Dick Elliott

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

207

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-04-29

Day of death

1961-12-22 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Dick Elliott

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

  • Four Mothers

    Four Mothers

  • Behind the News

    Behind the News

  • Meet the Stewarts

    Meet the Stewarts

  • Rock Island Trail

    Rock Island Trail

  • High Noon

    High Noon

  • Montana Belle

    Montana Belle

  • Abilene Town

    Abilene Town

  • Springtime in the Rockies

    Springtime in the Rockies

  • The Mortal Storm

    The Mortal Storm

  • Stage Mother

    Stage Mother

  • Main Street After Dark

    Main Street After Dark

  • Sudden Money

    Sudden Money

  • Thunder Mountain

    Thunder Mountain

  • We're Rich Again

    We're Rich Again

  • Road to Happiness

    Road to Happiness

  • Gangs of the Waterfront

    Gangs of the Waterfront

  • Feudin' Rhythm

    Feudin' Rhythm

  • Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

    Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

  • Behind The Headlines

    Behind The Headlines

  • Scattergood Survives a Murder

    Scattergood Survives a Murder

  • Dangerous Money

    Dangerous Money

  • The Joker is Wild

    The Joker is Wild

  • Christmas in Connecticut

    Christmas in Connecticut

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

  • Li'l Abner

    Li'l Abner

  • Union Station

    Union Station

  • Rainbow Over Texas

    Rainbow Over Texas

  • Whispering Footsteps

    Whispering Footsteps

  • Bombers B-52

    Bombers B-52

  • Silly Billies

    Silly Billies

  • Wintertime

    Wintertime

  • One Foot in Heaven

    One Foot in Heaven

  • Night Unto Night

    Night Unto Night

  • Rancho Notorious

    Rancho Notorious

  • Deadline at Dawn

    Deadline at Dawn

  • She Knew All the Answers

    She Knew All the Answers

  • Boy Trouble

    Boy Trouble

  • Women Without Names

    Women Without Names

  • China Passage

    China Passage

  • Days of Wine and Roses

    Days of Wine and Roses

  • A Man Betrayed

    A Man Betrayed

  • Prison Farm

    Prison Farm

  • A Man to Remember

    A Man to Remember

  • The Man Who Walked Alone

    The Man Who Walked Alone

  • The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

    The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

  • I Stole a Million

    I Stole a Million

  • Witness to Murder

    Witness to Murder

  • Gun Crazy

    Gun Crazy

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

  • Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

    Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

  • Silver River

    Silver River

  • Man of the West

    Man of the West

  • Heading for Heaven

    Heading for Heaven

  • High Tension

    High Tension

  • Star in the Night

    Star in the Night

  • Rusty Leads the Way

    Rusty Leads the Way

  • Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

    Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

  • Partners in Time

    Partners in Time

  • Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man

  • Woman Unafraid

    Woman Unafraid

  • Driftwood

    Driftwood

  • Criminal Investigator

    Criminal Investigator

  • The Twinkle In God's Eye

    The Twinkle In God's Eye

  • Melody Ranch

    Melody Ranch

  • Up In Smoke

    Up In Smoke

  • I'm from Missouri

    I'm from Missouri

  • Omar Khayyam

    Omar Khayyam

  • Doctor Jim

    Doctor Jim

  • Singapore

    Singapore

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • The Main Street Kid

    The Main Street Kid

  • Desperate

    Desperate

  • Act of Violence

    Act of Violence

  • You Drive Me Crazy

    You Drive Me Crazy

  • Vogues of 1938

    Vogues of 1938

  • Nobody's Darling

    Nobody's Darling

  • The Jury's Secret

    The Jury's Secret

  • The Devil Thumbs a Ride

    The Devil Thumbs a Ride

  • The Clock

    The Clock

  • Dr. Socrates

    Dr. Socrates

  • Girls of the Big House

    Girls of the Big House

  • Please

    Please

  • Little Miss Broadway

    Little Miss Broadway

  • All Through the Night

    All Through the Night

  • Man from God's Country

    Man from God's Country

  • The Worst Woman in Paris?

    The Worst Woman in Paris?

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • The Princess Comes Across

    The Princess Comes Across

  • Under Western Stars

    Under Western Stars

  • Singin' Spurs

    Singin' Spurs

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

    The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

  • Western Pacific Agent

    Western Pacific Agent

  • The Big Game

    The Big Game

  • Flamingo Road

    Flamingo Road

  • The Merry Frinks

    The Merry Frinks

  • Florian

    Florian

  • Trail of the Yukon

    Trail of the Yukon

  • Manpower

    Manpower

  • Last of the Desperados

    Last of the Desperados

  • Adventure

    Adventure

  • Flame Of Stamboul

    Flame Of Stamboul

  • After Midnight with Boston Blackie

    After Midnight with Boston Blackie

  • Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

  • Feathertop

    Feathertop

  • Albuquerque

    Albuquerque

  • Brilliant Marriage

    Brilliant Marriage

  • Hide and Shriek

    Hide and Shriek

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • Sunset in Wyoming

    Sunset in Wyoming

  • Rose of the Yukon

    Rose of the Yukon

  • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

    The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

  • Up in the Air

    Up in the Air

  • Hunt the Man Down

    Hunt the Man Down

  • The Wagons Roll at Night

    The Wagons Roll at Night

  • Park Row

    Park Row

  • So's Your Uncle

    So's Your Uncle

  • The Dark Horse

    The Dark Horse

  • Laugh Your Blues Away

    Laugh Your Blues Away

  • Money Madness

    Money Madness

  • When Strangers Marry

    When Strangers Marry

  • High School Hero

    High School Hero

  • I Love You Again

    I Love You Again

  • The Pittsburgh Kid

    The Pittsburgh Kid

  • You Only Live Once

    You Only Live Once

  • That Texas Jamboree

    That Texas Jamboree

  • Don't Knock The Rock

    Don't Knock The Rock

  • Picture Snatcher

    Picture Snatcher

  • Fall Guy

    Fall Guy

  • Adventures of Kitty O'Day

    Adventures of Kitty O'Day

  • The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

  • Helldorado

    Helldorado

  • Break of Hearts

    Break of Hearts

  • Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

    Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

  • The Silver Bandit

    The Silver Bandit

  • Mr. District Attorney

    Mr. District Attorney

  • The Sainted Sisters

    The Sainted Sisters

  • Looking for Danger

    Looking for Danger

  • Saratoga Trunk

    Saratoga Trunk

  • The Petrified Forest

    The Petrified Forest

  • Central Airport

    Central Airport

  • Frontier Marshal

    Frontier Marshal

  • Ladies Crave Excitement

    Ladies Crave Excitement

  • Neighborhood House

    Neighborhood House

  • Bunco Squad

    Bunco Squad

  • You Can't Escape Forever

    You Can't Escape Forever

  • Truth Aches

    Truth Aches

  • Silver Skates

    Silver Skates

  • Three Girls About Town

    Three Girls About Town

  • The Prisoner of Shark Island

    The Prisoner of Shark Island

  • Parnell

    Parnell

  • Hot Cargo

    Hot Cargo

  • Hi, Beautiful

    Hi, Beautiful

  • The Powers Girl

    The Powers Girl

  • She Wrote the Book

    She Wrote the Book

  • Go, Johnny, Go!

    Go, Johnny, Go!

  • The Tilted Tenderfoot

    The Tilted Tenderfoot

  • Young Bill Hickok

    Young Bill Hickok

  • Down on the Farm

    Down on the Farm

  • Television: The First Fifty Years

    Television: The First Fifty Years

  • Next Time I Marry

    Next Time I Marry

  • Quick Money

    Quick Money

  • Mr. Moto's Gamble

    Mr. Moto's Gamble

  • The Outcasts of Poker Flat

    The Outcasts of Poker Flat

  • Sprucin' Up

    Sprucin' Up

  • Start Cheering

    Start Cheering

  • Three Hearts for Julia

    Three Hearts for Julia

  • One Man's Law

    One Man's Law

  • Show Business

    Show Business

  • Double Jeopardy

    Double Jeopardy

  • Goin' to Town

    Goin' to Town

  • So's Your Aunt Emma!

    So's Your Aunt Emma!

  • Home Boner

    Home Boner

  • Slippy McGee

    Slippy McGee

  • Let Us Live

    Let Us Live

  • All Women Have Secrets

    All Women Have Secrets

  • Purity Squad

    Purity Squad

  • Ginger

    Ginger

  • Silent Partner

    Silent Partner

  • Her Master's Voice

    Her Master's Voice

  • Homicide for Three

    Homicide for Three

  • Pack Up Your Troubles

    Pack Up Your Troubles

  • The Scooper Dooper

    The Scooper Dooper

  • Undercover Agent

    Undercover Agent

  • Breakfast in Hollywood

    Breakfast in Hollywood

  • Swing Out the Blues

    Swing Out the Blues

  • Three for Bedroom C

    Three for Bedroom C

  • Wanted: Jane Turner

    Wanted: Jane Turner

  • Fort Defiance

    Fort Defiance

  • International Settlement

    International Settlement

  • Follow That Blonde

    Follow That Blonde

  • Tenth Avenue Kid

    Tenth Avenue Kid

  • A Likely Story

    A Likely Story

  • Educating Father

    Educating Father

  • Go West Young Man

    Go West Young Man

  • Shivers

    Shivers

  • Across the Badlands

    Across the Badlands

  • Man From Headquarters

    Man From Headquarters

  • Talk About a Lady

    Talk About a Lady