Born in Albany, Wisconsin, USA — Dec 30 1892• Died Feb 03 1972

John 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.
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Judge


Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington


Judge Sam Crowley

Ellsworth Greeley

Finley

Harvey Cromwell

Sheriff Martin Calder



Jim Rye

Van Alten


Judge George Healy

Judge Henry

The Governor


Dr. Silkworth

Hank Tatum



Dr. Robbins


Dan Murchison
Albert P. Leviathan

Dispatcher (uncredited)

Phillip Saunders

Police Inspector McCrary

Jean La Cour

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Martin

Gen. Phil Sheridan

Prison Chaplain

Father Neil Connor

Pleasant Tuesday Babson

Charpentier

Mr. William Farnsworth

District Attorney

Doctor

Prosecutor

Police Chief Sam Tolgate

Minister

K.T. Keller

Captain Mangan

Archon

Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joe Bland, FBI Agent

Horton

Matt Cole

Gordon

Medical Director

Dr. Harrison

Dr. Dubuque

John Gall

Jerremy Helm

Charles Summerton

Jim Donnelly

Commander Clark

Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

Clark

Dr. Flegg

Wyatt Ranstead

Charles Bryant

Gen. Nelson A. Miles

John Chandler

General Lee

District Attorney Dickson

Tommy Smith

John Gardiner

Hugh Mitchell

Dr. Blaine

Inspector Lane

Tim Gordon

Chief of Police

Victor Shanley

Mace Beldon

Post

Marshall

Mr. Watkins

Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

Drunk - Madden's father

Dr. Lane

Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney

Harry McNamara

Charlie Bell

Carson Drew

Arthur Tyler

Spencer Merlin

Attorney Carey

Matt Towner

Dr. Brett

John C. Rudlin

Chief Agent Tom Saxby

Colonel Pascal

Dr. Mark Stone

Judge Edmonds

Dr. Eugene Forde

John Erickson (uncredited)

Hugh Mitchell

Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

Roger Quinn

Robert Strickland

Rudolph Spain

Norman Hadley

Robert 'Bob' Daniels

Morgan Wheeler

Reverend Thomas Storm

Inspector Dawes

John Wade

Frank Baldrich

Alex Tremholt

Capt. Billings

John B. Jones

Tom Clancy

Reverend Wainwright

Dr. Barclay

Dr. Mason

Matty

Saxby

Bill Appleton

Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon

Emmett Devery

Sam Bentley

Stephen Elliott

Sergeant Means

Peter Rolf

'Gat' Brady

Jim Blake

Wilford Howell

Judge Davidson

Colonel Colbert Scott

Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

Ralph Ferris

Dave (as John B. Litel)

Webb Wargate

Committee Chairman
Dick

Lt. Philip Nolan

Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears

Carson Drew

Henri Beauvais

Carson Drew

Dean Fowler

Sam Aldrich

Shuster

Hugh Mitchell

William Emory

Sam Aldrich

Mr. Roberts

James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Pomeroy Sr.

Sam Aldrich

Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

Carson Drew

Mr. Aldrich

Hendricks

Mr. Aldrich

Lt. Roberts

Thomas Jefferson

Colonel Logan

Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich

George Barton

Swearengen Jones

Bob Dugan

Hank Armitage

John Hewitt

Quigley

Patrick Henry

Michael Lynn


Mike Phelan

Ralph Judson

Sam Aldrich

Priest

Mr. West

Patrick Henry

Ed Henderson

Sam Aldrich

Stan Dowling

Hugh Mitchell

Lon Lansdell

Col. Michael Riker

Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles Anthony

Subprefect Santiago Castillo

Colonel Myers

(as John B. Litel)

Sam Aldrich

Nelson "Nails" Morgan

Hugh Mitchell

Wayne