Birth Day: 1879-10-08
Place of birth: Columbus, Ohio, USA
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.
Credits
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As Dan Rankin -
As Judge Morton -
As Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage) -
As Mr. Edward Gibbon -
As Lieutenant Murray (uncredited) -
As Detective (uncredited) -
As Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited) -
As Minor Role (uncredited) -
As Officer Kelly -
As FBI Agent Farrow -
As Arresting Officer (uncredited) -
As Warden -
As Airport Operations Manager (uncredited) -
As Yankee Major -
As Chief Inspector Webster -
As First Detective -
As Peterson -
As Captain George Faulkiner -
As Detective Brown (uncredited) -
As "Brick" Culver -
As Lt. Ryan -
As Graves -
As Inspector 'Mac' McKinney -
As 'Red' Squad Policeman #1 -
As Sergeant Kerrigan -
As Brannigan -
As Captain Tim Riley -
As Casey Jones -
As District Attorney John Manson Clay -
As Honest John Miller -
As Capt. Blake -
As Howard Brady -
As Dan Simmons -
As Detective (uncredited) -
As Frank Carter -
As Police Lt. Dundy -
As Deputy Williams (uncredited) -
As Himself - Golfer -
As R.J. Brannegan -
As Inspector Taylor -
As Captain Pat O'Grady -
As Mack -
As Bill -
As Dan Moriarity -
As William Burke -
As Self -
As Morgan -
As Sergeant Mooney -
As Wallace Crockett
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As Prison chaplain -
As Ethier -
As Mr. Kennedy -
As Detective Crosby -
As Detective -
As Edwin Burke -
As Dr. Howard Fleming -
As Norvin Blake -
As Bruce Cameron -
As Stewart Thrall -
As John Miles -
As Didier Bouchard -
As Bob Alan -
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As Matthew Versigny -
As Otis Mayne -
As Kendal -
As Pulke -
As Captain Jack Tims -
As Capt. Lane -
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As Robert Kenyon -
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As Albert -
As Dwight Rush -
As Roger Benton -
As Gerard Buckland -
As Thomas Maughm -
As Sergius Orzoff -
As Robert Ewing -
As Rodney Thorndyke -
As Bob Stange -
As Rev. Ralph Harding