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Robert Elliott
Actor
Died November 15, 1951 (72 years)
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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.
Filmography
| 1942 | My Sister Eileen · as Police Sergeant |
| 1940 | The Ghost Breakers · as Lieutenant Murray (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinois · as Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Half a Sinner · as Officer Kelly |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind · as Yankee Major |
| 1939 | Made for Each Other · as Airport Operations Manager |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties · as First Detective |
| 1939 | The Saint Strikes Back · as Chief Inspector Webster |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes · as Arresting Officer (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Trade Winds · as Captain George Faulkiner |
| 1936 | I'd Give My Life · as Powell |
| 1934 | Gambling Lady · as Graves |
| 1933 | Lady Killer · as Detective Joe Brannigan |
| 1933 | Heroes for Sale · as 'Red' Squad Policeman #1 |
| 1933 | The Crime of the Century · as Police Capt. Timothy Riley |
| 1933 | Twin Husbands · as Sergeant Kerrigan |
| 1933 | The Return of Casey Jones · as Casey Jones |
| 1932 | The Phantom of Crestwood · as Detective (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Behind Stone Walls · as District Attorney John Manson Clay |
| 1932 | The Midnight Patrol · as Howard Brady |
| 1931 | The Maltese Falcon · as Police Lt. Dundy |
| 1931 | Five Star Final · as R.J. Brannegan |
| 1931 | Murder at Midnight · as Inspector Taylor |
| 1930 | The Doorway to Hell · as Captain Pat O'Grady |
| 1930 | The Divorcee · as Bill Baldwin |