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Dick Elliott
Known for: ActingFrom 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.
Filmography 52
You Only Live Once
as Newspaper Editor (uncredited) 
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
as Carl Cook 
Rancho Notorious
as Storyteller (uncredited) 
Man of the West
as Willie (uncredited) 
Dillinger
as Man in Bar (uncredited) 
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as McKeever 
The Princess Comes Across
as Ship's Surgeon (uncredited) 
The Clock
as New Jersey Man at Penn Station 
Flamingo Road
as Tom Coyne (uncredited) 
Don't Knock The Rock
as Sheriff at End 
Christmas in Connecticut
as Judge Crothers 
Bombers B-52
as Mr. Sampton (uncredited) 
Picture Snatcher
as Staff Editor (uncredited) 
When Strangers Marry
as Sam Prescott 
Witness to Murder
as Apartment Manager 
The Wagons Roll at Night
as Mr. Paddleford (uncredited) 
Rock Island Trail
as Martin, Railroad Conductor 
Abilene Town
as Townsman (uncredited) 
Double Jeopardy
as Happy Harry 
Next Time I Marry
as Henry (uncredited) 
Omar Khayyam
as Tavern Keeper 
Undercover Agent
as Garrison - Henchman 
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Mr. Potts - Justice of the Peace 
Springtime in the Rockies
as Mr. Jeepers (uncredited) 
Main Street After Dark
as MacLean (uncredited) 
Driftwood
as Townsman 
Man from God's Country
as Mayor (uncredited) 
Brilliant Marriage
as Editor 
Four Mothers
as Ed (uncredited) 
Up in the Air
as B. J. Hastings, Station Owner 
So's Your Aunt Emma!
as Evans 
Under Western Stars
as Sen. William P. Scully 
Ladies Crave Excitement
as Starke's Aide 
Go West Young Man
as Reporter (uncredited) 
The Man Who Walked Alone
as Mayor 
Rusty Leads the Way
as Board Member (uncredited) 
Days of Wine and Roses
as Mr. Trayner 
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
as J.P. McCluskey 
Saratoga Trunk
as Politician (uncredited) 
Rainbow Over Texas
as Yacht Captain Monroe 
Dangerous Money
as P.T. Burke 
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Man in Bus Depot (uncredited) 
Park Row
as Jeff Hudson 
Li'l Abner
as Marryin' Sam 
Sunset in Wyoming
as Lieutenant Governor Cornelius Peabody 
Adventures of Kitty O'Day
as Bascom, Hotel Guest 
Mr. District Attorney
as Detective in Café 
Thunder Mountain
as Dick (uncredited) 
Looking for Danger
as Mike Clancy 
Up In Smoke
as Mike 
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
as Tim Miller 
Across the Badlands
as Rufus Downey