John Litel

John Litel
Born	John Beach Litel December 30, 1892(1892-12-30) Albany, Wisconsin, United States
Died	February 3, 1972(1972-02-03) (aged 79) Woodland Hills, California, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1929–1967
Spouse	Ruth Pichens (1920-1955; her death) Beatrice West (1955-1972; his death)

John Litel (December 30, 1892 – February 3, 1972) was an American film actor. During World War I, Litel enlisted in the French Army and was twice decorated for bravery.

Back in the U.S. after the war, Litel enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his stage career. In 1929, he started appearing in films. Part of the "Warner Bros. Stock Company" beginning in the 1930s, he appeared in dozens of Warner Bros. films. He often played supporting roles such as hard-nosed cops, district attorneys, etc. He appeared in over 200 films, including Declaration of Independence (1938), They Drive by Night (1940), Knute Rockne, All American (1940), They Died with Their Boots On (1941), The Guilty (1947), Pitfall (1948), Two Dollar Bettor (1951), Scaramouche (1952), and his final film role in Nevada Smith (1966).

Partial filmography

• Give Me Liberty (1936 short)
• The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
• Back in Circulation (1937)
• Marked Woman (1937)
• The Man Without a Country (1937 short)
• A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
• Gold is Where You Find It (1938)
• Jezebel (1938)
• My Bill (1938)
• The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
• Declaration of Independence (1938 short)
• Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
• Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
• Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
• On Dress Parade (1939)
• Dodge City (1939)
• The Return of Doctor X (1939)
• The Fighting 69th (1940)
• Castle on the Hudson (1940)
• Virginia City (1940)
• It All Came True (1940)
• They Drive by Night (1940)
• Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
• Santa Fe Trail (1940)
• They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
• Kid Glove Killer (1942)
• So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
• Submarine Base (1943)
• Crime Doctor (1943)
• Brewster's Millions (1945)
• The Enchanted Forest (1945)
• Northwest Trail (1945)
• San Antonio (1945)
• Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)
• Swell Guy (1946)
• Night in Paradise (1946)
• Sister Kenny (1946)
• The Beginning or the End (1947)
• The Guilty (1947)
• Christmas Eve (1947)
• Cass Timberlane (1947)
• Pitfall (1948)
• Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
• The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
• Two-Dollar Bettor (1951)
• Flight to Mars (1951)
• Scaramouche (1952)
• Montana Belle (1952)
• The Kentuckian (1955)
• Texas Lady (1955)
• Comanche (1956)
• Decision at Sundown (1957)
• Houseboat (1958)
• Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
• Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
• The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
• Nevada Smith (1966)

External links

• John Litel at the Internet Movie Database
• John Litel at the Internet Broadway Database
• John Litel at Find a Grave