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.

KNOWN FOR

Perry Mason
1962
Bonanza
1959
Maverick
1960
Have Gun, Will Travel
1961
Climax!
1958
The Virginian
1963
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1960
Four Star Playhouse
1953
Cheyenne
1959
Rawhide
1961
I Love Lucy
1955
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958

FILMOGRAPHY

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