Portrait of John Litel

Acting

John Litel

Career

Active from 1929 to 1963, busiest in 1942 with 14 main titles.

Leading roles
60
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dodge City
Dodge City
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 84 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Litel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 10
  • Classic Hollywood 7
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Family-Friendly 5
  • Feel-Good 4
  • Situational Humor 4
  • Wholesome Entertainment 4
  • Nostalgic Charm 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Patriotic 3
  • Classic Hollywood Comedy 3
  • Classic Western 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

195
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

13 titles · average score 63
Nevada Smith
Nevada Smith (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

as Doctor

Branded
Branded (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Gen. James Reed (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Sons of Katie Elder
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

as Minister

The Gun Hawk
The Gun Hawk (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

as Drunk - Madden's father

Vacation Playhouse
Vacation Playhouse (1963)

TV show · as Albert P. Leviathan

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Finley / Wade Hammill

Hazel
Hazel (1961)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
GoodWatch score 49

as Vice Admiral B.J. Crawford

Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
GoodWatch score 61

as Police Inspector McCrary

Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back (1961)
GoodWatch score 64

as Williams, Ad Council Board Member (uncredited)

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Stagecoach West
Stagecoach West (1960)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Dan Murchison

1950s

49 titles · average score 61
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Judge Jeremy Clarence Billington / Mayor George Goshen

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Judge

The Hired Gun
The Hired Gun (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mace Beldon

Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Comanche
Comanche (1956)
GoodWatch score 54

as Gen. Nelson A. Miles

Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

as Emmett Devery

Texas Lady
Texas Lady (1955)
GoodWatch score 41

as Meade Moore (wigwam owner)

Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull (1954)
GoodWatch score 55

as Wilford Howell

My Hero
My Hero (1952)

TV show · as Willis Thackery

Two Dollar Bettor
Two Dollar Bettor (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

as John Hewitt

I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy (1951)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Harvey Cromwell

The Fuller Brush Girl
The Fuller Brush Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mr. Watkins

1940s

88 titles · average score 59
The Crimson Canary
The Crimson Canary (1945)

as Roger Quinn

Murder in the Blue Room
Murder in the Blue Room (1944)
GoodWatch score 57

as Frank Baldrich

Submarine Base
Submarine Base (1943)
GoodWatch score 49

as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart

Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Emilio Caspari, the mystery man

Sealed Lips
Sealed Lips (1942)

as Mike Rofano / Fred Morton

Mississippi Gambler
Mississippi Gambler (1942)

as Jim Hadley aka Francis Carvel

Father's Son
Father's Son (1941)

as William Emory

The Big Boss
The Big Boss (1941)

as Bob Dugan

Father Is A Prince
Father Is A Prince (1940)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dr. Mark Stone

Men Without Souls
Men Without Souls (1940)

as Reverend Thomas Storm

Murder in the Air
Murder in the Air (1940)
GoodWatch score 40

as Saxby

Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
GoodWatch score 70

as Committee Chairman

1930s

43 titles · average score 63
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Carson Drew

Nancy Drew... Reporter
Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
GoodWatch score 82

as Carson Drew

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Carson Drew

Old Glory
Old Glory (1939)
GoodWatch score 51

as Patrick Henry (voice) (uncredited)

Dodge City
Dodge City (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

as Matt Cole

Nancy Drew… Detective
Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

as Carson Drew

The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Thomas Jefferson

The Life of Emile Zola
The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
GoodWatch score 81

as Charpentier

Slim
Slim (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

as Wyatt Ranstead

The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lt. Philip Nolan

Fugitive in the Sky
Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mike Phelan

Give Me Liberty
Give Me Liberty (1936)
GoodWatch score 69

as Patrick Henry

1920s

2 titles
Always Faithful
Always Faithful (1929)

as Wayne

Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers (1929)

as (as John B. Litel)