the Sky
Hugh Mitchell
Rusty's Birthday
Jerremy Helm
Money and the Woman
Jim Blake
Love, Honor and Behave
'Gat' Brady
Alcatraz Island
Tom Clancy
Easy Come, Easy Go
Henri Beauvais
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Bill Appleton
Comet Over Broadway
Sergeant Means
Northwest Trail
Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
Oh Darling!
John B. Jones
The Texas Rangers
Sam Bentley
Jet Job
Dr. Brett
A Child Is Born
Ralph Judson
Shamrock Hill
Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Comanche
Shuster
Little Egypt
Dr. Eugene Forde
Back in Circulation
Dr. Dubuque
Scaramouche
Captain Mangan
The Fighting 69th
John C. Rudlin
My Bill
Nelson "Nails" Morgan
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Marshall
Virginia City
Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich for President
Mr. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Sam Aldrich
Henry and Dizzy
Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Commander Clark
Wings of the Navy
Mr. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
George Barton
Runaway Daughters
Colonel Myers
March On, Marines
Dr. Mason
Faces in the Fog
Dick
Don't Believe It
Mr. West
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
For the Common Defense!
Jim Donnelly
My Buddy
Spencer Merlin
Don Winslow of the Navy
Dispatcher (uncredited)
Key Largo
Quigley
An Angel from Texas
Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Pomeroy Sr.
Cuban Fireball
Wyatt Ranstead
Slim
General Lee
Salome, Where She Danced
Robert 'Bob' Daniels
Wayward
Uncle George
The Groom Wore Spurs
Stan Dowling
Broadway Musketeers
Peter Rolf
Madame Spy
Patrick Henry
Give Me Liberty
Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence
Charpentier
The Life of Emile Zola
Arthur Tyler
Swell Guy
Dave (as John B. Litel)
On the Border
Tim Gordon
Thieves Fall Out
Colonel Logan
The Gal Who Took the West
Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
The Daltons Ride Again
Lon Lansdell
The Valiant Hombre
Wayne
Always Faithful
Dean Fowler
She Wrote the Book
Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Breakdowns of 1938
Charles Anthony
Soldiers in White
Lt. Philip Nolan
The Man Without a Country
Clark
Smart Woman
Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
Mississippi Gambler
Gordon
Marked Woman
Patrick Henry
The Bill of Rights
Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
March On, America!
Hugh Mitchell
The Return of Rusty
The Sleeping Porch
Okay for Sound
Rudolph Spain
One Hour To Live
Priest
Rendezvous in Space
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
170
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-12-30
Place of Birth
Albany, Wisconsin, USA
Also Known As
John Beach Litel