
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.

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

Nevada Smith
Doctor

The Sons of Katie Elder
Minister

Rendezvous in Space
Priest

The Gun Hawk
Drunk - Madden's father

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

Pocketful of Miracles
Police Inspector McCrary

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

Houseboat
Mr. William Farnsworth

Decision at Sundown
Charles Summerton

The Hired Gun
Mace Beldon

Comanche
Gen. Nelson A. Miles

The Wild Dakotas
Morgan Wheeler

Runaway Daughters
George Barton

Texas Lady
Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

The Kentuckian
Pleasant Tuesday Babson

Double Jeopardy
Emmett Devery

Sitting Bull
Wilford Howell

Jack Slade
Judge Davidson

Montana Belle
Matt Towner

Scaramouche
Dr. Dubuque

Jet Job
Sam Bentley

Flight to Mars
Dr. Lane

Little Egypt
Shuster

Two Dollar Bettor
John Hewitt

Take Care of My Little Girl
John Erickson (uncredited)

The Texas Rangers
John B. Jones

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

The Fuller Brush Girl
Mr. Watkins

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Police Chief Sam Tolgate

The Sundowners
John Gall

Woman in Hiding
John Chandler
Rusty's Birthday
Hugh Mitchell

Mary Ryan, Detective
Capt. Billings

The Gal Who Took the West
Colonel Logan

Outpost in Morocco
Colonel Pascal

Rusty Saves a Life
Hugh Mitchell

Shamrock Hill
Ralph Judson

The Valiant Hombre
Lon Lansdell

Rusty Leads the Way
Hugh Mitchell

Triple Threat

Pitfall
District Attorney

Key Largo
Dispatcher (uncredited)

I, Jane Doe
Horton

Smart Woman
Clark

My Dog Rusty
Hugh Mitchell

Cass Timberlane
Webb Wargate

Christmas Eve
Joe Bland, FBI Agent

Heaven Only Knows
Reverend Wainwright

The Guilty
Alex Tremholt

Easy Come, Easy Go
Tom Clancy

The Beginning or the End
K.T. Keller

Lighthouse
Hank Armitage

Swell Guy
Arthur Tyler

Sister Kenny
Medical Director

Okay for Sound

The Return of Rusty
Hugh Mitchell

She Wrote the Book
Dean Fowler

Night in Paradise
Archon

The Madonna's Secret
Lt. Roberts

Smooth as Silk
Stephen Elliott

San Antonio
Charlie Bell

The Enchanted Forest
Ed Henderson

Northwest Trail
Sergeant Means

The Daltons Ride Again
Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

The Crimson Canary
Roger Quinn

The Crime Doctor's Warning
Inspector Dawes

Salome, Where She Danced
General Lee

Brewster's Millions
Swearengen Jones

Faces in the Fog
Dr. Mason

Murder in the Blue Room
Frank Baldrich

My Buddy
Jim Donnelly

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

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Mr. Aldrich

Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Sam Aldrich

Where Are Your Children?
Judge Edmonds

Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Sam Aldrich

So Proudly We Hail
Dr. Harrison

Submarine Base
James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

Henry Aldrich Swings It
Mr. Aldrich

Crime Doctor
Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Sam Aldrich

Murder in Times Square
Dr. Blaine

Madame Spy
Peter Rolf

The Boss of Big Town
Michael Lynn

Henry Aldrich, Editor
Sam Aldrich

Invisible Agent
John Gardiner

Men of Texas
Colonel Colbert Scott

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

For the Common Defense!
Subprefect Santiago Castillo

Henry and Dizzy
Sam Aldrich

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Norman Hadley

The Mystery of Marie Roget
Henri Beauvais

Mississippi Gambler
Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

Kid Glove Killer
Matty

Soldiers in White
Charles Anthony

Don Winslow of the Navy
Spencer Merlin

Sealed Lips
Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

They Died with Their Boots On
Gen. Phil Sheridan

Henry Aldrich for President
Sam Aldrich

Thieves Fall Out
Tim Gordon

The Big Boss
Bob Dugan

The Great Mr. Nobody
John Wade

The Trial of Mary Dugan
Mr. West

Father's Son
William Emory

Santa Fe Trail
Martin

March On, Marines
Colonel Myers

Lady with Red Hair
Charles Bryant

Father Is A Prince
Dr. Mark Stone

Knute Rockne All American
Committee Chairman

Money and the Woman
Jerremy Helm

They Drive by Night
Harry McNamara

The Man Who Talked Too Much
District Attorney Dickson

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

Murder in the Air
Saxby

Men Without Souls
Reverend Thomas Storm

Flight Angels
Dr. Barclay

An Angel from Texas
Quigley

It All Came True
Mr. Roberts

Virginia City
Marshall

Castle on the Hudson
Prison Chaplain

The Fighting 69th
Captain Mangan

A Child is Born
Dr. Brett

The Return of Doctor X
Dr. Flegg

On Dress Parade
Col. Michael Riker

One Hour To Live
Rudolph Spain

Dust Be My Destiny
Prosecutor

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Carson Drew

The Bill of Rights
Patrick Henry

Old Glory
Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Carson Drew

Dodge City
Matt Cole

On Trial
Robert Strickland

You Can't Get Away with Murder
Attorney Carey

Secret Service of the Air
Chief Agent Tom Saxby

Nancy Drew... Reporter
Carson Drew

Wings of the Navy
Commander Clark

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

Comet Over Broadway
Bill Appleton

The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson

Nancy Drew… Detective
Carson Drew

Broadway Musketeers
Stan Dowling

Valley of the Giants
Hendricks

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney

My Bill
John C. Rudlin

Little Miss Thoroughbred
Nelson "Nails" Morgan

Over the Wall
Father Neil Connor

Jezebel
Jean La Cour

Love, Honor and Behave
Jim Blake

A Slight Case of Murder
Post

Gold Is Where You Find It
Ralph Ferris

Missing Witnesses
Inspector Lane

The Man Without a Country
Lt. Philip Nolan

Alcatraz Island
'Gat' Brady

The Life of Emile Zola
Charpentier

Back in Circulation
Dr. Eugene Forde

Slim
Wyatt Ranstead

Marked Woman
Gordon

Midnight Court
Victor Shanley

Black Legion
Tommy Smith

Give Me Liberty
Patrick Henry

Fugitive in the Sky
Mike Phelan

Wayward
Robert 'Bob' Daniels

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

Always Faithful
Wayne

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







