Lucien Littlefield (August 16, 1895 â€" June 4, 1960) was an American
actor who achieved a long career from silent films to the television
era. He was noted for his versatility, playing a wide range of roles
and already portraying old men before he was of voting age.Lucien
Littlefield was born in San Antonio, Texas, started his film career in
1914 and worked as an actor right until his death in 1960. He usually
portrayed comedic supporting characters, often much older than
himself. His role of the doctor in The Cat and the Canary (1927) is
one of his more notable performances. The character actor appeared
with Laurel and Hardy, first as an eccentric professor in Dirty Work,
and finally as a veterinarian in their classic feature Sons of the
Desert, both made in 1933. He also played Mary Pickford's father in My
Best Girl in 1927. Other roles include the western Tumbleweeds with
William S. Hart, the comedy Ruggles of Red Gap with Charles Laughton,
and Johnny Come Lately with James Cagney.He played an eccentric
inventor in an early Adventures of Superman episode called "The
Runaway Robot". Littlefield played many character roles in other TV
shows of the 1950s, such as Blondie, Lassie, Dragnet and Peter Gunn.
actor who achieved a long career from silent films to the television
era. He was noted for his versatility, playing a wide range of roles
and already portraying old men before he was of voting age.Lucien
Littlefield was born in San Antonio, Texas, started his film career in
1914 and worked as an actor right until his death in 1960. He usually
portrayed comedic supporting characters, often much older than
himself. His role of the doctor in The Cat and the Canary (1927) is
one of his more notable performances. The character actor appeared
with Laurel and Hardy, first as an eccentric professor in Dirty Work,
and finally as a veterinarian in their classic feature Sons of the
Desert, both made in 1933. He also played Mary Pickford's father in My
Best Girl in 1927. Other roles include the western Tumbleweeds with
William S. Hart, the comedy Ruggles of Red Gap with Charles Laughton,
and Johnny Come Lately with James Cagney.He played an eccentric
inventor in an early Adventures of Superman episode called "The
Runaway Robot". Littlefield played many character roles in other TV
shows of the 1950s, such as Blondie, Lassie, Dragnet and Peter Gunn.
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