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Robert Elliott

Cast & creator

Robert Elliott

1879-10-08 (died at 72) Columbus, Ohio, USAIMDb

Best known for Gone with the Wind, The Roaring Twenties, Abe Lincoln in Illinois

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Also known as: Richard Robert Elliott, Robert Elliot

Movies

84

film credits

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television credits

Career

84

1916–1946 · acting roles

Credit score

7.1

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Yankee Major · 1939

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

First Detective · 1939

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Minor Role (uncredited) · 1940

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

Prison chaplain · 1929

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

Airport Operations Manager (uncredited) · 1939

Across film & television

Filmography (84)

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Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Yankee Major

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

First Detective

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Minor Role (uncredited)

Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt

Prison chaplain

Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)

Invisible Stripes

Invisible Stripes

Arresting Officer (uncredited)

The Ghost Breakers

The Ghost Breakers

Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)

Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale

'Red' Squad Policeman #1

The Crime of the Century

The Crime of the Century

Captain Tim Riley

The Saint Strikes Back

The Saint Strikes Back

Chief Inspector Webster

The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World

Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)

Miss Petticoats

Miss Petticoats

Rev. Ralph Harding

'Til We Meet Again

'Til We Meet Again

Detective (uncredited)

Lonely Heart

Lonely Heart

Checkers

Checkers

Kendal

Fair Lady

Fair Lady

Norvin Blake

I Stole a Million

I Stole a Million

Peterson

Mary Moreland

Mary Moreland

Thomas Maughm

Lights of New York

Lights of New York

Detective Crosby

Sweet Mama

Sweet Mama

Mack

The Lone Wolf's Daughter

The Lone Wolf's Daughter

Ethier

Men of the North

Men of the North

Sergeant Mooney

The Woman Who Dared

The Woman Who Dared

Attorney

The Child of Destiny

The Child of Destiny

Bob Stange

Should a Girl Marry?

Should a Girl Marry?

Warden

The Empire of Diamonds

The Empire of Diamonds

Matthew Versigny

L'apache

L'apache

Otis Mayne

Lady Killer

Lady Killer

Brannigan

The Phantom of Crestwood

The Phantom of Crestwood

Detective (uncredited)

The Doorway to Hell

The Doorway to Hell

Captain Pat O'Grady

Protection

Protection

Wallace Crockett

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

Inspector 'Mac' McKinney

Times Square Lady

Times Square Lady

"Brick" Culver

The Devil's Playground

The Devil's Playground

Judge Morton

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Self

Romance of the Underworld

Romance of the Underworld

Edwin Burke

Seven Deadly Sins: Greed

Seven Deadly Sins: Greed

Thou Shalt Not Steal

Thou Shalt Not Steal

Roger Benton

Five Star Final

Five Star Final

R.J. Brannegan

Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph

Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph

Robert Ewing

The Dazzling Miss Davison

The Dazzling Miss Davison

Gerard Buckland

The Return of Casey Jones

The Return of Casey Jones

Casey Jones

Gambling Lady

Gambling Lady

Graves

A Woman There Was

A Woman There Was

Pulke

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

Police Lt. Dundy

The World Accuses

The World Accuses

Lt. Ryan

Trade Winds

Trade Winds

Captain George Faulkiner

Chick Carter, Detective

Chick Carter, Detective

Dan Rankin

The Midnight Patrol

The Midnight Patrol

Howard Brady

Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

Honest John Miller

The Money Maniac

The Money Maniac

Didier Bouchard

Flowing Gold

Flowing Gold

Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)

The Star Witness

The Star Witness

Deputy Williams (uncredited)

The Divorcee

The Divorcee

Bill

The Kiss of Hate

The Kiss of Hate

Sergius Orzoff

Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

Officer Kelly

Life's Shadows

Life's Shadows

Rodney Thorndyke

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'

Himself - Golfer

Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence

Detective Brown (uncredited)

You, the People

You, the People

Mr. Edward Gibbon

The Finger Points

The Finger Points

Frank Carter

When Men Betray

When Men Betray

Raymond Edwards

Murder at Midnight

Murder at Midnight

Inspector Taylor

Captain Thunder

Captain Thunder

Morgan

Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

Detective

Man and Wife

Man and Wife

Dr. Howard Fleming

For the Freedom of the East

For the Freedom of the East

Robert Kenyon

Mickey the Kid

Mickey the Kid

FBI Agent Farrow

Behind Stone Walls

Behind Stone Walls

District Attorney John Manson Clay

Twin Husbands

Twin Husbands

Sergeant Kerrigan

White Eagle

White Eagle

Capt. Blake

The Debt

The Debt

Obey Your Husband

Obey Your Husband

Mr. Kennedy

Self Defense

Self Defense

Dan Simmons

Joan of Plattsburg

Joan of Plattsburg

Capt. Lane

Motherhood

Motherhood

Albert

A Pasteboard Crown

A Pasteboard Crown

Stewart Thrall

A Virgin Paradise

A Virgin Paradise

Bob Alan

Unknown Love

Unknown Love

Captain Jack Tims

Hide-Out

Hide-Out

William Burke

Kathleen Mavourneen

Kathleen Mavourneen

Dan Moriarity

Without Fear

Without Fear

John Miles

Mrs. Balfame

Mrs. Balfame

Dwight Rush

The Broken Silence

The Broken Silence

Bruce Cameron