Robert Elliott
Biography
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Robert Elliott (October 9, 1879 – November 15, 1951) was an American character actor who appeared in 102 films and TV shows from 1916 to 1951.
He was born Richard Robert Elliott in 1879 in Columbus, Ohio. Most of his main roles were in the silent era. In the sound era he mostly performed in supporting roles and bit parts. On the stage he originated the Sergeant O'Hara character opposite Jeanne Eagels in Somerset Maugham's play Rain (1922).
Active in films from 1916, Elliott played Detective Crosby in the 1928 feature Lights of New York, the first all-talking sound film. One of his most notable roles was that of a Yankee officer playing cards with Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) in the film Gone With the Wind; the officer says of Rhett, "It's hard to be strict with a man who loses money so pleasantly."
Robert Elliott was married to Ruth Thorp (1889–1971) from 1920 until his death in 1951, aged 72, in Los Angeles, California.
Known For
Acting
1939
asYankee Major
1932
asDetective (uncredited)
1930
asCaptain Pat O'Grady
1916
asSergius Orzoff
1931
asPolice Lt. Dundy
1931
asR.J. Brannegan
1933
asBrannigan
1939
asFirst Detective
1939
asPeterson
1928
asDetective
1946
asDan Rankin
1923
asDr. Howard Fleming
1939
asChief Inspector Webster
1933
as'Red' Squad Policeman #1
1930
asBill
1946
asJudge Morton
1916
asRobert Ewing
1933
asCaptain Tim Riley
1930
asWilliam Burke
1928
asMr. Kennedy
1931
asInspector Taylor
1930
asSelf
1933
asCasey Jones
1931
asDeputy Williams (uncredited)
1917
as
1938
asCaptain George Faulkiner
1928
asDetective Crosby
1917
asDwight Rush
1930
asDan Moriarity
1934
asInspector 'Mac' McKinney
1930
asSergeant Mooney
1933
asSergeant Kerrigan
1932
asHonest John Miller
1930
asMorgan
1917
asAlbert
1919
asCaptain Jack Tims
1940
asOfficer Kelly
1922
asJohn Miles
1920
asMatthew Versigny
1939
asAirport Operations Manager (uncredited)
1929
asPrison chaplain
1940
asMr. Edward Gibbon
1939
asWarden
1940
asMinor Role (uncredited)
1934
asGraves
1919
asPulke
1930
asMack
1940
asMac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
1940
asDetective (uncredited)
1940
asLieutenant Murray (uncredited)
1931
asHimself - Golfer
1932
asCapt. Blake
1935
as"Brick" Culver
1928
asEdwin Burke
1934
asLt. Ryan
1919
asKendal
1918
asRobert Kenyon
1943
asSelf (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
1931
asFrank Carter
1929
asEthier
1922
asNorvin Blake
1939
asArresting Officer (uncredited)
1932
asDistrict Attorney John Manson Clay
1916
asRev. Ralph Harding
1918
as
1939
asFBI Agent Farrow
1918
asCapt. Lane
1932
asHoward Brady
1932
asDan Simmons
1917
as
1922
asStewart Thrall
1922
asBruce Cameron
1935
asDetective Brown (uncredited)
1921
as
1921
asBob Alan
1921
asDidier Bouchard
1916
asRodney Thorndyke
1916
asBob Stange
1919
asOtis Mayne
1917
asRoger Benton
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