From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRobert 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 OHara character opposite Jeanne Eagels in Somerset Maughams 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, Its 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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Poster movie Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

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Poster movie White Eagle

White Eagle

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Movies unavailable from Robert Elliott

The Phantom of Crestwood

Detective (uncredited)

Movie 1932

The Doorway to Hell

Captain Pat O'Grady

Movie 1930

The Kiss of Hate

Sergius Orzoff

Movie 1916

The Maltese Falcon

Police Lt. Dundy

Movie 1931

Five Star Final

R.J. Brannegan

Movie 1931

Lady Killer

Detective Joe Brannigan

Movie 1933

The Roaring Twenties

First Detective

Movie 1939

I Stole a Million

Peterson

Movie 1939

Happiness Ahead

Detective

Movie 1928

Chick Carter, Detective

Dan Rankin

Movie 1946

Man and Wife

Dr. Howard Fleming

Movie 1923

The Saint Strikes Back

Chief Inspector Webster

Movie 1939

Heroes for Sale

'Red' Squad Policeman #1

Movie 1933

The Divorcee

Bill

Movie 1930

The Devil's Playground

Judge Morton

Movie 1946

Notorious Gallagher; or, His Great Triumph

Robert Ewing

Movie 1916

The Crime of the Century

Captain Tim Riley

Movie 1933

Hide-Out

William Burke

Movie 1930

Obey Your Husband

Mr. Kennedy

Movie 1928

Murder at Midnight

Inspector Taylor

Movie 1931

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

Self

Movie 1930

The Return of Casey Jones

Casey Jones

Movie 1933

The Star Witness

Deputy Williams (uncredited)

Movie 1931

Seven Deadly Sins: Greed

Movie 1917

Trade Winds

Captain George Faulkiner

Movie 1938

Lights of New York

Detective Crosby

Movie 1928

Mrs. Balfame

Dwight Rush

Movie 1917

Kathleen Mavourneen

Dan Moriarity

Movie 1930

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round

Inspector 'Mac' McKinney

Movie 1934

Men of the North

Sergeant Mooney

Movie 1930

Twin Husbands

Sergeant Kerrigan

Movie 1933

Madison Square Garden

Honest John Miller

Movie 1932

Captain Thunder

Morgan

Movie 1930

Motherhood

Albert

Movie 1917

Unknown Love

Captain Jack Tims

Movie 1919

Half a Sinner

Officer Kelly

Movie 1940

Without Fear

John Miles

Movie 1922

The Empire of Diamonds

Matthew Versigny

Movie 1920

Made for Each Other

Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)

Movie 1939

Thunderbolt

Prison chaplain

Movie 1929

You, the People

Mr. Edward Gibbon

Movie 1940

Should a Girl Marry?

Warden

Movie 1939

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Minor Role (uncredited)

Movie 1940

Gambling Lady

Graves

Movie 1934

A Woman There Was

Pulke

Movie 1919

Sweet Mama

Mack

Movie 1930

Flowing Gold

Mac, Highway Patrolman (uncredited)

Movie 1940

'Til We Meet Again

Detective (uncredited)

Movie 1940

The Ghost Breakers

Lieutenant Murray (uncredited)

Movie 1940

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 2: 'Chip Shots'

Himself - Golfer

Movie 1931

Times Square Lady

"Brick" Culver

Movie 1935

Romance of the Underworld

Edwin Burke

Movie 1928

The World Accuses

Lt. Ryan

Movie 1934

Checkers

Kendal

Movie 1919

For the Freedom of the East

Robert Kenyon

Movie 1918

The Voice That Thrilled the World

Self (segment 'Lights of New York') (archive footage)

Movie 1943

The Finger Points

Frank Carter

Movie 1931

The Lone Wolf's Daughter

Ethier

Movie 1929

Fair Lady

Norvin Blake

Movie 1922

Invisible Stripes

Arresting Officer (uncredited)

Movie 1939

Behind Stone Walls

District Attorney John Manson Clay

Movie 1932

Miss Petticoats

Rev. Ralph Harding

Movie 1916

When Men Betray

Movie 1918

Mickey the Kid

FBI Agent Farrow

Movie 1939

Joan of Plattsburg

Capt. Lane

Movie 1918

The Midnight Patrol

Howard Brady

Movie 1932

Self Defense

Dan Simmons

Movie 1932

The Debt

Movie 1917

A Pasteboard Crown

Stewart Thrall

Movie 1922

The Broken Silence

Bruce Cameron

Movie 1922