Richard Robert Elliott (October 9, 1879 – November 15, 1951) was an American

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who appeared in 102 Hollywood films and television shows from 1916 to 1951.

Life and career

He was born Richard Robert Elliott in 1879 in

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Personal life

Robert Elliott was married to Ruth Thorp (1889–1971) from 1920 until his death in 1951, aged 72, in

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Selected filmography

* '' The Kiss of Hate'' (1916) - Sergius Orzoff * '' Notorious Gallagher'' (1916) - Robert Ewing * '' The Child of Destiny'' (1916) - Bob Stange * ''Miss Petticoats'' (1916) - Rev. Ralph Harding * '' Life's Shadows'' (1916) - Rodney Thorndyke * ''Greed'' (1917) - Richard Cole * '' Motherhood'' (1917) - Albert * ''Mrs. Balfame'' (1917) - Dwight Rush * ''The Debt'' (1917) * '' The Mirror'' (1917) - Bob Merrill * '' The Dazzling Miss Davison'' (1917) - Gerard Buckland * '' Mary Moreland'' (1917) - Thomas Maughm * '' Thou Shalt Not Steal'' (1917) - Roger Benton * ''The Seven Deadly Sins'' (1917) - Richard Coe (Greed) * '' Joan of Plattsburg'' (1918) - Capt. Lane * ''

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'' (1918) - Prince Nekludov * '' When Men Betray'' (1918) - Raymond Edwards * '' For the Freedom of the East'' (1918) - Robert Kenyon * ''The Spirit of Lafayette'' (1919) - Lieutenant Richard Stanton * ''Unknown Love'' (1919) - Captain Jack Tims * '' A Woman There Was'' (1919) - Pulke * ''

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'' (1919) - Kendal * '' L'apache'' (1919) - Otis Mayne * '' The Empire of Diamonds'' (1920) - Matthew Versigny * '' The Money Maniac'' (1921) - Didier Bouchard * '' A Virgin Paradise'' (1921) - Bob Alan * ''Lonely Heart'' (1921) * ''

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'' (1922) - Norvin Blake * ''Without Fear'' (1922) - John Miles * '' A Pasteboard Crown'' (1922) - Stewart Thrall * '' The Broken Silence'' (1922) - Bruce Cameron * '' Man and Wife'' (1923) - Dr. Howard Fleming * ''

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'' (1928) - Mr. Kennedy * '' Happiness Ahead'' (1928) - Detective * '' Lights of New York'' (1928) - Detective Crosby * ''

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'' (1928) - Edwin Burke * '' The Lone Wolf's Daughter'' (1929) - Ethier * '' Protection'' (1929) - Wallace Crockett * '' The Valiant'' (1929) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1929) - Prison Chaplain * '' Hide-Out'' (1930) - William Burke * '' The Divorcee'' (1930) - Bill Baldwin * ''

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'' (1930) - Dan Moriarity * '' Sweet Mama'' (1930) - Mack * '' Men of the North'' (1930) - Sergeant Mooney * '' The Doorway to Hell'' (1930) - O'Grady * '' Captain Thunder'' (1930) - Morgan * '' The Finger Points'' (1931) - City Editor Frank Carter * '' The Maltese Falcon'' (1931) - Detective Lt. Dundy * '' The Star Witness'' (1931) - Deputy Williams (uncredited) * '' Murder at Midnight'' (1931) - Inspector Taylor * ''

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'' (1931) - Brannegan * '' The Ruling Voice'' (1931) - A Reformer (uncredited) * '' Behind Stone Walls'' (1932) - District Attorney John Manson Clay * '' Midnight Patrol'' (1932) - Howard Brady * ''

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'' (1932) - Capt. Blake * '' The Phantom of Crestwood'' (1932) - Police Detective * ''

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'' (1932) - Honest John Miller * ''

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'' (1932) - Dan Simmons * '' The Crime of the Century'' (1933) - Police Capt. Timothy Riley * '' The Woman Who Dared'' (1933) - Attorney * '' The Return of Casey Jones'' (1933) - Casey Jones * '' Heroes for Sale'' (1933) - 'Red' Squad Policeman #1 * '' Twin Husbands'' (1933) - Sergeant Kerrigan * '' Lady Killer'' (1933) - Brannigan * '' Gambling Lady'' (1934) - Graves * '' Looking for Trouble'' (1934) - Police Captain Flynn * '' Port of Lost Dreams'' (1934) - Lt. Andersen * '' Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round'' (1934) - Inspector 'Mac' McKinney * '' The World Accuses'' (1934) - Lt. Ryan * '' Death Flies East'' (1935) - Griffith (uncredited) * '' Times Square Lady'' (1935) - 'Brick' Culver * ''

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'' (1935) - Detective Brown (uncredited) * '' Black Sheep'' (1935) - Detective Clancy (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1936) - Powell (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) - Captain George Faulkiner * ''

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'' (1939) - L.M. Curron (uncredited) * '' Made for Each Other'' (1939) - Airport Operations Manager (uncredited) * '' The Saint Strikes Back'' (1939) - Chief Inspector Webster * '' Should a Girl Marry?'' (1939) - Warden * ''

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'' (1939) - FBI Agent Farrow * '' I Stole a Million'' (1939) - Peterson * '' The Roaring Twenties'' (1939) - First Detective * '' Gone with the Wind'' (1939) - Yankee Major * '' Invisible Stripes'' (1939) - Arresting Officer (uncredited) * '' Abe Lincoln in Illinois'' (1940) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Half a Sinner'' (1940) - Officer Kelly * ''

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'' (1940) - Detective (uncredited) * '' The Ghost Breakers'' (1940) - Lieutenant Murray (uncredited) * '' Flowing Gold'' (1940) - Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited) * ''

'' (1941) - Carlson (uncredited) * '' Captain Tugboat Annie'' (1945) - Detective Franklin * '' Chick Carter, Detective'' (1946) - Dan Rankin * '' The Devil's Playground'' (1946) - Judge Morton (final film role)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Robert 1879 births 1951 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Columbus, Ohio