Dick Elliott

For the U.S. senator with the same name, see Dick Elliott (politician).
Dick Elliott
Elliott as Mayor Pike on
The Andy Griffith Show, 1961
Born Richard Damon Elliott
(1886-04-30)April 30, 1886
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died December 22, 1961(1961-12-22) (aged 75)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California
Occupation Actor
Years active 1933–1961

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.

Early years

He was born Richard Damon Elliott in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]

Career

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.

Death

On December 22, 1961, Elliott died from heart illness.[2]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ↑ Aaker, Everett (2011). Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Nembers in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948-1959. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. pp. 209–210. ISBN 978-0-7864-6409-8.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. (2 volume set). McFarland. p. 225. ISBN 9780786479924. Retrieved 13 May 2017.


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