Robert Elliott

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1879-10-08 (72 years old)

Deathday

1951-11-15

Place of Birth

Columbus, Ohio, USA

Robert Elliott

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Elliott (October 9, 1879 – November 15, 1951) was an American character actor who appeared in 102 films and TV shows from 1916 to 1951. He was born Richard Robert Elliott in 1879 in Columbus, Ohio. Most of his main roles were in the silent era. In the sound era he mostly performed in supporting roles and bit parts. On the stage he originated the Sergeant O'Hara character opposite Jeanne Eagels in Somerset Maugham's play Rain (1922). Active in films from 1916, Elliott played Detective Crosby in the 1928 feature Lights of New York, the first all-talking sound film. One of his most notable roles wa...

Acting

1939

Gone with the Wind

as Yankee Major

1932

The Phantom of Crestwood

as Detective (uncredited)

1930

The Doorway to Hell

as Captain Pat O'Grady

1916

The Kiss of Hate

as Sergius Orzoff

1931

The Maltese Falcon

as Police Lt. Dundy

1931

Five Star Final

as R.J. Brannegan

1933

Lady Killer

as Detective Joe Brannigan

1939

The Roaring Twenties

as First Detective

1939

1928

Happiness Ahead

as Detective

1946

1923

Man and Wife

as Dr. Howard Fleming

1939

The Saint Strikes Back

as Chief Inspector Webster

1933

Heroes for Sale

as 'Red' Squad Policeman #1

1930

1946

The Devil's Playground

as Judge Morton

1933

The Crime of the Century

as Captain Tim Riley

1930

Hide-Out

as William Burke

1928

Obey Your Husband

as Mr. Kennedy

1931

Murder at Midnight

as Inspector Taylor

1933

1931

The Star Witness

as Deputy Williams (uncredited)

1938

Trade Winds

as Captain George Faulkiner

1928

Lights of New York

as Detective Crosby

1917

Mrs. Balfame

as Dwight Rush

1930

Kathleen Mavourneen

as Dan Moriarity

1934

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

as Inspector 'Mac' McKinney

1930

Men of the North

as Sergeant Mooney

1933

Twin Husbands

as Sergeant Kerrigan

1932

Madison Square Garden

as Honest John Miller

1930

1917

Motherhood

as Albert

1919

Unknown Love

as Captain Jack Tims

1940

Half a Sinner

as Officer Kelly

1922

Without Fear

as John Miles

1920

The Empire of Diamonds

as Matthew Versigny

1939

Made for Each Other

as Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)

1929

Thunderbolt

as Prison chaplain

1940

You, the People

as Mr. Edward Gibbon

1940

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as Minor Role (uncredited)

1934

Gambling Lady

as Graves

1919

1930

Sweet Mama

as Mack

1940

Flowing Gold

as Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)

1940

'Til We Meet Again

as Detective (uncredited)

1940

The Ghost Breakers

as Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)

1932

White Eagle

as Capt. Blake

1935

Times Square Lady

as "Brick" Culver

1928

1934

1919

Checkers

as Kendal

1918

1943

The Voice That Thrilled the World

as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)

1931

The Finger Points

as Frank Carter

1922

Fair Lady

as Norvin Blake

1939

Invisible Stripes

as Arresting Officer (uncredited)

1932

Behind Stone Walls

as District Attorney John Manson Clay

1916

Miss Petticoats

as Rev. Ralph Harding

1939

Mickey the Kid

as FBI Agent Farrow

1918

Joan of Plattsburg

as Capt. Lane

1932

The Midnight Patrol

as Howard Brady

1932

Self Defense

as Dan Simmons

1922

A Pasteboard Crown

as Stewart Thrall

1922

The Broken Silence

as Bruce Cameron

1935

Circumstantial Evidence

as Detective Brown (uncredited)

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