Dick Elliott
Biography
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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.
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Full filmography
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Mayor Pike
- Maverick (1957) as Poker Player (uncredited)
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Male Spectator (uncredited)
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Henry
- Rawhide (1959) as McTavish
- The Red Skelton Show (1951) as Willie's Boss / Bartender
- The Real McCoys (1957) as Mr. Tremantle
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Mr. Pomeroy (uncredited)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Man on Porch (uncredited)
- High Noon (1952) as Kibbee (uncredited)
- The Gale Storm Show (1956) as Bartlett
- The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) as Man Laughing at Demo
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) as Carl Cook
- Man of the West (1958) as Willie (uncredited)
- Abilene Town (1946) as Townsman (uncredited)
- Gun Crazy (1950) as Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940) as Politician (uncredited)
- All Through the Night (1942) as Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)
- Silver River (1948) as Man Waiting Hours at McComb's (uncredited)
- Rancho Notorious (1952) as Storyteller (uncredited)
- The Mortal Storm (1940) as Passport Official on Train
- Christmas in Connecticut (1945) as Judge Crothers
- The Clock (1945) as New Jersey Man at Penn Station
- Driftwood (1947) as Townsman