Robert Elliott
Acting
1879-10-08 · 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.
Filmography
The Devil's Playground
1946 · Movie
Chick Carter, Detective
1946 · Movie
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943 · Movie
You, the People
1940 · Movie
Flowing Gold
1940 · Movie
The Ghost Breakers
1940 · Movie
'Til We Meet Again
1940 · Movie
Half a Sinner
1940 · Movie
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 · Movie
Invisible Stripes
1939 · Movie
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Movie
The Roaring Twenties
1939 · Movie
I Stole a Million
1939 · Movie
Mickey the Kid
1939 · Movie
Should a Girl Marry?
1939 · Movie
The Saint Strikes Back
1939 · Movie
Made for Each Other
1939 · Movie
Trade Winds
1938 · Movie
Circumstantial Evidence
1935 · Movie
Times Square Lady
1935 · Movie
The World Accuses
1934 · Movie
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934 · Movie
Gambling Lady
1934 · Movie
Lady Killer
1933 · Movie
Twin Husbands
1933 · Movie
Heroes for Sale
1933 · Movie
The Return of Casey Jones
1933 · Movie
The Woman Who Dared
1933 · Movie
The Crime of the Century
1933 · Movie
Self Defense
1932 · Movie
Madison Square Garden
1932 · Movie
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932 · Movie
White Eagle
1932 · Movie
The Midnight Patrol
1932 · Movie
Behind Stone Walls
1932 · Movie
Five Star Final
1931 · Movie
Murder at Midnight
1931 · Movie
The Star Witness
1931 · Movie
The Maltese Falcon
1931 · Movie
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931 · Movie
The Finger Points
1931 · Movie
Captain Thunder
1930 · Movie
The Doorway to Hell
1930 · Movie
Men of the North
1930 · Movie
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930 · Movie
Sweet Mama
1930 · Movie
Kathleen Mavourneen
1930 · Movie
The Divorcee
1930 · Movie
Hide-Out
1930 · Movie
Thunderbolt
1929 · Movie
Protection
1929 · Movie
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
1929 · Movie
Romance of the Underworld
1928 · Movie
Lights of New York
1928 · Movie
Happiness Ahead
1928 · Movie
Obey Your Husband
1928 · Movie
Man and Wife
1923 · Movie
The Broken Silence
1922 · Movie
A Pasteboard Crown
1922 · Movie
Without Fear
1922 · Movie
Fair Lady
1922 · Movie
Lonely Heart
1921 · Movie
A Virgin Paradise
1921 · Movie
The Money Maniac
1921 · Movie
The Empire of Diamonds
1920 · Movie
L'apache
1919 · Movie
Checkers
1919 · Movie
A Woman There Was
1919 · Movie
Unknown Love
1919 · Movie
For the Freedom of the East
1918 · Movie
When Men Betray
1918 · Movie
Joan of Plattsburg
1918 · Movie
Thou Shalt Not Steal
1917 · Movie
Mary Moreland
1917 · Movie
The Dazzling Miss Davison
1917 · Movie
The Debt
1917 · Movie
Mrs. Balfame
1917 · Movie
Motherhood
1917 · Movie
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917 · Movie
Life's Shadows
1916 · Movie
Miss Petticoats
1916 · Movie
The Child of Destiny
1916 · Movie
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916 · Movie
The Kiss of Hate
1916 · Movie