Ross Elliott (1917-1999)

Ross Elliott (1917-1999)

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First Published: May 2017
Ross Eliott 'Vitameatavegamin' as the Director | "I Love Lucy" (1951)

Ross Eliott 'Vitameatavegamin' as the Director | "I Love Lucy" (1951)

Ross Elliot | "Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" (1953)
Ross Elliot | "Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" (1953)
Ross Elliot | "Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" (1953)
Ross Elliot w/John Dall | "Gun Crazy" (1951)
Ross Elliot w/John Dall | "Gun Crazy" (1951)
Ross Elliot w/Ronald_Reagan | "Storm Warning" (1951)
Ross Elliott w/Arthur Franz | "Monster on the Campus" (1958)
Ross Elliott, John Agar, Nestor Paiva | "Tarantula" (1955)
Ross Elliott | Working Actor (1917-1999)
Ross Elliott as Sheriff Mark Abbott | "The Virginian" (1971)
Ross Elliott | "Columbo" (1975)
Ross Elliott, John, Dehner, Joan Dixon, Bob Wilke | "Hot Lead" (1951)

A general utilitarian player on TV and film, Ross Elliott provided clean-cut, reliable support for over four decades. Born Elliott Blum on June 18, 1917 in New York City, Ross grew up in the Bronx and began appearing in plays while a teenage at both summer camps and in high school. He attended New York's City College upon graduation pursing both law and appearing in the college's dramatic productions. Acting won out in the long run after he received his degree in 1937.

Following variety show and summer stock work, Elliott became a member of Orson Welles Mercury Theatre and played minor parts on Broadway in "Julius Caesar" (modern version), "The Shoemaker's Holiday" and "Danton's Death." He also was a part of the notorious "War of the Worlds" broadcast on radio in 1938. He also stage toured with Welles in "Five Kings". His career was interrupted by a tour of duty in the Army. Appearing in several of their touring show, one of the better known was "This Is the Army." He would also appearing in the Warner Brothers' film version of This Is the Army.

Elliott returned to professional acting following his honorable discharge and replaced Tom Ewell touring with Walter Huston in "Apple of His Eye". By 1947 he had relocated to Los Angeles and appeared in his first film The Burning Cross with a story involving the KKK. His four-decade career would include hundreds of movie and TV roles. His more visible clean-cut appearances occurred in the films Woman on the Run, Hot Lead, Woman in the Dark, Problem Girls, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Carolina Cannonball, Indestructible Man, Monster on the Campus. Of the scores of parts he played on TV, from the dramas ("Perry Mason", "Death Valley Days", "The Adventures of Superman", "Lassie", "The Twilight Zone", "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"' "Kung Fu", "The Mod Squad", "Dallas", "Little House on the Prairie", "The A-Team") to the comedies ("The Dick Van Dyke Show", "Leave It to Beaver", "Hazel", "Here's Lucy", "The Doris Day Show", "Phyllis"), Ross will be forever remembered as Lucy Ricardo's director in the classic Vitameatavegamin commercial episode of "I Love Lucy". In other "Lucy" episodes he often played Ricky's publicity agent. He also played Virgil Earp in several episodes of "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp", appeared frequently as a straight man for Jack Benny on his long-running TV show, and played Sheriff Abbott in many of "The Virginian" segments. After several detours, his career waned in the 1970s and he turned to real estate. His last film was a small role in the Chuck Norris film Scorpion. He died of cancer at age 82 on August 12, 1999, and was cremated.

IMDb  Mini Biography By: Gary Brumburgh - gr-home@pacbell.net

Editor's Note: Ross Eliott's ashes were spread over a lake at his favorite Golf Course - Camarillo Springs G.C., in Camarillo, CA.

Elliott's advice to the aspiring actor:

I'll be honest with you. I made some wrong turns. I made some career decisions and did some dumb things that cost me and sent me off-track...There were a few wrong turns, and there was a wrong turn or two that I won't go into. If I hadn't made them, my career would have had more lasting up-turns.


Ross Elliot's Credits
 1986 Scorpion
Sam Douglas
 1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)
Mr. Baker (segment "An Unlocked Window")
- Pilot (1985) ... Mr. Baker (segment "An Unlocked Window")
 1983 The A-Team (TV Series)
Doctor - in Operating Room
- There's Always a Catch (1983) ... Doctor - in Operating Room
 1982 Little House on the Prairie (TV Series)
Atty. Webb
- The Empire Builders (1982) ... Atty. Webb
 1981 Dallas (TV Series)
- Full Circle (1981)
 1980 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series)
Finchburg Sheriff
- Baa, Baa White Sheep (1980) ... Finchburg Sheriff
 1980 Lou Grant (TV Series)
Russ Menefee
- Nightside (1980) ... Russ Menefee
 1980 Bogie (TV Movie)
Howard Hawks
 1980 The Waltons (TV Series)
Colonel Usselbury
- The Remembrance (1980) ... Colonel Usselbury
 1978 Mr. Too Little
Police Captain
 1978 Doctors' Private Lives (TV Movie)
Lou Wise
 1977 Wonder Woman (TV Series)
Dr. Lazaar
- The Deadly Toys (1977) ... Dr. Lazaar
 1977 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series)
The Sheriff
- Death Probe: Part 1 (1977) ... The Sheriff
 1976 Phyllis (TV Series)
Reporter
- Boss or Buddy or Both or Neither (1976) ... Reporter
 1976 The Bionic Woman (TV Series)
General Partridge
- The Jailing of Jaime (1976) ... General Partridge
 1975-1976 The Blue Knight (TV Series)
Sgt. Rice / Rice
- Everybody Needs a Little Attention (1976) ... Sgt. Rice
- Two to Make Deadly (1975) ... Rice
 1976 Switch (TV Series)
Chief Mulray
- Before the Holocaust (1976) ... Chief Mulray
 1976 Gable and Lombard
Lombard's Director
 1975 Ellery Queen (TV Series)
Captain Hill / Judge
- The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument (1975) ... Captain Hill (uncredited)
- Too Many Suspects (1975) ... Judge
 1973-1975 Barnaby Jones (TV Series)
Marvin Kates / Sheriff McKean / Sheriff / ...
- Blood Relations (1975) ... Marvin Kates
- Dead Man's Run (1974) ... Sheriff McKean
- Echo of a Murder (1973) ... Sheriff
- Perchance to Kill (1973) ... Dr. Dean Sanders
 1975 Mobile One (TV Series)
Ed Fielding
- The Middle Man (1975) ... Ed Fielding
 1973-1975 Emergency! (TV Series)
Harry Grinnell / Supervisor / Harvey / ...
- One of Those Days (1975) ... Harry Grinnell
- Gossip (1974) ... Supervisor
- The Old Engine (1973) ... Harvey (as Ross Elloitt)
- Audit (1973) ... Foreman
 1975 Shazam! (TV Series)
Sheriff Martin
- Double Trouble (1975) ... Sheriff Martin
 1975 Columbo (TV Series)
Dr. Lansberg
- Forgotten Lady (1975) ... Dr. Lansberg
 1975 S.W.A.T. (TV Series)
Roger Forbes
- A Coven of Killers (1975) ... Roger Forbes
 1974 The Towering Inferno
Deputy Chief #2
 1960-1974 Gunsmoke (TV Series)
Conway / Grant Lucas / Lee
- The Tarnished Badge (1974) ... Conway
- The Lady Killer (1960) ... Grant Lucas
- Groat's Grudge (1960) ... Lee (as Ross Elliot)
 1974 Act of Vengeance
Sgt. Long (as Ross Elliot)
 1974 Chopper One (TV Series)
Dr. Doyle
- The Drop (1974) ... Dr. Doyle
 1974 Here's Lucy (TV Series)
Chuck Stewart
- Lucy, the Sheriff (1974) ... Chuck Stewart
 1973 Griff (TV Series)
- Hammerlock (1973)
 1973 The New Perry Mason (TV Series)
Aaron Hayden
- The Case of the Cagey Cager (1973) ... Aaron Hayden
 1973 Linda (TV Movie)
Officer Ramsey
 1973 Runaway! (TV Movie)
Dr. Phillips
 1973 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series)
Bank Manager
- For Services Rendered (1973) ... Bank Manager
 1969-1973 Mod Squad (TV Series)
Sam Brodie / Arnold Sanders / John Jeffers / ...
- Scion of Death (1973) ... Sam Brodie
- Exit the Closer (1971) ... Arnold Sanders
- See the Eagles Dying (1970) ... John Jeffers
- The Debt (1969) ... Howard Sanders
- Peace Now - Arly Blau (1969) ... General George Blau
 1973 Kung Fu (TV Series)
Capt. Burns
- An Eye for an Eye (1973) ... Capt. Burns
 1961-1973 Bonanza (TV Series)
Harvey Walters / Matthew / Watkins
- The Witness (1973) ... Harvey Walters
- The Trouble with Jamie (1966) ... Matthew
- The Thunderhead Swindle (1961) ... Watkins
 1972 The Victim (TV Movie)
1st Patrolman
 1966-1972 The F.B.I. (TV Series)
Graham Carter / Ben McIntire / Greene / ...
- The Engineer (1972) ... Graham Carter
- The Patriot (1969) ... Ben McIntire
- Homecoming (1968) ... Greene
- A Sleeper Wakes (1967) ... Neal Greenwood
 1972 The New Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series)
Dr. Saunders
- Headaches (1972) ... Dr. Saunders
 1972 Mission: Impossible (TV Series)
Paul Morse
- TOD-5 (1972) ... Paul Morse
 1972 The Longest Night (TV Movie)
Dr. Steven Clay
 1972 Skyjacked
Harold Shaw
 1971-1972 Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (TV Series)
D.A. / Maurice Delaney
- Shine a Light on Me (1972) ... D.A.
- Until Proven Innocent (1971) ... Maurice Delaney
 1972 Cannon (TV Series)
Police Chief Jacoby
- Blood on the Vine (1972) ... Police Chief Jacoby
 1971 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series)
Dr. John Snyder
- Operation: Moonshine (1971) ... Dr. John Snyder
 1971 Longstreet (TV Series)
Police Lieutenant
- The Old Team Spirit (1971) ... Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
 1971 The Trackers (TV Movie)
Captain (as Ross Elliot)
 1971 See the Man Run (TV Movie)
Ralph Larson
 1971 Sarge (TV Series)
Commissioner Robert O'Neil
- A Company of Victims (1971) ... Commissioner Robert O'Neil
 1971 Paper Man (TV Movie)
Sheriff
 1969-1971 Ironside (TV Series)
Samuel Cohen / Dr. Morton / Ben Ohrlich
- In the Line of Duty (1971) ... Samuel Cohen
- Tom Dayton Is Loose Among Us (1970) ... Dr. Morton
- Not with a Whimper, But a Bang (1969) ... Ben Ohrlich
 1962-1971 The Virginian (TV Series)
Sheriff Mark Abbott / Sheriff Abbott / Sheriff
- Wolf Track (1971) ... Sheriff Abbott
- Tate, Ramrod (1971) ... Sheriff Abbott
- Follow the Leader (1970) ... Sheriff Mark Abbott
- Crooked Corner (1970) ... Sheriff Abbott
- The Gift (1970) ... Sheriff Mark Abbott
 1970 Breakout (TV Movie)
 1970 Crowhaven Farm (TV Movie)
Fritz Allen (as Ross Elliot)
 1970 Kelly's Heroes
Booker
 1970 The Doris Day Show (TV Series)
Mr. Clark
- Doris Hires a Millionaire: Part 2 (1970) ... Mr. Clark
- Doris Hires a Millionaire: Part 1 (1970) ... Mr. Clark
 1970 Adam-12 (TV Series)
Mr. Richmond
- Log 24: A Rare Occasion (1970) ... Mr. Richmond (as Ross Elliot)
 1956-1969 Lassie (TV Series)
Chuck / Forest Service Supervisor / Joe Smith / ...
- No Margin for Error (1969) ... Chuck
- The Lost One (1968) ... Forest Service Supervisor (uncredited)
- The Maverick (1960) ... Joe Smith
- The Crop Duster (1956) ... Steve Talbot
 1968 The Wild Wild West (TV Series)
General Caswell
- The Night of the Avaricious Actuary (1968) ... General Caswell
 1967-1968 The Felony Squad (TV Series)
William Torrence / Attorney Avery / Norman Braddock / ...
- Kiss Me, Kill You (1968) ... Attorney Avery
- The Flip Side of Fear: Part 2 (1968) ... William Torrence
- The Flip Side of Fear: Part 1 (1968) ... William Torrence
- The 30-Gram Kill (1967) ... Norman Braddock
- The Counterfeit Cop (1967) ... Carruthers
 1968 The Outsider (TV Series)
Starnes
- A Time to Run (1968) ... Starnes
 1968 The Name of the Game (TV Series)
Press Officer
- Fear of High Places (1968) ... Press Officer
 1968 Day of the Evil Gun
Reverend Yearby
 1968 I Spy (TV Series)
Nate
- Turnabout for Traitors (1968) ... Nate
 1967-1968 The Invaders (TV Series)
Prof. Eliot Kramer / Hotel Detective / PIO McNally
- Counter-Attack (1968) ... Prof. Eliot Kramer
- Summit Meeting: Part I (1967) ... Hotel Detective
- Moonshot (1967) ... PIO McNally
 1967 Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV Series)
Link Lawson
- The Taming of Sorry Water (1967) ... Link Lawson
 1967 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV Series)
Dr. Brown
- The Cupid Machine (1967) ... Dr. Brown
 1966-1967 The Time Tunnel (TV Series)
Sheriff / Dr. Brandon
- Visitors from Beyond the Stars (1967) ... Sheriff
- One Way to the Moon (1966) ... Dr. Brandon
 1966 A Man Called Shenandoah (TV Series)
Sheriff
- Requiem for the Second (1966) ... Sheriff
 1966 12 O'Clock High (TV Series)
MP Major Bartoli
- Cross-Hairs on Death (1966) ... MP Major Bartoli
 1966 Combat! (TV Series)
Lt. Colonel
- The Flying Machine (1966) ... Lt. Colonel
 1966 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series)
Chairman's Assistant
- The Death Ship (1966) ... Chairman's Assistant (uncredited)
 1966 Tammy (TV Series)
Sheriff
- Larnin' Works Wonders (1966) ... Sheriff
 1965 The Long, Hot Summer (TV Series)
Stiles
- Track the Man Down (1965) ... Stiles
 1965 The Lucy Show (TV Series)
The Director
- Lucy and the Return of Iron Man (1965) ... The Director
 1961-1965 The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series)
Al Saunders / Tom Wilson
- The Taylors in Hollywood (1965) ... Al Saunders
- The Clubmen (1961) ... Tom Wilson
 1965 Mister Ed (TV Series)
Dexter Crowley
- Love and the Single Horse (1965) ... Dexter Crowley
 1964-1965 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series)
Dr. Phil Ridley / Dr. Philip Nevins
- Uhny Uftz (1965) ... Dr. Phil Ridley
- The Brave and the Backache (1964) ... Dr. Philip Nevins
 1965 My Brother the Angel (TV Series)
Police officer
- There's Something About a Sailor (1965) ... Police officer
 1965 Wild Seed
James Collinge
 1965 The Fugitive (TV Series)
Desk deputy
- Masquerade (1965) ... Desk deputy
 1964 Hazel (TV Series)
Howard North
- Mix-Up on Marshall Road (1964) ... Howard North
 1964 Harris Against the World (TV Series)
Barney Corel
- Harris Against Aunt Cora (1964) ... Barney Corel
 1964 Petticoat Junction (TV Series)
Mr. Talbot
- My Dog the Actor (1964) ... Mr. Talbot
 1964 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV Series)
General Wells
- Pay Day (1964) ... General Wells
 1963-1964 Mr. Novak (TV Series)
Millard Wright / Roy Daniels
- One Monday Afternoon (1964) ... Millard Wright
- X Is the Unknown Factor (1963) ... Roy Daniels
 1964 The Lively Set
Ernie Owens
 1961-1964 The Jack Benny Program (TV Series)
Freddie - Jack's TV Director / Fred / Director / ...
- Jack Goes to the Allergy Doctor (1964) ... Director
- Jack Renews Driver's License (1964) ... Freddie - Jack's TV Director
- Jack Fires Don (1963) ... Freddie - Jack's Director
- Modern Prison Sketch (1962) ... Freddie - Jack's TV Director
 1963 The Wheeler Dealers
Lawyer (uncredited)
 1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series)
Lt. Geer
- Blood Bargain (1963) ... Lt. Geer
 1963 The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
Doctor / Kramer
- In Praise of Pip (1963) ... Doctor (uncredited)
- Death Ship (1963) ... Kramer
 1963 Arrest and Trial (TV Series)
Kearney
- Isn't It a Lovely View (1963) ... Kearney
 1963 The Crawling Hand
Deputy Earl Harrison
 1963 The Thrill of It All
TV Executive (uncredited)
 1963 General Hospital (TV Series)
Lee Baldwin
- Episode #1.17 (1963) ... Lee Baldwin
 1962-1963 Sam Benedict (TV Series)
Marty Rhodes
- Season for Vengeance (1963) ... Marty Rhodes
- Too Many Strangers (1962) ... Marty Rhodes
- Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells (1962) ... Marty Rhodes
 1963 The Dakotas (TV Series)
Roger Carlson
- Trial at Grand Forks (1963) ... Roger Carlson
 1963 Dr. Kildare (TV Series)
Asst. District Attorney
- Jail Ward (1963) ... Asst. District Attorney
 1963 FBI Code 98 (TV Movie)
Special Agent Vernon Lockhart
 1959-1963 Death Valley Days (TV Series)
Luke Bidwell / James Logan / Temple Houston
- Pioneer Doctor (1963) ... Luke Bidwell
- City of Widows (1960) ... James Logan
- The Reluctant Gun (1959) ... Temple Houston
 1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV Series)
Pete Bordon
- The Big Day (1962) ... Pete Bordon
 1962 Saints and Sinners (TV Series)
Bert Feller / Gil Joyner
- Judith Was a Lady (1962) ... Bert Feller
- A Servant in the House of My Party (1962) ... Gil Joyner
 1962 Going My Way (TV Series)
Ken Hamlin
- Mr. Second Chance (1962) ... Ken Hamlin
 1962 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV Series)
Lieutenant White
- The Night the Phone Rang (1962) ... Lieutenant White
 1962 Surfside 6 (TV Series)
Frank Eliot
- Elegy for a Bookkeeper (1962) ... Frank Eliot
 1962 Target: The Corruptors (TV Series)
 1962 National Velvet (TV Series)
Mark Fielding
- Mi's Citizenship (1962) ... Mark Fielding
 1959-1962 Rawhide (TV Series)
Bix Thompson / Carl Myers
- The Greedy Town (1962) ... Bix Thompson
- Incident of the Dog Days (1959) ... Carl Myers
 1962 Checkmate (TV Series)
Jerry Bronson
- The Sound of Nervous Laughter (1962) ... Jerry Bronson
 1957-1962 Wagon Train (TV Series)
Mr. Adams / Ralph Carr
- The Jeff Hartfield Story (1962) ... Mr. Adams
- The Ruth Owens Story (1957) ... Ralph Carr
 1962 The Rifleman (TV Series)
Ben Johnson
- Gunfire (1962) ... Ben Johnson
 1962 Cain's Hundred (TV Series)
Lieutenant Spencer
- Take a Number: Jack Garsell (1962) ... Lieutenant Spencer
 1961 The Adventures of Superboy (TV Short)
Mr. Drake
 1960-1961 Laramie (TV Series)
Corporal Harris / Collins / Jack Adams
- Handful of Fire (1961) ... Corporal Harris (uncredited)
- Widow in White (1961) ... Collins
- Three Rode West (1960) ... Jack Adams
 1959-1961 Hawaiian Eye (TV Series)
Martin Rondell / Bill Garrison
- The Queen from Kern County (1961) ... Martin Rondell
- Malihini Holiday (1959) ... Bill Garrison
 1956-1961 Cheyenne (TV Series)
Ernie Ransom / Reed Kingsley / Sam Wilson
- Winchester Quarantine (1961) ... Ernie Ransom
- Alibi for the Scalped Man (1960) ... Reed Kingsley
- Mustang Trail (1956) ... Sam Wilson
 1960-1961 Sea Hunt (TV Series)
USCG Lt. Dave Tulley / USCG Lt. Pete Gregory / USCG Commander Bill Brady / ...
- Starting Signal (1961) ... USCG Lt. Pete Gregory
- Rescue (1961) ... USCG Commander Bill Brady
- Vital Error (1961) ... USCG Lt. Dave Tulley
- The Destroyers (1961) ... USCG Lt. Dave Tulley
- Point of No Return (1961) ... USCG Lt. Dave Tulley
 1961 Tammy Tell Me True
Professor Bateman
 1961 Peter Gunn (TV Series)
Nat Koenig
- Last Resort (1961) ... Nat Koenig
 1961 Angel (TV Series)
Dave
- The Trailer (1961) ... Dave
 1961 The Asphalt Jungle (TV Series)
George
- The Last Way Out (1961) ... George
 1961 Sugarfoot (TV Series)
Jeff Hackett
- Trouble at Sand Springs (1961) ... Jeff Hackett
 1961 The Best of the Post (TV Series)
Barry
- Off the Set (1961) ... Barry
 1961 The Untouchables (TV Series)
David Mantley
- Testimony of Evil (1961) ... David Mantley
 1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series)
Colonel Hawthorne
- Shock (1961) ... Colonel Hawthorne
 1961 Thriller (TV Series)
Charles Merriweather
- The Merriweather File (1961) ... Charles Merriweather
 1958-1961 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series)
Jim Lawton / Dr. Matt Conners
- The Last Retreat (1961) ... Jim Lawton
- Ricochet (1958) ... Dr. Matt Conners
 1954-1961 The Loretta Young Show (TV Series)
Father Pius / Bill Harmon / Bill Stevens / ...
- Enter at Your Own Risk (1961) ... Father Pius
- The Defense (1957) ... Bill Harmon
- So Bright a Light (1957) ... Bill Stevens
- The Years Between (1956) ... Ned Tucker
- Double Partners (1956) ... Sergeant Tuttle
 1960-1961 Leave It to Beaver (TV Series)
Mr. Foster / Mr. Hyatt
- Teacher's Daughter (1961) ... Mr. Foster
- Wally's Election (1960) ... Mr. Hyatt
 1960 No Greater Love (Short)
 1960 Stagecoach West (TV Series)
Frank Walker
- By the Deep Six (1960) ... Frank Walker
 1960 Assignment: Underwater (TV Series)
Capt. Pete Barry
- The Medal (1960) ... Capt. Pete Barry
 1960 The Rebel (TV Series)
Sheriff Barney Cagle / Dr. Mac
- Explosion (1960) ... Sheriff Barney Cagle
- Land (1960) ... Dr. Mac
 1960 Michael Shayne (TV Series)
Roger Morgan
- Call for Michael Shayne (1960) ... Roger Morgan
 1959-1960 Lock Up (TV Series)
William Tyler
- Flying High (1960) ... William Tyler
- The Failure (1959)
 1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV Series)
Dr. Reinecke
- Fear Is the Parent (1960) ... Dr. Reinecke
 1960 Tightrope (TV Series)
Charlie Brown
- A Matter of Money (1960) ... Charlie Brown
 1960 The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series)
Grant
- Doubting Devery (1960) ... Grant
 1960 Colt .45 (TV Series)
Maj. Parker
- Chain of Command (1960) ... Maj. Parker
 1960 Mr. Lucky (TV Series)
Horace Young
- I Bet Your Life (1960) ... Horace Young
 1957-1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV Series)
Sheriff Walt Devlin / Frank Donnelly
- The Sunday Man (1960) ... Sheriff Walt Devlin
- Village of Fear (1957) ... Frank Donnelly
 1959-1960 One Step Beyond (TV Series)
George Warren / Charlie Towne
- Who Are You? (1960) ... George Warren
- Emergency Only (1959) ... Charlie Towne
 1960 Maverick (TV Series)
Mayor Cosgrove
- The White Widow (1960) ... Mayor Cosgrove
 1959-1960 Markham (TV Series)
Al Forester / Larry Blanchard
- The Ambitious Wife (1960) ... Al Forester
- The Duelists (1959) ... Larry Blanchard
 1960 Pony Express (TV Series)
- The Theft (1960)
 1959 Never So Few
Colonel Dr. Barry (uncredited)
 1959 Men Into Space (TV Series)
Dr. George Batton
- Moonquake (1959) ... Dr. George Batton
 1957-1959 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series)
Walter Cummings / Bill Reade / Norman Dewitt
- The Runaway (1959) ... Walter Cummings
- Short Haul (1958) ... Bill Reade
- The Chess Player (1957) ... Norman Dewitt
 1958-1959 M Squad (TV Series)
Police Sgt. Smith / Vincent Hurd
- Ten Minutes to Doomsday (1959) ... Police Sgt. Smith
- Guilty Alibi (1958) ... Vincent Hurd
 1958-1959 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series)
Virgil Earp
- The Trail to Tombstone (1959) ... Virgil Earp
- Dodge City: Hail and Farewell (1959) ... Virgil Earp
- Arizona Comes to Dodge (1959) ... Virgil Earp
- Big Brother Virgil (1958) ... Virgil Earp
 1959 21 Beacon Street (TV Series)
Harry Kramer
- The Execution (1959) ... Harry Kramer
 1959 Mike Hammer (TV Series)
Orson Keller
- Swing Low, Sweet Harriet (1959) ... Orson Keller
 1959 Rescue 8 (TV Series)
Bill Miller
- Tower of Hate (1959) ... Bill Miller
 1959 Colonel Humphrey Flack (TV Series)
Fletcher
- West of the Weirdos (1959) ... Fletcher
 1959 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV Series)
Prosecutor
- Texas John Slaughter: The Slaughter Trail (1959) ... Prosecutor (uncredited)
 1959 Border Patrol (TV Series)
Burrows
- Rocky Mountain Story ... Burrows
 1959 Special Agent 7 (TV Series)
Inslow
- The Lady from Louisville (1959) ... Inslow
 1958 The Texan (TV Series)
Reverend Kilgore
- The Lord Will Provide (1958) ... Reverend Kilgore
 1958 Monster on the Campus
Sgt. Eddie Daniels
 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series)
Lieutenant White
- The Night the Phone Rang (1958) ... Lieutenant White
 1958 Flight (TV Series)
Major George Gilman
- Final Approach (1958) ... Major George Gilman
 1958 The Donna Reed Show (TV Series)
Woody Graham
- Three-Part Mother (1958) ... Woody Graham
 1958 The George Burns Show (TV Series)
Interviewer
- George and the Private Eye (1958) ... Interviewer
 1957-1958 Trackdown (TV Series)
Brett Hudson / Bill Judson
- Trapped (1958) ... Brett Hudson
- Look for the Woman (1957) ... Bill Judson
 1958 Perry Mason (TV Series)
George Hartley Beaumont
- The Case of the Corresponding Corpse (1958) ... George Hartley Beaumont
 1957-1958 The Silent Service (TV Series)
Cmdr. Howard W. Gilmore / Lt. A. W. Weaver / Irvin / ...
- The Growler's Captain (1958) ... Cmdr. Howard W. Gilmore
- The Story of the U.S.S. Aspro (1958) ... Lt. A. W. Weaver
- The Nautilus Story (1957) ... Irvin
- The U.S.S. Tigrone Sets a Record (1957) ... Dave Dayforth
 1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV Series)
Phil Coyne
- The Desperate Age (1958) ... Phil Coyne
 1958 The Adventures of McGraw (TV Series)
Lloyd Deforest
- The Diamond (1958) ... Lloyd Deforest
 1958 Alcoa Theatre (TV Series)
Ralph Stevens / Gordon
- Even a Thief Can Dream (1958) ... Ralph Stevens
- The Victim (1958) ... Gordon
 1958 Goodyear Theatre (TV Series)
Gordon
- The Victim (1958) ... Gordon
 1957-1958 State Trooper (TV Series)
Detective Wes James / Johnny Henderson / Bob Milner / ...
- Cable Car to Tombstone (1958) ... Detective Wes James / Johnny Henderson
- The One That Didn't Get Away (1957) ... Bob Milner
- The Bride Wore Bullets ... Victor Beck
 1956-1958 Broken Arrow (TV Series)
Hode Bowers / Captain Carstairs
- Water Witch (1958) ... Hode Bowers
- Battle at Apache Pass (1956) ... Captain Carstairs
 1957 The Thin Man (TV Series)
George Keesler
- Unwelcome Alibi (1957) ... George Keesler
 1957 Climax! (TV Series)
Greg Borchers
- Trial by Fire (1957) ... Greg Borchers
 1957 Official Detective (TV Series)
Liquor Store Owner
- The Wristwatch (1957) ... Liquor Store Owner
 1957 Crossroads (TV Series)
Defense Attorney
- Convict 1321, Age 21 (1957) ... Defense Attorney
 1955-1957 Navy Log (TV Series)
Bill Bridgeman / March
- Goal... Mach Two (1957) ... Bill Bridgeman
- The Frogmen (1955) ... March
 1957 The People's Choice (TV Series)
the Photographer
- The Late Husband (1957) ... the Photographer
 1954-1957 Cavalcade of America (TV Series)
Zack Garson / Ralph Kerchum / James Otis / ...
- Shark of the Mountain (1957) ... Zack Garson
- The Jackie Jensen Story (1956) ... Ralph Kerchum
- A Man's Home (1954) ... James Otis
- Crazy Judah (1954) ... Theodore Judah
 1957 Panic! (TV Series)
Mr. Williams
- The Boy (1957) ... Mr. Williams
 1957 Chain of Evidence
Bob Bradfield
 1957 The Gray Ghost (TV Series)
Capt. Steven Craig USN
- The Rivals (1957) ... Capt. Steven Craig USN
 1957 The O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series)
 1954-1956 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Joseph
- A Child Is Born (1956) ... Joseph
- A Child Is Born (1955) ... Joseph
 1956 Studio 57 (TV Series)
Brent Cameron / Howard
- The Ballad of Jubal Pickett (1956) ... Brent Cameron
- The Lonely Man (1956) ... Howard
 1956 Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series)
Howard Evans
- Sun Gold (1956) ... Howard Evans
 1956 Wire Service (TV Series)
Roger Rath
- The Johnny Rath Story (1956) ... Roger Rath
 1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series)
Garreaux / Jacques
- Natchez Trace (1956) ... Garreaux
- Trapline (1956) ... Jacques
 1954-1956 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series)
Mr. Randolph / The Captain / Joe / ...
- The Switchboard Operator (1956) ... Mr. Randolph
- The Newlyweds (1956) ... The Captain
 1954-1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
Ronnie Simpson / Jess Omega / Tony Beddoe / ...
- Repercussion (1956) ... Ronnie Simpson
- Pattern for Pursuit (1956) ... Jess Omega / Tony Beddoe
- Wild Call (1955) ... Melvin
- Little War at San Dede (1954) ... John Mason
 1956 D-Day the Sixth of June
Maj. Mills
 1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV Series)
Husband
- Heart of a Dream (1956) ... Husband
 1956 Indestructible Man
Paul Lowe
 1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
Dr. Captain David Sherman
- An Echo Out of the Past (1956) ... Dr. Captain David Sherman
 1956 Passport to Danger (TV Series)
- Marseilles (1956)
 1954-1956 Four Star Playhouse (TV Series)
Hofer / Dr. Rogers / Bert Tolin
- Command (1956) ... Hofer
- The Executioner (1955) ... Dr. Rogers
- A Championship Affair (1954) ... Bert Tolin
 1956 Fury (TV Series)
Richard Landon
- The Choice (1956) ... Richard Landon
 1955 The Millionaire (TV Series)
Sheriff Jack Driscoll
- The Jerome Wilson Story (1955) ... Sheriff Jack Driscoll
 1955 The Toughest Man Alive
Security Agent Cal York
 1955 Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series)
Frank / Rex Laird
- Run 'Till You Die (1955) ... Frank
- Old Lady's Mine (1955) ... Rex Laird
 1955 Tarantula
Joe Burch
 1955 Stage 7 (TV Series)
Major / Charles Bowman
- Armed (1955) ... Major
- To Kill a Man (1955) ... Charles Bowman
 1952-1955 I Love Lucy (TV Series)
Ross, Publicity Agent / Publicity Man / Director
- Hollywood Anniversary (1955) ... Ross, Publicity Agent
- Don Juan and the Starlets (1955) ... Publicity Man
- Lucy Does a TV Commercial (1952) ... Director
 1955 Big Town (TV Series)
Jackson Tucker
- Firetrap (1955) ... Jackson Tucker
 1955 It's a Great Life (TV Series)
Joe
- The Night Watchman (1955) ... Joe
 1955 The Star and the Story (TV Series)
Barrington Howard
- Total Recall (1955) ... Barrington Howard
 1953-1955 City Detective (TV Series)
Mitch / Horster / Chuck Logan
- Desert Ice (1955) ... Mitch
- Midnight Supper (1954) ... Horster
- Handcuffs (1953) ... Chuck Logan
 1955 Women's Prison
Don Jensen
 1955 Carolina Cannonball
Don Mack
 1954-1955 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series)
Mark Blayne
- The Woman on the Bus (1954) ... Mark Blayne
 1955 African Manhunt
Rene Carvel
 1955 David Hartman: Counterspy (TV Movie)
Agent Madden
 1950-1954 Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
Steve
- Crusade Without Conscience (1954) ... Steve
- Hope Chest (1950)
 1954 Dragnet
Intelligence Div. Sergeant at Desk (uncredited)
 1954 Massacre Canyon
Private George W. Davis
 1954 Public Defender (TV Series)
Sgt. Ken Brady
- The Clown (1954) ... Sgt. Ken Brady
 1954 Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Pete Crosby
 1954 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series)
Doc Randall
- Loon Lake (1954) ... Doc Randall
 1954 Waterfront (TV Series)
Reece
- Shipper, Beware ... Reece
 1952-1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series)
Pete Hardesty / Bob Hayden
- Mantrap (1954) ... Pete Hardesty
- So Many Things Happen (1952) ... Bob Hayden
 1953 Tumbleweed
Seth Blanden
 1953 Chevron Theatre (TV Series)
- Lost Kid (1953)
 1953 Your Favorite Story (TV Series)
 1953 I Married Joan (TV Series)
Steve
- Business Executive (1953) ... Steve (as Elliott Lewis)
 1953 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
George Ritchie
 1953 Problem Girls
John Page
 1952-1953 The Lone Ranger (TV Series)
Deputy Lawson / Jeff Hope
- Sinner by Proxy (1953) ... Deputy Lawson
- Word of Honor (1952) ... Jeff Hope
 1952 Woman in the Dark
Father Tony Morello
 1952 Sky King (TV Series)
Frank Carney / Jack Cramer
- Speak No Evil (1952) ... Frank Carney / Jack Cramer
 1952 Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV Series)
- Hit and Run (1952)
 1952 Affair in Trinidad
Corpse of Neal Emery (uncredited)
 1951-1952 Gruen Guild Theater (TV Series)
- Counterplot (1952)
- Hit and Run (1951)
 1952 Loan Shark
Norm - Laundryman Thug (uncredited)
 1951 Racket Squad (TV Series)
Harvey Brewster
- The Knockout (1951) ... Harvey Brewster
 1951 Desert of Lost Men
Dr. Jim Haynes
 1951 Hot Lead
Dave Collins
 1951 The Living Christ Series (TV Mini-Series)
Elam
- Challenge of Faith (1951) ... Elam
 1951 Storm Warning
Glen (uncredited)
 1951 Chicago Calling
Jim
 1950 Last of the Buccaneers
Fanuche - Pirate (uncredited)
 1950 Woman on the Run
Frank Johnson
 1950 Three Secrets
Reporter (uncredited)
 1950 Cody of the Pony Express
Irv - Henchman
 1950 Dynamite Pass
Henchman Stryker
 1950 Tyrant of the Sea
Mr. Howard Palmer
 1950 Gun Crazy
Detective (uncredited)
 1949 Chinatown at Midnight
Eddie Marsh
 1949 The Gal Who Took the West
Cowboy (uncredited)
 1949 Barbary Pirate
Preble's First Officer (uncredited)
 1949 The Crooked Way
Coroner (uncredited)
 1948 Angel on the Amazon
Frank Lane
 1947 The Burning Cross
The Combative Striker
 1943 This Is the Army
Officer in Magician Skit (as Sgt. Ross Elliot)

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Submitted by administrator Mon, 02/26/2018 - 19:55

I remember him from that famous bit on "I love Lucy" in the 'Lucy Does a TV Commercial' episode. He played a great straight man!