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John Beach Litel was an American film and television actor.
Birth Name
John Beach Litel
Born
Friday, 30 December 1892
Died
Thursday, 03 February 1972
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 1983 |
| The Road West | Judge | 1966 |
| Nevada Smith | Doctor | 1966 |
| The Sons of Katie Elder | Minister | 1965 |
| Branded | Gen. James Reed | 1965 |
| The Gun Hawk | Drunk - Madden's father | 1963 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Albert P. Leviathan | 1963 |
| Wide Country | Fred Winkler | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Wade Hammill, Lawyer, Finley | 1962 |
| Lover Come Back | Williams, Ad Council Board Member | 1961 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 1983 |
| The Road West | Judge | 1966 |
| Nevada Smith | Doctor | 1966 |
| The Sons of Katie Elder | Minister | 1965 |
| Branded | Gen. James Reed | 1965 |
| The Gun Hawk | Drunk - Madden's father | 1963 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Albert P. Leviathan | 1963 |
| Wide Country | Fred Winkler | 1962 |
| The Virginian | Wade Hammill, Lawyer, Finley | 1962 |
| Lover Come Back | Williams, Ad Council Board Member | 1961 |
| Pocketful of Miracles | Police Inspector McCrary | 1961 |
| Hazel | Mr. Wheeler | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Smith, Floyd Maxwell | 1961 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Vice-Adm. B.J. Crawford / Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford | 1961 |
| Route 66 | Mr. School | 1960 |
| Stagecoach West | Dan Murchison | 1960 |
| Shotgun Slade | Sheriff | 1959 |
| Hawaiian Eye | Edward DeLong | 1959 |
| Lock Up | Harvey Calder | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Mayor George Goshen, Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington | 1959 |
| Rawhide | James Whitcomb, Jim Rye | 1959 |
| Houseboat | Mr. William Farnsworth | 1958 |
| Cimarron City | Judge Platt | 1958 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Colonel Richard Gaunt, Cyrus Blanton, Distinguished Visitor | 1958 |
| Bronco | Marshal Matt Sample | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Judge George Healy, Clint Davis, Asa Morgan | 1958 |
| Decision at Sundown | Charles Summerton | 1957 |
| Colt .45 | Hosea Tillery | 1957 |
| Zorro | The Governor | 1957 |
| Trackdown | Judge Henry | 1957 |
| The Restless Gun | Father Luke, McClelland Burke, Tom Cauter | 1957 |
| Maverick | Ellsworth Greeley, Judge Joshua Thayer, Judge Somervell | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Judge | 1957 |
| The Hired Gun | Mace Beldon | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Dr. Phineas Burke | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | Hank Tatum, Archie Crenshaw | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Armstedder | 1957 |
| Date with the Angels | Mr. Taylor | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Floyd Schaeffer | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Sheriff Martin Calder | 1956 |
| Hey, Jeannie! | Mr. Mears | 1956 |
| The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | Sheriff | 1956 |
| Comanche | Gen. Nelson A. Miles | 1956 |
| The Wild Dakotas | Morgan Wheeler | 1956 |
| Runaway Daughters | George Barton | 1956 |
| Texas Lady | Meade Moore (wigwam owner) / Meade Moore | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Mike Ainley, Vincent Claiborn | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Capt. David Rowland | 1955 |
| The Kentuckian | Pleasant Tuesday Babson | 1955 |
| Double Jeopardy | Emmett Devery | 1955 |
| The Star and the Story | Emery Summers | 1955 |
| Climax! | Judge | 1954 |
| Sitting Bull | Gen. Wilford Howell / Wilford Howell | 1954 |
| Jack Slade | Judge Davidson | 1953 |
| The Man Behind the Badge | Postal Investigator Pauling | 1953 |
| City Detective | Jeff | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Frank Hobbs, Phillip Saunders | 1953 |
| Montana Belle | Matt Towner | 1952 |
| My Hero | Mr. Willis Thackery, Willis Thackery, Mr. Thackery | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Dr. Silkworth | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Van Alten, Mayor | 1952 |
| Scaramouche | Dr. Dubuque | 1952 |
| Jet Job | Sam Bentley | 1952 |
| Flight to Mars | Dr. Lane | 1951 |
| I Love Lucy | Harvey Cromwell | 1951 |
| Two Dollar Bettor | John Hewitt | 1951 |
| Little Egypt | Shuster | 1951 |
| Take Care of My Little Girl | John Erickson | 1951 |
| The Texas Rangers | Texas Ranger Maj. John B. Jones / John B. Jones | 1951 |
| The Groom Wore Spurs | Uncle George | 1951 |
| Cuban Fireball | Pomeroy Sr. | 1951 |
| My Country 'Tis of Thee | Patrick Henry | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Dr. Robbins | 1950 |
| The Fuller Brush Girl | Mr. Watkins | 1950 |
| Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Police Chief Sam Tolgate | 1950 |
| The Sundowners | John Gall | 1950 |
| Woman in Hiding | John Chandler | 1950 |
| Rusty's Birthday | Hugh Mitchell | 1949 |
| Mary Ryan, Detective | Police Captain Billings / Capt. Billings | 1949 |
| The Gal Who Took the West | Colonel Logan | 1949 |
| Outpost in Morocco | Col. Pascal / Colonel Pascal | 1949 |
| Shamrock Hill | Ralph Judson | 1949 |
| Rusty Saves a Life | Hugh Mitchell | 1949 |
| The Valiant Hombre | Lon Lansdell | 1948 |
| Rusty Leads the Way | Hugh Mitchell | 1948 |
| Triple Threat | Coach Snyder | 1948 |
| Pitfall | District Attorney | 1948 |
| Key Largo | Dispatcher | 1948 |
| I, Jane Doe | Horton | 1948 |
| Smart Woman | Clark | 1948 |
| My Dog Rusty | Hugh Mitchell | 1948 |
| Cass Timberlane | Webb Wargate | 1947 |
| Christmas Eve | Joe Bland, FBI Agent / Joe Bland | 1947 |
| Heaven Only Knows | Reverend Wainwright | 1947 |
| The Guilty | Alex Tremholt | 1947 |
| The Beginning or the End | K.T. Keller | 1947 |
| Easy Come, Easy Go | Tom Clancy | 1947 |
| Lighthouse | Hank Armitage | 1947 |
| Swell Guy | Arthur Tyler | 1946 |
| Sister Kenny | Medical Director | 1946 |
| The Return of Rusty | Hugh Mitchell | 1946 |
| She Wrote the Book | Dean Fowler | 1946 |
| Night in Paradise | Archon | 1946 |
| The Madonna's Secret | Police Lt. Roberts / Lt. Roberts | 1946 |
| Smooth as Silk | Stephen Elliott | 1946 |
| San Antonio | Charlie Bell | 1945 |
| The Enchanted Forest | Ed Henderson | 1945 |
| The Daltons Ride Again | Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon | 1945 |
| Northwest Trail | Sergeant Means | 1945 |
| The Crimson Canary | Roger Quinn | 1945 |
| The Crime Doctor's Warning | Inspector Dawes | 1945 |
| Salome, Where She Danced | Gen. Lee / General Lee | 1945 |
| Brewster's Millions | Swearengen Jones | 1945 |
| Lake Placid Serenade | Walter Benda | 1944 |
| Faces in the Fog | Dr. Mason | 1944 |
| Murder in the Blue Room | Frank Baldrich | 1944 |
| My Buddy | Father Jim Donnelly | 1944 |
| Henry Aldrich's Little Secret | Mr. Sam Aldrich / Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich | 1944 |
| Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid | Mr. Aldrich / Mr. Sam Aldrich | 1944 |
| Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout | Mr. Sam Aldrich / Sam Aldrich | 1944 |
| Where Are Your Children? | Judge Edmonds | 1943 |
| Henry Aldrich Haunts a House | Mr. Sam Aldrich / Sam Aldrich | 1943 |
| So Proudly We Hail! | Dr. Harrison | 1943 |
| Submarine Base | James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart | 1943 |
| Henry Aldrich Swings It | Mr. Sam Aldrich / Mr. Aldrich | 1943 |
| Crime Doctor | Emilio Caspari aka Three Fingers / Emilio Caspari, the mystery man | 1943 |
| Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour | Mr. Sam Aldrich / Sam Aldrich | 1943 |
| Murder in Times Square | Dr. Blaine | 1943 |
| Divide and Conquer | Narrator | 1943 |
| Madame Spy | Peter Rolf | 1942 |
| The Boss of Big Town | Michael Lynn | 1942 |
| Henry Aldrich, Editor | Mr. Sam Aldrich / Sam Aldrich | 1942 |
| Invisible Agent | John Gardiner | 1942 |
| Men of Texas | Colonel Colbert Scott | 1942 |
| For the Common Defense! | Subprefect Santiago Castillo | 1942 |
| March on, America! | Patrick Henry | 1942 |
| Henry and Dizzy | Mr. Aldrich / Sam Aldrich | 1942 |
| A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen | Norman Hadley | 1942 |
| Mystery of Marie Roget | Beauvais / Henri Beauvais | 1942 |
| Kid Glove Killer | Matty | 1942 |
| Don Winslow of the Navy | Spencer Merlin | 1942 |
| Sealed Lips | Mike Rofano / Fred M. Morton / Fred Morton | 1942 |
| They Died with Their Boots On | Gen. Phil Sheridan | 1941 |
| Henry Aldrich for President | Mr. Aldrich / Sam Aldrich | 1941 |
| The Tanks Are Coming | Thomas Jefferson | 1941 |
| Thieves Fall Out | Tim Gordon | 1941 |
| The Big Boss | Bob Dugan | 1941 |
| The Great Mr. Nobody | John Wade | 1941 |
| The Trial of Mary Dugan | Mr. West | 1941 |
| Father's Son | William Emory | 1941 |
| Santa Fe Trail | Martin | 1940 |
| March on, Marines | Colonel Myers | 1940 |
| Lady with Red Hair | Charles Bryant | 1940 |
| Father Is a Prince | Dr. Mark Stone | 1940 |
| Knute Rockne All American | Committee Chairman | 1940 |
| Money and the Woman | Jerremy 'Jerry ' Helm, Bank Manager / Jerremy Helm | 1940 |
| They Drive by Night | Harry McNamara | 1940 |
| The Man Who Talked Too Much | District Attorney Dickson | 1940 |
| Gambling on the High Seas | U.S. District Attorney / U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears | 1940 |
| Murder in the Air | Saxby | 1940 |
| Men Without Souls | Reverend Thomas Storm | 1940 |
| Flight Angels | Dr. Barclay | 1940 |
| An Angel from Texas | Quigley | 1940 |
| It All Came True | Mr. Roberts / Mr. 'Doc' Roberts | 1940 |
| Virginia City | Marshall / U.S. Marshal | 1940 |
| Castle on the Hudson | Chaplain / Prison Chaplain | 1940 |
| The Fighting 69th | Capt. Mangan / Captain Mangan | 1940 |
| A Child Is Born | Dr. Brett | 1940 |
| The Return of Doctor X | Dr. Francis Flegg / Dr. Flegg | 1939 |
| One Hour to Live | Rudolph Spain | 1939 |
| On Dress Parade | Col. Michael Riker | 1939 |
| Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase | Carson Drew | 1939 |
| The Bill of Rights | Patrick Henry | 1939 |
| Dust Be My Destiny | Prosecutor | 1939 |
| Old Glory | Patrick Henry (voice) / Patrick Henry | 1939 |
| Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter | Carson Drew | 1939 |
| Dodge City | Matt Cole | 1939 |
| On Trial | Robert Strickland | 1939 |
| You Can't Get Away with Murder | Attorney Carey | 1939 |
| Secret Service of the Air | Saxby / Chief Agent Tom Saxby | 1939 |
| Nancy Drew... Reporter | Carson Drew | 1939 |
| Wings of the Navy | Commander Clark | 1939 |
| Land of Liberty | Patrick Henry (edited from 'The Bill of Rights') | 1939 |
| Comet Over Broadway | Bill Appleton | 1938 |
| The Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson | 1938 |
| Nancy Drew: Detective | Carson Drew | 1938 |
| Broadway Musketeers | Stanley 'Stan' Dowling / Stan Dowling | 1938 |
| Valley of the Giants | Hendricks | 1938 |
| The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Prosecuting Attorney / Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney | 1938 |
| My Bill | John Rudlin / John C. Rudlin | 1938 |
| Little Miss Thoroughbred | Nelson 'Nails' Morgan / Nelson "Nails" Morgan | 1938 |
| Over the Wall | Father Neil Connor | 1938 |
| Jezebel | Jean La Cour | 1938 |
| Love, Honor and Behave | Jim Blake | 1938 |
| A Slight Case of Murder | Post / Mr. Post, banker | 1938 |
| Gold Is Where You Find It | Ralph Ferris | 1938 |
| Breakdowns of 1938 | Himself / Inspector Lane (Missing Witnesses outtakes) | 1938 |
| Missing Witnesses | Inspector Robert L. Lane / Inspector Lane | 1937 |
| The Man Without a Country | Lt. Philip Nolan | 1937 |
| Alcatraz Island | Gat Brady / 'Gat' Brady | 1937 |
| Back in Circulation | Dr. Eugene Forde | 1937 |
| The Life of Emile Zola | Charpentier | 1937 |
| Slim | Wyatt Ranstead | 1937 |
| Marked Woman | Gordon | 1937 |
| Midnight Court | Victor Shanley | 1937 |
| Black Legion | Tommy Smith | 1937 |
| Give Me Liberty | Patrick Henry | 1936 |
| Fugitive in the Sky | Mike Phelan - aka Roger Johnson / Mike Phelan | 1936 |
| Wayward | Robert 'Bob' Daniels | 1932 |
| On the Border | Dave (as John B. Litel) / Dave | 1930 |
| Finders Keepers | (as John B. Litel) | 1929 |
