For the U.S. senator with the same name, see Dick Elliott politician . Infobox person name Dick Elliott imagesize 170px caption birth name Richard Elliott birth date birth date 1886 4 30 birth place Boston , Massachusetts , United States U.S. death date Death date and age 1961 12 22 1886 4 30 death place Los Angeles , California , United States U.S. occupation Actor years active 1933 1961 spouse homepage academyawards emmyawards tonyawards Richard Dick Elliott April 30, 1886 &ndash December 22, 1961 was an American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s until the time of his death. He 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 , Andy Griffith , Red Skelton , and Jack Benny shows. Elliott had a couple of memorable lines in It s a Wonderful Life 1946 , where he scolded James Stewart actor 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 TV series Adventures of Superman TV series. He is perhaps best known as Mayor Pike in early episodes of The Andy Griffith Show , which would prove to be almost his last screen work. He is buried in Forest Lawn Glendale. Partial filmography Gangs of the Waterfront 1945 External links Portal Biography imdb name id 0254424 name Dick Elliot Find a Grave 12754 Persondata NAME Elliott, Dick ALTERNATIVE NAMES Elliott, Richard SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor DATE OF BIRTH 1886 04 30 PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts , United States U.S. DATE OF DEATH 1961 12 22 PLACE OF DEATH Los Angeles , California , United States U.S. DEFAULTSORT Elliot, Dick Category 1886 births Category 1961 deaths Category American film actors Category American television actors screen actor stub ... more details
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