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.
Pocketful of Miracles
Police Inspector McCrary
Houseboat
Mr. William Farnsworth
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford
Santa Fe Trail
Martin
Jezebel
Jean La Cour
The Return of Doctor X
Dr. Flegg
Triple Threat
Finders Keepers
(as John B. Litel)
Nevada Smith
Doctor
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Carson Drew
Pitfall
District Attorney
Castle on the Hudson
Prison Chaplain
Dust Be My Destiny
Prosecutor
Sealed Lips
Mike Rofano / Fred Morton
A Slight Case of Murder
Post
The Guilty
Alex Tremholt
Invisible Agent
John Gardiner
Double Jeopardy
Emmett Devery
The Madonna's Secret
Lt. Roberts
Black Legion
Tommy Smith
Flight to Mars
Dr. Lane
The Sundowners
John Gall
Woman in Hiding
John Chandler
Brewster's Millions
Swearengen Jones
Knute Rockne All American
Committee Chairman
The Sons of Katie Elder
Minister
It All Came True
Mr. Roberts
They Drive by Night
Harry McNamara
They Died with Their Boots On
Gen. Phil Sheridan
Decision at Sundown
Charles Summerton
The Kentuckian
Pleasant Tuesday Babson
I, Jane Doe
Horton
San Antonio
Charlie Bell
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Carson Drew
Nancy Drew… Detective
Carson Drew
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Carson Drew
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Mr. Monroe, Prosecuting Attorney
Dodge City
Matt Cole
Kid Glove Killer
Matty
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Police Chief Sam Tolgate
The Boss of Big Town
Michael Lynn
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Norman Hadley
Sister Kenny
Medical Director
Two Dollar Bettor
John Hewitt
Crime Doctor
Emilio Caspari, the mystery man
The Crime Doctor's Warning
Inspector Dawes
The Beginning or the End
K.T. Keller
Rusty Saves a Life
Hugh Mitchell
The Fuller Brush Girl
Mr. Watkins
Christmas Eve
Joe Bland, FBI Agent
Murder in the Air
Saxby
Submarine Base
James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Attorney Carey
My Dog Rusty
Hugh Mitchell
Men of Texas
Colonel Colbert Scott
Montana Belle
Matt Towner
Heaven Only Knows
Reverend Wainwright
Sitting Bull
Wilford Howell
Old Glory
Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
Charles Bryant
Flight Angels
Dr. Barclay
Lighthouse
Hank Armitage
Mary Ryan, Detective
Capt. Billings
Murder in Times Square
Dr. Blaine
The Gun Hawk
Drunk - Madden's father
Cass Timberlane
Webb Wargate
The Crimson Canary
Roger Quinn
So Proudly We Hail
Dr. Harrison
The Man Who Talked Too Much
District Attorney Dickson
Over the Wall
Father Neil Connor
Smooth as Silk
Stephen Elliott
The Big Boss
Bob Dugan
Father Is A Prince
Dr. Mark Stone
Murder in the Blue Room
Frank Baldrich
The Hired Gun
Mace Beldon
The Great Mr. Nobody
John Wade
Men Without Souls
Reverend Thomas Storm
Night in Paradise
Archon
The Wild Dakotas
Morgan Wheeler
Texas Lady
Meade Moore (wigwam owner)
Father's Son
William Emory
Secret Service of the Air
Chief Agent Tom Saxby
Missing Witnesses
Inspector Lane
Take Care of My Little Girl
John Erickson (uncredited)
Outpost in Morocco
Colonel Pascal
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gambling on the High Seas
U.S. District Attorney Homer Sears
Valley of the Giants
Hendricks
The Enchanted Forest
Ed Henderson
Midnight Court
Victor Shanley
On Dress Parade
Col. Michael Riker
On Trial
Robert Strickland
Gold Is Where You Find It
Ralph Ferris
Where Are Your Children?
Judge Edmonds
Jack Slade
Judge Davidson
Fugitive in the Sky
Mike Phelan
Money and the Woman
Jerremy Helm
Alcatraz Island
'Gat' Brady
Love, Honor and Behave
Jim Blake
Easy Come, Easy Go
Tom Clancy
The Mystery of Marie Roget
Henri Beauvais
Comet Over Broadway
Bill Appleton
Northwest Trail
Sergeant Means
Lover Come Back
Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)
The Texas Rangers
John B. Jones
Jet Job
Sam Bentley
A Child Is Born
Dr. Brett
Shamrock Hill
Ralph Judson
Comanche
Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Little Egypt
Shuster
Back in Circulation
Dr. Eugene Forde
Scaramouche
Dr. Dubuque
The Fighting 69th
Captain Mangan
My Bill
John C. Rudlin
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Nelson "Nails" Morgan
Virginia City
Marshall
Henry Aldrich's Little Secret
Mr. Samuel J. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour
Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Mr. Aldrich
Henry Aldrich for President
Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
Sam Aldrich
Henry and Dizzy
Sam Aldrich
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Sam Aldrich
Wings of the Navy
Commander Clark
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Mr. Aldrich
Runaway Daughters
George Barton
March On, Marines
Colonel Myers
Faces in the Fog
Dr. Mason
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Mr. West
For the Common Defense!
Subprefect Santiago Castillo
My Buddy
Jim Donnelly
Don Winslow of the Navy
Spencer Merlin
Key Largo
Dispatcher (uncredited)
An Angel from Texas
Quigley
Henry Aldrich, Editor
Sam Aldrich
Slim
Wyatt Ranstead
Salome, Where She Danced
General Lee
Wayward
Robert 'Bob' Daniels
The Groom Wore Spurs
Chief of Police
Broadway Musketeers
Stan Dowling
Madame Spy
Peter Rolf
Give Me Liberty
Patrick Henry
The Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
The Life of Emile Zola
Charpentier
Swell Guy
Arthur Tyler
On the Border
Dave (as John B. Litel)
Thieves Fall Out
Tim Gordon
The Gal Who Took the West
Colonel Logan
The Daltons Ride Again
Mitchael J. 'Mike' Bohannon
Always Faithful
Wayne
The Valiant Hombre
Lon Lansdell
She Wrote the Book
Dean Fowler
Breakdowns of 1938
Inspector Lane (archive footage) (uncredited)
Soldiers in White
Charles Anthony
The Man Without a Country
Lt. Philip Nolan
Smart Woman
Clark
Mississippi Gambler
Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel
Marked Woman
Gordon
The Bill of Rights
Patrick Henry
March On, America!
Patrick Henry (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Return of Rusty
Hugh Mitchell
Okay for Sound
One Hour To Live
Rudolph Spain
Rendezvous in Space
Priest