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Richard "Dick" Elliott (April 30, 1886 – December 22, 1961) was an American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s until the time of his death.
He was born Richard Damon Elliott in Boston, Massachusetts.
Elliott played many different roles, typically as a somewhat blustery sort, such as a politician. A short, fat man, Elliott played Santa Claus on the Jimmy Durante, Red Skelton, and Jack Benny programs. Elliott had a couple of memorable lines in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), in which he scolded James Stewart, who was trying to say goodnight to Donna Reed, advising him to stop hemming and hawing and "just go ahead and kiss her".
He also had a few memorable appearances in episodes of the Adventures of Superman television series. He appeared three times as Stanley on the CBS sitcom December Bride, as well as on two of ABC/Warner Brothers' western series, Sugarfoot and Maverick. He was cast as the prospector Peter Cooper and then as Sheriff Tiny Morris in two segments of CBS's Tales of the Texas Rangers. He appeared twice as Doc Thornton on ABC's The Real McCoys. Elliott is perhaps best known as Mayberry's Mayor Pike in early episodes of CBS's The Andy Griffith Show, one of his last screen works. In two of the eleven episodes featuring Elliot as mayor, actress Josie Lloyd portrayed his daughter.
On December 22, 1961, Elliott died from heart illness.
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| 1 | Days of Wine and Roses (1958) | Mr. Trayner | 6 | |
| 2 | Man of the West (1958) | Willie (uncredited) | - | - |
| 3 | Up In Smoke (1957) | Mike | - | - |
| 4 | The Joker is Wild (1957) | Shaving Man (uncredited) | - | - |
| 5 | Witness to Murder (1954) | Apartment Manager | 7.3 | |
| 6 | High Noon (1952) | Kibbee (uncredited) | 7.3 | |
| 7 | Hunt the Man Down (1950) | Happy (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 8 | Gun Crazy (1950) | Man Fleeing Robbed Market (uncredited) | 5.3 | |
| 9 | Union Station (1950) | Powerhouse Workman (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 10 | Flamingo Road (1949) | Tom Coyne (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 11 | Act of Violence (1949) | Convention Party Drunk (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 12 | Money Madness (1948) | Malt Shop Customer (uncredited) | 4 | |
| 13 | The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947) | Mack Wilkins (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 14 | Singapore (1947) | Passenger (uncredited) | 5.5 | |
| 15 | Desperate (1947) | Sheriff Hat Lewis (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 16 | Deadline at Dawn (1946) | Chap (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 17 | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) | Man on Porch (uncredited) | 8.2 | |
| 18 | Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945) | Bascom, Hotel Guest | 7 | |
| 19 | The Clock (1945) | New Jersey Man at Penn Station | 5 | |
| 20 | Christmas in Connecticut (1945) | Judge Crothers | 6.8 | |
| 21 | Dillinger (1945) | Man in Bar (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 22 | When Strangers Marry (1944) | Sam Prescott | 6 | |
| 23 | Whispering Footsteps (1943) | Chief Joe Charters | 4 | |
| 24 | All Through the Night (1942) | Husband of Losing Bidder (uncredited) | 6 | |
| 25 | Springtime in the Rockies (1942) | Mr. Jeepers (uncredited) | - | - |
| 26 | One Foot in Heaven (1941) | Casper Cullenbaugh (uncredited) | 1 | |
| 27 | The Wagons Roll at Night (1941) | Mr. Paddleford (uncredited) | - | - |
| 28 | Manpower (1941) | Drunk Texan (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 29 | Three Girls About Town (1941) | Magician Boarding Bus | 8 | |
| 30 | Up in the Air (1940) | B. J. Hastings, Station Owner | - | - |
| 31 | The Mortal Storm (1940) | Passport Official on Train | 2 | |
| 32 | Melody Ranch (1940) | Sheriff Barstow | 5 | |
| 33 | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) | Man Laughing at Demo | - | - |
| 34 | The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) | Patrol-Car Cop at Italian Restaurant (uncredited) | - | - |
| 35 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) | Train Conductor (uncredited) | 5 | |
| 36 | Let Us Live (1939) | Rotarian Juror (uncredited) | - | - |
| 37 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | Carl Cook | 7.6 | |
| 38 | Another Thin Man (1939) | Detective (uncredited) | 9 | |
| 39 | Under Western Stars (1938) | Sen. William P. Scully | 4 | |
| 40 | Hide and Shriek (1938) | Haunted-house proprietor | 6 | |
| 41 | Prison Farm (1938) | The Glenby Judge | - | - |
| 42 | Little Miss Broadway (1938) | Man Carrying Violin Case | 6 | |
| 43 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1937) | Stumpy Carter | - | - |
| 44 | You Only Live Once (1937) | Newspaper Editor (uncredited) | 7 | |
| 45 | The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) | Actor at Ford's Theatre (uncredited) | 4 |
