Dick Elliott

Dick Elliott

Nació el 29 de abril de 1886 en Boston, Massachusetts, USA, murió el 22 de diciembre de 1961.

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Richard "Dick" Elliott (April 30, 1886 – December 22, 1961) was an American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s until the time of his death.

He was born Richard Damon Elliott in Boston, Massachusetts.

Elliott played many different roles, typically as a somewhat blustery sort, such as a politician. A short, fat man, Elliott played Santa Claus on the Jimmy Durante, Red Skelton, and Jack Benny programs. Elliott had a couple of memorable lines in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), in which he scolded James Stewart, who was trying to say goodnight to Donna Reed, advising him to stop hemming and hawing and "just go ahead and kiss her".

He also had a few memorable appearances in episodes of the Adventures of Superman television series. He appeared three times as Stanley on the CBS sitcom December Bride, as well as on two of ABC/Warner Brothers' western series, Sugarfoot and Maverick. He was cast as the prospector Peter Cooper and then as Sheriff Tiny Morris in two segments of CBS's Tales of the Texas Rangers. He appeared twice as Doc Thornton on ABC's The Real McCoys. Elliott is perhaps best known as Mayberry's Mayor Pike in early episodes of CBS's The Andy Griffith Show, one of his last screen works. In two of the eleven episodes featuring Elliot as mayor, actress Josie Lloyd portrayed his daughter.

On December 22, 1961, Elliott died from heart illness.

High Noon (7.7) Solo ante el peligro Película · 1952 como Kibbee (uncredited)
Gun Crazy (7.4) El demonio de las armas Película · 1950 como Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
The Clock (7.1) El reloj Película · 1945 como New Jersey Man at Penn Station
Park Row (6.7) La voz de la primera plana Película · 1952 como Jeff Hudson
Desperate (6.5) Desesperado Película · 1947 como Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)
Manpower (6.5) Alta tensión Película · 1941 como Drunk Texan (uncredited)
Silver River (6.1) Río de plata Película · 1948 como Man Waiting Hours at McComb's (uncredited)
Singapore (6.1) Una vida y un amor Película · 1947 como Passenger (uncredited)