Robert Elliott
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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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.514 |
| Birthday | 1879-10-08 |
| Place of Birth | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Also Known As | Richard Robert Elliott, Robert Elliot, |
1939
Gone with the Wind
7.9/4057
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1932
The Phantom of Crestwood
6/13
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1930
The Doorway to Hell
6.3/21
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1916
The Kiss of Hate
0/0
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1931
The Maltese Falcon
6.4/47
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1931
Five Star Final
6.592/38
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1933
Lady Killer
6.71/31
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1939
The Roaring Twenties
7.464/239
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1939
I Stole a Million
6/1
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1928
Happiness Ahead
0/0
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1946
Chick Carter, Detective
4.5/2
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1923
Man and Wife
0/0
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1939
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5.6/13
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1933
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7/23
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1930
The Divorcee
6.3/49
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7/1
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1916
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1933
The Crime of the Century
6.3/10
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1930
Hide-Out
0/0
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1928
Obey Your Husband
0/0
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1931
Murder at Midnight
5.4/12
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1930
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
3.4/4
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1933
The Return of Casey Jones
6/1
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1931
The Star Witness
6.7/15
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1917
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
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1938
Trade Winds
6.3/7
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1928
Lights of New York
5.4/13
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1917
Mrs. Balfame
0/0
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Mrs. Balfame
1930
Kathleen Mavourneen
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1934
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
4.2/4
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1930
Men of the North
5/2
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1933
Twin Husbands
4.2/4
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1932
Madison Square Garden
6.2/2
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1930
Captain Thunder
3.8/8
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1917
Motherhood
0/0
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1919
Unknown Love
5/1
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1940
Half a Sinner
5/9
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Without Fear
0/0
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0/0
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1939
Made for Each Other
6.189/45
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1929
Thunderbolt
5.8/27
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1940
You, the People
5.7/3
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1939
Should a Girl Marry?
3.5/2
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois
7/22
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6.3/17
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1919
A Woman There Was
0/0
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1930
Sweet Mama
0/0
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1940
Flowing Gold
7/7
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1940
'Til We Meet Again
6.2/9
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1940
The Ghost Breakers
6.494/77
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1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
0/0
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1932
White Eagle
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1935
Times Square Lady
6/2
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1928
Romance of the Underworld
4.5/1
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1934
The World Accuses
0/0
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1919
Checkers
0/0
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1918
For the Freedom of the East
0/0
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1943
The Voice That Thrilled the World
5.3/3
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1931
The Finger Points
6.6/5
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1929
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
0/0
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1922
Fair Lady
0/0
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1939
Invisible Stripes
6.119/21
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1932
Behind Stone Walls
4.4/9
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1916
Miss Petticoats
0/0
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1918
When Men Betray
0/0
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1939
Mickey the Kid
0/0
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1918
Joan of Plattsburg
0/0
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1932
The Midnight Patrol
0/0
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1932
Self Defense
0/0
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1917
The Debt
0/0
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1922
A Pasteboard Crown
0/0
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1922
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