
John Litel
Acting
Born: 1892-12-30 · Albany, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 1972-02-03
Biography
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.
🎬 Movies (20)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nevada Smith
1966
Doctor

The Sons of Katie Elder
1965
Minister

Rendezvous in Space
1964
Priest

The Gun Hawk
1963
Drunk - Madden's father

Lover Come Back
1961
Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

Pocketful of Miracles
1961
Police Inspector McCrary

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

Houseboat
1958
Mr. William Farnsworth

Decision at Sundown
1957
Charles Summerton

The Hired Gun
1957
Mace Beldon

Comanche
1956
Gen. Nelson A. Miles

The Wild Dakotas
1956
Morgan Wheeler

Runaway Daughters
1956
George Barton

Texas Lady
1955
Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

The Kentuckian
1955
Pleasant Tuesday Babson

Double Jeopardy
1955
Emmett Devery

Sitting Bull
1954
Wilford Howell

Jack Slade
1953
Judge Davidson

Montana Belle
1952
Matt Towner
📺 TV Shows (20)

Branded
1965

Branded
1965
Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vacation Playhouse
1963
Albert P. Leviathan

The Virginian
1962
Finley

The Virginian
1962
Wade Hammill

Hazel
1961

Route 66
1960

Stagecoach West
1960
Dan Murchison

Hawaiian Eye
1959

Lock-Up
1959

Bonanza
1959
Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington

Bonanza
1959
Mayor George Goshen

Rawhide
1959
Jim Rye

Rawhide
1959
James Whitcomb

77 Sunset Strip
1958

77 Sunset Strip
1958
Colonel Richard Gaunt

77 Sunset Strip
1958
Distinguished Visitor

Bronco
1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Judge George Healy

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Asa Morgan