John Litel

Biography

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.

Known For

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

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

170

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-12-30

Place of Birth

Albany, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As

John Beach Litel