Richard Robert Elliott (October 9, 1879 â€" November 15, 1951) was an
American character actor who appeared in 102 Hollywood films and TV
shows from 1916 to 1951.He was born Richard Robert Elliott in 1879 in
Columbus, Ohio. Most of his main roles were in the silent era, in the
sound era he mostly performed in supporting roles and bit parts. On
the stage he originated the Sergeant O'Hara character opposite Jeanne
Eagels in somerset Maugham's play Rain (1922).Active in films from
1916, Elliott played Detective Crosby in the 1928 feature Lights of
New York, the first all-talking sound film. One of his most notable
roles was that of a Yankee officer playing cards with Rhett Butler
(Clark Gable) in the film Gone With the Wind. The officer says of
Rhett, "It's hard to be strict with a man who loses money so
pleasantly."
American character actor who appeared in 102 Hollywood films and TV
shows from 1916 to 1951.He was born Richard Robert Elliott in 1879 in
Columbus, Ohio. Most of his main roles were in the silent era, in the
sound era he mostly performed in supporting roles and bit parts. On
the stage he originated the Sergeant O'Hara character opposite Jeanne
Eagels in somerset Maugham's play Rain (1922).Active in films from
1916, Elliott played Detective Crosby in the 1928 feature Lights of
New York, the first all-talking sound film. One of his most notable
roles was that of a Yankee officer playing cards with Rhett Butler
(Clark Gable) in the film Gone With the Wind. The officer says of
Rhett, "It's hard to be strict with a man who loses money so
pleasantly."
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