Dick Elliott

Known for ActingBorn 1886-04-29Died 1961-12-22Boston, Massachusetts, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.Read more

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Three for Bedroom C

The Main Street Kid

The Scooper Dooper

Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid

Laugh Your Blues Away

One Man's Law

Down on the Farm

Shivers

Hi, Beautiful

The Silver Bandit

Ginger

Follow That Blonde

You Drive Me Crazy

Goin' to Town

Home Boner

Neighborhood House

Educating Father

Helldorado

Please

The Worst Woman in Paris?

Purity Squad

Silly Billies

It's a Wonderful Life

The Joker is Wild

The Tilted Tenderfoot

Joe Palooka in the Squared Circle

Rusty Leads the Way

Doctor Jim

Hot Cargo

That Texas Jamboree

Fall Guy

I Love Lucy

Nobody's Darling

Behind the News

I Stole a Million

Men of the Hour

The Andy Griffith Show

High Noon

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Twinkle In God's Eye

Last of the Desperados

Gun Crazy

Trail of the Yukon

Girls of the Big House

Gangs of the Waterfront

The Red Skelton Show

Star in the Night

Tenth Avenue Kid