John Litel: movies and TV shows
John Litel has 213 credits in the archive: 170 films and 43 TV series, from 1929 to 1983. Highest rated: I Love Lucy (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1929 – 1983 · busiest year: 1940 (17 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 90 |
| 1966 | Nevada Smith | Doctor | Film | 6.7 | 73 |
| 1965 | Branded | TV | 6.8 | 72 | |
| 1965 | Branded | Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 72 |
| 1965 | The Sons of Katie Elder | Minister | Film | 7.1 | 72 |
| 1964 | Rendezvous in Space | Priest | Film | — | 71 |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse | Albert P. Leviathan | TV | 8.0 | 70 |
| 1963 | The Gun Hawk | Drunk - Madden's father | Film | 5.1 | 70 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Finley | TV | 6.5 | 69 |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Wade Hammill | TV | 6.5 | 69 |
| 1961 | Hazel | TV | 6.8 | 68 | |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Police Inspector McCrary | Film | 7.3 | 68 |
| 1961 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford | Film | 5.7 | 68 |
| 1961 | Lover Come Back | Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1960 | Route 66 | TV | 6.7 | 67 | |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West | Dan Murchison | TV | 6.7 | 67 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington | TV | 7.5 | 66 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Mayor George Goshen | TV | 7.5 | 66 |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Jim Rye | TV | 7.2 | 66 |
| 1959 | Rawhide | James Whitcomb | TV | 7.2 | 66 |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | TV | 5.6 | 66 | |
| 1959 | Lock-Up | TV | 6.4 | 66 | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Judge George Healy | TV | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Asa Morgan | TV | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Clint Davis | TV | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | TV | 7.2 | 65 | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Colonel Richard Gaunt | TV | 7.2 | 65 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Distinguished Visitor | TV | 7.2 | 65 |
| 1958 | Bronco | TV | 6.0 | 65 | |
| 1958 | Houseboat | Mr. William Farnsworth | Film | 6.4 | 65 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Judge | TV | 7.7 | 64 |
| 1957 | Maverick | Ellsworth Greeley | TV | 6.9 | 64 |
| 1957 | Maverick | Judge Somervell | TV | 6.9 | 64 |
| 1957 | Maverick | Judge Joshua Thayer | TV | 6.9 | 64 |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | TV | 7.3 | 64 | |
| 1957 | Zorro | The Governor | TV | 7.5 | 64 |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Hank Tatum | TV | 5.2 | 64 |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Archie Crenshaw | TV | 5.2 | 64 |
| 1957 | Trackdown | Judge Henry | TV | 6.9 | 64 |
| 1957 | Decision at Sundown | Charles Summerton | Film | 6.3 | 64 |
| 1957 | The Hired Gun | Mace Beldon | Film | 5.9 | 64 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Sheriff Martin Calder | TV | 6.2 | 63 |
| 1956 | Comanche | Gen. Nelson A. Miles | Film | 5.2 | 63 |
| 1956 | Runaway Daughters | George Barton | Film | 4.3 | 63 |
| 1956 | The Wild Dakotas | Morgan Wheeler | Film | 9.0 | 63 |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | TV | 6.1 | 62 | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | TV | 6.8 | 62 | |
| 1955 | Double Jeopardy | Emmett Devery | Film | 5.2 | 62 |
| 1955 | Texas Lady | Meade Moore (wigwam owner) | Film | 5.7 | 62 |
| 1955 | The Kentuckian | Pleasant Tuesday Babson | Film | 5.8 | 62 |
| 1954 | Climax! | Judge Sam Crowley | TV | 3.8 | 61 |
| 1954 | Sitting Bull | Wilford Howell | Film | 5.3 | 61 |
| 1953 | City Detective | TV | 7.5 | 60 | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Phillip Saunders | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Frank Hobbs | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1953 | Jack Slade | Judge Davidson | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Van Alten | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Mayor | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | Dr. Silkworth | TV | 4.6 | 59 |
| 1952 | My Hero | Willis Thackery | TV | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1952 | Scaramouche | Dr. Dubuque | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1952 | Montana Belle | Matt Towner | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1952 | Jet Job | Sam Bentley | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Harvey Cromwell | TV | 7.9 | 58 |
| 1951 | The Texas Rangers | John B. Jones | Film | 6.1 | 58 |
| 1951 | Take Care of My Little Girl | John Erickson (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 58 |
| 1951 | The Groom Wore Spurs | Chief of Police | Film | 5.0 | 58 |
| 1951 | Flight to Mars | Dr. Lane | Film | 5.2 | 58 |
| 1951 | Little Egypt | Shuster | Film | 8.0 | 58 |
| 1951 | Two Dollar Bettor | John Hewitt | Film | 5.4 | 58 |
| 1951 | Cuban Fireball | Pomeroy Sr. | Film | 4.8 | 58 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Dr. Robbins | TV | 6.7 | 57 |
| 1950 | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Police Chief Sam Tolgate | Film | 6.9 | 57 |
| 1950 | Woman in Hiding | John Chandler | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 1950 | The Sundowners | John Gall | Film | 5.2 | 57 |
| 1950 | The Fuller Brush Girl | Mr. Watkins | Film | 6.1 | 57 |
| 1949 | The Gal Who Took the West | Colonel Logan | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1949 | Rusty Saves a Life | Hugh Mitchell | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1949 | Mary Ryan, Detective | Capt. Billings | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 1949 | Outpost in Morocco | Colonel Pascal | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 1949 | Rusty's Birthday | Hugh Mitchell | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1949 | Shamrock Hill | Ralph Judson | Film | 4.5 | 56 |
| 1948 | Key Largo | Dispatcher (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 55 |
| 1948 | Pitfall | District Attorney | Film | 6.9 | 55 |
| 1948 | Smart Woman | Clark | Film | 5.5 | 55 |
| 1948 | I, Jane Doe | Horton | Film | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1948 | My Dog Rusty | Hugh Mitchell | Film | 8.5 | 55 |
| 1948 | Rusty Leads the Way | Hugh Mitchell | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1948 | The Valiant Hombre | Lon Lansdell | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1948 | Triple Threat | Film | 8.0 | 55 | |
| 1947 | Cass Timberlane | Webb Wargate | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1947 | Heaven Only Knows | Reverend Wainwright | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the End | K.T. Keller | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 1947 | The Guilty | Alex Tremholt | Film | 5.5 | 54 |
| 1947 | Christmas Eve | Joe Bland, FBI Agent | Film | 5.4 | 54 |
| 1947 | Lighthouse | Hank Armitage | Film | 4.6 | 54 |
| 1947 | Easy Come, Easy Go | Tom Clancy | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1946 | Sister Kenny | Medical Director | Film | 6.9 | 53 |
| 1946 | Night in Paradise | Archon | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1946 | Smooth as Silk | Stephen Elliott | Film | 5.0 | 53 |
| 1946 | She Wrote the Book | Dean Fowler | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1946 | The Madonna's Secret | Lt. Roberts | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1946 | Swell Guy | Arthur Tyler | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1946 | Okay for Sound | Film | 6.7 | 53 | |
| 1946 | The Return of Rusty | Hugh Mitchell | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 1945 | San Antonio | Charlie Bell | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1945 | Salome, Where She Danced | General Lee | Film | 4.1 | 52 |
| 1945 | The Daltons Ride Again | Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon | Film | 5.0 | 52 |
| 1945 | The Crimson Canary | Roger Quinn | Film | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1945 | The Crime Doctor's Warning | Inspector Dawes | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1945 | Brewster's Millions | Swearengen Jones | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1945 | Northwest Trail | Sergeant Means | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1945 | The Enchanted Forest | Ed Henderson | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1944 | Faces in the Fog | Dr. Mason | Film | 4.3 | 51 |
| 1944 | Murder in the Blue Room | Frank Baldrich | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1944 | My Buddy | Jim Donnelly | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 1944 | Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid | Mr. Aldrich | Film | 10.0 | 51 |
| 1944 | Henry Aldrich's Little Secret | Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1944 | Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout | Sam Aldrich | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1943 | Submarine Base | James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart | Film | 5.1 | 50 |
| 1943 | So Proudly We Hail | Dr. Harrison | Film | 5.9 | 50 |
| 1943 | Murder in Times Square | Dr. Blaine | Film | 4.7 | 50 |
| 1943 | Where Are Your Children? | Judge Edmonds | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1943 | Crime Doctor | Emilio Caspari, the mystery man | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1943 | Henry Aldrich Haunts a House | Sam Aldrich | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1943 | Henry Aldrich Swings It | Mr. Aldrich | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1943 | Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour | Sam Aldrich | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1942 | Sealed Lips | Mike Rofano / Fred Morton | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1942 | Mississippi Gambler | Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1942 | Invisible Agent | John Gardiner | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1942 | The Mystery of Marie Roget | Henri Beauvais | Film | 5.7 | 49 |
| 1942 | Kid Glove Killer | Matty | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1942 | Don Winslow of the Navy | Spencer Merlin | Film | 10.0 | 49 |
| 1942 | The Boss of Big Town | Michael Lynn | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1942 | Madame Spy | Peter Rolf | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1942 | A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Norman Hadley | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1942 | For the Common Defense! | Subprefect Santiago Castillo | Film | 5.0 | 49 |
| 1942 | March On, America! | Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1942 | Men of Texas | Colonel Colbert Scott | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1942 | Henry and Dizzy | Sam Aldrich | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1942 | Henry Aldrich, Editor | Sam Aldrich | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1942 | Soldiers in White | Charles Anthony | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Gen. Phil Sheridan | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1941 | The Big Boss | Bob Dugan | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1941 | Father's Son | William Emory | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1941 | The Great Mr. Nobody | John Wade | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1941 | Henry Aldrich for President | Sam Aldrich | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1941 | Thieves Fall Out | Tim Gordon | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1941 | The Trial of Mary Dugan | Mr. West | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1940 | Knute Rockne All American | Committee Chairman | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Martin | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Harry McNamara | Film | 6.9 | 47 |
| 1940 | Father Is A Prince | Dr. Mark Stone | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 1940 | Virginia City | Marshall | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1940 | Gambling on the High Seas | U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears | Film | 5.7 | 47 |
| 1940 | The Man Who Talked Too Much | District Attorney Dickson | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1940 | The Fighting 69th | Captain Mangan | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1940 | Murder in the Air | Saxby | Film | 5.1 | 47 |
| 1940 | Money and the Woman | Jerremy Helm | Film | 4.4 | 47 |
| 1940 | It All Came True | Mr. Roberts | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Prison Chaplain | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1940 | Flight Angels | Dr. Barclay | Film | 4.8 | 47 |
| 1940 | Men Without Souls | Reverend Thomas Storm | Film | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1940 | Lady with Red Hair | Charles Bryant | Film | 6.9 | 47 |
| 1940 | An Angel from Texas | Quigley | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 1940 | March On, Marines | Colonel Myers | Film | 3.8 | 47 |
| 1939 | Dodge City | Matt Cole | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 1939 | On Dress Parade | Col. Michael Riker | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1939 | The Return of Doctor X | Dr. Flegg | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1939 | Secret Service of the Air | Chief Agent Tom Saxby | Film | 6.1 | 46 |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy | Commander Clark | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Reporter | Carson Drew | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny | Prosecutor | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter | Carson Drew | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1939 | You Can't Get Away with Murder | Attorney Carey | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1939 | The Bill of Rights | Patrick Henry | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1939 | Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Carson Drew | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1939 | A Child is Born | Dr. Brett | Film | 7.1 | 46 |
| 1939 | Old Glory | Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 5.1 | 46 |
| 1939 | One Hour to Live | Rudolph Spain | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1939 | On Trial | Robert Strickland | Film | 6.1 | 46 |
| 1938 | Jezebel | Jean La Cour | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1938 | The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney | Film | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1938 | Nancy Drew… Detective | Carson Drew | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 1938 | Gold Is Where You Find It | Ralph Ferris | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1938 | A Slight Case of Murder | Post | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1938 | Valley of the Giants | Hendricks | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1938 | Comet Over Broadway | Bill Appleton | Film | 5.7 | 45 |
| 1938 | The Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1938 | Over the Wall | Father Neil Connor | Film | 5.7 | 45 |
| 1938 | Love, Honor and Behave | Jim Blake | Film | 3.8 | 45 |
| 1938 | My Bill | John C. Rudlin | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1938 | Broadway Musketeers | Stan Dowling | Film | 4.4 | 45 |
| 1938 | Little Miss Thoroughbred | Nelson "Nails" Morgan | Film | 4.8 | 45 |
| 1937 | Slim | Wyatt Ranstead | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile Zola | Charpentier | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1937 | Black Legion | Tommy Smith | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1937 | Marked Woman | Gordon | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1937 | Alcatraz Island | 'Gat' Brady | Film | 5.1 | 44 |
| 1937 | Midnight Court | Victor Shanley | Film | 5.1 | 44 |
| 1937 | The Man Without a Country | Lt. Philip Nolan | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1937 | Back in Circulation | Dr. Eugene Forde | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses | Inspector Lane | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1936 | Give Me Liberty | Patrick Henry | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1936 | Fugitive in the Sky | Mike Phelan | Film | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1932 | Wayward | Robert 'Bob' Daniels | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1930 | Oh Darling! | Film | 9.0 | 37 | |
| 1930 | On the Border | Dave (as John B. Litel) | Film | 9.0 | 37 |
| 1930 | Don't Believe It | Dick | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1929 | The Sleeping Porch | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1929 | Always Faithful | Wayne | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1929 | Finders Keepers | (as John B. Litel) | Film | 7.0 | 36 |