
Robert Elliott
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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...
Known For

Gone with the Wind
Yankee Major

The Ghost Breakers
Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)

Made for Each Other
Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)

The Roaring Twenties
First Detective

I Stole a Million
Peterson

Invisible Stripes
Arresting Officer (uncredited)

'Til We Meet Again
Detective (uncredited)

Thunderbolt
Prison chaplain
Filmography

Chick Carter, Detective
1946
as Dan Rankin

The Devil's Playground
1946
as Judge Morton

The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)

Half a Sinner
1940
as Officer Kelly

You, the People
1940
as Mr. Edward Gibbon

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Flowing Gold
1940
as Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)

'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Detective (uncredited)

The Ghost Breakers
1940
as Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind
1939
as Yankee Major

The Roaring Twenties
1939
as First Detective

I Stole a Million
1939
as Peterson

The Saint Strikes Back
1939
as Chief Inspector Webster

Made for Each Other
1939
as Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)

Should a Girl Marry?
1939
as Warden

Invisible Stripes
1939
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)

Mickey the Kid
1939
as FBI Agent Farrow

Trade Winds
1938
as Captain George Faulkiner

Times Square Lady
1935
as "Brick" Culver

Circumstantial Evidence
1935
as Detective Brown (uncredited)

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
as Inspector 'Mac' McKinney

Gambling Lady
1934
as Graves

The World Accuses
1934
as Lt. Ryan

Lady Killer
1933
as Brannigan

Heroes for Sale
1933
as 'Red' Squad Policeman #1

The Crime of the Century
1933
as Captain Tim Riley

The Return of Casey Jones
1933
as Casey Jones

Twin Husbands
1933
as Sergeant Kerrigan

The Woman Who Dared
1933
as Attorney

The Phantom of Crestwood
1932
as Detective (uncredited)

Madison Square Garden
1932
as Honest John Miller

White Eagle
1932
as Capt. Blake

Behind Stone Walls
1932
as District Attorney John Manson Clay

The Midnight Patrol
1932
as Howard Brady

Self Defense
1932
as Dan Simmons

The Maltese Falcon
1931
as Police Lt. Dundy

Five Star Final
1931
as R.J. Brannegan

Murder at Midnight
1931
as Inspector Taylor

The Star Witness
1931
as Deputy Williams (uncredited)

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931
as Himself - Golfer

The Finger Points
1931
as Frank Carter

The Doorway to Hell
1930
as Captain Pat O'Grady

The Divorcee
1930
as Bill

Hide-Out
1930
as William Burke

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self

Kathleen Mavourneen
1930
as Dan Moriarity

Men of the North
1930
as Sergeant Mooney

Captain Thunder
1930
as Morgan

Sweet Mama
1930
as Mack

Thunderbolt
1929
as Prison chaplain

The Lone Wolf's Daughter
1929
as Ethier

Protection
1929
as Wallace Crockett

Happiness Ahead
1928
as Detective

Obey Your Husband
1928
as Mr. Kennedy

Lights of New York
1928
as Detective Crosby

Romance of the Underworld
1928
as Edwin Burke

Man and Wife
1923
as Dr. Howard Fleming

Without Fear
1922
as John Miles

Fair Lady
1922
as Norvin Blake

A Pasteboard Crown
1922
as Stewart Thrall

The Broken Silence
1922
as Bruce Cameron

Lonely Heart
1921

A Virgin Paradise
1921
as Bob Alan

The Money Maniac
1921
as Didier Bouchard

The Empire of Diamonds
1920
as Matthew Versigny

Unknown Love
1919
as Captain Jack Tims

A Woman There Was
1919
as Pulke

Checkers
1919
as Kendal

L'apache
1919
as Otis Mayne

For the Freedom of the East
1918
as Robert Kenyon

When Men Betray
1918
as Raymond Edwards

Joan of Plattsburg
1918
as Capt. Lane

Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917

Mrs. Balfame
1917
as Dwight Rush

Motherhood
1917
as Albert

The Debt
1917

Thou Shalt Not Steal
1917
as Roger Benton

The Dazzling Miss Davison
1917
as Gerard Buckland

Mary Moreland
1917
as Thomas Maughm

The Kiss of Hate
1916
as Sergius Orzoff

Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916
as Robert Ewing

Miss Petticoats
1916
as Rev. Ralph Harding

Life's Shadows
1916
as Rodney Thorndyke

The Child of Destiny
1916
as Bob Stange