Robert Elliott
Known for: Acting
Born: October 8, 1879
Died: November 15, 1951
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
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6.3
The Devil's Playground
1946
5.3
Chick Carter, Detective
1946
6.0
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
6.2
You, the People
1940
6.7
Flowing Gold
1940
6.5
The Ghost Breakers
1940
6.4
'Til We Meet Again
1940
5.3
Half a Sinner
1940
6.9
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
6.2
Invisible Stripes
1939
7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939
7.5
The Roaring Twenties
1939
8.0
I Stole a Million
1939
9.0
Mickey the Kid
1939
5.7
Should a Girl Marry?
1939
5.8
The Saint Strikes Back
1939
6.1
Made for Each Other
1939
6.4
Trade Winds
1938
6.3
Circumstantial Evidence
1935
7.0
Times Square Lady
1935
6.5
The World Accuses
1934
4.6
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
6.2
Gambling Lady
1934
6.9
Lady Killer
1933
4.7
Twin Husbands
1933
7.1
Heroes for Sale
1933
7.5
The Return of Casey Jones
1933
8.0
The Woman Who Dared
1933
6.7
The Crime of the Century
1933
10.0
Self Defense
1932
6.8
Madison Square Garden
1932
5.9
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932
9.0
White Eagle
1932
10.0
The Midnight Patrol
1932
4.7
Behind Stone Walls
1932
6.6
Five Star Final
1931
5.7
Murder at Midnight
1931
6.9
The Star Witness
1931
6.4
The Maltese Falcon
1931
7.5
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'
1931
6.4
The Finger Points
1931
4.4
Captain Thunder
1930
6.5
The Doorway to Hell
1930
5.7
Men of the North
1930
4.5
An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
1930
6.0
Sweet Mama
1930
10.0
Kathleen Mavourneen
1930
6.2
The Divorcee
1930
10.0
Hide-Out
1930
5.7
Thunderbolt
1929
10.0
Protection
1929
10.0
The Lone Wolf's Daughter
1929
5.8
Romance of the Underworld
1928
5.4
Lights of New York
1928
8.0
Happiness Ahead
1928
7.0
Obey Your Husband
1928
7.0
Man and Wife
1923
10.0
The Broken Silence
1922
9.0
Without Fear
1922
9.0
A Pasteboard Crown
1922
8.0
Fair Lady
1922
8.0
Lonely Heart
1921
10.0
A Virgin Paradise
1921
8.0
The Money Maniac
1921
9.0
The Empire of Diamonds
1920
NR
L'apache
1919
9.0
Checkers
1919
8.0
A Woman There Was
1919
7.5
Unknown Love
1919
10.0
For the Freedom of the East
1918
NR
When Men Betray
1918
NR
Joan of Plattsburg
1918
NR
Thou Shalt Not Steal
1917
1.0
Mary Moreland
1917
NR
The Dazzling Miss Davison
1917
NR
The Debt
1917
NR
Mrs. Balfame
1917
NR
Motherhood
1917
10.0
Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
1917
NR
Life's Shadows
1916
NR
Miss Petticoats
1916
10.0
The Child of Destiny
1916
NR
Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph
1916
NR
The Kiss of Hate
1916