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Dick Elliot
Richard 'Dick' Elliott
Richard E. Elliott
Richard Elliott
Richard "Dick" Damon Elliott
Dick Elliott
Acting
Biography
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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 g…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Bartender (archive footage)
Go, Johnny, Go!
as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
Man of the West
as Willie (uncredited)
Man from God's Country
as Mayor (uncredited)
Days of Wine and Roses
as Mr. Trayner
Bombers B-52
as Mr. Sampton (uncredited)
The Joker is Wild
as Shaving Man (uncredited)
Omar Khayyam
as Tavern Keeper
Up In Smoke
as Mike
Looking for Danger
as Mike Clancy
TV Shows
The Andy Griffith Show
as Mayor Pike · 10 ep.
Rawhide
as McTavish · 1 ep.
Maverick
as Poker Player (uncredited) · 1 ep.
Sugarfoot
as Mr. Pomeroy (uncredited) · 1 ep.
The Real McCoys
as Mr. Tremantle · 1 ep.
I Love Lucy
as Henry · 1 ep.
The Red Skelton Show
as Willie's Boss/Bartender · 1 ep.