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

  • It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Go, Johnny, Go!

    Go, Johnny, Go!

  • High Noon

    High Noon

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • China Passage

    China Passage

  • Three for Bedroom C

    Three for Bedroom C

  • Woman Unafraid

    Woman Unafraid

  • Feudin' Rhythm

    Feudin' Rhythm

  • Please

    Please

  • Abilene Town

    Abilene Town

  • Brilliant Marriage

    Brilliant Marriage

  • The Clock

    The Clock

  • Singin' Spurs

    Singin' Spurs

  • Dangerous Money

    Dangerous Money

  • Silver Skates

    Silver Skates

  • Omar Khayyam

    Omar Khayyam

  • Gun Crazy

    Gun Crazy

  • Flamingo Road

    Flamingo Road

  • Hot Cargo

    Hot Cargo

  • Union Station

    Union Station

  • Montana Belle

    Montana Belle

  • Picture Snatcher

    Picture Snatcher

  • Four Mothers

    Four Mothers

  • Doctor Jim

    Doctor Jim

  • Prison Farm

    Prison Farm

  • Silver River

    Silver River

  • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

    The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

  • Christmas in Connecticut

    Christmas in Connecticut

  • Feathertop

    Feathertop

  • Sprucin' Up

    Sprucin' Up

  • She Wrote the Book

    She Wrote the Book

  • Sudden Money

    Sudden Money

  • High Tension

    High Tension

  • Driftwood

    Driftwood

  • Singapore

    Singapore

  • Days of Wine and Roses

    Days of Wine and Roses

  • Boy Trouble

    Boy Trouble

  • Fall Guy

    Fall Guy

  • Manpower

    Manpower

  • Desperate

    Desperate

  • Albuquerque

    Albuquerque

  • Florian

    Florian

  • Show Business

    Show Business

  • The Worst Woman in Paris?

    The Worst Woman in Paris?

  • Act of Violence

    Act of Violence

  • Bunco Squad

    Bunco Squad

  • Trail of the Yukon

    Trail of the Yukon

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • Adventure

    Adventure

  • Witness to Murder

    Witness to Murder

  • Behind The Headlines

    Behind The Headlines

  • Wintertime

    Wintertime

  • After Midnight with Boston Blackie

    After Midnight with Boston Blackie

  • Central Airport

    Central Airport

  • Whispering Footsteps

    Whispering Footsteps

  • A Man to Remember

    A Man to Remember

  • Man of the West

    Man of the West

  • Parnell

    Parnell

  • Helldorado

    Helldorado

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

  • All Through the Night

    All Through the Night

  • Another Thin Man

    Another Thin Man

  • Neighborhood House

    Neighborhood House

  • Double Jeopardy

    Double Jeopardy

  • Up in the Air

    Up in the Air

  • Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

    Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

  • Start Cheering

    Start Cheering

  • The Mortal Storm

    The Mortal Storm

  • Main Street After Dark

    Main Street After Dark

  • Ginger

    Ginger

  • Deadline at Dawn

    Deadline at Dawn

  • The Princess Comes Across

    The Princess Comes Across

  • The Dark Horse

    The Dark Horse

  • Bombers B-52

    Bombers B-52

  • Next Time I Marry

    Next Time I Marry

  • Silent Partner

    Silent Partner

  • We're Rich Again

    We're Rich Again

  • Under Western Stars

    Under Western Stars

  • Park Row

    Park Row

  • The Devil Thumbs a Ride

    The Devil Thumbs a Ride

  • The Main Street Kid

    The Main Street Kid

  • Little Miss Broadway

    Little Miss Broadway

  • That Texas Jamboree

    That Texas Jamboree

  • Frontier Marshal

    Frontier Marshal

  • High School Hero

    High School Hero

  • Adventures of Kitty O'Day

    Adventures of Kitty O'Day

  • The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

    The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

  • I Love You Again

    I Love You Again

  • When Strangers Marry

    When Strangers Marry

  • The Wagons Roll at Night

    The Wagons Roll at Night

  • Break of Hearts

    Break of Hearts

  • Heading for Heaven

    Heading for Heaven

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

  • Western Pacific Agent

    Western Pacific Agent

  • Meet the Stewarts

    Meet the Stewarts

  • Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

    Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

  • Women Without Names

    Women Without Names

  • Rock Island Trail

    Rock Island Trail

  • The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

    The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

  • You Only Live Once

    You Only Live Once

  • Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

  • I Stole a Million

    I Stole a Million

  • Night Unto Night

    Night Unto Night

  • Scattergood Survives a Murder

    Scattergood Survives a Murder

  • Don't Knock The Rock

    Don't Knock The Rock

  • The Big Game

    The Big Game

  • Last of the Desperados

    Last of the Desperados

  • The Twinkle In God's Eye

    The Twinkle In God's Eye

  • The Pittsburgh Kid

    The Pittsburgh Kid

  • Rusty Leads the Way

    Rusty Leads the Way

  • Ladies Crave Excitement

    Ladies Crave Excitement

  • The Joker is Wild

    The Joker is Wild

  • The Man Who Walked Alone

    The Man Who Walked Alone

  • The Outcasts of Poker Flat

    The Outcasts of Poker Flat

  • Girls of the Big House

    Girls of the Big House

  • Undercover Agent

    Undercover Agent

  • Rainbow Over Texas

    Rainbow Over Texas

  • Road to Happiness

    Road to Happiness

  • A Man Betrayed

    A Man Betrayed

  • The Jury's Secret

    The Jury's Secret

  • She Knew All the Answers

    She Knew All the Answers

  • Rose of the Yukon

    Rose of the Yukon

  • One Foot in Heaven

    One Foot in Heaven

  • I'm from Missouri

    I'm from Missouri

  • Behind the News

    Behind the News

  • Star in the Night

    Star in the Night

  • Laugh Your Blues Away

    Laugh Your Blues Away

  • Up In Smoke

    Up In Smoke

  • Flame Of Stamboul

    Flame Of Stamboul

  • Young Bill Hickok

    Young Bill Hickok

  • The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

    The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

  • Nobody's Darling

    Nobody's Darling

  • Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

    Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

  • So's Your Uncle

    So's Your Uncle

  • The Silver Bandit

    The Silver Bandit

  • Man from God's Country

    Man from God's Country

  • Purity Squad

    Purity Squad

  • Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

    Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

  • Home Boner

    Home Boner

  • Hunt the Man Down

    Hunt the Man Down

  • Let Us Live

    Let Us Live

  • Partners in Time

    Partners in Time

  • The Prisoner of Shark Island

    The Prisoner of Shark Island

  • Looking for Danger

    Looking for Danger

  • Springtime in the Rockies

    Springtime in the Rockies

  • The Merry Frinks

    The Merry Frinks

  • The Sainted Sisters

    The Sainted Sisters

  • Mr. District Attorney

    Mr. District Attorney

  • Three Hearts for Julia

    Three Hearts for Julia

  • Mr. Moto's Gamble

    Mr. Moto's Gamble

  • Down on the Farm

    Down on the Farm

  • Hide and Shriek

    Hide and Shriek

  • The Powers Girl

    The Powers Girl

  • Three Girls About Town

    Three Girls About Town

  • Goin' to Town

    Goin' to Town

  • Sunset in Wyoming

    Sunset in Wyoming

  • One Man's Law

    One Man's Law

  • The Scooper Dooper

    The Scooper Dooper

  • Rancho Notorious

    Rancho Notorious

  • Li'l Abner

    Li'l Abner

  • Shivers

    Shivers

  • You Can't Escape Forever

    You Can't Escape Forever

  • Dr. Socrates

    Dr. Socrates

  • Gangs of the Waterfront

    Gangs of the Waterfront

  • Stage Mother

    Stage Mother

  • All Women Have Secrets

    All Women Have Secrets

  • Fort Defiance

    Fort Defiance

  • Television: The First Fifty Years

    Television: The First Fifty Years

  • Truth Aches

    Truth Aches

  • Follow That Blonde

    Follow That Blonde

  • Her Master's Voice

    Her Master's Voice

  • So's Your Aunt Emma!

    So's Your Aunt Emma!

  • Vogues of 1938

    Vogues of 1938

  • Talk About a Lady

    Talk About a Lady

  • Thunder Mountain

    Thunder Mountain

  • Melody Ranch

    Melody Ranch

  • Breakfast in Hollywood

    Breakfast in Hollywood

  • Thank Your Lucky Stars

    Thank Your Lucky Stars

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • Silly Billies

    Silly Billies

  • Money Madness

    Money Madness

  • Saratoga Trunk

    Saratoga Trunk

  • Pack Up Your Troubles

    Pack Up Your Troubles

  • Tenth Avenue Kid

    Tenth Avenue Kid

  • Homicide for Three

    Homicide for Three

  • The Petrified Forest

    The Petrified Forest

  • Educating Father

    Educating Father

  • Swing Out the Blues

    Swing Out the Blues

  • A Likely Story

    A Likely Story

  • Quick Money

    Quick Money

  • Slippy McGee

    Slippy McGee

  • International Settlement

    International Settlement

  • Across the Badlands

    Across the Badlands

  • Wanted: Jane Turner

    Wanted: Jane Turner

  • Go West Young Man

    Go West Young Man

  • Hi, Beautiful

    Hi, Beautiful

  • The Tilted Tenderfoot

    The Tilted Tenderfoot

  • Man From Headquarters

    Man From Headquarters

  • Criminal Investigator

    Criminal Investigator

  • You Drive Me Crazy

    You Drive Me Crazy