Richard Damon Elliott (April 30, 1886 â€" December 22, 1961) was an
American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s
until the time of his death.Elliott was born in Boston,
Massachusetts.Elliott played many different roles, typically as a
somewhat blustery sort, such as a politician. A short, fat man,
Elliott played Santa Claus on the Jimmy Durante, Red Skelton, and Jack
Benny programs. Elliott had a couple of memorable lines in It's a
Wonderful Life (1946), in which he scolded James Stewart, who was
trying to say goodnight to Donna Reed, advising him to stop hemming
and hawing and "just go ahead and kiss her".He also had a few
memorable appearances in episodes of the Adventures of Superman
television series. He appeared three times as Stanley on the CBS
sitcom December Bride, as well as on two of ABC/Warner Brothers'
western series, Sugarfoot and Maverick. He was cast as the prospector
Peter Cooper and then as Sheriff Tiny Morris in two segments of CBS's
Tales of the Texas Rangers. He appeared twice as Doc Thornton on ABC's
The Real McCoys. Elliott is perhaps best known as Mayberry's Mayor
Pike in early episodes of CBS's The Andy Griffith Show, one of his
last screen works. In two of the eleven episodes featuring Elliot as
mayor, actress Josie Lloyd portrayed his daughter.
American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s
until the time of his death.Elliott was born in Boston,
Massachusetts.Elliott played many different roles, typically as a
somewhat blustery sort, such as a politician. A short, fat man,
Elliott played Santa Claus on the Jimmy Durante, Red Skelton, and Jack
Benny programs. Elliott had a couple of memorable lines in It's a
Wonderful Life (1946), in which he scolded James Stewart, who was
trying to say goodnight to Donna Reed, advising him to stop hemming
and hawing and "just go ahead and kiss her".He also had a few
memorable appearances in episodes of the Adventures of Superman
television series. He appeared three times as Stanley on the CBS
sitcom December Bride, as well as on two of ABC/Warner Brothers'
western series, Sugarfoot and Maverick. He was cast as the prospector
Peter Cooper and then as Sheriff Tiny Morris in two segments of CBS's
Tales of the Texas Rangers. He appeared twice as Doc Thornton on ABC's
The Real McCoys. Elliott is perhaps best known as Mayberry's Mayor
Pike in early episodes of CBS's The Andy Griffith Show, one of his
last screen works. In two of the eleven episodes featuring Elliot as
mayor, actress Josie Lloyd portrayed his daughter.
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