Dick Elliott
Acting
Born April 29, 1886 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 g…
Known For · 40 titles
The Andy Griffith Show
The Red Skelton Show
The Real McCoys
Maverick
Rawhide
I Love Lucy
It's a Wonderful Life
Sugarfoot
The Gale Storm Show
High Noon
Show Business
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Bombers B-52
The Clock
Gun Crazy
Start Cheering
Man of the West
Rancho Notorious
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
Christmas in Connecticut
Brilliant Marriage
Driftwood
You Only Live Once
Double Jeopardy
Night Unto Night
Another Thin Man
Back Street
Silver River
Little Miss Broadway
Fall Guy
All Through the Night
Central Airport
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Mortal Storm
Silent Partner
Parnell
Television: The First Fifty Years
Union Station
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Witness to Murder