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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
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Man on Porch (uncredited)
High Noon
(1952)
Kibbee (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Storyteller (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Carl Cook
Man of the West
(1958)
Willie (uncredited)
Gun Crazy
(1950)
Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
Another Thin Man
(1939)
Detective (uncredited)
Manpower
(1941)
Drunk Texan (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
(1945)
Judge Crothers
Flamingo Road
(1949)
Tom Coyne (uncredited)
The Mortal Storm
(1940)
Passport Official on Train
Frontier Marshal
(1939)
Drunk
Dangerous Money
(1946)
P.T. Burke
Abilene Town
(1946)
Townsman (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
(1937)
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Break of Hearts
(1935)
Max - Florist (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Stage Mother
(1933)
Party Guest
Please
(1933)
Sonny's Father
Central Airport
(1933)
Man Looking for Driver
Picture Snatcher
(1933)
Staff Editor (uncredited)
We're Rich Again
(1934)
Fred Green
Woman Unafraid
(1934)
Tom Brady
The Merry Frinks
(1934)
Reporter
Shivers
(1934)
Ladies Crave Excitement
(1935)
Starke's Aide
Dr. Socrates
(1935)
Photographer
Break of Hearts
(1935)
Max - Florist (uncredited)
Helldorado
(1935)
Waiter
The Big Game
(1936)
Lowell
Brilliant Marriage
(1936)
Editor
Wanted: Jane Turner
(1936)
Arizona Sheepman (uncredited)
Her Master's Voice
(1936)
Police Captain
High Tension
(1936)
Sundholm
Silly Billies
(1936)
Mayor Culpepper
Educating Father
(1936)
Townley (uncredited)
Go West Young Man
(1936)
Reporter (uncredited)
Neighborhood House
(1936)
Perkins - Charley's Boss
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
(1937)
Stumpy Carter
China Passage
(1937)
Philip Burton
Behind The Headlines
(1937)
Bartender
Vogues of 1938
(1937)
Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker
Quick Money
(1937)
Jeffrey Walker
You Only Live Once
(1937)
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Tenth Avenue Kid
(1938)
Gun salesman
Hide and Shriek
(1938)
Haunted-house proprietor
A Man to Remember
(1938)
Hank
Under Western Stars
(1938)
Sen. William P. Scully
Little Miss Broadway
(1938)
Man Carrying Violin Case
Next Time I Marry
(1938)
Henry
Start Cheering
(1938)
Station Agent
International Settlement
(1938)
Ocean Liner Passenger
Prison Farm
(1938)
The Glenby Judge
Down on the Farm
(1938)
Slicker
The Jury's Secret
(1938)
Donald Graves
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Carl Cook
Undercover Agent
(1939)
Garrison - Henchman
Boy Trouble
(1939)
Dr. Benshlager
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
(1939)
Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
(1939)
Druggist (uncredited)
Let Us Live
(1939)
Rotarian Juror (uncredited)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
(1939)
Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
(1939)
Man Laughing at Demo
Another Thin Man
(1939)
Detective (uncredited)
Frontier Marshal
(1939)
Drunk
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
(1939)
McKeever
Pack Up Your Troubles
(1939)
Booking Agent
All Women Have Secrets
(1939)
Justice of the Peace
I Stole a Million
(1939)
Small-Town Doctor (uncredited)
Sudden Money
(1939)
Gambler
Li'l Abner
(1940)
Marryin' Sam
Up in the Air
(1940)
B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
(1940)
Airport Agent
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(1940)
Politician (uncredited)
Young Bill Hickok
(1940)
Elliott
The Mortal Storm
(1940)
Passport Official on Train
Florian
(1940)
Auctioneer
Two Girls on Broadway
(1940)
Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)
Behind the News
(1940)
Foster
Women Without Names
(1940)
Roomer
Melody Ranch
(1940)
Sheriff Barstow
I Love You Again
(1940)
Range Leader (uncredited)
One Man's Law
(1940)
Prendergast
Back Street
(1941)
Hotel desk clerk
Sunset in Wyoming
(1941)
Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody
Road to Happiness
(1941)
Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town
(1941)
Magician Boarding Bus
Four Mothers
(1941)
Ed (uncredited)
Mr. District Attorney
(1941)
Detective in Café
She Knew All the Answers
(1941)
Broker
One Foot in Heaven
(1941)
Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed
(1941)
Ward Heeler (uncredited)
The Pittsburgh Kid
(1941)
Garvey
The Wagons Roll at Night
(1941)
Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)
Manpower
(1941)
Drunk Texan (uncredited)
Criminal Investigator
(1942)
Ed Brandt (uncredited)
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
(1942)
Tim Miller
Man From Headquarters
(1942)
Editor Elwin A. Jonas
All Through the Night
(1942)
Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)
So's Your Aunt Emma!
(1942)
Evans
You Can't Escape Forever
(1942)
Meeker (uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
(1942)
Mr. Willoughby (uncredited)
Scattergood Survives a Murder
(1942)
Mathew Quentin
Laugh Your Blues Away
(1942)
Mr. Conklin
Springtime in the Rockies
(1942)
Mr. Jeepers (uncredited)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
(1943)
Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace
Three Hearts for Julia
(1943)
Smith (uncredited)
The Powers Girl
(1943)
Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited)
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
(1943)
J.P. McCluskey
Wintertime
(1943)
Husband (uncredited)
Swing Out the Blues
(1943)
Malcolm P. Carstairs
Silver Skates
(1943)
Promoter
So's Your Uncle
(1943)
Police Sergeant
Whispering Footsteps
(1943)
Chief Joe Charters
Nobody's Darling
(1943)
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Show Business
(1944)
Binoculars Man
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
(1944)
Matthews
When Strangers Marry
(1944)
Sam Prescott
Goin' to Town
(1944)
Squire Skimp
Silent Partner
(1944)
Pop
Christmas in Connecticut
(1945)
Judge Crothers
The Clock
(1945)
New Jersey Man at Penn Station
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
(1945)
Bascom, Hotel Guest
Purity Squad
(1945)
Judge Gilmenn
Star in the Night
(1945)
Traveler (uncredited)
Girls of the Big House
(1945)
Felton
Adventure
(1945)
George
You Drive Me Crazy
(1945)
Mr. Michaelson
The Man Who Walked Alone
(1945)
Mayor
Gangs of the Waterfront
(1945)
Police Chief Davis
Main Street After Dark
(1945)
MacLean (uncredited)
Fall Guy
(1945)
Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
Saratoga Trunk
(1945)
Politician (uncredited)
Dangerous Money
(1946)
P.T. Burke
That Texas Jamboree
(1946)
Mayor Smith
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Man on Porch (uncredited)
Rainbow Over Texas
(1946)
Yacht Captain Monroe
High School Hero
(1946)
Mayor Whitehead
Abilene Town
(1946)
Townsman (uncredited)
Partners in Time
(1946)
Squire Skimp
She Wrote the Book
(1946)
Party Guest
Deadline at Dawn
(1946)
Chap (uncredited)
Breakfast in Hollywood
(1946)
Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
Hot Cargo
(1946)
Frankie
Follow That Blonde
(1946)
Judge
The Dark Horse
(1946)
Ben Martin
Driftwood
(1947)
Townsman
Heading For Heaven
(1947)
Roger Wingate
Ginger
(1947)
Mayor Hector Tillford
The Scooper Dooper
(1947)
Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor
Doctor Jim
(1947)
Edgar
Desperate
(1947)
Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)
A Likely Story
(1947)
Conductor (uncredited)
Singapore
(1947)
Passenger (uncredited)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
(1947)
Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
Homicide for Three
(1948)
Doorman at Atwood Towers
Money Madness
(1948)
Malt Shop Customer
The Main Street Kid
(1948)
Sam Trotter
Singin' Spurs
(1948)
Mr. Miggs
Albuquerque
(1948)
Harvey (uncredited)
Rusty Leads the Way
(1948)
Board Member (uncredited)
Slippy McGee
(1948)
Fred Appelby
Flamingo Road
(1949)
Tom Coyne (uncredited)
Trail of the Yukon
(1949)
Editor Sullivan
Night Unto Night
(1949)
Auto Court Manager
Rose of the Yukon
(1949)
Doc Read
Western Pacific Agent
(1950)
Sheriff
Rock Island Trail
(1950)
Martin, Railroad Conductor
Across the Badlands
(1950)
Rufus Downey
The Silver Bandit
(1950)
Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)
Bunco Squad
(1950)
Thurman (uncredited)
Hunt the Man Down
(1950)
Happy (uncredited)
Gun Crazy
(1950)
Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
Union Station
(1950)
Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle
(1950)
Sheriff
Fort Defiance
(1951)
Kincaid
Park Row
(1952)
Jeff Hudson
Three for Bedroom C
(1952)
Train Passenger
High Noon
(1952)
Kibbee (uncredited)
Montana Belle
(1952)
Jeptha Rideout - Banker
Rancho Notorious
(1952)
Storyteller (uncredited)
Witness to Murder
(1954)
Apartment Manager
Double Jeopardy
(1955)
Happy Harry
The Twinkle In God's Eye
(1955)
Lumber salesman
Last of the Desperados
(1955)
Walter 'Wally' Stone
The Petrified Forest
(1955)
Commander
The Tilted Tenderfoot
(1955)
Mayor
Don't Knock The Rock
(1956)
Sheriff at End
Omar Khayyam
(1957)
Tavern Keeper
Up In Smoke
(1957)
Mike
Looking for Danger
(1957)
Mike Clancy
Bombers B-52
(1957)
Mr. Sampton (uncredited)
The Joker Is Wild
(1957)
Shaving Man (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
(1958)
Mr. Trayner
Man of the West
(1958)
Willie (uncredited)
Go, Johnny, Go!
(1959)
Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Television: The First Fifty Years
(1999)
Bartender (archive footage)