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Bill Elliott

Ur. 16 października 1904Zm. 26 listopada 1965Pattonsburg, Missouri, USA

Biografia

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.

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Filmografia

Filmy i seriale od najnowszych

208 pozycji

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Film • 1976

jako (archive footage)

It's Showtime

Film • 1976

jako Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Film • 1975

jako Self (archive footage)

Adam-12

Serial • 1968

jako Officer Grant

Footsteps in the Night

Film • 1957

jako Andy Doyle

Chain of Evidence

Film • 1957

jako Andy Doyle

Calling Homicide

Film • 1956

jako Andy Doyle

Sudden Danger

Film • 1955

jako Andy Doyle

Dial Red O

Film • 1955

jako Andy Flynn / Andy Doyle

The Forty-Niners

Film • 1954

jako Sam Nelson

Bitter Creek

Film • 1954

jako Clay Tyndall

Vigilante Terror

Film • 1953

jako Tack Hamlin

Topeka

Film • 1953

jako Jim Levering

Rebel City

Film • 1953

jako Frank Graham

The Homesteaders

Film • 1953

jako Mace Corbin

The Maverick

Film • 1952

jako Pete Devlin

Fargo

Film • 1952

jako Bill Martin

Kansas Territory

Film • 1952

jako Joe Daniels

Waco

Film • 1952

jako Matt Boone

The Longhorn

Film • 1951

jako Jim Kirk

The Showdown

Film • 1950

jako Shadrach Jones

The Savage Horde

Film • 1950

jako Ringo

The Marshall of Trail City

Film • 1950

jako Wild Bill Elliott

Hellfire

Film • 1949

jako Zeb Smith

The Last Bandit

Film • 1949

jako Frank Norris / Frank Plummer

The Gallant Legion

Film • 1948

jako Gary Conway

Old Los Angeles

Film • 1948

jako Bill Stockton

The Fabulous Texan

Film • 1947

jako Josie Allen

Wyoming

Film • 1947

jako Charles Alderson

The Plainsman and the Lady

Film • 1946

jako Sam Colton

Conquest of Cheyenne

Film • 1946

jako Red Ryder

In Old Sacramento

Film • 1946

jako Johnny Barrett / Spanish Jack

Sun Valley Cyclone

Film • 1946

jako Red Ryder

Sheriff of Redwood Valley

Film • 1946

jako Red Ryder

California Gold Rush

Film • 1946

jako Red Ryder

Wagon Wheels Westward

Film • 1945

jako Red Ryder

Colorado Pioneers

Film • 1945

jako Red Ryder

Marshal of Laredo

Film • 1945

jako Red Ryder

Phantom of the Plains

Film • 1945

jako Red Ryder

Bells of Rosarita

Film • 1945

jako Wild Bill Elliott

Lone Texas Ranger

Film • 1945

jako Red Ryder

Great Stagecoach Robbery

Film • 1945

jako Red Ryder

Sheriff of Las Vegas

Film • 1944

jako Red Ryder

Vigilantes of Dodge City

Film • 1944

jako Red Ryder

Cheyenne Wildcat

Film • 1944

jako Red Ryder

San Antonio Kid

Film • 1944

jako Red Ryder

Marshal of Reno

Film • 1944

jako Red Ryder

Tucson Raiders

Film • 1944

jako Red Ryder

Hidden Valley Outlaws

Film • 1944

jako Bill Elliott

Mojave Firebrand

Film • 1944

jako Wild Bill Elliott

Death Valley Manhunt

Film • 1943

jako Wild Bill Elliott

Overland Mail Robbery

Film • 1943

jako Wild Bill Elliott

Wagon Tracks West

Film • 1943

jako Wild Bill Elliott

Bordertown Gun Fighters

Film • 1943

jako Wild Bill Elliott

The Man from Thunder River

Film • 1943

jako Wild Bill Elliott

Calling Wild Bill Elliott

Film • 1943

jako Wild Bill Elliott

The Valley of Vanishing Men

Film • 1942

jako Wild Bill Tolliver

Vengeance of the West

Film • 1942

jako Joaquin Murietta aka The Black Shadow

Prairie Gunsmoke

Film • 1942

jako 'Wild' Bill Hickok

The Devil's Trail

Film • 1942

jako 'Wild' Bill Hickok

North of the Rockies

Film • 1942

jako Sergeant Bill Cameron

Bullets for Bandits

Film • 1942

jako 'Wild' Bill Hickok / Prince Katey

The Lone Star Vigilantes

Film • 1942

jako 'Wild' Bill Hickok

Roaring Frontiers

Film • 1941

jako 'Wild' Bill Hickok

King of Dodge City

Film • 1941

jako 'Wild' Bill Hickok

The Son of Davy Crockett

Film • 1941

jako Dave Crockett

Hands Across the Rockies

Film • 1941

Overland with Kit Carson

jako Steve Fellows

Melody for Two

Film • 1935

jako Playboy in 'Playboy of Paree' Number (uncredited)

Stars Over Broadway

Film • 1935

jako Minor Role

Moonlight on the Prairie

Film • 1935

jako Jeff Holt

Personal Maid's Secret

Film • 1935

jako Warren Sherrill

Dr. Socrates

Film • 1935

jako Tom Collins - Greer's Associate

The Goose and the Gander

Film • 1935

jako Teddy

Page Miss Glory

Film • 1935

jako Reporter (uncredited)

Broadway Gondolier

Film • 1935

jako Reporter

Bright Lights

Film • 1935

jako Backstage Actor

The Girl from 10th Avenue

Film • 1935

jako James, Clerk at College Club

'G' Men

Film • 1935

jako Bootlegger Who Gives Eddie the Bottle Outside the Club (uncredited)

Go Into Your Dance

Film • 1935

jako Jackson's Secretary / Dorothy's Dance Partner

Traveling Saleslady

Film • 1935

jako Freddie

A Night at the Ritz

Film • 1935

jako Vincent's Assistant (uncredited)

While the Patient Slept

Film • 1935

jako Bank Teller (uncredited)

The Woman in Red

Film • 1935

jako Stuart Wyatt

The Right to Live

Film • 1935

jako Wedding Guest

The Payoff

Film • 1935

jako Maxine's Casino Escort (uncredited)

The Secret Bride

Film • 1934

jako Governor's Secretary (uncredited)

Murder in the Clouds

Film • 1934

jako Lt. Saunders (uncredited)

A Lost Lady

Film • 1934

jako Polo Match Spectator (uncredited)

The Case of the Howling Dog

Film • 1934

jako Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)

Desirable

Film • 1934

jako Party Guest

The Merry Frinks

Film • 1934

jako Dancer (uncredited)

Smarty

Film • 1934

jako Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Upperworld

Film • 1934

jako Police Photographer (uncredited)

Registered Nurse

Film • 1934

jako Male Nurse

Wonder Bar

Film • 1934

jako Norman (uncredited)

Only Yesterday

Film • 1933

jako New Year's Eve Reveler (Uncredited)

Stage Mother

Film • 1933

jako Audience Member / Dexter's Party Guest (uncredited)

Handlebars

Film • 1933

jako Bicyclist (uncredited)

Midnight Mary

Film • 1933

jako Party Guest (uncredited)

Private Detective 62

Film • 1933

jako Man at Roulette Table (Uncredited)

Cocktail Hour

Film • 1933

jako Party Guest (uncredited)

Gold Diggers of 1933

Film • 1933

jako Night Club Patron (uncredited)

The Little Giant

Film • 1933

jako Guest at Polly's Party (uncredited)

Made on Broadway

Film • 1933

jako Night Club Patron

The Keyhole

Film • 1933

jako Partygoer (uncredited)

Mumia

Film • 1932

jako Party Guest (uncredited)

Night After Night

Film • 1932

jako Escort (uncredited)

A Successful Calamity

Film • 1932

jako Polo Player (uncredited)

Jewel Robbery

Film • 1932

jako Policeman Following Blonde (uncredited)

Bachelor's Affairs

Film • 1932

jako Ship's Passenger / Dance Extra (uncredited)

Merrily We Go to Hell

Film • 1932

jako Party Guest (uncredited)

The Rich Are Always with Us

Film • 1932

jako Gambler (uncredited)

Człowiek z blizną

Film • 1932

jako Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)

One Hour with You

Film • 1932

jako Party Guest (uncredited)

Vanity Fair

Film • 1932

jako Bit Role

Lady with a Past

Film • 1932

jako Alex Brown (Uncredited)

The Greeks Had a Word for Them

Film • 1932

jako Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Delicious

Film • 1931

jako Larry's Friend

Working Girls

Film • 1931

jako Dance Extra / Lobby Extra (uncredited)

West of Broadway

Film • 1931

jako Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Platinum Blonde

Film • 1931

jako Ann's Beau (uncredited)

Left Over Ladies

Film • 1931

jako Escort (uncredited)

The Road to Reno

Film • 1931

jako Party Boy

Blonde Crazy

Film • 1931

jako Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Traveling Husbands

Film • 1931

jako Hotel Dining Room Guest

Broadminded

Film • 1931

jako Hotel Guest on Veranda

The Public Defender

Film • 1931

jako Country Club Guest

Sweepstakes

Film • 1931

jako Night Club Patron

Five and Ten

Film • 1931

jako Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Let's Do Things

Film • 1931

jako Music Store Customer (uncredited)

Party Husband

Film • 1931

jako Wedding Party Guest

Born to Love

Film • 1931

jako Hotel Dancer (uncredited)

God's Gift to Women

Film • 1931

jako Minor Role (uncredited)

Going Wild

Film • 1930

jako Physical Exam Onlooker

Part Time Wife

Film • 1930

jako Golfer (uncredited)

Sunny

Film • 1930

jako One of Tom's War Buddies

The Truth About Youth

Film • 1930

jako Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

What Men Want

Film • 1930

jako Party Boy

She Who Gets Slapped

Film • 1930

jako Poker Player

Born Reckless

Film • 1930

jako Customer at Beretti's

Film • 1927

jako Roy Schyler

The Drop Kick

Film • 1927

jako Aggressive Student at Dance

Dzieci rozwodu

Film • 1927

jako Party Guest (uncredited)

Napoleon, Jr.

Film • 1926

jako Flora's Father

The Shamrock Handicap

Film • 1926

jako Well-Wishing Villager

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Film • 1925

jako Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited)

The Plastic Age

Film • 1925

jako Athlete (uncredited)