
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.

Drunk Texan (uncredited)
Manpower

Carl Cook
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Board Member (uncredited)
Rusty Leads the Way

Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
Fall Guy

Frankie
Hot Cargo

Marryin' Sam
Li'l Abner

Edgar
Doctor Jim

Mathew Quentin
Scattergood Survives a Murder

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Nobody's Darling

Jeff Hudson
Park Row

Tom Coyne (uncredited)
Flamingo Road

Judge Crothers
Christmas in Connecticut

Happy Harry
Double Jeopardy

Ward Heeler (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed

Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)
All Through the Night

Apartment Manager
Witness to Murder

P.T. Burke
Dangerous Money

Fred Appelby
Slippy McGee

Perkins - Charley's Boss
Neighborhood House

Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace
After Midnight with Boston Blackie

New Jersey Man at Penn Station
The Clock

Waiter
Helldorado

B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
Up in the Air

Politician (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk

Townsman
Driftwood

Hotel desk clerk
Back Street

Gun salesman
Tenth Avenue Kid

Sheriff
Western Pacific Agent

Doorman at Atwood Towers
Homicide for Three

Mr. Jeepers (uncredited)
Springtime in the Rockies

Judge
Follow That Blonde

Bascom, Hotel Guest
Adventures of Kitty O'Day

Ed Brandt (uncredited)
Criminal Investigator

Lumber salesman
The Twinkle In God's Eye

Prendergast
One Man's Law

Kincaid
Fort Defiance

Starke's Aide
Ladies Crave Excitement

Stumpy Carter
The Outcasts of Poker Flat

Haunted-house proprietor
Hide and Shriek

Binoculars Man
Show Business

Party Guest
Stage Mother

Hank
A Man to Remember

Roger Wingate
Heading for Heaven

Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)
Desperate

Tim Miller
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

Passenger (uncredited)
Singapore

Photographer
Dr. Socrates

Fred Green
We're Rich Again

Lowell
The Big Game

Garrison - Henchman
Undercover Agent

Train Passenger
Three for Bedroom C

Dr. Benshlager
Boy Trouble

Sonny's Father
Please

Editor Elwin A. Jonas
Man From Headquarters

Man Carrying Violin Case
Little Miss Broadway

Sen. William P. Scully
Under Western Stars

Garvey
The Pittsburgh Kid

Tavern Keeper
Omar Khayyam

Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride

Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)
The Wagons Roll at Night

Doc Read
Rose of the Yukon

Smith (uncredited)
Three Hearts for Julia

Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited)
The Powers Girl

Tom Brady
Woman Unafraid

Editor
Brilliant Marriage

Pop
Silent Partner

Bartender
Behind The Headlines

Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker
Vogues of 1938

Henry (uncredited)
Next Time I Marry

Arizona Sheepman (uncredited)
Wanted: Jane Turner

Druggist (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams

Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

Jeffrey Walker
Quick Money

Mike
Up In Smoke

Reporter
The Merry Frinks

Station Agent
Start Cheering

Police Captain
Her Master's Voice

J.P. McCluskey
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

Matthews
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

Rotarian Juror (uncredited)
Let Us Live

Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

Man Laughing at Demo
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

Detective (uncredited)
Another Thin Man

Mayor Smith
That Texas Jamboree

Drunk
Frontier Marshal

McKeever
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

Booking Agent
Pack Up Your Troubles

Airport Agent
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

Mayor
The Tilted Tenderfoot

Ben Martin
The Dark Horse

Judge Gilmenn
Purity Squad

Man on Porch (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life

Chap (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn

Ocean Liner Passenger
International Settlement

Conductor (uncredited)
A Likely Story

Shaving Man (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild

Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
Breakfast in Hollywood

Mr. Conklin
Laugh Your Blues Away

Husband (uncredited)
Wintertime

Sheriff
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody
Sunset in Wyoming

Traveler (uncredited)
Star in the Night

Bartender (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years

Willie (uncredited)
Man of the West

Shivers

Politician (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Sundholm
High Tension

Malcolm P. Carstairs
Swing Out the Blues

Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Gamble

Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)
The Princess Comes Across

Sam Prescott
When Strangers Marry

Kibbee (uncredited)
High Noon

Malt Shop Customer (uncredited)
Money Madness

Elliott
Young Bill Hickok

Baldwin
Talk About a Lady

The Glenby Judge
Prison Farm

Passport Official on Train
The Mortal Storm

Ranger Leader (uncredited)
I Love You Again

Auctioneer
Florian

Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway

Foster
Behind the News

Sheriff Barstow
Melody Ranch

Roomer
Women Without Names

Editor Sullivan
Trail of the Yukon

Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Martin, Railroad Conductor
Rock Island Trail

Sam Trotter
The Main Street Kid

Felton
Girls of the Big House

Mayor Culpepper
Silly Billies

Mike Clancy
Looking for Danger

Milt Freeman (uncredited)
The Sainted Sisters

Rufus Downey
Across the Badlands

Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
Road to Happiness

Magician Boarding Bus
Three Girls About Town

Ed (uncredited)
Four Mothers

Justice of the Peace
All Women Have Secrets

Yacht Captain Monroe
Rainbow Over Texas

Mr. Miggs
Singin' Spurs

Evans
So's Your Aunt Emma!

Walter 'Wally' Stone
Last of the Desperados

Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)
The Silver Bandit

George
Adventure

Philip Burton
China Passage

Auto Court Manager
Night Unto Night

Small-Town Doctor (uncredited)
I Stole a Million

Mr. Sampton (uncredited)
Bombers B-52

Gambler
Sudden Money

Detective in Café
Mr. District Attorney

Max - Florist (uncredited)
Break of Hearts

Mayor Whitehead
High School Hero

Broker
She Knew All the Answers

Jeptha Rideout - Banker
Montana Belle

Man Looking for Driver
Central Airport

Storyteller (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious

Slicker
Down on the Farm

Promoter
Silver Skates

Police Sergeant
So's Your Uncle

Chief Joe Charters
Whispering Footsteps

Donald Graves
The Jury's Secret

Thurman (uncredited)
Bunco Squad

Townsman (uncredited)
Abilene Town

Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
You Only Live Once

Townley (uncredited)
Educating Father

Happy (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down

Squire Skimp
Goin' to Town

Mayor Hector Tillford
Ginger

Mr. Michaelson
You Drive Me Crazy

Squire Skimp
Partners in Time

Staff Editor (uncredited)
Picture Snatcher

Mayor
The Man Who Walked Alone

Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
Gun Crazy

Harvey (uncredited)
Albuquerque

Party Guest
She Wrote the Book

Reporter (uncredited)
Go West Young Man

Police Chief Davis
Gangs of the Waterfront

Meeker (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever

Commander
The Petrified Forest

Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)
Union Station

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Go, Johnny, Go!

Sheriff at End
Don't Knock The Rock

Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)
One Foot in Heaven

MacLean (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark

Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor
The Scooper Dooper

Mr. Trayner
Days of Wine and Roses

Mr. Willoughby (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts

Mr. Jones
Sprucin' Up

Dick (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain

Judge Gookin
Feathertop

Middle Aged Man
Parnell

Mr. Shirley (uncredited)
Flame Of Stamboul

Mayor Rodney
The Worst Woman in Paris?

Mayor (uncredited)
Man from God's Country

Charles Chester Upperworth
Feudin' Rhythm

Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island

Truth Aches

Home Boner

Passenger
Hi, Beautiful

Mule Judge
I'm from Missouri

Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
Act of Violence

Man Waiting Hours at McComb's (uncredited)
Silver River
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
200
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-04-29
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
Dick Elliot