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Richard Damon Elliott was an American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s until the time of his death.
Birth Name
Richard Damon Elliott
Born
Friday, 30 April 1886
Died
Friday, 22 December 1961
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pioneers of Television | Bartender | 2008 |
| Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders and Ad-Libs | Bartender | 2001 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Bartender | 1999 |
| Red Skelton: A Comedy Scrapbook | Bartender | 1981 |
| Everglades! | Mr. Goodacre | 1961 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Mayor Pike / Mayor Floyd Pike | 1960 |
| Pete and Gladys | Bart Blakely | 1960 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Edwards | 1959 |
| Lock Up | Bartender | 1959 |
| Laramie | Bert / Jeweler / Stage Passenger | 1959 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pioneers of Television | Bartender | 2008 |
| Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders and Ad-Libs | Bartender | 2001 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Bartender | 1999 |
| Red Skelton: A Comedy Scrapbook | Bartender | 1981 |
| Everglades! | Mr. Goodacre | 1961 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Mayor Pike / Mayor Floyd Pike | 1960 |
| Pete and Gladys | Bart Blakely | 1960 |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Edwards | 1959 |
| Lock Up | Bartender | 1959 |
| Laramie | Bert / Jeweler / Stage Passenger | 1959 |
| Go, Johnny, Go! | Man in Phone Booth / Chubby Man in Phone Booth | 1959 |
| The Third Man | McDonough | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Ben / McTavish / Sam Davis | 1959 |
| Man of the West | Willie | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | Hardiman | 1958 |
| Life Begins at 17 | Lynton Baldwin | 1958 |
| Desire Under the Elms | Old Farmer | 1958 |
| In the Money | Mike Clancy | 1958 |
| Man from God's Country | Mayor | 1958 |
| Up in Smoke | Mike | 1957 |
| Bombers B-52 | Mr. Sampton | 1957 |
| Man Without a Gun | Zachary Brown | 1957 |
| Colt .45 | Depot Clerk | 1957 |
| Looking for Danger | Mike Clancy | 1957 |
| Trackdown | Pete | 1957 |
| The Real McCoys | Doc Thornton / Dr. Thornton / Mr. Tremantle | 1957 |
| The Joker Is Wild | Man Shaving | 1957 |
| The Restless Gun | Judge Adams / Mayor Hancock | 1957 |
| Maverick | George / Poker Player | 1957 |
| The Thin Man | Bill Stauton | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Mr. Pomeroy / Mac Kenzie | 1957 |
| Bachelor Father | Mr. Trindle | 1957 |
| Omar Khayyam | Tavern Keeper / Tavern Owner | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Mr. Collins | 1957 |
| Panic! | Frank | 1957 |
| Hold That Hypnotist | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1957 |
| Duel at Apache Wells | Jewelry Salesman | 1957 |
| Don't Knock the Rock | Sheriff at End | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Mr. Trayner | 1956 |
| The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna | Bartlett / Mr. Smith | 1956 |
| The Charles Farrell Show | Clint Austin | 1956 |
| When Gangland Strikes | Ames Jury Foreman | 1956 |
| Meet Me in Las Vegas | Sands Co-Owner | 1956 |
| Last of the Desperados | Walter 'Wally' Stone | 1955 |
| Matinee Theatre | Dr. Lamarr Grimp | 1955 |
| The Twinkle in God's Eye | Lumber salesman / Lumberman | 1955 |
| Crossroads | Sen. Carson | 1955 |
| Jungle Jim | Mr. Martindale | 1955 |
| The Great Gildersleeve | Dr. Hood | 1955 |
| Tales of the Texas Rangers | Sheriff Tiny Morris / Pete Cooper | 1955 |
| Double Jeopardy | Happy Harry | 1955 |
| The Titled Tenderfoot | Mayor | 1955 |
| Buffalo Bill, Jr. | Osgood Falstaff / Ian McDougel | 1955 |
| Stage 7 | Fire Leader | 1955 |
| The Bob Cummings Show | Hartford | 1955 |
| Producers' Showcase | Commander | 1954 |
| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Arthur Cleary / Mr. Barnhardt / Cornelius | 1954 |
| Climax! | Man at Carnival | 1954 |
| December Bride | Stanley | 1954 |
| Shower of Stars | Fezziwig | 1954 |
| It's a Great Life | J.C. Bevins / Trainer | 1954 |
| Captain Midnight | Neighbor | 1954 |
| The Mickey Rooney Show | Gus Henderson | 1954 |
| Witness to Murder | Apartment Manager | 1954 |
| Public Defender | Fat Man | 1954 |
| Annie Oakley | Judge / Sykes - Banker | 1954 |
| Meet Corliss Archer | Charlie | 1954 |
| The Man Behind the Badge | Campbell | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Judge Gookin | 1953 |
| Androcles and the Lion | Ox Cart Driver | 1953 |
| Montana Belle | Jeptha Rideout - Banker / Jeptha Rideout | 1952 |
| I Married Joan | Mr. Potter / Mr. Manners / Judge Casper Bennington / Fatso / (as Richard Elliott) | 1952 |
| The WAC from Walla Walla | Sheriff | 1952 |
| Park Row | Jeff Hudson | 1952 |
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Charlie / Mayor / Mr. Rogers / Pet Shop Owner | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Williams | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Parade Marcher in Diner | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Sam Bleaker / Mr. Gobey / Frank - Fake Judge | 1952 |
| Three for Bedroom C | Train Passenger | 1952 |
| High Noon | Kibbee | 1952 |
| My Little Margie | Edward Kinka | 1952 |
| Gobs and Gals | Shaving Man | 1952 |
| The Atomic City | Prize-Drawing MC | 1952 |
| Rancho Notorious | Storyteller | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Mayor Connell / Bob the Postmaster | 1952 |
| The Unexpected | Mr. Cooley | 1952 |
| Honeychile | Sheriff | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Henry / Spectator | 1951 |
| Fort Defiance | Kincaid | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Sam Hammond | 1951 |
| Disc Jockey | Customer | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Willie's Boss-Golf Sketch / Bartender-Showboat Skit / The Hearty Man / Pa Canova / Memeber of Bar Owners Association / Joe / Campagin Manager / Bartender-Deadeye Sketch / Bartender / Barbershop Customer | 1951 |
| Sky King | Official | 1951 |
| Two Dollar Bettor | Hefty Racetrack Drunk Bettor | 1951 |
| The Amos 'n Andy Show | C. Bromley | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Fred Simpson / Grace's father | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Mayor | 1951 |
| Flame of Stamboul | Mr. Shirley | 1951 |
| Belle Le Grand | Joe | 1951 |
| Hunt the Man Down | Happy | 1950 |
| Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle | Sheriff | 1950 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Barker - Lion / Santa Claus in Lipton Tea spot | 1950 |
| The Stu Erwin Show | 1950 | |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | The Stout Man / Mr. Duffy | 1950 |
| Surrender | Sen. Clowe | 1950 |
| Across the Badlands | Rufus Downey | 1950 |
| September Affair | Fat Gentleman | 1950 |
| Dick Tracy | Murphy / Officer Murphy | 1950 |
| Bunco Squad | Thurman | 1950 |
| Union Station | Powerhouse Workman | 1950 |
| A Modern Marriage | Jim Burke | 1950 |
| Rock Island Trail | Martin, Railroad Conductor | 1950 |
| Lucky Losers | Clarence | 1950 |
| Western Pacific Agent | Sheriff | 1950 |
| The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
| Belle of Old Mexico | Ship's Captain | 1950 |
| The Silver Bandit | Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott) / Van Fleet Stooglehammer | 1950 |
| Dangerous Assignment | Culley | 1950 |
| Blonde Dynamite | Mr. Stanton | 1950 |
| Blue Grass of Kentucky | Grainger | 1950 |
| Gun Crazy | Man Fleeing Robbed Market | 1950 |
| Feudin' Rhythm | Charles Chester Upperworth | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Mayor Wilkins / Storekeeper | 1949 |
| Trail of the Yukon | Editor Sullivan / Sullivan | 1949 |
| Night Unto Night | Auto Court Manager | 1949 |
| The Gay Amigo | Man on Stage | 1949 |
| Flamingo Road | Tom Coyne | 1949 |
| Joe Palooka in the Big Fight | Sid | 1949 |
| I Cheated the Law | Bartender | 1949 |
| Rose of the Yukon | Doc Read | 1949 |
| Act of Violence | Convention Party Drunk | 1948 |
| The Paleface | Mayor | 1948 |
| Homicide for Three | Doorman / Doorman at Atwood Towers | 1948 |
| The Return of October | Steward | 1948 |
| The Untamed Breed | Judge | 1948 |
| Rusty Leads the Way | Board Member | 1948 |
| Singin' Spurs | Mr. Miggs | 1948 |
| The Arkansas Swing | Realtor | 1948 |
| The Vicious Circle | Businessman | 1948 |
| So This Is New York | Audience Heckler | 1948 |
| The Dude Goes West | Whiskey Drummer | 1948 |
| Silver River | Man Waiting Hours at McComb's | 1948 |
| The Sainted Sisters | Milt Freeman | 1948 |
| Money Madness | Malt Shop Customer | 1948 |
| Albuquerque | Harvey | 1948 |
| Slippy McGee | Fred Appelby | 1948 |
| The Main Street Kid | Sam Trotter | 1948 |
| Heading for Heaven | Roger Wingate | 1947 |
| The Fabulous Texan | Zebrina | 1947 |
| Magic Town | New Arrival | 1947 |
| Driftwood | Townsman / Editor | 1947 |
| Singapore | Passenger | 1947 |
| The Son of Rusty | Mayor | 1947 |
| Desperate | Sheriff Hat Lewis | 1947 |
| Thunder Mountain | Dick | 1947 |
| Copacabana | Mr. Green | 1947 |
| For the Love of Rusty | Bill Worden | 1947 |
| A Likely Story | Conductor | 1947 |
| The Devil Thumbs a Ride | Mack Wilkins | 1947 |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Man on Porch | 1946 |
| Ginger | Mayor Hector Tillford | 1946 |
| Lady Luck | Fat Man | 1946 |
| Dangerous Money | P.T. Burke | 1946 |
| Follow That Blonde | Judge | 1946 |
| Decoy | Driver | 1946 |
| High School Hero | Mayor Whitehead | 1946 |
| Till the End of Time | Bartender | 1946 |
| The Dark Horse | Ben Martin | 1946 |
| Cowboy Blues | Feather-Buyer | 1946 |
| Hot Cargo | Frankie | 1946 |
| She Wrote the Book | Fat Man / Party Guest | 1946 |
| That Texas Jamboree | Mayor Smith | 1946 |
| Rainbow Over Texas | Yacht Captain Monroe | 1946 |
| Partners in Time | Squire Skimp | 1946 |
| Blondie's Lucky Day | Mr. Hankins | 1946 |
| Talk About a Lady | Baldwin | 1946 |
| The Kid from Brooklyn | Man in Window | 1946 |
| Breakfast in Hollywood | Man in Bus Depot | 1946 |
| Deadline at Dawn | Chap | 1946 |
| My Reputation | Tipsy Man | 1946 |
| Abilene Town | Jailbreak Messenger / Townsman | 1946 |
| Adventure | George | 1945 |
| Mother-in-Law's Day | Edgar's Boss | 1945 |
| Saratoga Trunk | Politician | 1945 |
| Purity Squad | Judge Gilmenn | 1945 |
| Girls of the Big House | Felton | 1945 |
| Star in the Night | Traveler | 1945 |
| Christmas in Connecticut | Judge Crowthers / Judge Crothers | 1945 |
| Gangs of the Waterfront | Police Chief Davis | 1945 |
| Wanderer of the Wasteland | Record Clerk and Jailer | 1945 |
| The Clock | Friendly Man Offering Directions in Station | 1945 |
| Where Do We Go from Here? | Father | 1945 |
| Diamond Horseshoe | Footlight Club Waiter | 1945 |
| Dillinger | Man in Bar | 1945 |
| Fall Guy | Bail Bondsman | 1945 |
| Front Row Center | 'Pop' Foyle / Benton C. Ward | 1945 |
| The Man Who Walked Alone | The Mayor / Mayor | 1945 |
| A Guy, a Gal and a Pal | Mr. Price | 1945 |
| Adventures of Kitty O'Day | Bascom, Hotel Guest | 1945 |
| Main Street After Dark | Mac McLean | 1945 |
| Hi, Beautiful | Passenger | 1944 |
| The Town Went Wild | Mayor of Midvale | 1944 |
| That's My Gal | Stagedoor Man | 1944 |
| The Impatient Years | Bailiff | 1944 |
| When Strangers Marry | Sam Prescott | 1944 |
| The Adventures of Mark Twain | Townsman who challenges Mr. Lake / Laughing man in speech audience | 1944 |
| Silent Partner | Pop | 1944 |
| Meet the People | Salesman on Train | 1944 |
| Show Business | Binoculars Man / Man with Binoculars | 1944 |
| Gambler's Choice | Barber | 1944 |
| The Girl in the Case | Smith | 1944 |
| An American Romance | Fat Man | 1944 |
| Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid | Matthews | 1944 |
| Whispering Footsteps | Chief Joe Charters / Police Chief Joe Charters | 1943 |
| Swing Out the Blues | Malcolm P. Carstairs | 1943 |
| My Kingdom for a Cook | Man in Pullman Car | 1943 |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars | Customer in Bette Davis Number | 1943 |
| Here Comes Kelly | Minor Role | 1943 |
| Wintertime | Husband | 1943 |
| So's Your Uncle | Police Sergeant | 1943 |
| Nobody's Darling | Gas Station Attendant | 1943 |
| The Good Fellows | Bit | 1943 |
| False Faces | Desk Sergeant | 1943 |
| Three Hearts for Julia | Smith | 1943 |
| Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour | J.P. McCluskey / McCluskey | 1943 |
| After Midnight with Boston Blackie | Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace / Justice of Peace Potts | 1943 |
| Silver Skates | Promoter | 1943 |
| The Powers Girl | Beauty Pageant Announcer | 1943 |
| Laugh Your Blues Away | Mr. Conklin | 1942 |
| Wrecking Crew | Traveling Salesman | 1942 |
| Springtime in the Rockies | Mr. Jeepers | 1942 |
| Criminal Investigator | Ed Brandt | 1942 |
| You Can't Escape Forever | Meeker | 1942 |
| Scattergood Survives a Murder | Mathew Quentin | 1942 |
| Wildcat | Harris | 1942 |
| I Married an Angel | Oscar Scallion | 1942 |
| Sweetheart of the Fleet | Chumley | 1942 |
| Meet the Stewarts | Mr. Willoughby / Mr. Willoughby (Uncredited) | 1942 |
| So's Your Aunt Emma! | Evans | 1942 |
| My Favorite Blonde | Dan | 1942 |
| The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine | Tim Miller | 1942 |
| Yokel Boy | Doctor | 1942 |
| We Were Dancing | Mr. Samson Platt | 1942 |
| Man from Headquarters | Editor Elwin A. Jonas | 1942 |
| All Through the Night | Losing Bidder's Husband | 1942 |
| Road to Happiness | Pawnshop Owner | 1941 |
| The Body Disappears | (scenes deleted) | 1941 |
| Tuxedo Junction | 1st Rose Parade Judge | 1941 |
| One Foot in Heaven | Casper Cullenbaugh | 1941 |
| Three Girls About Town | Magician Boarding Bus | 1941 |
| Top Sergeant Mulligan | Mr. Lewis | 1941 |
| Two Latins from Manhattan | Sylvester Kittelman | 1941 |
| The Pittsburgh Kid | Garvey | 1941 |
| Manpower | Drunk Texan | 1941 |
| Sunset in Wyoming | Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody / Lt. Gov. Cornelius Peabody | 1941 |
| She Knew All the Answers | Broker | 1941 |
| The Wagons Roll at Night | Mr. Paddleford | 1941 |
| Mr. District Attorney | Detective in Café | 1941 |
| Footlight Fever | Eric Queegle | 1941 |
| A Man Betrayed | Ward Heeler | 1941 |
| Back Street | 1941 | |
| Four Mothers | Ed | 1941 |
| Behind the News | Foster | 1940 |
| A Night at Earl Carroll's | Old Man | 1940 |
| Melody Ranch | Sheriff Barstow | 1940 |
| Li'l Abner | Marryin' Sam | 1940 |
| Young Bill Hickok | Elliott | 1940 |
| I'm Still Alive | Dan Foley | 1940 |
| Up in the Air | R. J. Hastings / B. J. Hastings, Station Owner | 1940 |
| Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride | Airport Agent | 1940 |
| I Love You Again | Range Leader | 1940 |
| One Man's Law | Prendergast | 1940 |
| The Mortal Storm | Passport Official on Train | 1940 |
| Florian | Auctioneer | 1940 |
| Flight Angels | Mr. Rutledge | 1940 |
| Two Girls on Broadway | Ice Rink Security Man | 1940 |
| Women Without Names | Roomer | 1940 |
| Abe Lincoln in Illinois | Politician | 1940 |
| All Women Have Secrets | Justice of the Peace | 1939 |
| The Amazing Mr. Williams | Druggist | 1939 |
| Another Thin Man | Detective | 1939 |
| Pack Up Your Troubles | Booking Agent | 1939 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Carl Cook | 1939 |
| Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | McKeever | 1939 |
| I Stole a Million | Small-Town Doctor | 1939 |
| Frontier Marshal | Drunk | 1939 |
| Undercover Agent | Garrison / Garrison - Henchman | 1939 |
| The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | Man Laughing at Demo | 1939 |
| Sudden Money | Gambler | 1939 |
| Let Us Live | Rotarian Juror | 1939 |
| The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle | Train Conductor | 1939 |
| I'm from Missouri | Mule Judge | 1939 |
| Boy Trouble | Dr. Benshlager | 1939 |
| The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt | Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant | 1939 |
| Disbarred | Small-Town Juror | 1939 |
| Next Time I Marry | Henry | 1938 |
| A Man to Remember | Hank | 1938 |
| Down on the Farm | Slicker | 1938 |
| Campus Confessions | Member Board of Regents | 1938 |
| Meet the Girls | Party Guest | 1938 |
| 10th Ave Kid | 1938 | |
| Man from Music Mountain | Mr. Harkness | 1938 |
| The Crowd Roars | Mr. Burns | 1938 |
| Little Miss Broadway | Man with Bass Fiddle / Man Carrying Violin Case | 1938 |
| Hide and Shriek | Haunted-House Proprietor | 1938 |
| Prison Farm | The Glenby Judge | 1938 |
| Riders of the Black Hills | Good Neighbor Spokesman | 1938 |
| Under Western Stars | William P. Scully / Sen. William P. Scully | 1938 |
| Mr. Moto's Gamble | Kansas City Gambler | 1938 |
| Start Cheering | Station Agent | 1938 |
| International Settlement | Ocean Liner Passenger | 1938 |
| The Jury's Secret | Donald Graves | 1938 |
| Every Day's a Holiday | Bar Patron | 1937 |
| Quick Money | Jeffrey Walker | 1937 |
| Counsel for Crime | Bundy | 1937 |
| Vogues of 1938 | Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker | 1937 |
| Roaring Timber | Auditor | 1937 |
| Parnell | Middle Aged Man | 1937 |
| Behind the Headlines | Bartender / 2nd Bartender | 1937 |
| The Outcasts of Poker Flat | Stumpy Carter | 1937 |
| China Passage | Philip Burton | 1937 |
| You Only Live Once | City Editor | 1937 |
| Wanted! Jane Turner | Arizona Sheepman | 1936 |
| Go West Young Man | Union News Service Reporter | 1936 |
| The Big Game | Lowell | 1936 |
| High Tension | Sundholm | 1936 |
| Ticket to Paradise | Man in lobby | 1936 |
| Educating Father | Townley | 1936 |
| The Princess Comes Across | Ship's Surgeon | 1936 |
| Neighborhood House | Perkins - Charley's Boss | 1936 |
| Special Investigator | Gabby Citizen | 1936 |
| Brilliant Marriage | Newspaper Editor / Editor | 1936 |
| Silly Billies | Mayor Culpepper | 1936 |
| The Prisoner of Shark Island | Actor at Ford's Theatre | 1936 |
| Your Uncle Dudley | Theater Manager | 1935 |
| One-Way Ticket | Matty | 1935 |
| Annie Oakley | Major Ned Buntline | 1935 |
| Dr. Socrates | Photographer | 1935 |
| The Public Menace | Apartment House Manager | 1935 |
| Welcome Home | Emanuel Bond | 1935 |
| Ladies Crave Excitement | Starke's Aide / Stark's Aide | 1935 |
| Sprucin' Up | Mr. Jones | 1935 |
| Break of Hearts | Max | 1935 |
| Men of the Hour | Theatre Manager | 1935 |
| Mister Dynamite | Buck | 1935 |
| Reckless | Man Near Drums | 1935 |
| Princess O'Hara | Agent | 1935 |
| It Happened in New York | Publicity Man | 1935 |
| Times Square Lady | Stage Doorman | 1935 |
| Helldorado | Mayor | 1935 |
| We're Rich Again | Fred Green | 1934 |
| The Merry Frinks | Reporter / 1st Reporter | 1934 |
| Woman Unafraid | Tom Brady | 1934 |
| Please | Sonny's Father / Johnny's Father | 1933 |
| The Worst Woman in Paris? | Mayor Rodney | 1933 |
| Stage Mother | Party Guest | 1933 |
| The Silk Express | Garson | 1933 |
| Picture Snatcher | Editor | 1933 |
| Central Airport | Man Looking for Driver | 1933 |
