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.
Known For
Key Largo
(1948)
Dispatcher (uncredited)
Houseboat
(1958)
Mr. William Farnsworth
Scaramouche
(1952)
Dr. Dubuque
Sitting Bull
(1954)
Wilford Howell
Marked Woman
(1937)
Gordon
Jezebel
(1938)
Jean La Cour
Nevada Smith
(1966)
Doctor
Dodge City
(1939)
Matt Cole
The Sons of Katie Elder
(1965)
Minister
Virginia City
(1940)
Marshall
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Police Inspector McCrary
Santa Fe Trail
(1940)
Martin
Lover Come Back
(1961)
Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
Crime Doctor
(1943)
Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
San Antonio
(1945)
Charlie Bell
Black Legion
(1937)
Tommy Smith
Full Filmography
Acting
Finders Keepers
(1929)
(as John B. Litel)
Always Faithful
(1929)
Wayne
The Sleeping Porch
(1929)
On the Border
(1930)
Dave (as John B. Litel)
Oh Darling!
(1930)
Don't Believe It
(1930)
Dick
Wayward
(1932)
Robert 'Bob' Daniels
Fugitive in the Sky
(1936)
Mike Phelan
Give Me Liberty
(1936)
Patrick Henry
Black Legion
(1937)
Tommy Smith
The Life of Emile Zola
(1937)
Charpentier
Missing Witnesses
(1937)
Inspector Lane
Midnight Court
(1937)
Victor Shanley
Alcatraz Island
(1937)
'Gat' Brady
Back in Circulation
(1937)
Dr. Eugene Forde
Slim
(1937)
Wyatt Ranstead
The Man Without a Country
(1937)
Lt. Philip Nolan
Marked Woman
(1937)
Gordon
Jezebel
(1938)
Jean La Cour
A Slight Case of Murder
(1938)
Mr. Post, banker
Nancy Drew… Detective
(1938)
Carson Drew
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
(1938)
Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
Over the Wall
(1938)
Father Neil Connor
Valley of the Giants
(1938)
Hendricks
Love, Honor and Behave
(1938)
Jim Blake
Comet Over Broadway
(1938)
Bill Appleton
Gold Is Where You Find It
(1938)
Ralph Ferris
My Bill
(1938)
John C. Rudlin
Little Miss Thoroughbred
(1938)
Nelson "Nails" Morgan
Broadway Musketeers
(1938)
Stan Dowling
The Declaration of Independence
(1938)
Thomas Jefferson
Breakdowns of 1938
(1938)
Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Return of Doctor X
(1939)
Dr. Flegg
Nancy Drew... Reporter
(1939)
Carson Drew
Dust Be My Destiny
(1939)
Prosecutor
Dodge City
(1939)
Matt Cole
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
(1939)
Carson Drew
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
(1939)
Carson Drew
You Can't Get Away with Murder
(1939)
Attorney Carey
Old Glory
(1939)
Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
(1939)
Chief Agent Tom Saxby
On Dress Parade
(1939)
Col. Michael Riker
On Trial
(1939)
Robert Strickland
A Child Is Born
(1939)
Dr. Brett
Wings of the Navy
(1939)
Commander Clark
The Bill of Rights
(1939)
Patrick Henry
One Hour To Live
(1939)
Rudolph Spain
Santa Fe Trail
(1940)
Martin
Castle on the Hudson
(1940)
Prison Chaplain
Knute Rockne All American
(1940)
Committee Chairman
It All Came True
(1940)
Mr. Roberts
They Drive by Night
(1940)
Harry McNamara
Murder in the Air
(1940)
Saxby
Flight Angels
(1940)
Dr. Barclay
Lady with Red Hair
(1940)
Charles Bryant
The Man Who Talked Too Much
(1940)
District Attorney Dickson
Men Without Souls
(1940)
Reverend Thomas Storm
Father Is A Prince
(1940)
Dr. Mark Stone
Gambling on the High Seas
(1940)
U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
Money and the Woman
(1940)
Jerremy Helm
The Fighting 69th
(1940)
Captain Mangan
Virginia City
(1940)
Marshall
March On, Marines
(1940)
Colonel Myers
An Angel from Texas
(1940)
Quigley
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941)
Gen. Phil Sheridan
The Big Boss
(1941)
Bob Dugan
Father's Son
(1941)
William Emory
Henry Aldrich for President
(1941)
Sam Aldrich
The Trial of Mary Dugan
(1941)
Mr. West
The Great Mr. Nobody
(1941)
John Wade
Thieves Fall Out
(1941)
Tim Gordon
Sealed Lips
(1942)
Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
Invisible Agent
(1942)
John Gardiner
Kid Glove Killer
(1942)
Matty
The Boss of Big Town
(1942)
Michael Lynn
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
(1942)
Norman Hadley
Men of Texas
(1942)
Colonel Colbert Scott
The Mystery of Marie Roget
(1942)
Henri Beauvais
Henry and Dizzy
(1942)
Sam Aldrich
Don Winslow of the Navy
(1942)
Spencer Merlin
For the Common Defense!
(1942)
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
Henry Aldrich, Editor
(1942)
Sam Aldrich
Madame Spy
(1942)
Peter Rolf
Soldiers in White
(1942)
Charles Anthony
Mississippi Gambler
(1942)
Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
March On, America!
(1942)
Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crime Doctor
(1943)
Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
Submarine Base
(1943)
James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Murder in Times Square
(1943)
Dr. Blaine
So Proudly We Hail
(1943)
Dr. Harrison
Where Are Your Children?
(1943)
Judge Edmonds
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
(1943)
Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Swings It
(1943)
Mr. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
(1943)
Sam Aldrich
Murder in the Blue Room
(1944)
Frank Baldrich
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
(1944)
Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
(1944)
Mr. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
(1944)
Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
Faces in the Fog
(1944)
Dr. Mason
My Buddy
(1944)
Father Jim Donnelly
Brewster's Millions
(1945)
Swearengen Jones
San Antonio
(1945)
Charlie Bell
The Crime Doctor's Warning
(1945)
Inspector Dawes
The Crimson Canary
(1945)
Roger Quinn
The Enchanted Forest
(1945)
Ed Henderson
Northwest Trail
(1945)
Sergeant Means
Salome, Where She Danced
(1945)
General Lee
The Daltons Ride Again
(1945)
Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
The Madonna's Secret
(1946)
Lt. Roberts
Sister Kenny
(1946)
Medical Director
Smooth as Silk
(1946)
Stephen Elliott
Night in Paradise
(1946)
Archon
Swell Guy
(1946)
Arthur Tyler
She Wrote the Book
(1946)
Dean Fowler
The Return of Rusty
(1946)
Hugh Mitchell
Okay for Sound
(1946)
The Guilty
(1947)
Alex Tremholt
The Beginning or the End
(1947)
K.T. Keller
Christmas Eve
(1947)
Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Lighthouse
(1947)
Hank Armitage
Cass Timberlane
(1947)
Webb Wargate
Easy Come, Easy Go
(1947)
Tom Clancy
Heaven Only Knows
(1947)
Reverend Wainwright
Pitfall
(1948)
District Attorney
I, Jane Doe
(1948)
Horton
Rusty Leads the Way
(1948)
Hugh Mitchell
My Dog Rusty
(1948)
Hugh Mitchell
Key Largo
(1948)
Dispatcher (uncredited)
The Valiant Hombre
(1948)
Lon Lansdell
Smart Woman
(1948)
Clark
Triple Threat
(1948)
Rusty Saves a Life
(1949)
Hugh Mitchell
Mary Ryan, Detective
(1949)
Capt. Billings
Outpost in Morocco
(1949)
Colonel Pascal
Rusty's Birthday
(1949)
Hugh Mitchell
The Gal Who Took the West
(1949)
Colonel Logan
Shamrock Hill
(1949)
Ralph Judson
The Sundowners
(1950)
John Gall
Woman in Hiding
(1950)
John Chandler
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
(1950)
Police Chief Sam Tolgate
The Fuller Brush Girl
(1950)
Mr. Watkins
Flight To Mars
(1951)
Dr. Lane
Two Dollar Bettor
(1951)
John Hewitt
Take Care of My Little Girl
(1951)
John Erickson (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
(1951)
John B. Jones
Little Egypt
(1951)
Shuster
Cuban Fireball
(1951)
Pomeroy Sr.
The Groom Wore Spurs
(1951)
Uncle George
Montana Belle
(1952)
Matt Towner
Scaramouche
(1952)
Dr. Dubuque
Jet Job
(1952)
Sam Bentley
Jack Slade
(1953)
Judge Davidson
Sitting Bull
(1954)
Wilford Howell
Double Jeopardy
(1955)
Emmett Devery
The Kentuckian
(1955)
Pleasant Tuesday Babson
Texas Lady
(1955)
Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
The Wild Dakotas
(1956)
Morgan Wheeler
Comanche
(1956)
Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Runaway Daughters
(1956)
George Barton
Decision at Sundown
(1957)
Charles Summerton
The Hired Gun
(1957)
Mace Beldon
Houseboat
(1958)
Mr. William Farnsworth
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Police Inspector McCrary
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
(1961)
Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
Lover Come Back
(1961)
Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
The Gun Hawk
(1963)
Drunk - Madden's father
Rendezvous in Space
(1964)
Priest
The Sons of Katie Elder
(1965)
Minister
Nevada Smith
(1966)
Doctor
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)