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Robert Elliott(1879-1951)

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Robert Elliott
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Robert Elliott was born on 9 October 1879 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Maltese Falcon (1931), Gone with the Wind (1939) and Romance of the Underworld (1928). He was previously married to Ruth Thorp. He died on 15 November 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 9, 1879
DiedNovember 15, 1951(72)
BornOctober 9, 1879
DiedNovember 15, 1951(72)
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Claudia Dell, Robert Elliott, Matty Fain, Douglas Fowley, Lola Lane, Monroe Owsley, and Bryant Washburn in The Woman Who Dared (1933)
Robert Elliott, Pauline Frederick, and Henry B. Walthall in Self Defense (1932)
Richard Barthelmess, Oscar Apfel, Mickey Bennett, Robert Elliott, and Fay Wray in The Finger Points (1931)
Robert Elliott and Gilbert Roland in Men of the North (1930)
Lew Ayres and Robert Elliott in The Doorway to Hell (1930)
William 'Stage' Boyd and Robert Elliott in Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)
James Cagney, Lew Ayres, and Robert Elliott in The Doorway to Hell (1930)
Ricardo Cortez and Robert Elliott in The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)
Lew Ayres and Robert Elliott in The Doorway to Hell (1930)
Lew Ayres and Robert Elliott in The Doorway to Hell (1930)
Spencer Tracy, Morgan Conway, Gordon De Main, and Robert Elliott in Looking for Trouble (1934)
George Chesebro, Ann Christy, Priscilla Dean, Robert Elliott, and Edward J. Nugent in Behind Stone Walls (1932)

Known for

Ricardo Cortez and Bebe Daniels in The Maltese Falcon (1931)
The Maltese Falcon
6.8
  • Detective Lt. Dundy
  • 1931
Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)
Gone with the Wind
8.2
  • Yankee Major
  • 1939
Mary Astor, Ben Bard, John Boles, and Robert Elliott in Romance of the Underworld (1928)
Romance of the Underworld
7.1
  • Edwin Burke
  • 1928
Helene Costello and Cullen Landis in Lights of New York (1928)
Lights of New York
5.7
  • Detective Crosby
  • 1928

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Actor

  • William Boyd in The Devil's Playground (1946)
    The Devil's Playground
  • Julie Gibson and Lyle Talbot in Chick Carter, Detective (1946)
    Chick Carter, Detective
  • Jane Darwell and Edgar Kennedy in Captain Tugboat Annie (1945)
    Captain Tugboat Annie
  • Brian Aherne, Kirk Alyn, George Adrian, Janet Blair, Chavo de Leon, Tito Renaldo, Rosalind Russell, and George Travell in My Sister Eileen (1942)
    My Sister Eileen
    • (uncredited)
  • Don't Talk (1942)
    Don't Talk
    • (uncredited)
  • Sucker List (1941)
    Sucker List
    • (uncredited)
  • Dorothy Fay and Buck Jones in White Eagle (1941)
    White Eagle
    • (uncredited)
  • You, the People (1940)
    You, the People
    • (uncredited)
  • Frances Farmer, John Garfield, and Pat O'Brien in Flowing Gold (1940)
    Flowing Gold
    • (uncredited)
  • Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard in The Ghost Breakers (1940)
    The Ghost Breakers
    • (uncredited)
  • George Brent and Merle Oberon in 'Til We Meet Again (1940)
    'Til We Meet Again
    • (uncredited)
  • Heather Angel, Tom Dugan, and John 'Dusty' King in Half a Sinner (1940)
    Half a Sinner
    • (as Robert Elliot)
  • Raymond Massey in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
    Abe Lincoln in Illinois
    • (uncredited)
  • William Holden, Jane Bryan, and George Raft in Invisible Stripes (1939)
    Invisible Stripes
    • (uncredited)
  • Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)
    Gone with the Wind

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Lady Killer
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    • October 9, 1879
    • Columbus, Ohio, USA
    • November 15, 1951
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
    • Ruth Thorp1920 - November 15, 1951 (his death)
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    Silent screen leading man of Irish ancestry who was reduced to playing minor supporting roles after the transition to sound. His most notable on-screen appearances after 1930, were in 'The Roaring Twenties' (as a detective) and 'Gone With the Wind' (as a Yankee officer).

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