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John Beach Litel (December 30, 1892 – February 3, 1972) was an American film and television actor.
- Actor
- John Beach Litel, December 30, 1892, Albany, Wisconsin, U.S.
- 1919–1967
- February 3, 1972 (aged 79), Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
John Litel (1892-1972) was a character actor who appeared in more than 200 films, often as a tough authority figure. He also played historical figures in several Oscar-winning Warner Bros. shorts and was a French war veteran.
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- Albany, Wisconsin, USA
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Always a solid, dependable character actor, Litel appeared in more than 200 films, sometimes playing leads but mainly as a supporting actor. From 1952-53 he played Robert Cummings' brooding boss Mr. Thackery in the NBC-TV sitcom My Hero (1952).
- 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. He...
John Litel was a versatile actor who appeared in over 200 movies and many television series from 1929 to 1967. He often played supporting roles such as cops, lawyers, and judges, and was in classics like Key Largo, The Sons of Katie Elder, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.
Brewster's Millions (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Maybe Them Nazis Are Suing Having just arrived home, soldier Monty Brewster (Dennis O'Keefe), family and pals get news of great wealth from the unexpected Swearengen Jones (John Litel) in Brewster's Millions, 1945.
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Returning to America, Litel studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and entered into the peripatetic world of touring stock companies. His first film was the 1929 talkie The Sleeping Porch, which starred top-hatted comedian Raymond Griffith.
