Robert Elliott
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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 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.
Acted in
The Devil's Playground
1946
as Judge Morton
Chick Carter, Detective
1946
as Dan Rankin
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
as Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
You, the People
1940
as Mr. Edward Gibbon
Flowing Gold
1940
as Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers
1940
as Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)
'Til We Meet Again
1940
as Detective (uncredited)
Half a Sinner
1940
as Officer Kelly
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Yankee Major
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as First Detective
I Stole a Million
1939
as Peterson
Mickey the Kid
1939
as FBI Agent Farrow
Should a Girl Marry?
1939
as Warden
The Saint Strikes Back
1939
as Chief Inspector Webster
Made for Each Other
1939
as Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
Trade Winds
1938
as Captain George Faulkiner
Circumstantial Evidence
1935
as Detective Brown (uncredited)
Times Square Lady
1935
as "Brick" Culver
The World Accuses
1934
as Lt. Ryan
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
as Inspector 'Mac' McKinney
Gambling Lady
1934
as Graves
Lady Killer
1933
as Detective Joe Brannigan
Twin Husbands
1933
as Sergeant Kerrigan
Heroes for Sale
1933
as 'Red' Squad Policeman #1
The Return of Casey Jones
1933
as Casey Jones
The Crime of the Century
1933
as Captain Tim Riley
Self Defense
1932
as Dan Simmons
Madison Square Garden
1932
as Honest John Miller
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932
as Detective (uncredited)
White Eagle
1932
as Capt. Blake
The Midnight Patrol
1932
as Howard Brady
Behind Stone Walls
1932
as District Attorney John Manson Clay
Five Star Final
1931
as R.J. Brannegan
Murder at Midnight
1931
as Inspector Taylor
The Star Witness
1931
as Deputy Williams (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
1931
as Police Lt. Dundy
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931
as Himself - Golfer
The Finger Points
1931
as Frank Carter
Captain Thunder
1930
as Morgan
The Doorway to Hell
1930
as Captain Pat O'Grady
Men of the North
1930
as Sergeant Mooney
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
as Self
Sweet Mama
1930
as Mack
Kathleen Mavourneen
1930
as Dan Moriarity
The Divorcee
1930
as Bill
Hide-Out
1930
as William Burke
Thunderbolt
1929
as Prison chaplain
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
1929
as Ethier
Romance of the Underworld
1928
as Edwin Burke
Lights of New York
1928
as Detective Crosby
Happiness Ahead
1928
as Detective
Obey Your Husband
1928
as Mr. Kennedy
Man and Wife
1923
as Dr. Howard Fleming
The Broken Silence
1922
as Bruce Cameron
Without Fear
1922
as John Miles
A Pasteboard Crown
1922
as Stewart Thrall
Fair Lady
1922
as Norvin Blake
The Empire of Diamonds
1920
as Matthew Versigny
Checkers
1919
as Kendal
A Woman There Was
1919
as Pulke
Unknown Love
1919
as Captain Jack Tims
For the Freedom of the East
1918
as Robert Kenyon
When Men Betray
1918
Joan of Plattsburg
1918
as Capt. Lane
The Debt
1917
Mrs. Balfame
1917
as Dwight Rush
Motherhood
1917
as Albert
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917
Miss Petticoats
1916
as Rev. Ralph Harding
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916
as Robert Ewing
The Kiss of Hate
1916
as Sergius Orzoff