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John Litel

Born: 1892-12-30

From: Albany, Wisconsin, USA

About: John Litel was an American stage, screen, and television actor. From 1919 to 1936 he performed in several plays on Broadway. In 1929 he began appearing in films and was in over 200 movies throughout his career. Litel often played supporting roles such as hard-nosed cops and district attorneys. He appeared in many television series. John Litel's acting career concluded in 1967.


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Pocketful of Miracles
Police Inspector McCrary
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Houseboat
Mr. William Farnsworth
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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
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Santa Fe Trail
Martin
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Jezebel
Jean La Cour
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The Return of Doctor X
Dr. Flegg
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Triple Threat
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Finders Keepers
(as John B. Litel)
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Nevada Smith
Doctor
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Nancy Drew... Reporter
Carson Drew
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Pitfall
District Attorney
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Castle on the Hudson
Prison Chaplain
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Dust Be My Destiny
Prosecutor
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Sealed Lips
Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
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A Slight Case of Murder
Post
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The Guilty
Alex Tremholt
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Invisible Agent
John Gardiner
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Double Jeopardy
Emmett Devery
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The Madonna's Secret
Lt. Roberts
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Black Legion
Tommy Smith
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Flight to Mars
Dr. Lane
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The Sundowners
John Gall
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Woman in Hiding
John Chandler
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Brewster's Millions
Swearengen Jones
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Knute Rockne All American
Committee Chairman
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The Sons of Katie Elder
Minister
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It All Came True
Mr. Roberts
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They Drive by Night
Harry McNamara
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They Died with Their Boots On
Gen. Phil Sheridan
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Decision at Sundown
Charles Summerton
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The Kentuckian
Pleasant Tuesday Babson
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I, Jane Doe
Horton
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San Antonio
Charlie Bell
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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Carson Drew
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Nancy Drew… Detective
Carson Drew
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Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Carson Drew
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
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Kid Glove Killer
Matty
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Dodge City
Matt Cole
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Police Chief Sam Tolgate
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The Boss of Big Town
Michael Lynn
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A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Norman Hadley
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Sister Kenny
Medical Director
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Two Dollar Bettor
John Hewitt
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Crime Doctor
Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
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The Crime Doctor's Warning
Inspector Dawes
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The Beginning or the End
K.T. Keller
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Rusty Leads the Way
Hugh Mitchell
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Rusty Saves a Life
Hugh Mitchell
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The Fuller Brush Girl
Mr. Watkins
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Christmas Eve
Joe Bland, FBI Agent
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Murder in the Air
Saxby
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Submarine Base
James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
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You Can't Get Away with Murder
Attorney Carey
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My Dog Rusty
Hugh Mitchell
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Men of Texas
Colonel Colbert Scott
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Montana Belle
Matt Towner
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Heaven Only Knows
Reverend Wainwright
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Sitting Bull
Wilford Howell
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Old Glory
Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
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Lady with Red Hair
Charles Bryant
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Flight Angels
Dr. Barclay
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Lighthouse
Hank Armitage
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Mary Ryan, Detective
Capt. Billings
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Murder in Times Square
Dr. Blaine
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The Gun Hawk
Drunk - Madden's father
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Cass Timberlane
Webb Wargate
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The Crimson Canary
Roger Quinn
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So Proudly We Hail
Dr. Harrison
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The Man Who Talked Too Much
District Attorney Dickson
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Over the Wall
Father Neil Connor
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Smooth as Silk
Stephen Elliott
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The Big Boss
Bob Dugan
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Father Is A Prince
Dr. Mark Stone
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Murder in the Blue Room
Frank Baldrich
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The Hired Gun
Mace Beldon
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The Great Mr. Nobody
John Wade
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Men Without Souls
Reverend Thomas Storm
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Night in Paradise
Archon
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The Wild Dakotas
Morgan Wheeler
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Texas Lady
Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
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Father's Son
William Emory
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Secret Service of the Air
Chief Agent Tom Saxby
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Missing Witnesses
Inspector Lane
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Take Care of My Little Girl
John Erickson (uncredited)
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Outpost in Morocco
Colonel Pascal
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Gambling on the High Seas
U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
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Valley of the Giants
Hendricks
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The Enchanted Forest
Ed Henderson
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Midnight Court
Victor Shanley
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On Dress Parade
Col. Michael Riker
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On Trial
Robert Strickland
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Gold Is Where You Find It
Ralph Ferris
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Where Are Your Children?
Judge Edmonds
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Jack Slade
Judge Davidson
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Fugitive in the Sky
Mike Phelan
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Rusty's Birthday
Hugh Mitchell
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Money and the Woman
Jerremy Helm
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Love, Honor and Behave
Jim Blake
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Alcatraz Island
'Gat' Brady
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Easy Come, Easy Go
Tom Clancy
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The Mystery of Marie Roget
Henri Beauvais
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Comet Over Broadway
Bill Appleton
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Northwest Trail
Sergeant Means
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Lover Come Back
Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
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Oh Darling!
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The Texas Rangers
John B. Jones
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Jet Job
Sam Bentley
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A Child Is Born
Dr. Brett
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Shamrock Hill
Ralph Judson
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Comanche
Gen. Nelson A. Miles
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Little Egypt
Shuster
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Back in Circulation
Dr. Eugene Forde
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Scaramouche
Dr. Dubuque
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The Fighting 69th
Captain Mangan
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My Bill
John C. Rudlin
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Little Miss Thoroughbred
Nelson "Nails" Morgan
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Virginia City
Marshall
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Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
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Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Sam Aldrich
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Henry Aldrich for President
Sam Aldrich
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Henry Aldrich Swings It
Mr. Aldrich
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Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Sam Aldrich
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Henry and Dizzy
Sam Aldrich
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Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Sam Aldrich
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Wings of the Navy
Commander Clark
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Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Mr. Aldrich
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Runaway Daughters
George Barton
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March On, Marines
Colonel Myers
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Faces in the Fog
Dr. Mason
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Don't Believe It
Dick
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The Trial of Mary Dugan
Mr. West
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For the Common Defense!
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
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My Buddy
Jim Donnelly
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Don Winslow of the Navy
Spencer Merlin
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Key Largo
Dispatcher (uncredited)
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An Angel from Texas
Quigley
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Henry Aldrich, Editor
Sam Aldrich
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Cuban Fireball
Pomeroy Sr.
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Slim
Wyatt Ranstead
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Salome, Where She Danced
General Lee
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Wayward
Robert 'Bob' Daniels
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The Groom Wore Spurs
Uncle George
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Broadway Musketeers
Stan Dowling
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Madame Spy
Peter Rolf
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Give Me Liberty
Patrick Henry
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The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
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The Life of Emile Zola
Charpentier
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Swell Guy
Arthur Tyler
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On the Border
Dave (as John B. Litel)
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Thieves Fall Out
Tim Gordon
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The Gal Who Took the West
Colonel Logan
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The Daltons Ride Again
Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
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The Valiant Hombre
Lon Lansdell
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Always Faithful
Wayne
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She Wrote the Book
Dean Fowler
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Breakdowns of 1938
Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Soldiers in White
Charles Anthony
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The Man Without a Country
Lt. Philip Nolan
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Smart Woman
Clark
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Mississippi Gambler
Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
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Marked Woman
Gordon
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The Bill of Rights
Patrick Henry
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March On, America!
Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Return of Rusty
Hugh Mitchell
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The Sleeping Porch
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Okay for Sound
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One Hour To Live
Rudolph Spain
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Rendezvous in Space
Priest
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