Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/4/1876
Place of Birth
Keosauqua, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
John Elliott
Biography
Known For
Midnight Phantom
as Capt. Bill Withers
Two Fisted Justice
as Mr Cameron
Wagon Trail
as Judge
Underground Rustlers
as Gold Broker
Danger Ahead
as Captain Matthews
Allotment Wives
as Police Doctor
Frisco Kid
as Doctor Attending Ford (uncredited)
Mystery Plane
as Army Colonel
Frontier Town
as Prairie City Rodeo Announcer
Jesse James
as Judge Mathews
Riot Squad
as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Vanishing Men
as Heck Claiborne
The Spoilers
as Engineer Kelly (uncredited)
Experiment Perilous
as Phone Operator (uncredited)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Banker at Demo
Cry Wolf
as Clergyman (voice / uncredited)
Golden Hoofs
as Race Announcer
Cattle Stampede
as George Arnold
Moon Over Montana
as Judge (uncredited)
Phantom Rancher
as Dad Markham
Career Timeline
1947
The Lady from Shanghai
as Court Clerk (uncredited)
Heading for Heaven
as Hunter
The Fighting Vigilantes
as Bert
Cry Wolf
as Clergyman (voice / uncredited)
The Unfaithful
as Judge Edward R. McVey
The Woman on the Beach
as Old Workman (uncredited)
Shoot to Kill
as Judge (uncredited)
Law of the Lash
as Dad Hilton
1946
1945
1944
1943
Calling Dr. Death
as Priest
Corvette K-225
as Merchant Captain
Cattle Stampede
as George Arnold
Fighting Valley
as Frank Burke
First Comes Courage
as Norwegian patient
Law of the Saddle
as Dan Kirby
Wolves of the Range
as Doctor Lewis
Death Rides the Plains
as James Marshall
Raiders of San Joaquin
as R.R. Vice President Morgan
Sagebrush Law
as Cole Winters
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
as Inspector Talbot
Two Fisted Justice
as Uncle Will Hodgins
1942
Pirates of the Prairie
as John Spencer
Overland Stagecoach
as Jeff Clark
Border Roundup
as Jeff Sloane
The Secret Code
as Prof. Clyde
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Guest (uncredited)
The Spoilers
as Engineer Kelly (uncredited)
Come on Danger
as Saunders
Perils of the Royal Mounted
as Factor J. L. Blake
The Mad Monster
as Professor Hatfield
Rolling Down the Great Divide
as Lem Bartlett
Land of the Open Range
as George 'Dad' Cook
Rock River Renegades
as Dick Ross
1941
Law of the Timber
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
as Dan Webster
Riot Squad
as Desk Sergeant
Underground Rustlers
as Gold Broker
Gentleman from Dixie
as Prosecutor
Saddle Mountain Roundup
as 'Magpie' Harper
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury
as Rancher Jim Bowen
The Texas Marshal
as John Gorham
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
as Red Gap Judge (uncredited)
Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona
as Judge Jones
The Apache Kid
as Judge John Taylor
Golden Hoofs
as Race Announcer
The Kid's Last Ride
as Disher
1940
The Green Archer
as Brewster
Young Bill Hickok
as Army Doctor
The Great Profile
as Pop - Stage Doorman
The Tulsa Kid
as Judge Perkins
Gun Code
as Parson A. Hammond
Lightning Strikes West
as Dr. Jenkins
Phantom Rancher
as Dad Markham
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Scientist (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
as Juror
1939
Death Rides the Range
as Hiram Crabtree
The Invisible Killer
as Gambler (uncredited)
The Fighting Renegade
as Prospector
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island
as Doctor - Backstage
Port of Hate
as Stevens
New Frontier
as Townsman
Mesquite Buckaroo
as Tavern Owner Hawk
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as Banker at Demo
Mystery Plane
as Army Colonel
Jesse James
as Judge Mathews
1938
1937
1936
Rio Grande Ranger
as John Cullen
Pilot X
as Doctor Norris
The Phantom of the Range
as Rancher
Vengeance of Rannah
as Doc Adams
The Fugitive Sheriff
as Judge Roberts
Rip Roarin' Buckaroo
as Colonel Hayden
Frontier Justice
as Ben Livesay
Men of the Plains
as Dad Baxter
Kelly of the Secret Service
as Howard Walsh
Satan Met a Lady
as City Fathers Committee Member (uncredited)
Prison Shadows
as The Police Captain
The Rogues' Tavern
as Mr. Jamison
Avenging Waters
as Charles Mortimer
Roamin' Wild
as Chief Inspector Reed
Doughnuts and Society
as Sanders (uncredited)
The Millionaire Kid
as Yellerton
Ridin' On
as Jess Roarke
A Face in the Fog
as Detective Davis
Roarin' Guns
as Bob Morgan
1935
Bulldog Courage
as Judge Charley Miller
Skull and Crown
as John Norton
Trigger Tom
as Nord Jergensen
Frisco Kid
as Doctor Attending Ford (uncredited)
Midnight Phantom
as Capt. Bill Withers
The Rider of the Law
as Town Mayor
Bars of Hate
as The Sheriff
The Girl Who Came Back
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Danger Trails
as George Wilson - aka Pecos
Danger Ahead
as Captain Matthews
Trails of the Wild
as Tom Madison
Make a Million
as Dean
Rainbow's End
as Adam Ware
Captured in Chinatown
as Butler--City Editor
Saddle Aces
as Judge
What Price Crime
as Chief Radcliff
Fighting Pioneers
as Major Dent
Toll of the Desert
as Judge
Vagabond Lady
as Poolside Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Tombstone Terror
as Mr. Dixon
Wagon Trail
as Judge
The Drunkard
as Third Drunk
Sunset Range
as Dan Caswell
A Night at the Ritz
as Director (uncredited)
One in a Million
as Store Manager
Big Calibre
as Rusty Hicks
Kid Courageous
as High-Hat Clickett
Unconquered Bandit
as Mr. Morgan, Tom's Father
1934
Ticket to a Crime
as Mr. Davidson
Cowboy Holiday
as Sheriff Hank Simpson
Gentlemen Are Born
as Bill - Night Editor
The Third Sex
as John Grant
I Sell Anything
as Lawyer (uncredited)
A Lost Lady
as Bridge Player (uncredited)
The Murder in the Museum
as Detective Chief Snell
As the Earth Turns
as Country Doctor
The Quitter
as Advertiser
Carolina
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
1933
Sons of the Desert
as Exalted Ruler (uncredited)
Mr. Skitch
as Crenshaw
The World Changes
as A Banker (uncredited)
Stage Mother
as Politician (uncredited)
Riot Squad
as Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Baby Face
as Bank Director (uncredited)
The Gallant Fool
as Chris McDonald
Breed of the Border
as Judge Stafford
1932
The Match King
as Banker (uncredited)
Lucky Larrigan
as J. C. Bailey
Call Her Savage
as Hank (Uncredited)
The Man from Arizona
Role unknown
Hidden Valley
as Judge
The Night of June 13
as Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
Broadway to Cheyenne
as Martin Kildare
Week Ends Only
as Bartender
Texas Pioneers
as Colonel Thomas
Riders of the Desert
as Dad Houston
Vanishing Men
as Heck Claiborne
Single-Handed Sanders
as Senator Graham
South of Santa Fe
as Thornton
1931
The Secret Menace
as John Grant
Galloping Thru
as Mr Winton
Two Fisted Justice
as Mr Cameron
Oklahoma Jim
as Indian Agent
The Montana Kid
as Burke
Mother and Son
as Mr. Winfield
The Nevada Buckaroo
as Station Agent Brennan
A Holy Terror
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Dugan of the Badlands
as Sheriff Manning
God's Country and the Man
as Young
Laugh and Get Rich
as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
The Conquering Horde
as Capt. Wilkins