9.0
9.0
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
Bill Elliott
Also known as: Gordon Eliott, Bill Elliott, Gordon Nance
Acting
Born:October 16, 1904
Died:November 26, 1965(aged 61)
Birthplace:Pattonsburg, Missouri, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Rockhurst University
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (178 movies)
8.0
8.0
She Who Gets Slapped
1930
as Poker Player
7.3
7.3
Desirable
1934
as Party Guest
7.2
7.2
Hands Across the Rockies
1941
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
7.0
7.0
Marshal of Reno
1944
as Red Ryder
7.0
7.0
The Gallant Legion
1948
as Gary Conway
7.0
7.0
Blonde Crazy
1931
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
The Homesteaders
1953
as Mace Corbin
6.8
6.8
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
as Carl Griffin
6.8
6.8
The Little Giant
1933
as Guest at Polly's Party (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
The Mummy
1932
as Party Guest (uncredited)
6.6
6.6
Dangerous
1935
6.6
6.6
The Case of the Black Cat
1936
as Sam Laxter
6.6
6.6
Platinum Blonde
1931
as Ann's Beau (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
The Girl from 10th Avenue
1935
as James, Clerk at College Club
6.5
6.5
Fargo
1952
as Bill Martin
6.5
6.5
Sunny
1930
as One of Tom's War Buddies
6.5
6.5
One Hour with You
1932
as Party Guest (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
While the Patient Slept
1935
as Bank Teller (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Bitter Creek
1954
as Clay Tyndall
6.3
6.3
West of Broadway
1931
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
as Party Guest (uncredited)
6.2
6.2
Delicious
1931
as Larry's Friend
6.2
6.2
The Lady in the Morgue
1938
as Chauncey Courtland
6.2
6.2
Guns of the Pecos
1936
as Wellman, a Dude
6.2
6.2
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
as Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
Hellfire
1949
as Zeb Smith
6.0
6.0
The Plastic Age
1925
as Athlete (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Broadway Scandals
1929
as George Halloway
6.0
6.0
Man of Iron
1935
as Charlie Fagan
6.0
6.0
The Public Defender
1931
as Country Club Guest
6.0
6.0
Calling Wild Bill Elliott
1943
as Wild Bill Elliott
6.0
6.0
The Last Bandit
1949
as Frank Norris / Frank Plummer
6.0
6.0
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
as Bruce Thomas
6.0
6.0
The Woman in Red
1935
as Stuart Wyatt
6.0
6.0
Lone Texas Ranger
1945
as Red Ryder
6.0
6.0
Wagon Wheels Westward
1945
as Red Ryder
6.0
6.0
In Old Sacramento
1946
as Johnny Barrett / Spanish Jack
6.0
6.0
Going Wild
1930
as Physical Exam Onlooker
6.0
6.0
California Gold Rush
1946
as Red Ryder
6.0
6.0
Wyoming
1947
as Charles Alderson
6.0
6.0
Fugitive in the Sky
1936
as Ramon Duval
6.0
6.0
Prairie Schooners
1940
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
5.9
5.9
Private Detective 62
1933
as Man at Roulette Table (Uncredited)
5.9
5.9
The Secret Bride
1934
as Governor's Secretary (uncredited)
5.9
5.9
Wonder Bar
1934
as Norman (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Five and Ten
1931
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Two Against the World
1936
as News Commentator (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Lady with a Past
1932
as Alex Brown (Uncredited)
5.8
5.8
The Savage Horde
1950
as Ringo
5.7
5.7
The Forty-Niners
1954
as Sam Nelson
5.7
5.7
The Longhorn
1951
as Jim Kirk
5.7
5.7
The Truth About Youth
1930
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
Calling Homicide
1956
as Andy Doyle
5.7
5.7
Children of Divorce
1927
as Party Guest (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
A Lost Lady
1934
as Polo Match Spectator (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan
1936
as Kenneth Martin
5.5
5.5
Personal Maid's Secret
1935
as Warren Sherrill
5.5
5.5
Handlebars
1933
as Bicyclist (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
Old Los Angeles
1948
as Bill Stockton
5.5
5.5
Traveling Saleslady
1935
as Freddie
5.5
5.5
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
as Jeff Holt
5.5
5.5
The Girl Said No
1930
as Wedding Guest
5.5
5.5
Down the Stretch
1936
as Robert Bates
5.4
5.4
Bells of Rosarita
1945
as Wild Bill Elliott
5.3
5.3
Footsteps in the Night
1957
as Andy Doyle
5.3
5.3
The Boy Friend
1928
as Gordon Elliot
5.3
5.3
Broadway Hostess
1935
as Playboy in 'Playboy of Paree' Number (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
The Showdown
1950
as Shadrach Jones
5.2
5.2
The Greeks Had a Word for Them
1932
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
5.2
5.2
Stars Over Broadway
1935
as Minor Role
5.2
5.2
Sudden Danger
1955
as Andy Doyle
5.1
5.1
The Shamrock Handicap
1926
as Well-Wishing Villager
5.0
5.0
The Big Noise
1936
as Sharp, Board of Directors Member (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Sun Valley Cyclone
1946
as Red Ryder
5.0
5.0
The Man from Thunder River
1943
as Wild Bill Elliott
5.0
5.0
Party Husband
1931
as Wedding Party Guest
5.0
5.0
Born to Love
1931
as Hotel Dancer (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Rebel City
1953
as Frank Graham
5.0
5.0
Roll Along, Cowboy
1937
as Odie Fenton
5.0
5.0
Death Valley Manhunt
1943
as Wild Bill Elliott
5.0
5.0
Boy of the Streets
1938
as Dr. Allan
5.0
5.0
Stage Mother
1933
as Audience Member / Dexter's Party Guest (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
1930
5.0
5.0
Topeka
1953
as Jim Levering
5.0
5.0
The Devil's Trail
1942
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
5.0
5.0
King of Hockey
1936
as 2nd Radio Announcer
5.0
5.0
The Marshall of Trail City
1950
as Wild Bill Elliott
5.0
5.0
Vigilante Terror
1953
as Tack Hamlin
4.9
4.9
The Payoff
1935
as Maxine's Casino Escort (uncredited)
4.8
4.8
The Great Divide
1929
as Ruth's Friend (uncredited)
4.8
4.8
Cocktail Hour
1933
as Party Guest (uncredited)
4.7
4.7
The Drop Kick
1927
as Aggressive Student at Dance
4.7
4.7
Murder in the Clouds
1934
as Lt. Saunders
4.7
4.7
Dial Red O
1955
as Andy Flynn / Andy Doyle
4.7
4.7
The Keyhole
1933
as Partygoer (uncredited)
4.6
4.6
The Rich Are Always with Us
1932
as Gambler (uncredited)
4.5
4.5
The Return of Daniel Boone
1941
as Wild Bill Boone
4.5
4.5
Sweepstakes
1931
as Night Club Patron
4.5
4.5
Night Parade
1929
as Party Guest
4.5
4.5
God's Gift to Women
1931
as Minor Role (uncredited)
4.4
4.4
The Right to Live
1935
as Wedding Guest
4.4
4.4
Midnight Court
1937
as City Attorney Seabrook
4.3
4.3
Smarty
1934
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
4.3
4.3
Chain of Evidence
1957
as Andy Doyle
4.2
4.2
Bright Lights
1935
as Backstage Actor
4.1
4.1
Registered Nurse
1934
as Male Nurse
4.1
4.1
The Goose and the Gander
1935
as Teddy
4.0
4.0
Traveling Husbands
1931
as Hotel Dining Room Guest
4.0
4.0
Boots and Saddles
1937
as Jim Neale
4.0
4.0
Sheriff of Redwood Valley
1946
as Red Ryder
4.0
4.0
Vanity Fair
1932
as Bit Role
4.0
4.0
The Fabulous Texan
1947
as Josie Allen
4.0
4.0
Sheriff of Las Vegas
1944
as Red Ryder
4.0
4.0
Cheyenne Wildcat
1944
as Red Ryder
3.8
3.8
Lord Byron of Broadway
1930
as Party-Goer
3.7
3.7
Broadminded
1931
as Hotel Guest on Veranda
3.5
3.5
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
1927
as Telemachus
3.3
3.3
The Road to Reno
1931
as Party Boy
3.0
3.0
Love Takes Flight
1937
as Bill Parker
3.0
3.0
Mojave Firebrand
1944
as Wild Bill Elliott
3.0
3.0
A Night at the Ritz
1935
as Vincent's Assistant (uncredited)
3.0
3.0
The Plainsman and the Lady
1946
as Sam Colton
3.0
3.0
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936
as Dave Thatcher
3.0
3.0
The Man from Tumbleweeds
1940
as Wild Bill Saunders
2.2
2.2
Across the Sierras
1941
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
1.0
1.0
What Men Want
1930
as Party Boy
1.0
1.0
Bachelor's Affairs
1932
as Ship's Passenger / Dance Extra (uncredited)
0.5
0.5
Overland with Kit Carson
1939
as Kit Carson
Double Cross Roads
1930
as Party Guest
Overland Mail Robbery
1943
as Wild Bill Elliott
Waco
1952
as Matt Boone
Kansas Territory
1952
as Joe Daniels
Roaring Frontiers
1941
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
The Maverick
1952
as Pete Devlin
Beyond the Sacramento
1940
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
Vengeance of the West
1942
as Joaquin Murietta aka The Black Shadow
Marshal of Laredo
1945
as Red Ryder
Pioneers of the Frontier
1940
as Wild Bill Saunders
Great Stagecoach Robbery
1945
as Red Ryder
Colorado Pioneers
1945
as Red Ryder
Bordertown Gun Fighters
1943
as Wild Bill Elliott
Tucson Raiders
1944
as Red Ryder
Conquest of Cheyenne
1946
as Red Ryder
San Antonio Kid
1944
as Red Ryder
North of the Rockies
1942
as Sergeant Bill Cameron
Hidden Valley Outlaws
1944
as Bill Elliott
Michael O'Halloran
1937
as Little Lord Fauntleroy (uncredited)
King of Dodge City
1941
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
North from the Lone Star
1941
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
Bullets for Bandits
1942
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok / Prince Katey
The Lone Star Vigilantes
1942
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
She Couldn't Say No
1930
as Gangster
Melody for Two
1937
as Walter Wilson
Wagon Tracks West
1943
as Wild Bill Elliott
Tank Patrol
1941
as Bluey
Left Over Ladies
1931
as Escort (uncredited)
Restless Youth
1928
as George Baxter
In Early Arizona
1938
as Whit Gordon
The Law Comes to Texas
1939
as John Haynes
The Arizona Wildcat
1927
as Roy Schyler
The Wildcat of Tucson
1940
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
Napoleon, Jr.
1926
as Flora's Father
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
The Taming of the West
1939
as Wild Bill Saunders
Part Time Wife
1930
as Golfer (uncredited)
Polo Joe
1936
as Don Trumbeau
Phantom of the Plains
1945
as Red Ryder
The Valley of Vanishing Men
1942
as Wild Bill Tolliver
Swing It Professor
1937
as Randall
The Return of Wild Bill
1940
as Wild Bill Saunders
Let's Do Things
1931
as Music Store Customer (uncredited)
Vigilantes of Dodge City
1944
as Red Ryder
The Son of Davy Crockett
1941
as Dave Crockett
Romance in the Air
1936
as Announcer
Prairie Gunsmoke
1942
as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
Frontiers of '49
1939
as John Freeman
Trailin' West
1936
as Jefferson Duane
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