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John Litel
★ Acting

John Litel

1892 – 1972 · Albany, Wisconsin, USA · Active 1929–1983

John Litel, born in 1903, was a versatile American actor who carved out a niche in the realm of cult cinema. With a career spanning from Broadway to film, he made notable appearances in Knute Rockne All American (1940) and Little Egypt (1951), showcasing his ability to embody hard-nosed characters. In The Hired Gun (1957), Litel's portrayal of a gritty figure added depth to the film's narrative. His work in Flight To Mars (1951) further solidified his status as a reliable presence in genre films, contributing to the rich tapestry of mid-century American cinema.

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Flight To Mars

Flight To Mars

1951 ★ 5.3
as Dr. Lane

Five astronauts successfully fly to Mars where they encounter seemingly friendly and advanced inhabitants who harbor covert plans to use their ship to invade Earth.

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Filmography

213 credits
1980s 1 credit
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1960s 15 credits
1966
Nevada Smith as Doctor
Movie ★ 6.7
1965
Movie ★ 7.1
1965
TV ★ 6.8
1965
Branded as Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.8
1964
Movie
1963
The Gun Hawk as Drunk - Madden's father
Movie ★ 5.1
1963
Vacation Playhouse as Albert P. Leviathan
TV ★ 8.0
1962
The Virginian as Finley
TV ★ 6.5
1962
The Virginian as Wade Hammill
TV ★ 6.5
1961
Pocketful of Miracles as Police Inspector McCrary
Movie ★ 7.3
1961
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
Movie ★ 5.6
1961
Lover Come Back as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.0
1961
TV ★ 6.8
1960
TV ★ 6.7
1960
Stagecoach West as Dan Murchison
TV ★ 6.7
1950s 60 credits
1959
TV ★ 5.6
1959
Rawhide as Jim Rye
TV ★ 7.2
1959
TV ★ 6.4
1959
Rawhide as James Whitcomb
TV ★ 7.2
1959
Bonanza as Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington
TV ★ 7.5
1959
Bonanza as Mayor George Goshen
TV ★ 7.5
1958
Houseboat as Mr. William Farnsworth
Movie ★ 6.4
1958
TV ★ 7.1
1958
TV ★ 6.0
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Judge George Healy
TV ★ 7.0
1958
77 Sunset Strip as Colonel Richard Gaunt
TV ★ 7.1
1958
TV ★ 7.0
1958
TV ★ 7.0
1958
77 Sunset Strip as Distinguished Visitor
TV ★ 7.1
1957
Decision at Sundown as Charles Summerton
Movie ★ 6.3
1957
The Hired Gun as Mace Beldon
Movie ★ 5.9
1957
Maverick as Ellsworth Greeley
TV ★ 6.9
1957
Perry Mason as Judge
TV ★ 7.7
1957
TV ★ 7.3
1957
Sugarfoot as Hank Tatum
TV ★ 5.2
1957
Zorro as The Governor
TV ★ 7.5
1957
Maverick as Judge Somervell
TV ★ 6.9
1957
Sugarfoot as Archie Crenshaw
TV ★ 5.2
1957
Maverick as Judge Joshua Thayer
TV ★ 6.9
1957
Trackdown as Judge Henry
TV ★ 6.9
1956
The Wild Dakotas as Morgan Wheeler
Movie ★ 9.0
1956
Comanche as Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Movie ★ 5.2
1956
Runaway Daughters as George Barton
Movie ★ 4.3
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Sheriff Martin Calder
TV ★ 6.2
1955
Double Jeopardy as Emmett Devery
Movie ★ 5.2
1955
The Kentuckian as Pleasant Tuesday Babson
Movie ★ 5.8
1955
Texas Lady as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
Movie ★ 5.7
1955
TV ★ 6.1
1954
Sitting Bull as Wilford Howell
Movie ★ 5.3
1954
Climax! as Judge Sam Crowley
TV ★ 3.8
1953
Jack Slade as Judge Davidson
Movie ★ 7.0
1953
General Electric Theater as Phillip Saunders
TV ★ 6.8
1953
TV ★ 7.5
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1952
Montana Belle as Matt Towner
Movie ★ 6.3
1952
Jet Job as Sam Bentley
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
Scaramouche as Dr. Dubuque
Movie ★ 7.0
1952
TV ★ 7.0
1952
Cavalcade of America as Dr. Silkworth
TV ★ 4.6
1952
TV ★ 6.8
1952
TV ★ 6.8
1951
Movie ★ 5.2
1951
Two Dollar Bettor as John Hewitt
Movie ★ 5.4
1951
Take Care of My Little Girl as John Erickson (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.3
1951
The Texas Rangers as John B. Jones
Movie ★ 6.1
1951
Movie ★ 8.0
1951
Cuban Fireball as Pomeroy Sr.
Movie ★ 4.8
1951
The Groom Wore Spurs as Chief of Police
Movie ★ 5.0
1951
I Love Lucy as Harvey Cromwell
TV ★ 7.9
1950
The Sundowners as John Gall
Movie ★ 5.2
1950
Woman in Hiding as John Chandler
Movie ★ 6.3
1950
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye as Police Chief Sam Tolgate
Movie ★ 6.9
1950
Movie ★ 6.1
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Dr. Robbins
TV ★ 6.7
1940s 90 credits
1949
Rusty Saves a Life as Hugh Mitchell
Movie ★ 7.0
1949
Mary Ryan, Detective as Capt. Billings
Movie ★ 5.3
1949
Outpost in Morocco as Colonel Pascal
Movie ★ 5.3
1949
Rusty's Birthday as Hugh Mitchell
Movie ★ 7.0
1949
Shamrock Hill as Ralph Judson
Movie ★ 4.5
1949
Movie ★ 6.0
1948
Movie ★ 8.0
1948
Pitfall as District Attorney
Movie ★ 6.9
1948
I, Jane Doe as Horton
Movie ★ 6.4
1948
Rusty Leads the Way as Hugh Mitchell
Movie ★ 8.0
1948
My Dog Rusty as Hugh Mitchell
Movie ★ 8.5
1948
Key Largo as Dispatcher (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.5
1948
The Valiant Hombre as Lon Lansdell
Movie ★ 8.0
1948
Smart Woman as Clark
Movie ★ 5.5
1947
The Guilty as Alex Tremholt
Movie ★ 5.5
1947
Movie ★ 6.4
1947
Christmas Eve as Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Movie ★ 5.4
1947
Heaven Only Knows as Reverend Wainwright
Movie ★ 6.5
1947
Lighthouse as Hank Armitage
Movie ★ 4.6
1947
Cass Timberlane as Webb Wargate
Movie ★ 6.0
1947
Easy Come, Easy Go as Tom Clancy
Movie ★ 7.0
1946
The Madonna's Secret as Lt. Roberts
Movie ★ 6.4
1946
Sister Kenny as Medical Director
Movie ★ 6.9
1946
Smooth as Silk as Stephen Elliott
Movie ★ 5.0
1946
Movie ★ 6.5
1946
Swell Guy as Arthur Tyler
Movie ★ 8.0
1946
She Wrote the Book as Dean Fowler
Movie ★ 6.5
1946
The Return of Rusty as Hugh Mitchell
Movie ★ 8.0
1946
Movie ★ 7.0
1945
Brewster's Millions as Swearengen Jones
Movie ★ 6.8
1945
San Antonio as Charlie Bell
Movie ★ 6.1
1945
The Crime Doctor's Warning as Inspector Dawes
Movie ★ 6.5
1945
The Crimson Canary as Roger Quinn
Movie ★ 7.5
1945
The Enchanted Forest as Ed Henderson
Movie ★ 6.5
1945
Northwest Trail as Sergeant Means
Movie ★ 5.8
1945
Movie ★ 4.1
1945
The Daltons Ride Again as Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
Movie ★ 5.0
1944
Murder in the Blue Room as Frank Baldrich
Movie ★ 5.7
1944
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret as Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
Movie ★ 7.0
1944
Movie ★ 7.0
1944
Movie ★ 10.0
1944
Faces in the Fog as Dr. Mason
Movie ★ 4.3
1944
My Buddy as Jim Donnelly
Movie ★ 9.0
1943
Crime Doctor as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
Movie ★ 6.4
1943
Submarine Base as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
Movie ★ 5.1
1943
Movie ★ 4.7
1943
So Proudly We Hail as Dr. Harrison
Movie ★ 5.9
1943
Movie ★ 7.0
1943
Movie ★ 7.0
1943
Movie ★ 8.0
1943
Movie ★ 7.0
1942
Sealed Lips as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
Movie ★ 6.0
1942
Invisible Agent as John Gardiner
Movie ★ 5.8
1942
Movie ★ 6.4
1942
The Boss of Big Town as Michael Lynn
Movie ★ 6.2
1942
Movie ★ 6.3
1942
Men of Texas as Colonel Colbert Scott
Movie ★ 9.0
1942
Movie ★ 5.7
1942
Henry and Dizzy as Sam Aldrich
Movie ★ 9.0
1942
For the Common Defense! as Subprefect Santiago Castillo
Movie ★ 5.0
1942
Don Winslow of the Navy as Spencer Merlin
Movie ★ 10.0
1942
Movie ★ 6.5
1942
Madame Spy as Peter Rolf
Movie ★ 6.5
1942
Soldiers in White as Charles Anthony
Movie ★ 6.5
1942
Mississippi Gambler as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
Movie ★ 6.5
1942
March On, America! as Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.4
1941
They Died with Their Boots On as Gen. Phil Sheridan
Movie ★ 6.7
1941
The Big Boss as Bob Dugan
Movie ★ 6.1
1941
Movie ★ 6.0
1941
Father's Son as William Emory
Movie ★ 6.0
1941
Movie ★ 6.5
1941
Movie ★ 6.5
1941
Thieves Fall Out as Tim Gordon
Movie ★ 6.0
1940
Movie ★ 5.8
1940
Castle on the Hudson as Prison Chaplain
Movie ★ 7.0
1940
Knute Rockne All American as Committee Chairman
Movie ★ 6.2
1940
It All Came True as Mr. Roberts
Movie ★ 6.0
1940
They Drive by Night as Harry McNamara
Movie ★ 6.9
1940
Movie ★ 5.2
1940
Lady with Red Hair as Charles Bryant
Movie ★ 6.9
1940
Flight Angels as Dr. Barclay
Movie ★ 4.8
1940
The Man Who Talked Too Much as District Attorney Dickson
Movie ★ 6.4
1940
Father Is A Prince as Dr. Mark Stone
Movie ★ 6.5
1940
Men Without Souls as Reverend Thomas Storm
Movie ★ 6.7
1940
Gambling on the High Seas as U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
Movie ★ 5.6
1940
Money and the Woman as Jerremy Helm
Movie ★ 4.4
1940
The Fighting 69th as Captain Mangan
Movie ★ 5.8
1940
Virginia City as Marshall
Movie ★ 6.2
1940
March On, Marines as Colonel Myers
Movie ★ 3.5
1940
Movie ★ 5.2
1930s 44 credits
1939
Movie ★ 6.0
1939
Movie ★ 6.1
1939
Dust Be My Destiny as Prosecutor
Movie ★ 6.5
1939
Movie ★ 6.8
1939
Movie ★ 6.2
1939
Dodge City as Matt Cole
Movie ★ 6.9
1939
Movie ★ 5.8
1939
Old Glory as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.2
1939
Secret Service of the Air as Chief Agent Tom Saxby
Movie ★ 6.3
1939
On Dress Parade as Col. Michael Riker
Movie ★ 6.6
1939
On Trial as Robert Strickland
Movie ★ 6.1
1939
A Child is Born as Dr. Brett
Movie ★ 7.1
1939
Wings of the Navy as Commander Clark
Movie ★ 6.2
1939
The Bill of Rights as Patrick Henry
Movie ★ 6.3
1939
One Hour to Live as Rudolph Spain
Movie ★ 6.5
1938
Jezebel as Jean La Cour
Movie ★ 7.0
1938
Movie ★ 6.4
1938
Movie ★ 6.5
1938
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse as Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
Movie ★ 7.2
1938
Over the Wall as Father Neil Connor
Movie ★ 5.7
1938
Movie ★ 6.7
1938
Movie ★ 7.0
1938
Movie ★ 3.8
1938
Comet Over Broadway as Bill Appleton
Movie ★ 5.7
1938
My Bill as John C. Rudlin
Movie ★ 6.6
1938
Little Miss Thoroughbred as Nelson "Nails" Morgan
Movie ★ 4.8
1938
Broadway Musketeers as Stan Dowling
Movie ★ 4.4
1938
Movie ★ 6.7
1938
Breakdowns of 1938 as Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.8
1937
Black Legion as Tommy Smith
Movie ★ 6.6
1937
Missing Witnesses as Inspector Lane
Movie ★ 7.0
1937
Midnight Court as Victor Shanley
Movie ★ 5.1
1937
Alcatraz Island as 'Gat' Brady
Movie ★ 5.1
1937
Back in Circulation as Dr. Eugene Forde
Movie ★ 6.5
1937
Slim as Wyatt Ranstead
Movie ★ 6.5
1937
Movie ★ 6.7
1937
The Man Without a Country as Lt. Philip Nolan
Movie ★ 6.1
1937
Marked Woman as Gordon
Movie ★ 6.6
1936
Fugitive in the Sky as Mike Phelan
Movie ★ 6.3
1936
Give Me Liberty as Patrick Henry
Movie ★ 6.4
1932
Wayward as Robert 'Bob' Daniels
Movie ★ 6.3
1930
Movie ★ 9.0
1930
Movie ★ 7.0
1930
On the Border as Dave (as John B. Litel)
Movie ★ 9.0
1920s 3 credits
1929
Finders Keepers as (as John B. Litel)
Movie ★ 7.0
1929
Movie ★ 9.0
1929
Movie ★ 7.0