Cast
Bill Elliott
Acting
Cast
Bill Elliott
Known for
Acting
Born
1904-10-16
From
Pattonsburg, Missouri, USA
Died
1965-11-26
Also known as Wild Bill Elliott, Gordon Nance, Gordon Eliott
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wild Bill Elliott (October 16, 1904 – November 26, 1965) was an American film actor. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of B Westerns, particularly the Red Ryder series of films. By 1925, he was getting occasional extra work in films. He took classes at the Pasadena Playhouse and appeared in a few stage roles there. By 1927, he had made his first Western, The Arizona Wildcat, playing his first featured role. Several co-starring roles followed, and he renamed himself Gordon Elliott. But as the studios made the transition to sound films, he slipped back into roles as an extra and bit parts, as in Broadway Scandals, in 1929. For the next eight years, he appeared in over a hundred films for various studios, but almost always in unbilled parts as an extra. Elliott began to be noticed in some minor B Westerns, enough so that Columbia Pictures offered him the title role in a serial, The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938). The serial was so successful, and Elliott so personable, that Columbia promoted him to starring in his own series of Western features, replacing Columbia's number-two cowboy star Robert "Tex" Allen. Henceforth Gordon Elliott would be known as Bill Elliott. Within two years, he was among the Motion Picture Herald's Top Ten Western Stars, where he would remain for the next 15 years. In 1943, Elliott signed with Republic Pictures, which cast him in a series of Westerns alongside George "Gabby" Hayes. The first of these, Calling Wild Bill Elliott, gave Elliott the name by which he would be best known and by which he would be billed almost exclusively for the rest of his career. Following several films in which both actor and character shared the name Wild Bill Elliott, he took the role for which he would be best remembered, that of Red Ryder in a series of sixteen movies about the famous comic strip cowboy and his young Indian companion, Little Beaver (played in Elliott's films by Bobby Blake). Elliott played the role for only two years but would forever be associated with it. Elliott's trademark was a pair of six guns worn butt-forward in their holsters. Elliott's career thrived during and after the Red Ryder films, and he continued making B Westerns into the early 1950s. He also had his own radio show during the late 1940s. His final contract as a Western star was with Monogram Pictures, where budgets declined as the B Western lost its audience to television. When Monogram became Allied Artists Pictures Corporation in 1953, it phased out its Western productions, and Elliott finished out his contract playing a homicide detective in a series of five modern police dramas, his first non-Westerns since 1938. Elliott retired from films (except for a couple of TV Western pilots which were not picked up). He worked for a time as a spokesman for Viceroy cigarettes and hosted a local TV program in Las Vegas, Nevada, which featured many of his Western films.
Scarface
as Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
The Mummy
as Party Guest (uncredited)
'G' Men
as Bootlegger Who Gives Eddie the Bottle Outside the Club (uncredited)
A Lost Lady
as Polo Match Spectator (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Bootlegger (uncredited)
Broadway Gondolier
as Reporter
Bullets or Ballots
as Hunter - Bank Worker (uncredited)
Fargo
as Bill Martin
Born Reckless
as Customer at Beretti's
Midnight Court
as City Attorney Seabrook
One Hour with You
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Tucson Raiders
as Red Ryder
You Can't Have Everything
as Lulu's Bathing Companion (uncredited)
Smarty
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
The Secret Bride
as Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
Rebel City
as Frank Graham
Topeka
as Jim Levering
Midnight Mary
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Waco
as Matt Boone
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)
Prairie Schooners
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
The Case of the Howling Dog
as Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)
Vanity Fair
as Bit Role
Only Yesterday
as New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)
Blonde Crazy
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
Dangerous
Sunny
as One of Tom's War Buddies
Sudden Danger
as Andy Doyle
The Longhorn
as Jim Kirk
Desirable
as Party Guest
Stage Mother
as Audience Member / Dexter's Party Guest (uncredited)
The Maverick
as Pete Devlin
The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Carl Griffin
Wonder Bar
as Norman (uncredited)
Dr. Socrates
as Tom Collins - Greer's Associate
Boots and Saddles
as Jim Neale
China Clipper
as Pilot (uncredited)
Platinum Blonde
as Ann's Beau (uncredited)
West of Broadway
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Dial Red O
as Andy Flynn / Andy Doyle
Traveling Saleslady
as Freddie
Jewel Robbery
as Policeman Following Blonde (uncredited)
Left Over Ladies
as Escort (uncredited)
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
as Bruce Thomas
Broadway Hostess
as Playboy in 'Playboy of Paree' Number (uncredited)
The Girl from 10th Avenue
as James, Clerk at College Club
Wyoming
as Charles Alderson
Go Into Your Dance
as Jackson's Secretary / Dorothy's Dance Partner
Vigilante Terror
as Tack Hamlin
Private Detective 62
as Man at Roulette Table (Uncredited)
Working Girls
as Dance Extra / Lobby Extra (uncredited)
The Keyhole
as Partygoer (uncredited)
A Successful Calamity
as Polo Player (uncredited)
Party Husband
as Wedding Party Guest
The Plainsman and the Lady
as Sam Colton
The Savage Horde
as Ringo
The Homesteaders
as Mace Corbin
Murder in the Clouds
as Lt. Saunders
Let's Do Things
as Music Store Customer (uncredited)
Roaring Frontiers
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
In Old Sacramento
as Johnny Barrett / Spanish Jack
The Son of Davy Crockett
as Dave Crockett
Handlebars
as Bicyclist (uncredited)
The Little Giant
as Guest at Polly's Party (uncredited)
Children of Divorce
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Gambler (uncredited)
Bells of Rosarita
as Wild Bill Elliott
Hellfire
as Zeb Smith
Upperworld
as Police Photographer (uncredited)
The Woman in Red
as Stuart Wyatt
The Shamrock Handicap
as Well-Wishing Villager
The Gallant Legion
as Gary Conway
Letter of Introduction
as Backgammon Man (uncredited)
Broadminded
as Hotel Guest on Veranda
The Boy Friend
as Gordon Elliot
Lord Byron of Broadway
as Party-Goer
Made on Broadway
as Night Club Patron
Footsteps in the Night
as Andy Doyle
Taming of the West
as Wild Bill Saunders
The Drop Kick
as Aggressive Student at Dance
Lady with a Past
as Alex Brown (Uncredited)
The Case of the Black Cat
as Sam Laxter
Page Miss Glory
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
The Payoff
as Maxine's Casino Escort (uncredited)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
Traveling Husbands
as Hotel Dining Room Guest
The Devil's Trail
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
A Night at the Ritz
as Vincent's Assistant (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Overland with Kit Carson
as Kit Carson
While the Patient Slept
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bordertown Gun Fighters
as Wild Bill Elliott
Born to Love
as Hotel Dancer (uncredited)
The Man from Thunder River
as Wild Bill Elliott
The Road to Reno
as Party Boy
The Right to Live
as Wedding Guest
Lone Texas Ranger
as Red Ryder
Sun Valley Cyclone
as Red Ryder
Night After Night
as Escort (uncredited)
Old Los Angeles
as Bill Stockton
The Last Bandit
as Frank Norris / Frank Plummer
Moonlight on the Prairie
as Jeff Holt
The Girl Said No
as Wedding Guest
The Showdown
as Shadrach Jones
Beyond the Sacramento
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
Pioneers of the Frontier
as Wild Bill Saunders
The Goose and the Gander
as Teddy
The Forty-Niners
as Sam Nelson
Across the Sierras
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
The Plastic Age
as Athlete (uncredited)
The Truth About Youth
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Stars Over Broadway
as Minor Role
Two Against the World
as News Commentator (uncredited)
Sweepstakes
as Night Club Patron
Hidden Valley Outlaws
as Bill Elliott
Overland Mail Robbery
as Wild Bill Elliott
Chain of Evidence
as Andy Doyle
Calling Homicide
as Andy Doyle
Going Wild
as Physical Exam Onlooker
Prairie Gunsmoke
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
Night Parade
as Party Guest
Hands Across the Rockies
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
Love Takes Flight
as Bill Parker
Bullets for Bandits
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok / Prince Katey
The Lady in the Morgue
as Chauncey Courtland
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
Polo Joe
as Don Trumbeau
The Return of Wild Bill
as Wild Bill Saunders
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
as Red Ryder
Wagon Wheels Westward
as Red Ryder
The Big Noise
as Sharp, Board of Directors Member (uncredited)
Restless Youth
as George Baxter
Mojave Firebrand
as Wild Bill Elliott
Marshal of Laredo
as Red Ryder
Fugitive in the Sky
as Ramon Duval
The Great Divide
as Ruth's Friend (uncredited)
The Lone Star Vigilantes
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
Bachelor's Affairs
as Ship's Passenger / Dance Extra (uncredited)
North from the Lone Star
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
The Public Defender
as Country Club Guest
Lone Star Pioneers
as Pat Barret
Conquest of Cheyenne
as Red Ryder
Bright Lights
as Backstage Actor
Guns of the Pecos
as Wellman, a Dude
North of the Rockies
as Sergeant Bill Cameron
Vigilantes of Dodge City
as Red Ryder
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
as Telemachus
In Early Arizona
as Whit Gordon
Cheyenne Wildcat
as Red Ryder
Colorado Pioneers
as Red Ryder
Melody for Two
as Walter Wilson
The Return of Daniel Boone
as Wild Bill Boone
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
as Kenneth Martin
Down the Stretch
as Robert Bates
Registered Nurse
as Male Nurse
Cocktail Hour
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Part Time Wife
as Golfer (uncredited)
Five and Ten
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Michael O'Halloran
as Little Lord Fauntleroy (uncredited)
Trailin' West
as Jefferson Duane
Sheriff of Las Vegas
as Red Ryder
God's Gift to Women
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Marshal of Reno
as Red Ryder
King of Hockey
as 2nd Radio Announcer
Man of Iron
as Charlie Fagan
Wagon Tracks West
as Wild Bill Elliott
San Antonio Kid
as Red Ryder
Broadway Scandals
as George Halloway
The Man from Tumbleweeds
as Wild Bill Saunders
Delicious
as Larry's Friend
The Marshall of Trail City
as Wild Bill Elliott
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
as Wild Bill Elliott
The Merry Frinks
as Dancer (uncredited)
Murder by an Aristocrat
as Dave Thatcher
The Fabulous Texan
as Josie Allen
She Couldn't Say No
as Gangster
Bitter Creek
as Clay Tyndall
Double Cross Roads
as Party Guest
Romance in the Air
as Announcer
Napoleon, Jr.
as Flora's Father
King of Dodge City
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
The Wildcat of Tucson
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
Boy of the Streets
as Dr. Allan
Vengeance of the West
as Joaquin Murietta aka The Black Shadow
Phantom of the Plains
as Red Ryder
The Valley of Vanishing Men
as Wild Bill Tolliver
Great Stagecoach Robbery
as Red Ryder
Personal Maid's Secret
as Warren Sherrill
Speed to Spare
as Steve Fellows
The Law Comes to Texas
as John Haynes
California Gold Rush
as Red Ryder
Swing It Professor
as Randall
Death Valley Manhunt
as Wild Bill Elliott
The Arizona Wildcat
as Roy Schyler
Beyond London Lights
as Colin Drummond
Roll Along, Cowboy
as Odie Fenton
Tank Patrol
as Bluey
What Men Want
as Party Boy
She Who Gets Slapped
as Poker Player
Kansas Territory
as Joe Daniels
Frontiers of '49
as John Freeman