Robert Elliott
AKA: Richard Robert Elliott
Birthday: 1879-10-08
Died: 1951-11-15
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, USA
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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
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Character: Captain Pat O'Grady
Character: Sergius Orzoff
Character: Police Lt. Dundy
Character: R.J. Brannegan
Character: Detective Joe Brannigan
Character: First Detective
Character: Dr. Howard Fleming
Character: Chief Inspector Webster
Character: 'Red' Squad Policeman #1
Character: Police Capt. Timothy Riley
Character: Inspector Taylor
Character: Deputy Williams (uncredited)
Character: Captain George Faulkiner
Character: Detective Crosby
Character: Inspector 'Mac' McKinney
Character: Sergeant Mooney
Character: Sergeant Kerrigan
Character: Honest John Miller
Character: Captain Jack Tims
Character: Matthew Versigny
Character: Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
Character: Prison chaplain
Character: Mr. Edward Gibbon
Character: Minor Role (uncredited)
Character: Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Character: Detective (uncredited)
Character: Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)
Character: Himself - Golfer
Character: "Brick" Culver
Character: Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
Character: Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Character: District Attorney John Manson Clay
Character: Rev. Ralph Harding
Character: FBI Agent Farrow