
John Litel
Acting
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.
TV Shows(30)

Branded
1965
Vacation Playhouse
Albert P. Leviathan
1963

The Virginian
Finley
1962

Hazel
1961

Route 66
1960

Stagecoach West
Dan Murchison
1960

Hawaiian Eye
1959

Lock-Up
1959

Bonanza
Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington
1959

Rawhide
Jim Rye
1959

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Bronco
1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Judge George Healy
1958

Zorro
The Governor
1957

Trackdown
Judge Henry
1957

Maverick
Ellsworth Greeley
1957

Perry Mason
Judge
1957

Sugarfoot
Hank Tatum
1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Sheriff Martin Calder
1956

Cheyenne
1955

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955

Climax!
Judge Sam Crowley
1954

City Detective
1953

General Electric Theater
Phillip Saunders
1953
My Hero
1952

Cavalcade of America
Dr. Silkworth
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Van Alten
1952

I Love Lucy
Harvey Cromwell
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Dr. Robbins
1950
Movies(170)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983

Nevada Smith
Doctor
1966

The Sons of Katie Elder
Minister
1965

Rendezvous in Space
Priest
1964

The Gun Hawk
Drunk - Madden's father
1963

Lover Come Back
Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
1961

Pocketful of Miracles
Police Inspector McCrary
1961

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
1961

Houseboat
Mr. William Farnsworth
1958

Decision at Sundown
Charles Summerton
1957

The Hired Gun
Mace Beldon
1957

Comanche
Gen. Nelson A. Miles
1956

The Wild Dakotas
Morgan Wheeler
1956

Runaway Daughters
George Barton
1956

Texas Lady
Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
1955

The Kentuckian
Pleasant Tuesday Babson
1955

Double Jeopardy
Emmett Devery
1955

Sitting Bull
Wilford Howell
1954

Jack Slade
Judge Davidson
1953

Montana Belle
Matt Towner
1952

Scaramouche
Dr. Dubuque
1952

Jet Job
Sam Bentley
1952

Flight to Mars
Dr. Lane
1951

Little Egypt
Shuster
1951

Two Dollar Bettor
John Hewitt
1951

Take Care of My Little Girl
John Erickson (uncredited)
1951

The Texas Rangers
John B. Jones
1951

The Groom Wore Spurs
Chief of Police
1951
Cuban Fireball
Pomeroy Sr.
1951

The Fuller Brush Girl
Mr. Watkins
1950

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Police Chief Sam Tolgate
1950

The Sundowners
John Gall
1950

Woman in Hiding
John Chandler
1950

Mary Ryan, Detective
Capt. Billings
1949
Rusty's Birthday
Hugh Mitchell
1949

The Gal Who Took the West
Colonel Logan
1949

Outpost in Morocco
Colonel Pascal
1949

Rusty Saves a Life
Hugh Mitchell
1949

Shamrock Hill
Ralph Judson
1949

The Valiant Hombre
Lon Lansdell
1948

Rusty Leads the Way
Hugh Mitchell
1948

Triple Threat
1948

Pitfall
District Attorney
1948

Key Largo
Dispatcher (uncredited)
1948

I, Jane Doe
Horton
1948

Smart Woman
Clark
1948

My Dog Rusty
Hugh Mitchell
1948

Cass Timberlane
Webb Wargate
1947

Christmas Eve
Joe Bland, FBI Agent
1947

Heaven Only Knows
Reverend Wainwright
1947

The Guilty
Alex Tremholt
1947

Easy Come, Easy Go
Tom Clancy
1947

The Beginning or the End
K.T. Keller
1947

Lighthouse
Hank Armitage
1947

Swell Guy
Arthur Tyler
1946

Sister Kenny
Medical Director
1946

Okay for Sound
1946

The Return of Rusty
Hugh Mitchell
1946

She Wrote the Book
Dean Fowler
1946

Night in Paradise
Archon
1946

The Madonna's Secret
Lt. Roberts
1946

Smooth as Silk
Stephen Elliott
1946

San Antonio
Charlie Bell
1945

The Enchanted Forest
Ed Henderson
1945

Northwest Trail
Sergeant Means
1945

The Daltons Ride Again
Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
1945

The Crimson Canary
Roger Quinn
1945

The Crime Doctor's Warning
Inspector Dawes
1945

Salome, Where She Danced
General Lee
1945

Brewster's Millions
Swearengen Jones
1945

Faces in the Fog
Dr. Mason
1944

Murder in the Blue Room
Frank Baldrich
1944

My Buddy
Jim Donnelly
1944

Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
1944

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Mr. Aldrich
1944

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Sam Aldrich
1944

Where Are Your Children?
Judge Edmonds
1943

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Sam Aldrich
1943

So Proudly We Hail
Dr. Harrison
1943

Submarine Base
James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
1943

Henry Aldrich Swings It
Mr. Aldrich
1943

Crime Doctor
Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
1943

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Sam Aldrich
1943

Murder in Times Square
Dr. Blaine
1943

Madame Spy
Peter Rolf
1942

The Boss of Big Town
Michael Lynn
1942

Henry Aldrich, Editor
Sam Aldrich
1942

Invisible Agent
John Gardiner
1942

Men of Texas
Colonel Colbert Scott
1942

For the Common Defense!
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
1942

March On, America!
Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
1942

Henry and Dizzy
Sam Aldrich
1942

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Norman Hadley
1942

The Mystery of Marie Roget
Henri Beauvais
1942

Kid Glove Killer
Matty
1942

Mississippi Gambler
Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
1942

Soldiers in White
Charles Anthony
1942

Don Winslow of the Navy
Spencer Merlin
1942

Sealed Lips
Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
1942

They Died with Their Boots On
Gen. Phil Sheridan
1941

Henry Aldrich for President
Sam Aldrich
1941

Thieves Fall Out
Tim Gordon
1941

The Big Boss
Bob Dugan
1941

The Great Mr. Nobody
John Wade
1941

The Trial of Mary Dugan
Mr. West
1941

Father's Son
William Emory
1941

Santa Fe Trail
Martin
1940

March On, Marines
Colonel Myers
1940

Lady with Red Hair
Charles Bryant
1940

Father Is A Prince
Dr. Mark Stone
1940

Knute Rockne All American
Committee Chairman
1940

Money and the Woman
Jerremy Helm
1940

They Drive by Night
Harry McNamara
1940

The Man Who Talked Too Much
District Attorney Dickson
1940

Gambling on the High Seas
U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
1940

Murder in the Air
Saxby
1940

Men Without Souls
Reverend Thomas Storm
1940

Flight Angels
Dr. Barclay
1940

An Angel from Texas
Quigley
1940

It All Came True
Mr. Roberts
1940

Virginia City
Marshall
1940

Castle on the Hudson
Prison Chaplain
1940

The Fighting 69th
Captain Mangan
1940

A Child is Born
Dr. Brett
1939

The Return of Doctor X
Dr. Flegg
1939

On Dress Parade
Col. Michael Riker
1939

One Hour to Live
Rudolph Spain
1939

Dust Be My Destiny
Prosecutor
1939

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Carson Drew
1939

The Bill of Rights
Patrick Henry
1939

Old Glory
Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
1939

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Carson Drew
1939

Dodge City
Matt Cole
1939

On Trial
Robert Strickland
1939

You Can't Get Away with Murder
Attorney Carey
1939

Secret Service of the Air
Chief Agent Tom Saxby
1939

Nancy Drew... Reporter
Carson Drew
1939

Wings of the Navy
Commander Clark
1939

Breakdowns of 1938
Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938

Comet Over Broadway
Bill Appleton
1938

The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
1938

Nancy Drew… Detective
Carson Drew
1938

Broadway Musketeers
Stan Dowling
1938

Valley of the Giants
Hendricks
1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
1938

My Bill
John C. Rudlin
1938

Little Miss Thoroughbred
Nelson "Nails" Morgan
1938

Over the Wall
Father Neil Connor
1938

Jezebel
Jean La Cour
1938

Love, Honor and Behave
Jim Blake
1938

A Slight Case of Murder
Post
1938

Gold Is Where You Find It
Ralph Ferris
1938

Missing Witnesses
Inspector Lane
1937

The Man Without a Country
Lt. Philip Nolan
1937

Alcatraz Island
'Gat' Brady
1937

The Life of Emile Zola
Charpentier
1937

Back in Circulation
Dr. Eugene Forde
1937

Slim
Wyatt Ranstead
1937

Marked Woman
Gordon
1937

Midnight Court
Victor Shanley
1937

Black Legion
Tommy Smith
1937

Give Me Liberty
Patrick Henry
1936

Fugitive in the Sky
Mike Phelan
1936

Wayward
Robert 'Bob' Daniels
1932

On the Border
Dave (as John B. Litel)
1930
Oh Darling!
1930
Don't Believe It
Dick
1930

Always Faithful
Wayne
1929

Finders Keepers
(as John B. Litel)
1929
The Sleeping Porch
1929