Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-04-29 (75 years old)
Deathday
1961-12-22
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Also known As
Dick Elliot
Richard 'Dick' Elliott
Richard E. Elliott
Richard Elliott
Richard "Dick" Damon Elliott
Richard Damon Elliott
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 hemmi...
1941
as Drunk Texan (uncredited)
1939
as Carl Cook
1948
as Board Member (uncredited)
1945
as Bail Bondsman (uncredited)
1946
as Frankie
1940
as Marryin' Sam
1947
as Edgar
1942
as Mathew Quentin
1943
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1952
as Jeff Hudson
1949
as Tom Coyne (uncredited)
1945
as Judge Crothers
1955
as Happy Harry
1941
as Ward Heeler (uncredited)
1942
as Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited)
1954
as Apartment Manager
1946
as P.T. Burke
1948
as Fred Appelby
1936
as Perkins - Charley's Boss
1943
as Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace
1945
as New Jersey Man at Penn Station
1935
as Waiter
1940
as B. J. Hastings, Station Owner
1945
as Politician (uncredited)
1947
as Townsman
1941
as Hotel desk clerk
1938
as Gun salesman
1950
as Sheriff
1948
as Doorman at Atwood Towers
1942
as Mr. Jeepers (uncredited)
1946
as Judge
1945
as Bascom, Hotel Guest
1942
as Ed Brandt (uncredited)
1955
as Lumber salesman
1940
as Prendergast
1951
as Kincaid
1935
as Starke's Aide
1937
as Stumpy Carter
1938
as Haunted-house proprietor
1944
as Binoculars Man
1933
as Party Guest
1938
as Hank
1947
as Roger Wingate
1947
as Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited)
1942
as Tim Miller
1947
as Passenger (uncredited)
1935
as Photographer
1934
as Fred Green
1936
as Lowell
1939
as Garrison - Henchman
1952
as Train Passenger
1939
as Dr. Benshlager
1933
as Sonny's Father
1942
as Editor Elwin A. Jonas
1938
as Man Carrying Violin Case
1938
as Sen. William P. Scully
1941
as Garvey
1957
as Tavern Keeper
1947
as Mack Wilkins (uncredited)
1941
as Mr. Paddleford (uncredited)
1949
as Doc Read
1943
as Smith (uncredited)
1943
as Beauty Pageant Announcer (uncredited)
1934
as Tom Brady
1936
as Editor
1944
as Pop
1937
as Bartender
1937
as Johnny Withers - Ticket Broker
1938
as Henry
1936
as Arizona Sheepman (uncredited)
1939
as Druggist (uncredited)
1939
as Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
1937
as Jeffrey Walker
1957
as Mike
1934
as Reporter
1938
as Station Agent
1936
as Police Captain
1943
as J.P. McCluskey
1944
as Matthews
1939
as Rotarian Juror (uncredited)
1939
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1939
as Man Laughing at Demo
1939
as Detective (uncredited)
1946
as Mayor Smith
1939
as Drunk
1939
as McKeever
1939
as Booking Agent
1940
as Airport Agent
1955
as Mayor
1946
as Ben Martin
1945
as Judge Gilmenn
1946
as Man on Porch (uncredited)
1946
as Chap (uncredited)
1938
as Ocean Liner Passenger
1947
as Conductor (uncredited)
1957
as Shaving Man (uncredited)
1946
as Man in Bus Depot (uncredited)
1942
as Mr. Conklin
1943
as Husband (uncredited)
1950
as Sheriff
1945
as Traveler (uncredited)
1941
as Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody
1958
as Willie (uncredited)
1999
as Bartender (archive footage)
1934
1940
as Politician (uncredited)
1936
as Sundholm
1943
as Malcolm P. Carstairs
1938
as Kansas City Gambler (Uncredited)
1936
as Ship's Surgeon (uncredited)
1944
as Sam Prescott
1952
as Kibbee (uncredited)
1948
as Malt Shop Customer (uncredited)
1940
as Elliott
1946
as Baldwin
1938
as The Glenby Judge
1940
as Passport Official on Train
1940
as Ranger Leader (uncredited)
1940
as Auctioneer
1940
as Ice Rink Security Man (uncredited)
1940
as Foster
1940
as Sheriff Barstow
1940
as Roomer
1949
as Editor Sullivan
1943
as Customer in Bette Davis Number (uncredited)
1950
as Martin, Railroad Conductor
1948
as Sam Trotter
1945
as Felton
1936
as Mayor Culpepper
1957
as Mike Clancy
1948
as Milt Freeman (uncredited)
1950
as Rufus Downey
1941
as Pawnshop Owner (uncredited)
1941
as Magician Boarding Bus
1941
as Ed (uncredited)
1939
as Justice of the Peace
1946
as Yacht Captain Monroe
1948
as Mr. Miggs
1942
as Evans
1955
as Walter 'Wally' Stone
1950
as Van Fleet Stooglehammer (as Richard Elliott)
1945
as George
1937
as Philip Burton
1949
as Auto Court Manager
1939
as Small-Town Doctor (uncredited)
1957
as Mr. Sampton (uncredited)
1939
as Gambler
1941
as Detective in Café
1935
as Max - Florist (uncredited)
1946
as Mayor Whitehead
1941
as Broker
1952
as Jeptha Rideout - Banker
1933
as Man Looking for Driver
1952
as Storyteller (uncredited)
1938
as Slicker
1943
as Promoter
1943
as Police Sergeant
1943
as Chief Joe Charters
1938
as Donald Graves
1950
as Thurman (uncredited)
1946
as Townsman (uncredited)
1937
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
1936
as Townley (uncredited)
1950
as Happy (uncredited)
1944
as Squire Skimp
1947
as Mayor Hector Tillford
1945
as Mr. Michaelson
1946
as Squire Skimp
1933
as Staff Editor (uncredited)
1945
as Mayor
1950
as Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited)
1948
as Harvey (uncredited)
1946
as Party Guest
1936
as Reporter (uncredited)
1945
as Police Chief Davis
1942
as Meeker (uncredited)
1955
as Commander
1950
as Powerhouse Workman (uncredited)
1959
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
1956
as Sheriff at End
1941
as Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited)
1945
as MacLean (uncredited)
1947
as Walter Harper - Newspaper Editor
1958
as Mr. Trayner
1942
as Mr. Willoughby (uncredited)
1935
as Mr. Jones
1947
as Dick (uncredited)
1955
as Judge Gookin
1937
as Middle Aged Man
1951
as Mr. Shirley (uncredited)
1933
as Mayor Rodney
1958
as Mayor (uncredited)
1949
as Charles Chester Upperworth
1936
as Actor at Ford's Theatre
1939
1939
1944
as Passenger
1939
as Mule Judge
1949
as Convention Party Drunk (uncredited)
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