Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1904-10-16 (61 years old)
Deathday
1965-11-26
Place of Birth
Pattonsburg, Missouri, USA
Also known As
Wild Bill Elliott
Gordon Nance
Gordon Eliott
'Wild' Bill Elliot
Gordon Elliott
William 'Wild Bill' Elliott
William Elliott
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wild Bill Elliott (October 16, 1904 – November 26, 1965) was an American film actor. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of B Westerns, particularly the Red Ryder series of films. By 1925, he was getting occasional extra work in films. He took classes at the Pasadena Playhouse and appeared in a few stage roles there. By 1927, he had made his first Western, The Arizona Wildcat, playing his first featured role. Several co-starring roles followed, and he renamed himself Gordon Elliott. But as the studios made the transition to sound films, he slipped back into roles as an extra and bit parts, as in...
1932
as Policeman Following Blonde (uncredited)
1927
as Roy Schyler (as Gordon Elliott)
1937
as Jim Neale
1931
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1957
as Andy Doyle
1956
as Andy Doyle
1957
as Andy Doyle
1932
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1933
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1932
as Escort (uncredited)
1955
as Andy Doyle
1950
as Shadrach Jones
1936
as Kenneth Martin
1937
as Little Lord Fauntleroy (uncredited)
1938
as Backgammon Man (uncredited)
1934
as Norman (uncredited)
1941
as Wild Bill Boone
1935
as Teddy
1936
as Carl Griffin
1950
as Ringo
1944
as Red Ryder
1946
as Red Ryder (as Wild Bill Elliott)
1944
as Red Ryder (as Wild Bill Elliott)
1944
as Red Ryder
1935
as James, Clerk at College Club
1929
as George Halloway
1947
as Josie Allen
1948
as Gary Conway
1937
as Walter Wilson
1950
as Wild Bill Elliott
1938
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
1927
as Aggressive Student at Dance
1934
as Polo Match Spectator (uncredited)
1935
as Tom Collins - Greer's Associate
1976
as (archive footage)
1946
as Sam Colton
1937
as Randall
1937
as Odie Fenton
1938
as Dr. Allan
1937
as Bill Parker
1936
as Don Trumbeau
1939
as Kit Carson
1940
as Wild Bill Saunders
1927
as Telemachus
1945
as Red Ryder (as Wild Bill Elliott)
1942
as Wild Bill Tolliver
1955
as Andy Flynn / Andy Doyle
1932
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1932
as Ship's Passenger / Dance Extra (uncredited)
1938
as Chauncey Courtland
1926
as Well-Wishing Villager
1930
as Wedding Guest
1953
as Mace Corbin
1954
as Sam Nelson
1936
as Dave Thatcher (as Gordon Elliott)
1945
as Red Ryder
1930
as Party-Goer
1928
as Gordon Elliot
1928
as George Baxter
1940
as Wild Bill Saunders
1952
as Bill Martin
1930
as Golfer (uncredited)
1949
as Zeb Smith
1931
as Minor Role (uncredited)
1931
as Music Store Customer (uncredited)
1934
as Male Nurse
1931
as Hotel Guest on Veranda
1937
as Lulu's Bathing Companion (uncredited)
1931
as Hotel Dining Room Guest
1935
as Reporter
1943
as Marshal Wild Bill Elliott (as Wild Bill Elliott)
1941
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
1943
as Wild Bill Elliott
1935
as Wedding Guest
1935
as Playboy in 'Playboy of Paree' Number (uncredited)
1931
as Night Club Patron
1929
as Ruth's Friend (uncredited)
1936
as Ramon Duval
1934
as Party Guest
1930
as One of Tom's War Buddies
1930
as Physical Exam Onlooker
1936
as Sam Laxter
1935
1935
as Warren Sherrill
1944
as Bill Elliott
1933
as Audience Member / Dexter's Party Guest (uncredited)
1935
as Minor Role
1936
as Sharp, Board of Directors Member (uncredited)
1936
as Wellman, a Dude
1931
as Country Club Guest
1929
as Party Guest
1931
as Hotel Dancer (uncredited)
1944
as Red Ryder
1936
as 2nd Radio Announcer
1941
as Dave Crockett
1939
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
1941
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
1944
as Red Ryder (as Wild Bill Elliott)
1935
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
1932
as Alex Brown (Uncredited)
1942
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
1939
as John Freeman
1937
as City Attorney Seabrook
1942
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
1932
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1940
as Wild Bill Saunders
1935
as Freddie
1935
as Charlie Fagan
1940
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
1943
as Wild Bill Elliott
1940
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
1936
as Jefferson Duane
1934
as Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
1935
as Stuart Wyatt
1933
as Bicyclist (uncredited)
1943
as Wild Bill Elliott
1935
as Jeff Holt
1935
as Maxine's Casino Escort (uncredited)
1936
as Robert Bates
1946
as Johnny Barrett / Spanish Jack
1933
as Guest at Polly's Party (uncredited)
1933
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1952
as Matt Boone (as Wild Bill Elliott)
1952
as Joe Daniels (as Wild Bill Elliott)
1952
as Pete Devlin
1937
as Bruce Thomas
1931
as Larry's Friend
1935
as Vincent's Assistant (uncredited)
1940
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
1935
as Backstage Actor
1930
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1927
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1942
as Joaquin Murietta aka The Black Shadow
1951
as Jim Kirk
1945
as Red Ryder
1944
as Red Ryder (as Wild Bill Elliott)
1945
as Red Ryder
1945
as Red Ryder (as Wild Bill Elliott)
1945
as Red Ryder (as Wild Bill Elliott)
1946
as Red Ryder
1946
as Red Ryder
1946
as Red Ryder
1943
as Wild Bill Elliott
1942
as Sergeant Bill Cameron
1941
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
1941
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
1942
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
1930
as Poker Player
1942
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok / Prince Katey
1943
as Wild Bill Elliott
1941
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
1944
as Wild Bill Elliott (as Wild Bill Elliott)
1945
as Wild Bill Elliott
1931
as Party Boy
1947
as Charles Alderson
1948
as Bill Stockton (as William Elliott)
1949
as Frank Norris / Frank Plummer (as William Elliott)
1953
as Frank Graham
1953
as Jim Levering
1953
as Tack Hamlin
1954
as Clay Tyndall (as Wild Bill Elliott)
1941
as Bluey
1932
as Bit Role
1931
as Escort (uncredited)
1931
as Dance Extra / Lobby Extra (uncredited)
1931
as Wedding Party Guest
1975
as Self (archive footage)
1930
as Party Boy
1934
as Lt. Saunders
1925
as Athlete (uncredited)
1933
as New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)
1976
as Self (archive footage)
1934
as Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)
1935
as Bootlegger Who Gives Eddie the Bottle Outside the Club (uncredited)
1935
as Reporter (uncredited)
1932
as Gambler (uncredited)
1933
as Partygoer (uncredited)
1931
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1932
as Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
1936
as Hunter - Bank Worker (uncredited)
1936
as News Commentator (uncredited)
1936
as Pilot (uncredited)
1934
as Dancer (uncredited)
1925
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
1935
as Jackson's Secretary / Dorothy's Dance Partner
1932
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1932
as Polo Player (uncredited)
1939
as Wild Bill Saunders
1934
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1933
as Man at Roulette Table (Uncredited)
1926
as Flora's Father
1930
as Gangster
1931
as Ann's Beau (uncredited)
1933
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1933
as Night Club Patron
1938
as Whit Gordon
1939
as John Haynes
1930
as Customer at Beretti's
1930
as Party Guest
1936
as Announcer
1931
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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