Robert Elliott
Biography
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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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1879-10-08
Place of birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Cast
Gone with the Wind
1939
7.93
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932
6.00
The Doorway to Hell
1930
6.30
The Kiss of Hate
1916
0.00
The Maltese Falcon
1931
6.40
Five Star Final
1931
6.70
Lady Killer
1933
6.81
The Roaring Twenties
1939
7.50
I Stole a Million
1939
6.00
Happiness Ahead
1928
0.00
Chick Carter, Detective
1946
4.50
Man and Wife
1923
0.00
The Saint Strikes Back
1939
5.60
Heroes for Sale
1933
7.00
The Divorcee
1930
6.40
The Devil's Playground
1946
7.00
The Crime of the Century
1933
6.30
Hide-Out
1930
0.00
Obey Your Husband
1928
0.00
Murder at Midnight
1931
5.40
The Return of Casey Jones
1933
6.00
The Star Witness
1931
6.69
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917
0.00
Trade Winds
1938
6.30
Lights of New York
1928
5.40
Mrs. Balfame
1917
0.00
Kathleen Mavourneen
1930
10.00
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
4.40
Men of the North
1930
5.00
Twin Husbands
1933
4.20
Madison Square Garden
1932
6.20
Captain Thunder
1930
3.80
Motherhood
1917
0.00
Unknown Love
1919
5.00
Half a Sinner
1940
5.10
Without Fear
1922
0.00
The Empire of Diamonds
1920
0.00
Made for Each Other
1939
6.10
Thunderbolt
1929
5.82
You, the People
1940
5.75
Should a Girl Marry?
1939
3.50
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
7.00
Gambling Lady
1934
6.30
A Woman There Was
1919
0.00
Sweet Mama
1930
0.00
Flowing Gold
1940
7.00
'Til We Meet Again
1940
6.20
The Ghost Breakers
1940
6.50
White Eagle
1932
0.00
Times Square Lady
1935
6.00
Romance of the Underworld
1928
4.50
The World Accuses
1934
6.00
Checkers
1919
0.00
For the Freedom of the East
1918
0.00
The Finger Points
1931
6.60
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
1929
0.00
Fair Lady
1922
0.00
Invisible Stripes
1939
6.30
Behind Stone Walls
1932
4.40
Miss Petticoats
1916
0.00
When Men Betray
1918
0.00
Mickey the Kid
1939
0.00
Joan of Plattsburg
1918
0.00
The Midnight Patrol
1932
0.00
Self Defense
1932
0.00
The Debt
1917
0.00
A Pasteboard Crown
1922
0.00
The Broken Silence
1922
0.00
Circumstantial Evidence
1935
6.00