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