Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wild Bill Elliott (October 16, 1904 – November 26, 1965) was an American film actor. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of B Westerns, particularly the Red Ryder series of films. By 1925, he was getting occasional extra work in films. He took classes at the Pasadena Playhouse and appeared in a few stage roles there. By 1927, he had made his first Western, The Arizona Wildcat, playing his first featured role. Several co-starring roles followed, and he renamed himself Gordon Elliott. But as the studios made the transition to sound films, he slipped back into roles as an extra and bit parts, as in Broadway Scandals, in 1929. For the next eight years, he appeared in over a hundred films for various studios, but almost always in unbilled parts as an extra. Elliott began to be noticed in some minor B Westerns, enough so that Columbia Pictures offered him the title role in a serial, The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938). The serial was so successful, and Elliott so personable, that Columbia promoted him to starring in his own series of Western features, replacing Columbia's number-two cowboy star Robert "Tex" Allen. Henceforth Gordon Elliott would be known as Bill Elliott. Within two years, he was among the Motion Picture Herald's Top Ten Western Stars, where he would remain for the next 15 years. In 1943, Elliott signed with Republic Pictures, which cast him in a series of Westerns alongside George "Gabby" Hayes. The first of these, Calling Wild Bill Elliott, gave Elliott the name by which he would be best known and by which he would be billed almost exclusively for the rest of his career. Following several films in which both actor and character shared the name Wild Bill Elliott, he took the role for which he would be best remembered, that of Red Ryder in a series of sixteen movies about the famous comic strip cowboy and his young Indian companion, Little Beaver (played in Elliott's films by Bobby Blake). Elliott played the role for only two years but would forever be associated with it. Elliott's trademark was a pair of six guns worn butt-forward in their holsters. Elliott's career thrived during and after the Red Ryder films, and he continued making B Westerns into the early 1950s. He also had his own radio show during the late 1940s. His final contract as a Western star was with Monogram Pictures, where budgets declined as the B Western lost its audience to television. When Monogram became Allied Artists Pictures Corporation in 1953, it phased out its Western productions, and Elliott finished out his contract playing a homicide detective in a series of five modern police dramas, his first non-Westerns since 1938. Elliott retired from films (except for a couple of TV Western pilots which were not picked up). He worked for a time as a spokesman for Viceroy cigarettes and hosted a local TV program in Las Vegas, Nevada, which featured many of his Western films.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 2.765
Birthday 1904-10-16
Place of Birth Pattonsburg, Missouri, USA
Also Known As Wild Bill Elliott, Gordon Nance, Gordon Eliott, 'Wild' Bill Elliot, Gordon Elliott, William 'Wild Bill' Elliott, William Elliott,
Jewel Robbery
1932

Jewel Robbery

The Arizona Wildcat
1927

The Arizona Wildcat

Boots and Saddles
1937

Boots and Saddles

Five and Ten
1931

Five and Ten

Chain of Evidence
1957

Chain of Evidence

Calling Homicide
1956

Calling Homicide

Footsteps in the Night
1957

Footsteps in the Night

One Hour with You
1932

One Hour with You

Midnight Mary
1933

Midnight Mary

Night After Night
1932

Night After Night

Sudden Danger
1955

Sudden Danger

The Showdown
1950

The Showdown

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

Michael O'Halloran
1937

Michael O'Halloran

Letter of Introduction
1938

Letter of Introduction

Wonder Bar
1934

Wonder Bar

The Return of Daniel Boone
1941

The Return of Daniel Boone

The Goose and the Gander
1935

The Goose and the Gander

The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936

The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Savage Horde
1950

The Savage Horde

Marshal of Reno
1944

Marshal of Reno

Sheriff of Redwood Valley
1946

Sheriff of Redwood Valley

San Antonio Kid
1944

San Antonio Kid

Tucson Raiders
1944

Tucson Raiders

The Girl from 10th Avenue
1935

The Girl from 10th Avenue

Broadway Scandals
1929

Broadway Scandals

The Fabulous Texan
1947

The Fabulous Texan

The Gallant Legion
1948

The Gallant Legion

Melody for Two
1937

Melody for Two

The Marshall of Trail City
1950

The Marshall of Trail City

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Drop Kick
1927

The Drop Kick

A Lost Lady
1934

A Lost Lady

Dr. Socrates
1935

Dr. Socrates

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

The Plainsman and the Lady
1946

The Plainsman and the Lady

Swing It Professor
1937

Swing It Professor

Roll Along, Cowboy
1937

Roll Along, Cowboy

Boy of the Streets
1938

Boy of the Streets

Love Takes Flight
1937

Love Takes Flight

Polo Joe
1936

Polo Joe

Overland with Kit Carson
1939

Overland with Kit Carson

The Man from Tumbleweeds
1940

The Man from Tumbleweeds

The Private Life of Helen of Troy
1927

The Private Life of Helen of Troy

Phantom of the Plains
1945

Phantom of the Plains

The Valley of Vanishing Men
1942

The Valley of Vanishing Men

Dial Red O
1955

Dial Red O

The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

Bachelor's Affairs
1932

Bachelor's Affairs

The Lady in the Morgue
1938

The Lady in the Morgue

The Shamrock Handicap
1926

The Shamrock Handicap

The Girl Said No
1930

The Girl Said No

The Homesteaders
1953

The Homesteaders

The Forty-Niners
1954

The Forty-Niners

Murder by an Aristocrat
1936

Murder by an Aristocrat

Lone Texas Ranger
1945

Lone Texas Ranger

Lord Byron of Broadway
1930

Lord Byron of Broadway

The Boy Friend
1928

The Boy Friend

Restless Youth
1928

Restless Youth

The Return of Wild Bill
1940

The Return of Wild Bill

Fargo
1952

Fargo

Part Time Wife
1930

Part Time Wife

Hellfire
1949

Hellfire

God's Gift to Women
1931

God's Gift to Women

Let's Do Things
1931

Let's Do Things

Registered Nurse
1934

Registered Nurse

Broadminded
1931

Broadminded

You Can't Have Everything
1937

You Can't Have Everything

Traveling Husbands
1931

Traveling Husbands

Broadway Gondolier
1935

Broadway Gondolier

Death Valley Manhunt
1943

Death Valley Manhunt

Hands Across the Rockies
1941

Hands Across the Rockies

Bordertown Gun Fighters
1943

Bordertown Gun Fighters

The Right to Live
1935

The Right to Live

Broadway Hostess
1935

Broadway Hostess

Sweepstakes
1931

Sweepstakes

The Great Divide
1929

The Great Divide

Fugitive in the Sky
1936

Fugitive in the Sky

Desirable
1934

Desirable

Sunny
1930

Sunny

Going Wild
1930

Going Wild

The Case of the Black Cat
1936

The Case of the Black Cat

Dangerous
1935

Dangerous

Personal Maid's Secret
1935

Personal Maid's Secret

Hidden Valley Outlaws
1944

Hidden Valley Outlaws

Stage Mother
1933

Stage Mother

Stars Over Broadway
1935

Stars Over Broadway

The Big Noise
1936

The Big Noise

Guns of the Pecos
1936

Guns of the Pecos

The Public Defender
1931

The Public Defender

Night Parade
1929

Night Parade

Born to Love
1931

Born to Love

Vigilantes of Dodge City
1944

Vigilantes of Dodge City

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
1930

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

King of Hockey
1936

King of Hockey

The Son of Davy Crockett
1941

The Son of Davy Crockett

The Roaring Twenties
1939

The Roaring Twenties

Across the Sierras
1941

Across the Sierras

Sheriff of Las Vegas
1944

Sheriff of Las Vegas

While the Patient Slept
1935

While the Patient Slept

Lady with a Past
1932

Lady with a Past

Prairie Gunsmoke
1942

Prairie Gunsmoke

Frontiers of '49
1939

Frontiers of '49

Midnight Court
1937

Midnight Court

The Devil's Trail
1942

The Devil's Trail

The Mummy
1932

The Mummy

Pioneers of the Frontier
1940

Pioneers of the Frontier

Traveling Saleslady
1935

Traveling Saleslady

Man of Iron
1935

Man of Iron

The Wildcat of Tucson
1940

The Wildcat of Tucson

Wagon Tracks West
1943

Wagon Tracks West

Prairie Schooners
1940

Prairie Schooners

Trailin' West
1936

Trailin' West

The Secret Bride
1934

The Secret Bride

The Woman in Red
1935

The Woman in Red

Handlebars
1933

Handlebars

Calling Wild Bill Elliott
1943

Calling Wild Bill Elliott

Moonlight on the Prairie
1935

Moonlight on the Prairie

The Payoff
1935

The Payoff

Down the Stretch
1936

Down the Stretch

In Old Sacramento
1946

In Old Sacramento

The Little Giant
1933

The Little Giant

Gold Diggers of 1933
1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

Waco
1952

Waco

Kansas Territory
1952

Kansas Territory

The Maverick
1952

The Maverick

Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Delicious
1931

Delicious

A Night at the Ritz
1935

A Night at the Ritz

Beyond the Sacramento
1940

Beyond the Sacramento

Bright Lights
1935

Bright Lights

The Truth About Youth
1930

The Truth About Youth

Children of Divorce
1927

Children of Divorce

Vengeance of the West
1942

Vengeance of the West

The Longhorn
1951

The Longhorn

Marshal of Laredo
1945

Marshal of Laredo

Cheyenne Wildcat
1944

Cheyenne Wildcat

Great Stagecoach Robbery
1945

Great Stagecoach Robbery

Colorado Pioneers
1945

Colorado Pioneers

Wagon Wheels Westward
1945

Wagon Wheels Westward

California Gold Rush
1946

California Gold Rush

Sun Valley Cyclone
1946

Sun Valley Cyclone

Conquest of Cheyenne
1946

Conquest of Cheyenne

The Man from Thunder River
1943

The Man from Thunder River

North of the Rockies
1942

North of the Rockies

North from the Lone Star
1941

North from the Lone Star

Roaring Frontiers
1941

Roaring Frontiers

The Lone Star Vigilantes
1942

The Lone Star Vigilantes

She Who Gets Slapped
1930

She Who Gets Slapped

Bullets for Bandits
1942

Bullets for Bandits

Overland Mail Robbery
1943

Overland Mail Robbery

King of Dodge City
1941

King of Dodge City

Mojave Firebrand
1944

Mojave Firebrand

Bells of Rosarita
1945

Bells of Rosarita

The Road to Reno
1931

The Road to Reno

Wyoming
1947

Wyoming

Old Los Angeles
1948

Old Los Angeles

The Last Bandit
1949

The Last Bandit

Rebel City
1953

Rebel City

Topeka
1953

Topeka

Vigilante Terror
1953

Vigilante Terror

Bitter Creek
1954

Bitter Creek

Tank Patrol
1941

Tank Patrol

Vanity Fair
1932

Vanity Fair

Left Over Ladies
1931

Left Over Ladies

Working Girls
1931

Working Girls

Party Husband
1931

Party Husband

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

What Men Want
1930

What Men Want

Murder in the Clouds
1934

Murder in the Clouds

The Plastic Age
1925

The Plastic Age

Only Yesterday
1933

Only Yesterday

It's Showtime
1976

It's Showtime

The Case of the Howling Dog
1934

The Case of the Howling Dog

'G' Men
1935

'G' Men

Page Miss Glory
1935

Page Miss Glory

The Rich Are Always with Us
1932

The Rich Are Always with Us

The Keyhole
1933

The Keyhole

Blonde Crazy
1931

Blonde Crazy

Scarface
1932

Scarface

Bullets or Ballots
1936

Bullets or Ballots

Two Against the World
1936

Two Against the World

China Clipper
1936

China Clipper

The Merry Frinks
1934

The Merry Frinks

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
1925

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Go Into Your Dance
1935

Go Into Your Dance

Merrily We Go to Hell
1932

Merrily We Go to Hell

A Successful Calamity
1932

A Successful Calamity

The Taming of the West
1939

The Taming of the West

Smarty
1934

Smarty

Private Detective 62
1933

Private Detective 62

Napoleon, Jr.
1926

Napoleon, Jr.

She Couldn't Say No
1930

She Couldn't Say No

Platinum Blonde
1931

Platinum Blonde

Cocktail Hour
1933

Cocktail Hour

Made on Broadway
1933

Made on Broadway

In Early Arizona
1938

In Early Arizona

The Law Comes to Texas
1939

The Law Comes to Texas