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Death. Litel died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles in 1972. [1] Selected filmography. Always Faithful (1929, Short) as Wayne. On the Border (1930) as Dave.
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- John Beach Litel, December 30, 1892, Albany, Wisconsin, U.S.
- 1919–1967
- February 3, 1972 (aged 79), Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Died February 3, 1972 (79) Add to list. Photos 72. Known for. They Died with Their Boots On. 7.2. Gen. Phil Sheridan. 1941. Secret Service of the Air. 5.7. Saxby. 1939. Nancy Drew: Detective. 6.6. Carson Drew. 1938. The Boss of Big Town.
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- Albany, Wisconsin, USA
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- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
John Litel. Actor: They Died with Their Boots On. John Litel's tough, no-nonsense demeanor on screen was not entirely due to his skill as an actor--when World War I broke out he enlisted in the French army, not wanting to wait until the US entered, and was twice decorated for bravery.
- December 30, 1892
- February 3, 1972
Feb 5, 1972 · WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Feb. 4 (AP)—John Litel, the character actor whose career spanned the stage, movies and television, died last night at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital here....
Feb 5, 2024 · Litel died on February 3, 1972, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered. He was survived by his second wife Beatrice and their four children. His first wife Ruth had died in 1955. He was 79 years old.
Litel was a regular in two separate "B"-picture series, playing the respective fathers of Bonita Granville and James Lydon in the Nancy Drew and Henry Aldrich series. On television, John Litel was appropriately ulcerated as the boss of Bob Cummings on the 1953 sitcom My Hero.
John Litel was an American stage, screen, and television actor. From 1919 to 1936 he performed in several plays on Broadway. In 1929 he began appearing in films and was in over 200 movies throughout his career. Litel often played supporting roles such as hard-nosed cops and district attorneys. He appeared in many television series. John Litel's acting career concluded in 1967.
