
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

Matt Cole
Dodge City

Matty
Kid Glove Killer

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 Saves a Life

Hugh Mitchell
Rusty Leads the Way

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

Dr. Blaine
Murder in Times Square

Capt. Billings
Mary Ryan, Detective

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

Chief of Police
The Groom Wore Spurs

Stan Dowling
Broadway Musketeers

Peter Rolf
Madame Spy

Thomas Jefferson
The Declaration of Independence

Patrick Henry
Give Me Liberty

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