Portrait of Bill Elliott

Acting

Bill Elliott

Career

Active from 1926 to 1957, busiest in 1941 and 1944 with 8 main titles each.

Leading roles
81
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bill Elliott Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 20
  • Historical Setting 11
  • Good vs Evil 10
  • Action-Packed 8
  • Western 6
  • American Frontier 6
  • Frontier Justice 5
  • Good vs. Evil 5
  • Small Town Justice 4
  • Fast-Paced Action 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Family-Friendly 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

202
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976)

as (archive footage)

1960s

1 title ยท average score 74
Adam-12
Adam-12 (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Officer Grant

1950s

19 titles ยท average score 60
Footsteps in the Night
Footsteps in the Night (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Andy Doyle

Chain of Evidence
Chain of Evidence (1957)

as Andy Doyle

Calling Homicide
Calling Homicide (1956)

as Andy Doyle

Sudden Danger
Sudden Danger (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

as Andy Doyle

Dial Red O
Dial Red O (1955)

as Andy Flynn / Andy Doyle

The Forty-Niners
The Forty-Niners (1954)
GoodWatch score 60

as Sam Nelson

Bitter Creek
Bitter Creek (1954)

as Clay Tyndall

Rebel City
Rebel City (1953)

as Frank Graham

The Homesteaders
The Homesteaders (1953)

as Mace Corbin

Fargo
Fargo (1952)

as Bill Martin

The Savage Horde
The Savage Horde (1950)

as Ringo

The Showdown
The Showdown (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Shadrach Jones

1940s

54 titles ยท average score 63
Hellfire
Hellfire (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

as Zeb Smith

Old Los Angeles
Old Los Angeles (1948)

as Bill Stockton

The Gallant Legion
The Gallant Legion (1948)

as Gary Conway

The Fabulous Texan
The Fabulous Texan (1947)

as Josie Allen

In Old Sacramento
In Old Sacramento (1946)

as Johnny Barrett / Spanish Jack

The Plainsman and the Lady
The Plainsman and the Lady (1946)

as Sam Colton

Phantom of the Plains
Phantom of the Plains (1945)

as Red Ryder

Calling Wild Bill Elliott
Calling Wild Bill Elliott (1943)

as Wild Bill Elliott

Bordertown Gun Fighters
Bordertown Gun Fighters (1943)

as Wild Bill Elliott

Roaring Frontiers
Roaring Frontiers (1941)

as 'Wild' Bill Hickok

The Son of Davy Crockett
The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)

as Dave Crockett

The Man from Tumbleweeds
The Man from Tumbleweeds (1940)

as Wild Bill Saunders

1930s

113 titles ยท average score 60
Taming of the West
Taming of the West (1939)

as Wild Bill Saunders

Overland with Kit Carson
Overland with Kit Carson (1939)

as Kit Carson

The Law Comes to Texas
The Law Comes to Texas (1939)

as John Haynes

Frontiers of '49
Frontiers of '49 (1939)

as John Freeman

The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938)

as 'Wild' Bill Hickok

The Lady in the Morgue
The Lady in the Morgue (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Chauncey Courtland

In Early Arizona
In Early Arizona (1938)

as Whit Gordon

Boots and Saddles
Boots and Saddles (1937)
GoodWatch score 45

as Jim Neale

The Case of the Black Cat
The Case of the Black Cat (1936)
GoodWatch score 52

as Sam Laxter

The Case of the Velvet Claws
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

as Carl Griffin

Murder by an Aristocrat
Murder by an Aristocrat (1936)
GoodWatch score 53

as Dave Thatcher

Handlebars
Handlebars (1933)

as Bicyclist (uncredited)

1920s

14 titles ยท average score 61
The Great Divide
The Great Divide (1929)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ruth's Friend (uncredited)

Night Parade
Night Parade (1929)

as Party Guest

The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend (1928)

as Gordon Elliot

Beyond London Lights
Beyond London Lights (1928)

as Colin Drummond

The Private Life of Helen of Troy
The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)

as Telemachus

Children of Divorce
Children of Divorce (1927)
GoodWatch score 62

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Drop Kick
The Drop Kick (1927)
GoodWatch score 52

as Aggressive Student at Dance

The Arizona Wildcat
The Arizona Wildcat (1927)

as Roy Schyler

Napoleon, Jr.
Napoleon, Jr. (1926)

as Flora's Father

The Shamrock Handicap
The Shamrock Handicap (1926)
GoodWatch score 58

as Well-Wishing Villager

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
GoodWatch score 86

as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

The Plastic Age
The Plastic Age (1925)
GoodWatch score 60

as Athlete (uncredited)