Dick Elliott
- Acting
- April 29, 1886 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- December 22, 1961
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
Filmography
- Television: The First Fifty Years · Bartender (archive footage)
- The Andy Griffith Show · Mayor Pike
- Lock-Up · Bartender
- Go, Johnny, Go! · Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
- Rawhide · McTavish
- Days of Wine and Roses · Mr. Trayner
- Man of the West · Willie (uncredited)
- Man from God's Country · Mayor (uncredited)
- Up In Smoke · Mike
- Bombers B-52 · Mr. Sampton (uncredited)
- Looking for Danger · Mike Clancy
- The Real McCoys · Mr. Tremantle
- The Joker is Wild · Shaving Man (uncredited)
- Maverick · Poker Player (uncredited)
- Sugarfoot · Mr. Pomeroy (uncredited)
- Omar Khayyam · Tavern Keeper
- Don't Knock The Rock · Sheriff at End
- The Gale Storm Show · Bartlett
- Feathertop · Judge Gookin
- Last of the Desperados · Walter 'Wally' Stone
- The Twinkle In God's Eye · Lumber salesman
- Double Jeopardy · Happy Harry
- The Petrified Forest · Commander
- The Tilted Tenderfoot · Mayor
- Meet the O'Briens · Mr. Beach
- Witness to Murder · Apartment Manager
- Montana Belle · Jeptha Rideout - Banker
- Park Row · Jeff Hudson
- Three for Bedroom C · Train Passenger
- High Noon · Kibbee (uncredited)
- Rancho Notorious · Storyteller (uncredited)
- I Love Lucy · Male Spectator (uncredited), Henry
- Fort Defiance · Kincaid
- The Red Skelton Show · Willie's Boss / Bartender
- Flame Of Stamboul · Mr. Shirley (uncredited)
- Hunt the Man Down · Happy (uncredited)
- Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle · Sheriff
- Union Station · Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)
- Across the Badlands · Rufus Downey
- Bunco Squad · Thurman (uncredited)
- A Modern Marriage · Jack
- Rock Island Trail · Martin, Railroad Conductor
- Western Pacific Agent · Sheriff
- The Silver Bandit · Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)
- Gun Crazy · Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
- Feudin' Rhythm · Charles Chester Upperworth
- Trail of the Yukon · Editor Sullivan
- Night Unto Night · Auto Court Manager
- Flamingo Road · Tom Coyne (uncredited)
- Act of Violence · Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
- Rose of the Yukon · Doc Read
- Homicide for Three · Doorman at Atwood Towers
- Rusty Leads the Way · Board Member (uncredited)
- Singin' Spurs · Mr. Miggs
- The Arkansas Swing · Realtor
- Silver River · Man Waiting Hours at McComb's (uncredited)
- The Sainted Sisters · Milt Freeman (uncredited)
- Money Madness · Malt Shop Customer (uncredited)
- Albuquerque · Harvey (uncredited)
- Slippy McGee · Fred Appelby
- The Main Street Kid · Sam Trotter
- Heading for Heaven · Roger Wingate
- Driftwood · Townsman
- Singapore · Passenger (uncredited)
- Desperate · Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)
- Thunder Mountain · Dick (uncredited)
- A Likely Story · Conductor (uncredited)
- The Scooper Dooper · Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor
- The Devil Thumbs a Ride · Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
- Ginger · Mayor Hector Tillford
- Doctor Jim · Edgar
- It's a Wonderful Life · Man on Porch (uncredited)
- Dangerous Money · P.T. Burke
- Follow That Blonde · Judge
- High School Hero · Mayor Whitehead
- The Dark Horse · Ben Martin
- Hot Cargo · Frankie
- She Wrote the Book · Party Guest
- That Texas Jamboree · Mayor Smith
- Rainbow Over Texas · Yacht Captain Monroe