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.

Filmography

• 1946Chick Carter, Detective — Dan Rankin
• 1946The Devil's Playground — Judge Morton
• 1940'Til We Meet Again — Detective (uncredited)
• 1940Abe Lincoln in Illinois — Minor Role (uncredited)
• 1940Flowing Gold — Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
• 1940Half a Sinner — Officer Kelly
• 1940The Ghost Breakers — Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)
• 1940You, the People — Mr. Edward Gibbon
• 1939Gone with the Wind — Yankee Major
• 1939I Stole a Million — Peterson
• 1939Invisible Stripes — Arresting Officer (uncredited)
• 1939Made for Each Other — Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
• 1939Mickey the Kid — FBI Agent Farrow
• 1939Should a Girl Marry? — Warden
• 1939The Roaring Twenties — First Detective
• 1939The Saint Strikes Back — Chief Inspector Webster
• 1938Trade Winds — Captain George Faulkiner
• 1935Circumstantial Evidence — Detective Brown (uncredited)
• 1935Times Square Lady — "Brick" Culver
• 1934Gambling Lady — Graves
• 1934The World Accuses — Lt. Ryan
• 1934Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round — Inspector 'Mac' McKinney
• 1933Heroes for Sale — 'Red' Squad Policeman #1
• 1933Lady Killer — Brannigan
• 1933The Crime of the Century — Captain Tim Riley
• 1933The Return of Casey Jones — Casey Jones
• 1933The Woman Who Dared — Attorney
• 1933Twin Husbands — Sergeant Kerrigan
• 1932Behind Stone Walls — District Attorney John Manson Clay
• 1932Madison Square Garden — Honest John Miller
• 1932Self Defense — Dan Simmons
• 1932The Midnight Patrol — Howard Brady
• 1932The Phantom of Crestwood — Detective (uncredited)
• 1932White Eagle — Capt. Blake
• 1931Five Star Final — R.J. Brannegan
• 1931Murder at Midnight — Inspector Taylor
• 1931The Finger Points — Frank Carter
• 1931The Maltese Falcon — Police Lt. Dundy
• 1931The Star Witness — Deputy Williams (uncredited)
• 1930Captain Thunder — Morgan
• 1930Hide-Out — William Burke
• 1930Kathleen Mavourneen — Dan Moriarity
• 1930Men of the North — Sergeant Mooney
• 1930Sweet Mama — Mack
• 1930The Divorcee — Bill
• 1930The Doorway to Hell — Captain Pat O'Grady
• 1929Protection — Wallace Crockett
• 1929The Lone Wolf's Daughter — Ethier
• 1929Thunderbolt — Prison chaplain
• 1928Happiness Ahead — Detective
• 1928Lights of New York — Detective Crosby
• 1928Obey Your Husband — Mr. Kennedy
• 1928Romance of the Underworld — Edwin Burke
• 1923Man and Wife — Dr. Howard Fleming
• 1922A Pasteboard Crown — Stewart Thrall
• 1922Fair Lady — Norvin Blake
• 1922The Broken Silence — Bruce Cameron
• 1922Without Fear — John Miles
• 1921A Virgin Paradise — Bob Alan
• 1921Lonely Heart
• 1921The Money Maniac — Didier Bouchard
• 1920The Empire of Diamonds — Matthew Versigny
• 1919A Woman There Was — Pulke
• 1919Checkers — Kendal
• 1919L'apache — Otis Mayne
• 1919Unknown Love — Captain Jack Tims
• 1918For the Freedom of the East — Robert Kenyon
• 1918Joan of Plattsburg — Capt. Lane
• 1918When Men Betray — Raymond Edwards
• 1917Mary Moreland — Thomas Maughm
• 1917Motherhood — Albert
• 1917Mrs. Balfame — Dwight Rush
• 1917Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
• 1917The Dazzling Miss Davison — Gerard Buckland
• 1917The Debt
• 1917Thou Shalt Not Steal — Roger Benton
• 1916Life's Shadows — Rodney Thorndyke
• 1916Miss Petticoats — Rev. Ralph Harding
• 1916Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph — Robert Ewing
• 1916The Child of Destiny — Bob Stange
• 1916The Kiss of Hate — Sergius Orzoff

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 1943The Voice That Thrilled the World — Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)
• 1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots' — Himself - Golfer
• 1930An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee — Self