Ross Elliott
Acting Born Jun 18, 1917 Died Aug 12, 1999 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA 202 credits
Biography
Ross Elliott was an actor born in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA, on June 18, 1917, and he died on August 12, 1999, at the age of 82. He began his acting career in the Mercury Theatre, where he performed in Orson Welles's 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds. Over the course of his career, he accumulated 166 known credits in the acting category. Among his known works are appearances in films and television programs such as The Twilight Zone, The Jack Benny Program, and The Towering Inferno, which is referenced in the sources as Sklenene peklo.
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Career overview
Ross Elliott was an actor with 166 known credits in movies and television shows. He was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA, on June 18, 1917. He passed away on August 12, 1999, at the age of 82.
He began his acting career in the Mercury Theatre. During his time there, he performed in Orson Welles and his 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds. Throughout his career, he became known for his work in various films and television programs. Among the productions associated with his fame are The Twilight Zone, The Jack Benny Program, and Sklenene peklo.
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Scorpion
The A-Team
Cassie & Co.Beyond Reason
Bogie
Mr. Too Little
Doctors' Private LivesThe Stableboy's Christmas
The Bionic WomanGable and Lombard
SwitchWonder WomanEllery Queen: Too Many Suspects
Little House on the PrairieThe Six Million Dollar ManThe Towering InfernoAct of Vengeance
Barnaby JonesSee the Man RunRunaway!LindaThe Boy and the Bronc Buster
The WaltonsEmergency!SkyjackedKung FuThe Victim
ColumboCannonThe TrackersPaper Man
Kelly's HeroesCrowhaven FarmBreakout
Here's LucyThe OutsiderThe Mod SquadDay of the Evil Gun
IronsideThe InvadersThe Invaders
The Time TunnelThe Time TunnelFelony SquadPistols 'n' PetticoatsThe Adventures of Superboy
The Wild Wild WestThe F.B.I.The F.B.I.The F.B.I.The F.B.I.
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.The Lively Set
The FugitivePetticoat JunctionMr. NovakMr. NovakArrest and Trial
The Alfred Hitchcock HourThe Lucy ShowThe VirginianCombat!Sam Benedict
The Dick Van Dyke ShowDr. KildareMister EdCain's HundredThe Adventures of Superboy
The Andy Griffith ShowThe Andy Griffith ShowThrillerSurfside 6Checkmate
The Twilight ZoneRawhideRawhideOne Step BeyondOne Step Beyond
The RiflemanThe Donna Reed ShowPeter GunnThe TexanSea Hunt
Perry MasonMaverickLeave It to BeaverRichard Diamond, Private DetectiveRichard Diamond, Private Detective
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreState TrooperState TrooperWire Service
CheyenneCheyenneThe Life and Legend of Wyatt EarpGunsmokeGunsmoke
LassieWaterfrontPublic DefenderMassacre CanyonMa and Pa Kettle at Home
City DetectiveLetter to LorettaLetter to LorettaLetter to LorettaLetter to Loretta
Four Star PlayhouseFour Star PlayhouseFour Star PlayhouseCavalcade of AmericaCavalcade of America
Full Filmography
202 titles- Scorpion (1986) as Sam Douglas
- The A-Team (1983) as Doctor - in Operating Room
- Cassie & Co. (1982)
- Beyond Reason (1982) as John
- Bogie (1980) as Howard Hawks
- Mr. Too Little (1979) as Police Captain
- Doctors' Private Lives (1978) as Lou Wise
- The Stableboy's Christmas (1978) as Man
- The Bionic Woman (1976)
- Gable and Lombard (1976) as Lombard's Director
- Switch (1975) as Chief Mulray
- Wonder Woman (1975) as Dr. Lazaar
- Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects (1975) as Judge
- Little House on the Prairie (1974)
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) as The Sheriff
- The Towering Inferno (1974) as Deputy Chief #2
- Act of Vengeance (1974) as Sergeant Long
- Barnaby Jones (1973) as Sheriff McKean
- See the Man Run (1973) as Ralph Larson
- Runaway! (1973) as Dr. Phillips
- Linda (1973) as Officer Ramsey
- The Boy and the Bronc Buster (1973) as Pat Hutchins
- The Waltons (1972)
- Emergency! (1972)
- Skyjacked (1972) as Harold Shaw
- Kung Fu (1972) as Capt. Burns
- The Victim (1972) as 1st Policeman
- The Longest Night (1972) as Dr. Steven Clay
- Columbo (1971) as Dr. Lansberg
- Cannon (1971)
- The Trackers (1971) as Captain
- Paper Man (1971) as Sheriff
- Kelly's Heroes (1970) as Booker
- Crowhaven Farm (1970) as Fritz Allen
- Breakout (1970)
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Chuck Stewart
- The Outsider (1968)
- The Mod Squad (1968)
- Day of the Evil Gun (1968) as Reverend Yearby
- Ironside (1967)
- The Invaders (1967) as McNally
- The Invaders (1967) as Prof. Eliot Kramer
- The Time Tunnel (1966) as Sheriff
- The Time Tunnel (1966) as Dr. Brandon
- Felony Squad (1966)
- Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)
- The Adventures of Superboy (1966)
- The Wild Wild West (1965) as General Caswell
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Carter Graham
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Ray Schuyler
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Neal Greenwood
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Ben McIntire
- The F.B.I. (1965) as S.A.C. Adams
- The Final Hour (1965) as Sheriff Mark Abbott
- Wild Seed (1965) as James Collinge
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
- The Lively Set (1964) as Ernie Owens
- The Fugitive (1963) as Desk deputy
- Petticoat Junction (1963) as Mr. Talbot
- Mr. Novak (1963) as Roy Daniels
- Mr. Novak (1963) as Millard Wright
- Arrest and Trial (1963) as Kearney
- The Dakotas (1963)
- The Thrill of It All (1963) as TV Executive (uncredited)
- The Wheeler Dealers (1963) as Lawyer (uncredited)
- The Crawling Hand (1963) as Deputy Earl Harrison
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Lieutenant Geer
- The Lucy Show (1962) as Director
- The Virginian (1962) as Sheriff Mark Abbott
- Combat! (1962) as Lt. Colonel
- Sam Benedict (1962)
- Sam Benedict (1962) as Marty Rhodes
- Going My Way (1962) as Ken Hamlin
- Saints and Sinners (1962) as Bert Feller
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) as Dr Philip Nevins
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Asst. District Attorney
- Mister Ed (1961)
- Cain's Hundred (1961) as Lieutenant Spencer
- The Adventures of Superboy (1961) as Mr. Drake
- Tammy Tell Me True (1961) as Prof. Bateman
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Tom Wilson
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Al Saunders
- Thriller (1960) as Charles Merriweather
- Surfside 6 (1960)
- Checkmate (1960) as Jerry Bronson
- Stagecoach West (1960) as Frank Walker
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Col. Hawthorne
- The Chevy Mystery Show (1960) as Ernie Valentine
- The Chevy Mystery Show (1960) as Dr. Reinecke
- Angel (1960)
- The Blue Angels (1960)
- The Best of the Post (1960) as Mark Peters
- No Greater Love (1960) as Rev. Jim Davison
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Kramer
- Rawhide (1959) as Carl Myers
- Rawhide (1959) as Bix Thompson
- One Step Beyond (1959) as Charlie Towne
- One Step Beyond (1959) as George Warren
- Hawaiian Eye (1959)
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Bill Garrison
- The Rebel (1959) as Dr. Mac
- The Rebel (1959) as Sheriff Barney Cagle
- Lock-Up (1959)
- Mr. Lucky (1959)
- Tightrope (1959)
- The Rifleman (1958) as Ben Johnson
- The Donna Reed Show (1958)
- Peter Gunn (1958)
- The Texan (1958) as Reverend Kilgore
- Sea Hunt (1958)
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Dr. Matt Conners
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Jim Lawton
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) as Lieutenant White
- Monster on the Campus (1958) as Sgt. Eddie Daniels
- As Young As We Are (1958) as Bob
- Perry Mason (1957) as George Beaumont
- Maverick (1957)
- Leave It to Beaver (1957)
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Norman Dewitt
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Bill Reade
- Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) as Walter Cummings
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Jeff Hackett
- M Squad (1957) as Vincent Hurd
- M Squad (1957) as Police Sgt. Smith
- Alcoa Theatre (1957) as Gordon
- Official Detective (1957)
- The Thin Man (1957)
- Trackdown (1957)
- Panic! (1957)
- Chain of Evidence (1957) as Bob Bradfield
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Frank Donnelly
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) as Sheriff Walt Devlin
- State Trooper (1956)
- State Trooper (1956) as Victor Beck
- Wire Service (1956) as Roger Rath
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
- D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) as Maj. Mills
- Indestructible Man (1956) as Paul Lowe
- Cheyenne (1955)
- Cheyenne (1955) as Ernie Ransom
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Lee
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Grant
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Conway
- The Millionaire (1955) as Sheriff Jack Driscoll
- Navy Log (1955)
- African Manhunt (1955) as Rene Carvel
- Tarantula (1955) as Joe Burch
- Women's Prison (1955) as Don Jensen
- Carolina Cannonball (1955) as Don Mack
- The Toughest Man Alive (1955) as Security Agent Cal York
- Lassie (1954)
- Waterfront (1954) as Reece
- Public Defender (1954)
- Massacre Canyon (1954) as Pvt. George Davis
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954) as Pete Crosby
- City Detective (1953)
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Robert Hunter
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Sergeant Tuttle
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Ned Tucker
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Bill Harmon
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Bill Stevens
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Father Pius
- Problem Girls (1953) as John Page
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) as George Ritchie
- Tumbleweed (1953) as Seth Blandon
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Bert Tolin
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Dr. Rogers
- Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Hofer
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as Theodore Judah
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as James Otis
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as Ralph Kerchum
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as Zack Garson
- Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
- Affair in Trinidad (1952) as Corpse of Neal Emery (uncredited)
- Woman in the Dark (1952) as Father Tony Morello
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Director
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Publicity Man
- Racket Squad (1951)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as John Mason
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Melvin
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Ronnie Simpson
- I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1951) as Ray
- Storm Warning (1951) as Glen (uncredited)
- Chicago Calling (1951) as Jim
- Hot Lead (1951) as Dave Collins
- Desert of Lost Men (1951) as Dr. Jim Haynes
- The Jack Benny Program (1950)
- Gun Crazy (1950) as Detective (uncredited)
- Woman on the Run (1950) as Frank Johnson
- Three Secrets (1950) as Reporter (uncredited)
- Dynamite Pass (1950) as Stryker
- Tyrant of the Sea (1950) as Howard Palmer
- Cody of the Pony Express (1950) as Irv
- Last of the Buccaneers (1950) as Pirate
- The Crooked Way (1949)
- Chinatown at Midnight (1949) as Eddie Marsh
- Studio One (1948) as Phil Coyne
- Angel on the Amazon (1948) as Frank Lane
- The Burning Cross (1947) as The Combative Striker
- Amos, Shepherd of Tekoa (1947) as King Jeroboam
- This Is the Army (1943) as Officer in Magician Skit
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Ross Elliott best known for?
Ross Elliott is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The A-Team (1983), Cassie & Co. (1982), The General's Daughter (1999), Switch (1975).
When and where was Ross Elliott born?
Ross Elliott was born on June 18, 1917 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. They passed away on August 12, 1999.
How many credits does Ross Elliott have?
Ross Elliott has accumulated over 202 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1943 to 1986.
What is Ross Elliott's background in cinema and television?
Ross Elliott was an actor born in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA, on June 18, 1917, and he died on August 12, 1999, at the age of 82. He began his acting career in the Mercury Theatre, where he performed in Orson Welles's 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds. Over the course of his career, he accumula...
Ross Elliott by the numbers
202credits
67films
135TV series
1943–1986active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Kramer — aged about 42
- Arrest and Trial (1963) as Kearney — aged about 46
- Columbo (1971) as Dr. Lansberg — aged about 54
- Little House on the Prairie (1974) — aged about 57
- Emergency! (1972) — aged about 55
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Director — aged about 34
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