--- name: "John Elliott" canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-elliott" fi1m_id: "john-elliott" imdb_id: "nm0254502" tmdb_id: 123576 wikidata_id: "Q20731016" roles: [] born: "4 July 1876" died: "12 December 1956" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 87 average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-25T04:17:58.051304+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # John Elliott ## Identity John Elliott - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-elliott - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** john-elliott - **IMDb ID:** nm0254502 - **TMDB ID:** 123576 - **Wikidata ID:** Q20731016 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Elliott_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20731016, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254502/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/123576 Actor. Born 4 July 1876 in Keosauqua, Iowa, USA. Died 12 December 1956. ## Details - **Born:** 4 July 1876, Keosauqua, Iowa, USA - **Died:** 12 December 1956 - **Also known as:** John Hugh Elliott, John H. Elliott, John H. Elliot, John Elliot, John Webster - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 85 (1), 1940s 89 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Elliott_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20731016, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254502/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/123576 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Sons of the Desert*](https://film.one/film/sons-of-the-desert.md) (85) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography John Elliott was an American actor. Born John Hugh Elliott in Keosauqua, Iowa, he began his career on the stage and appeared on Broadway in the 1917 production of *Eyes of Youth*. With the arrival of sound films his career expanded considerably. He worked in over 300 films between the silent era and his death, frequently in uncredited parts and with a particular focus on B-westerns. His credits include *Sons of the Desert* (1933) as the Exalted Ruler, *Baby Face* (1933), *Jesse James* (1939), *The Magnificent Ambersons* (1942), *The Spoilers* (1942), *The Lady from Shanghai* (1947) and *The Woman on the Beach* (1947). *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *The Magnificent Ambersons* (1942), Fi1m 89, as Guest (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-ambersons.md) - *Sons of the Desert* (1933), Fi1m 85, as Exalted Ruler (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/sons-of-the-desert.md) ## Complete filmography (208) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Perils of the Wilderness* (1956), as Homer Lynch - *Homicide* (1949), as Doctor - *I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes* (1948), as Mr. Lake (uncredited) - *Angels' Alley* (1948), as The Judge - *The Lady from Shanghai* (1947), as Court Clerk (uncredited) - *Heading for Heaven* (1947), as Hunter - *The Fighting Vigilantes* (1947), as Bert - *Cry Wolf* (1947), as Clergyman (voice / uncredited) - *The Unfaithful* (1947), as Judge Edward R. McVey - *The Woman on the Beach* (1947), as Old Workman (uncredited) - *Shoot to Kill* (1947), as Judge (uncredited) - *Law of the Lash* (1947), as Dad Hilton - *The Devil's Mask* (1946), as John, butler - *Badman's Territory* (1946), as Brother Hooker (uncredited) - *The Dark Corner* (1946), as Laundry Proprietor (uncredited) - *Deadline at Dawn* (1946), as Sleepy Man (uncredited) - *Moon Over Montana* (1946), as Judge (uncredited) - *Frontier Gunlaw* (1946), as Pop Evans - *Allotment Wives* (1945), as Police Doctor - *Jungle Raiders* (1945), as Dr. Horace Moore - *The Monster and the Ape* (1945), as Prof. Marsden - *Escape in the Fog* (1945), as Thomas - the Butler (uncredited) - *The Great Flamarion* (1945), as Theatrical Agent (uncredited) - *Experiment Perilous* (1944), as Phone Operator (uncredited) - *Dead Man's Eyes* (1944), Actor - *Wild Horse Phantom* (1944), as Prison Warden - *Heavenly Days* (1944), as An Average Citizen - *Mr. Winkle Goes to War* (1944), Actor - *Fuzzy Settles Down* (1944), as John Martin - *Oklahoma Raiders* (1944), as Judge Clem Masters - *Calling Dr. Death* (1943), as Priest - *Corvette K-225* (1943), as Merchant Captain - *Cattle Stampede* (1943), as George Arnold - *Fighting Valley* (1943), as Frank Burke - *First Comes Courage* (1943), as Norwegian patient - *Law of the Saddle* (1943), as Dan Kirby - *Wolves of the Range* (1943), as Doctor Lewis - *Death Rides the Plains* (1943), as James Marshall - *Raiders of San Joaquin* (1943), as R.R. Vice President Morgan - *Sagebrush Law* (1943), as Cole Winters - *Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground* (1943), as Inspector Talbot - *Two Fisted Justice* (1943), as Uncle Will Hodgins - *Pirates of the Prairie* (1942), as John Spencer - *Overland Stagecoach* (1942), as Jeff Clark - *Border Roundup* (1942), as Jeff Sloane - *The Secret Code* (1942), as Prof. Clyde - *The Magnificent Ambersons* (1942), as Guest (uncredited) — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-ambersons.md) - *The Spoilers* (1942), as Engineer Kelly (uncredited) - *Come on Danger* (1942), as Saunders - *Perils of the Royal Mounted* (1942), as Factor J. L. Blake - *The Mad Monster* (1942), as Professor Hatfield - *Rolling Down the Great Divide* (1942), as Lem Bartlett - *Land of the Open Range* (1942), as George 'Dad' Cook - *Rock River Renegades* (1942), as Dick Ross - *Law of the Timber* (1941), as Sheriff (uncredited) - *Billy The Kid's Round-Up* (1941), as Dan Webster - *Riot Squad* (1941), as Desk Sergeant - *Underground Rustlers* (1941), as Gold Broker - *Gentleman from Dixie* (1941), as Prosecutor - *Saddle Mountain Roundup* (1941), as 'Magpie' Harper - *The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury* (1941), as Rancher Jim Bowen - *The Texas Marshal* (1941), as John Gorham - *Billy the Kid in Santa Fe* (1941), as Red Gap Judge (uncredited) - *Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona* (1941), as Judge Jones - *The Apache Kid* (1941), as Judge John Taylor - *Golden Hoofs* (1941), as Race Announcer - *The Kid's Last Ride* (1941), as Disher - *The Green Archer* (1940), as Brewster - *Young Bill Hickok* (1940), as Army Doctor - *The Great Profile* (1940), as Pop - Stage Doorman - *The Tulsa Kid* (1940), as Judge Perkins - *Gun Code* (1940), as Parson A. Hammond - *Lightning Strikes West* (1940), as Dr. Jenkins - *Phantom Rancher* (1940), as Dad Markham - *Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe* (1940), as Scientist (uncredited) - *The Man Who Wouldn't Talk* (1940), as Juror - *Death Rides the Range* (1939), as Hiram Crabtree - *The Invisible Killer* (1939), as Gambler (uncredited) - *Charlie Chan at Treasure Island* (1939), as Doctor - Backstage - *The Fighting Renegade* (1939), as Prospector - *Port of Hate* (1939), as Stevens - *New Frontier* (1939), as Townsman - *Mesquite Buckaroo* (1939), as Tavern Owner Hawk - *The Story of Alexander Graham Bell* (1939), as Banker at Demo - *Mystery Plane* (1939), as Army Colonel - *Jesse James* (1939), as Judge Mathews - *Kentucky* (1938), as Cal - *Songs and Saddles* (1938), as Sheriff John Lawton - *Hunted Men* (1938), as Chief of Detectives - *Songs and Bullets* (1938), as Man in gun fight (archive footage) - *Heart of Arizona* (1938), as Buck Peters - *Frontier Town* (1938), as Prairie City Rodeo Announcer - *Cassidy of Bar 20* (1938), as Tom Dillon - *Headin' East* (1937), as M.H. Benson - *The Shadow Strikes* (1937), as Chester Randall - *Love Is on the Air* (1937), as Mr. Grant McKenzie - *Flying Fists* (1937), as Jim Conrad - *Smoke Tree Range* (1937), as Jim Cary - *Santa Fe Rides* (1937), as Carlton - *Rio Grande Ranger* (1936), as John Cullen - *Pilot X* (1936), as Doctor Norris - *The Phantom of the Range* (1936), as Rancher - *Vengeance of Rannah* (1936), as Doc Adams - *The Fugitive Sheriff* (1936), as Judge Roberts - *Rip Roarin' Buckaroo* (1936), as Colonel Hayden - *Shadow of Chinatown* (1936), Actor - *Frontier Justice* (1936), as Ben Livesay - *Men of the Plains* (1936), as Dad Baxter - *Satan Met a Lady* (1936), as City Fathers Committee Member (uncredited) - *Kelly of the Secret Service* (1936), as Howard Walsh - *Prison Shadows* (1936), as The Police Captain - *The Rogues' Tavern* (1936), as Mr. Jamison - *Avenging Waters* (1936), as Charles Mortimer - *Roamin' Wild* (1936), as Chief Inspector Reed - *Doughnuts and Society* (1936), as Sanders (uncredited) - *The Millionaire Kid* (1936), as Yellerton - *Ridin' On* (1936), as Jess Roarke - *A Face in the Fog* (1936), as Detective Davis - *Roarin' Guns* (1936), as Bob Morgan - *Bulldog Courage* (1935), as Judge Charley Miller - *Skull and Crown* (1935), as John Norton - *Trigger Tom* (1935), as Nord Jergensen - *Frisco Kid* (1935), as Doctor Attending Ford (uncredited) - *Midnight Phantom* (1935), as Capt. Bill Withers - *The Rider of the Law* (1935), as Town Mayor - *Bars of Hate* (1935), as The Sheriff - *The Girl Who Came Back* (1935), as Police Captain (uncredited) - *Danger Trails* (1935), as George Wilson - aka Pecos - *Danger Ahead* (1935), as Captain Matthews - *Trails of the Wild* (1935), as Tom Madison - *Make a Million* (1935), as Dean - *Rainbow's End* (1935), as Adam Ware - *Captured in Chinatown* (1935), as Butler--City Editor - *Saddle Aces* (1935), as Judge - *What Price Crime* (1935), as Chief Radcliff - *Fighting Pioneers* (1935), as Major Dent - *Toll of the Desert* (1935), as Judge - *Vagabond Lady* (1935), as Poolside Master of Ceremonies (uncredited) - *Tombstone Terror* (1935), as Mr. Dixon - *Wagon Trail* (1935), as Judge - *The Drunkard* (1935), as Third Drunk - *Sunset Range* (1935), as Dan Caswell - *A Night at the Ritz* (1935), as Director (uncredited) - *One in a Million* (1935), as Store Manager - *Big Calibre* (1935), as Rusty Hicks - *Kid Courageous* (1935), as High-Hat Clickett - *Unconquered Bandit* (1935), as Mr. Morgan, Tom's Father - *Cowboy Holiday* (1934), as Sheriff Hank Simpson - *Ticket to a Crime* (1934), as Mr. Davidson - *Gentlemen Are Born* (1934), as Bill - Night Editor - *The Third Sex* (1934), as John Grant - *I Sell Anything* (1934), as Lawyer (uncredited) - *A Lost Lady* (1934), as Bridge Player (uncredited) - *The Murder in the Museum* (1934), as Detective Chief Snell - *As the Earth Turns* (1934), as Country Doctor - *The Quitter* (1934), as Advertiser - *Carolina* (1934), as Gen. Robert E. Lee - *Sons of the Desert* (1933), as Exalted Ruler (uncredited) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/sons-of-the-desert.md) - *Mr. Skitch* (1933), as Crenshaw - *The World Changes* (1933), as A Banker (uncredited) - *Stage Mother* (1933), as Politician (uncredited) - *Riot Squad* (1933), as Chief of Detectives (uncredited) - *Baby Face* (1933), as Bank Director (uncredited) - *The Gallant Fool* (1933), as Chris McDonald - *Breed of the Border* (1933), as Judge Stafford - *The Match King* (1932), as Banker (uncredited) - *Lucky Larrigan* (1932), as J. C. Bailey - *Call Her Savage* (1932), as Hank (Uncredited) - *The Man from Arizona* (1932), Actor - *Hidden Valley* (1932), as Judge - *The Night of June 13* (1932), as Real Estate Agent (uncredited) - *Broadway to Cheyenne* (1932), as Martin Kildare - *Week Ends Only* (1932), as Bartender - *Texas Pioneers* (1932), as Colonel Thomas - *The Trial of Vivienne Ware* (1932), as Police Captain (uncredited) - *Riders of the Desert* (1932), as Dad Houston - *Vanishing Men* (1932), as Heck Claiborne - *Single-Handed Sanders* (1932), as Senator Graham - *South of Santa Fe* (1932), as Thornton - *The Secret Menace* (1931), as John Grant - *Galloping Thru* (1931), as Mr Winton - *Two Fisted Justice* (1931), as Mr Cameron - *Oklahoma Jim* (1931), as Indian Agent - *The Montana Kid* (1931), as Burke - *Mother and Son* (1931), as Mr. Winfield - *The Nevada Buckaroo* (1931), as Station Agent Brennan - *A Holy Terror* (1931), as Sheriff (uncredited) - *Dugan of the Badlands* (1931), as Sheriff Manning - *God's Country and the Man* (1931), as Young - *Laugh and Get Rich* (1931), as Dinner Guest (uncredited) - *The Conquering Horde* (1931), as Capt. Wilkins - *The Widow from Chicago* (1930), as Detective T. Finnegan (uncredited) - *For the Defense* (1930), as McGann - *Wild Company* (1930), as Police Captain - *Back Pay* (1930), as Hot Springs Hotel Baggage Clerk - *Only the Brave* (1930), as Gen. Robert E. Lee - *The Rampant Age* (1930), as Arnold Benton - *Million Dollar Mystery* (1927), as Stanley Hargreaves - *Horse Shoes* (1927), as William Baker - *Christine of the Big Tops* (1926), as Dr. Hastings - *The Scarlet Streak* (1925), as Professor Richard Crawford - *Flaming Waters* (1925), as Justin Laidlaw (uncredited) - *The Eagle's Feather* (1923), as Parson Winger - *The Spoilers* (1923), as Bill Wheaton - *Are All Men Alike?* (1920), as Uncle Chandler - *Held in Trust* (1920), as Jasper Haig - *Homer Comes Home* (1920), as Mr. Bailly - *A Master Stroke* (1920), as George Trevor ## Gallery - ![John Elliott](https://film.one/media/person/1233059/gallery-dcd27986b78f.jpg) John Elliott — First Division Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/John_Elliott_Sunset_Range_%281935%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![John Elliott](https://film.one/media/person/1233059/gallery-c07a3b77b0de.jpg) John Elliott — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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