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Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 08, 1879
Died Nov 15, 1951 (72)
Birthplace Columbus, Ohio, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 s ... ound 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.

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Filmography

The Devil's Playground

The Devil's Playground

1946

as Judge Morton

Chick Carter, Detective

Chick Carter, Detective

1946

as Dan Rankin

Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

1940

as Officer Kelly

You, the People

You, the People

1940

as Mr. Edward Gibbon

The Ghost Breakers

The Ghost Breakers

1940

as Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)

'Til We Meet Again

'Til We Meet Again

1940

as Detective (uncredited)

Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

1940

as Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

1940

as Minor Role (uncredited)

The Saint Strikes Back

The Saint Strikes Back

1939

as Chief Inspector Webster

I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million

1939

as Peterson

Mickey the Kid

Mickey the Kid

1939

as FBI Agent Farrow

Should a Girl Marry?

Should a Girl Marry?

1939

as Warden

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939

as First Detective

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

1939

as Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

1939

as Arresting Officer (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Yankee Major

Trade Winds

Trade Winds

1938

as Captain George Faulkiner

Times Square Lady

Times Square Lady

1935

as "Brick" Culver

The World Accuses

The World Accuses

1934

as Lt. Ryan

Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

1934

as Graves

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

1934

as Inspector 'Mac' McKinney

The Return of Casey Jones

The Return of Casey Jones

1933

as Casey Jones

Twin Husbands

Twin Husbands

1933

as Sergeant Kerrigan

The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century

1933

as Police Capt. Timothy Riley

Lady Killer

Lady Killer

1933

as Detective Joe Brannigan

Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale

1933

as 'Red' Squad Policeman #1

Behind Stone Walls

Behind Stone Walls

1932

as District Attorney John Manson Clay

Self Defense

Self Defense

1932

as Dan Simmons

White Eagle

White Eagle

1932

as Capt. Blake

The Midnight Patrol

The Midnight Patrol

1932

as Howard Brady

Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

1932

as Honest John Miller

The Phantom of Crestwood

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932

as Detective (uncredited)

Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight

1931

as Inspector Taylor

The Finger Points

The Finger Points

1931

as Frank Carter

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1931

as Police Lt. Dundy

Five Star Final

Five Star Final

1931

as R.J. Brannegan

The Star Witness

The Star Witness

1931

as Deputy Williams (uncredited)

Men of the North

Men of the North

1930

as Sergeant Mooney

The Doorway to Hell

The Doorway to Hell

1930

as Captain Pat O'Grady

Captain Thunder

Captain Thunder

1930

as Morgan

Hide-Out

Hide-Out

1930

as William Burke

Sweet Mama

Sweet Mama

1930

as Mack

The Divorcee

The Divorcee

1930

as Bill

The Lone Wolf's Daughter

The Lone Wolf's Daughter

1929

as Ethier

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

1929

as Prison chaplain

Romance of the Underworld

Romance of the Underworld

1928

as Edwin Burke

Obey Your Husband

Obey Your Husband

1928

as Mr. Kennedy

Lights of New York

Lights of New York

1928

as Detective Crosby

Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

1928

as Detective

Man and Wife

Man and Wife

1923

as Dr. Howard Fleming

Without Fear

Without Fear

1922

as John Miles

Fair Lady

Fair Lady

1922

as Norvin Blake

The Empire of Diamonds

The Empire of Diamonds

1920

as Matthew Versigny

A Woman There Was

A Woman There Was

1919

as Pulke

Unknown Love

Unknown Love

1919

as Captain Jack Tims

Joan of Plattsburg

Joan of Plattsburg

1918

as Capt. Lane

For the Freedom of the East

For the Freedom of the East

1918

as Robert Kenyon

The Kiss of Hate

The Kiss of Hate

1916

as Sergius Orzoff

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