Robert Elliott
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Gone with the Wind
as Yankee MajorThe spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical...
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The Roaring Twenties
as First DetectiveAfter World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George...
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The Ghost Breakers
as Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion...
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Made for Each Other
as Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.
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The Maltese Falcon
as Police Lt. DundyA lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly...
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The Divorcee
as BillWhen a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, she decides to pay him back in kind.
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Heroes for Sale
as 'Red' Squad Policeman #1Tom Holmes is someone guided by honesty and moral rectitude, a heroic veteran of the World War I...
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The Doorway to Hell
as Captain Pat O'GradyA vicious crime lord decides that he has had enough and much to the shock of his colleagues...
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Invisible Stripes
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)A gangster is unable to go straight after returning home from prison.
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Lady Killer
as Detective Joe BranniganAn ex-gangster tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal activities after he accidentally...
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Captain Thunder
as MorganA notorious Mexican bandit goes all soft and mushy when he falls for a beautiful senorita. ...
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Thunderbolt
as Prison chaplainA criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed...
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Twin Husbands
as Sergeant KerriganThe film begins with a guy waking up from a bump on the head. The people around him try in vain...
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Gambling Lady
as GravesA businesslike syndicate runs all the gambling joints in town; least profitable is honest Mike...
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Murder at Midnight
as Inspector TaylorWealthy Mr. Kennedy shoots his secretary, Channing, during a parlor game, but it turns out the...
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Self Defense
as Dan SimmonsKaty Devoux runs a gambling-drinking joint in British Columbia. She is a fair-playing business...
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The Phantom of Crestwood
as Detective (uncredited)Five men have to prove their innocence when a blackmailer is murdered.
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'Til We Meet Again
as Detective (uncredited)Dying Joan Ames meets criminal Dan Hardesty on a luxury liner as he is being transported back to...
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The Crime of the Century
as Police Capt. Timothy RileyA doctor who is also a “mentalist” confesses to a murder. The only problem is that the murder...
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Half a Sinner
as Officer KellyAlthough young and beautiful, schoolteacher Anne Gladden fears a dull future. She finally...
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Chick Carter, Detective
as Dan RankinDetective Chick Carter (Lyle Talbot)finds himself on his most exciting case when Sherry Martin...
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White Eagle
as Capt. BlakeGregory is a phony government agent issuing worthless checks. To keep from being exposed he has...
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Flowing Gold
as Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)In the American oilfields, a fugitive from justice's destiny is intertwined with the fortunes...
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The Midnight Patrol
as Howard BradyA cub reporter rashly makes a promise to solve a murder mystery within 24 hours, then must make...
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The Devil's Playground
as Judge MortonHoppy finds a wounded girl and later finds Judge Morton who claims the girl is his daughter and...
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Five Star Final
as R.J. BranneganSearching for headlines at any cost, an unscrupulous newspaper owner forces his editor to print...
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois
as Minor Role (uncredited)Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of Abraham...
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The Saint Strikes Back
as Chief Inspector WebsterSuave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a...
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Trade Winds
as Captain George FaulkinerAfter committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship. But, Kay is unaware...
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Lights of New York
as Detective CrosbyEddie is conned into fronting a speakeasy for a local gangster who intends to frame him for the...
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Behind Stone Walls
as District Attorney John Manson ClayEsther Clay, wife of District Attorney John Clay and mother of attorney Bob Clay, is having an...
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I Stole a Million
as PetersonA cabbie and petty thief dreams of the big heist that will end his thieving ways.
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The Finger Points
as Frank CarterLee is a fresh young kid from the South when he gets a job with The Press. His first assignment...
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The Star Witness
as Deputy Williams (uncredited)A tough District Attorney goes after a murderous crime gang, only to find that his witnesses, an...
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Times Square Lady
as "Brick" CulverA young Iowa woman inherits her late estranged father's New York business, but the dead man's...
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Fair Lady
as Norvin BlakeCountess Margherita is a Sicilian girl who is about to be married, but Caesar Maruffi, the head...
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The World Accuses
as Lt. RyanWhen a middle aged woman accepts a job at a day care center she comes across the child she gave...
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The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon...
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Hide-Out
as William BurkeA bootlegger on the run from the law hides out on a college campus. He disguises himself as a...
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Madison Square Garden
as Honest John MillerEddie Burke is a wise-guy pugilist whose talent is unevenly matched by his ego. Despite his...
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An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as SelfMr. and Mrs. Warner Bros. Pictures and their precocious offspring, Little Miss Vitaphone, host a...
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Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
as Inspector 'Mac' McKinneyUnderworld king Lee Lother has been killed aboard a ocean liner, several people could have been...
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Mickey the Kid
as FBI Agent FarrowA bank robber and his boy make a run for it during winter in a bus full of children.
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Happiness Ahead
as DetectiveHappiness Ahead is a persumed lost 1928 silent film drama directed by William A. Seiter and...
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Men of the North
as Sergeant MooneyPart of a gold shipment has been stolen and the Sergeant suspects Louis LeBey. When Louis is...
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Sweet Mama
as MackA young girl falls in love with a member of a gang of crooks. She determines to bring the rest...
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Romance of the Underworld
as Edwin BurkeWhen a gangster's speakeasy is raided by the police, one of the people picked up is the...
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You, the People
as Mr. Edward GibbonThis MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his...
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Checkers
as KendalEdward Campbell, known as Checkers, is a racetrack tout. Determined to reform himself, he...
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Unknown Love
as Captain Jack TimsDoris Parker, the daughter of an American Marine Officer, becomes Harry Townsend's pen pal....
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Man and Wife
as Dr. Howard FlemingDora Perkins is a country girl who runs away to New York City. She gets work as a nurse and...
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The Return of Casey Jones
as Casey JonesJimmy, a young boy, idolizes famed train engineer Casey Jones and is devastated when his hero is...
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Miss Petticoats
as Rev. Ralph HardingMiss Petticoats stops a runaway horse, saves a wealthy woman from death, is rewarded with...
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The Kiss of Hate
as Sergius OrzoffWhen Count Peter Turgeneff, his daughter, Nadia, and Paul, his generous-hearted son, came to...
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Should a Girl Marry?
as WardenA young woman and her doctor husband are victims of a blackmail scheme when it is discovered...
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The Lone Wolf's Daughter
as EthierMichael Lanyard, a reformed cracks-man, adopts Adrienne, the daughter of an old friend, and goes...
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Joan of Plattsburg
as Capt. LaneJoan, an earnest little orphan who lives in an asylum near the World War I training camp at...
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Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
as Robert Ewing"Buttsy" Gallagher is a harmless young product of the slums. In all his life he has never been...
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The Empire of Diamonds
as Matthew VersignyShot on location in Paris, Monte Carlo and the Riviera with both American and French actors....
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A Woman There Was
as PulkeTheda Bara plays Princess Zara, who lives on a South Sea Island. A handsome young missionary...
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Obey Your Husband
as Mr. KennedyAn inveterate gambler is charged with killing a card sharp.
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Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
as uncreditedEve Leslie and Adam Moore become interested in the stock market. Eve decides to try to add to...
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