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John Litel
Known for: ActingJohn Litel was an American stage, screen, and television actor. From 1919 to 1936 he performed in several plays on Broadway. In 1929 he began appearing in films and was in over 200 movies throughout his career. Litel often played supporting roles such as hard-nosed cops and district attorneys. He appeared in many television series. John Litel's acting career concluded in 1967.
Filmography 72
Comanche
as Gen. Nelson A. Miles 
The Sons of Katie Elder
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as Minister 
Scaramouche
as Dr. Dubuque 
My Hero
as Willis Thackery 
Flight to Mars
as Dr. Lane 
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford 
They Died with Their Boots On
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as Gen. Phil Sheridan 
Jezebel
+2
as Jean La Cour 
Houseboat
+3
as Mr. William Farnsworth 
Key Largo
+1
as Dispatcher (uncredited) 
Pitfall
as District Attorney 
Pocketful of Miracles
+1
as Police Inspector McCrary 
Dodge City
+3
as Matt Cole 
Decision at Sundown
as Charles Summerton 
Santa Fe Trail
+7
as Martin 
Marked Woman
+1
as Gordon 
The Life of Emile Zola
as Charpentier 
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
as Carson Drew 
They Drive by Night
+1
as Harry McNamara 
The Kentuckian
+3
as Pleasant Tuesday Babson 
Invisible Agent
as John Gardiner 
So Proudly We Hail
as Dr. Harrison 
Knute Rockne All American
+2
as Committee Chairman 
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney 
Henry Aldrich for President
as Sam Aldrich 
Virginia City
+2
as Marshall 
San Antonio
as Charlie Bell 
The Return of Doctor X
as Dr. Flegg 
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Police Chief Sam Tolgate 
The Fuller Brush Girl
as Mr. Watkins 
Castle on the Hudson
as Prison Chaplain 
Salome, Where She Danced
as General Lee 
Black Legion
as Tommy Smith 
The Boss of Big Town
as Michael Lynn 
A Slight Case of Murder
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as Post 
Woman in Hiding
as John Chandler 
Double Jeopardy
as Emmett Devery 
You Can't Get Away with Murder
as Attorney Carey 
Brewster's Millions
as Swearengen Jones 
The Fighting 69th
+1
as Captain Mangan 
Secret Service of the Air
as Chief Agent Tom Saxby 
The Sundowners
+2
as John Gall 
The Texas Rangers
as John B. Jones 
The Crime Doctor's Warning
as Inspector Dawes 
Nancy Drew... Reporter
+1
as Carson Drew 
The Daltons Ride Again
as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon 
Fugitive in the Sky
as Mike Phelan 
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
as Carson Drew 
Father Is A Prince
as Dr. Mark Stone 
The Gun Hawk
as Drunk - Madden's father 
Outpost in Morocco
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as Colonel Pascal 
Gambling on the High Seas
as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears 
Submarine Base
as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart 
The Madonna's Secret
as Lt. Roberts 
Wings of the Navy
as Commander Clark 
Christmas Eve
as Joe Bland, FBI Agent 
Murder in the Blue Room
as Frank Baldrich 
It All Came True
as Mr. Roberts 
Murder in the Air
as Saxby 
Rusty Leads the Way
as Hugh Mitchell 
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Norman Hadley 
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
as Sam Aldrich 
Sitting Bull
+1
as Wilford Howell 
Rusty Saves a Life
as Hugh Mitchell 
Runaway Daughters
as George Barton 
I, Jane Doe
as Horton 
The Groom Wore Spurs
as Chief of Police 
Nancy Drew… Detective
as Carson Drew 
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich 
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as District Attorney Dickson 
Flight Angels
as Dr. Barclay 
Crime Doctor
as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man