Occupation Actor Siblings Ralph Littlefield Role Actor | Name Lucien Littlefield Years active 1914–1960 | |
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Born August 16, 1895 ( 1895-08-16 ) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Died June 4, 1960, Hollywood, California, United States Spouse Constance Palmer (m. 1925–1960) Children Constance Palmer Littlefield Movies Tumbleweeds, Sons of the Desert, The Sheik, The Bitter Tea of General, Torrent Similar People George Melford, Monta Bell, H M Walker, King Baggot, William A Seiter | ||
Tumbleweeds 1925 william s hart barbara bedford lucien littlefield
Lucien Littlefield (August 16, 1895 in San Antonio, Texas – June 4, 1960 in Hollywood, California) 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.
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- Tumbleweeds 1925 william s hart barbara bedford lucien littlefield
- Life and career
- Filmography
- References
Life and career
Lucien Littlefield 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.
He died of natural causes in 1960, and was buried in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Filmography
Actor
1961
This Is the Life (TV Series)
- The Sin of Silence (1961)
1959
The Texan (TV Series) as
John Partland
- No Way Out (1959) - John Partland
1959
Peter Gunn (TV Series) as
James Bond
- Love Me to Death (1959) - James Bond
1959
Frontier Doctor (TV Series) as
Tim Snodgrass
- Sabotage (1959) - Tim Snodgrass
1957
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (TV Series) as
Gas Station Attendant / Attendant / Uncle Ben
- The Motorcycle (1958) - Gas Station Attendant
- The Boys Land in Jail (1957) - Attendant
- The Hot Dog Stand (1957) - Uncle Ben
1958
Wink of an Eye as
Old Man
1958
The High Cost of Loving as
Brabin (uncredited)
1957
Circus Boy (TV Series) as
Uncle Cyrus
- Uncle Cyrus (1957) - Uncle Cyrus
1957
Bop Girl Goes Calypso as
Prof. Winthrop
1955
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Clem Hanks / Zachary Hubner
- The Gentle Deceiver (1957) - Clem Hanks
- On the Beach (1956) - Zachary Hubner
- The Fabulous Sycamores (1955)
1957
Blondie (TV Series) as
Mailman / Mr. Beasley - The Mailman / Mr. Beasley - the Mailman / ...
- Made to Fire (1957) - Mr. Beasley - The Mailman
- The Rummage Sale (1957) - Mr. Beasley - the Mailman
- The Idol (1957) - Mr. Beasley
- Husbands Once Removed (1957) - Mailman
- Mr. Dithers Moves in (1957) - Mailman
- Dagwood's Ego (1957) - Mailman
1957
The Bob Cummings Show (TV Series) as
Mr. Purcell
- Bob Picks a College (1957) - Mr. Purcell
1956
Crusader (TV Series) as
Doc Harvey
- The Boy on the Brink (1956) - Doc Harvey
1955
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) as
Casey Crank / Zeb / Jed
- The Steam Wagon (1956) - Casey Crank
- The Golden Rainbow (1955) - Zeb
- Superstition Stage (1955) - Jed
1956
Studio 57 (TV Series)
- Swing Your Partner, Hector (1956)
1956
Dragnet (TV Series)
- The Big Beer (1956)
1956
The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series) as
Eli Carson
- Money Is Dangerous (1956) - Eli Carson
1955
Sudden Danger as
Dave Glennon
1955
Lassie (TV Series) as
Francis Butterfield
- The Violin (1955) - Francis Butterfield
1955
Those Whiting Girls (TV Series) as
Barney
- The Carnival Incident (1955) - Barney
1955
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Carl Schwatzmeier
- The Brute Next Door (1955) - Carl Schwatzmeier
1955
It's a Great Life (TV Series) as
Mr. Tidwell
- The Matchmakers (1955) - Mr. Tidwell
1954
Willy (TV Series) as
Councilman Andy Reynolds / Reynolds
- Willy Doubles in Brass (1955) - Councilman Andy Reynolds
- Willy and L'Affaire Paul Revere (1955)
- Papa's Birthday (1954) - Reynolds
1954
Blondie (TV Movie) as
Mr. Beasly
1954
Mayor of the Town (TV Series) as
Judge Williams
- Long May It Wag (1954) - Judge Williams
1952
My Little Margie (TV Series) as
J.P. Joyner - Muriel's father / Harry
- Margie's Client (1954)
- A Proposal for Papa (1954) - J.P. Joyner - Muriel's father
- That's the Spirit (1953)
- Vern Needs a Rest (1952) - Harry
1954
Big Town (TV Series)
- The Molester (1954)
1954
Mystery Is My Business (TV Series)
- Stranger in the Dark (1954)
1954
The Lone Wolf (TV Series) as
Mr. Van Ryck
- The Savage - Mr. Van Ryck
1954
Casanova's Big Night as
First Prisoner
1954
General Electric Theater (TV Series)
- Walking John Stopped Here (1954)
1953
The Abbott and Costello Show (TV Series) as
First Man / Retired Actors Home Man / Julius Caesar / ...
- From Bed to Worse (1954) - First Man
- The Actors' Home (1953) - Retired Actors Home Man
- Las Vegas (1953) - Julius Caesar
- Getting a Job (1953) - Mr. Whitcup
1953
Your Favorite Story (TV Series)
- A Tale of Negative Gravity (1953)
1950
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) as
Crazy Joe / Flapjack / Uncle Taffy
- The Ghost of Coyote Canyon (1953) - Crazy Joe
- Million Dollar Wallpaper (1950) - Flapjack
- Death Trap (1950) - Uncle Taffy
1953
Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) as
Nathaniel Sykes III
- Million Dollar Coffin (1953) - Nathaniel Sykes III
1953
Roar of the Crowd as
Josh (uncredited)
1953
Adventures of Superman (TV Series) as
Prof. Horatio Hinkle
- The Runaway Robot (1953) - Prof. Horatio Hinkle
1952
Woman of the North Country as
Parvin (uncredited)
1952
The Unexpected (TV Series)
- The Witch of the Eight Islands (1952)
1952
At Sword's Point as
Cpl. Gautier (uncredited)
1951
Racket Squad (TV Series) as
Preston
- The Bill of Sale Racket (1951) - Preston
1949
Susanna Pass as
Russell Masters
1949
Badmen of Tombstone as
Old Man in Claims Office
1948
Let's Live a Little as
Mr. Tinker (uncredited)
1948
Hollow Triumph as
Mr. Davis (uncredited)
1948
Jinx Money as
Tipper
1948
Lightnin' in the Forest as
Joad
1947
Sweet Genevieve as
Mr. Rogers
1947
The Fabulous Joe as
Judge
1946
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy as
Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
1946
That Brennan Girl as
The Florist
1946
Rendezvous with Annie as
Ed Kramer
1946
In Old Sacramento as
Barber (uncredited)
1945
The Caribbean Mystery as
Dr. Praskins (uncredited)
1945
Scared Stiff as
Charles Waldeck / Preston Waldeck
1944
Zorro's Black Whip as
Tenpoint Jackson
1944
Lights of Old Santa Fe as
The Judge
1944
One Body Too Many as
Kenneth Hopkins
1944
When the Lights Go on Again as
Andy
1944
Goodnight, Sweetheart as
Collins
1944
Cowboy and the Senorita as
Judge Loomis
1944
Lady, Let's Dance as
Mr. Snodgrass
1944
Casanova in Burlesque as
John Alden Compton
1943
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House as
Mr. Quid
1943
Johnny Come Lately as
Blaker
1943
Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour as
Mr. Quid (uncredited)
1943
Silent Witness as
Hank Eastman
1942
Whistling in Dixie as
Corporal Lucken
1942
Bells of Capistrano as
Daniel (Pop) McCracken
1942
Hillbilly Blitzkrieg as
Prof. Waldo James
1942
Larceny, Inc as
Third Customer (uncredited)
1942
This Time for Keeps as
Herb - Western Union Man (uncredited)
1942
Castle in the Desert as
Gleason
1942
Mr. and Mrs. North as
Barnes
1941
The Great Man's Lady as
City Editor
1941
Henry Aldrich for President as
Mr. Crosley
1941
Man at Large as
Jones, Nervous Man at Tourist Camp
1941
The Little Foxes as
Manders
1941
The Great American Broadcast as
Justice of the Peace
1941
Murder Among Friends as
Dr. Fred Turk
1940
Li'l Abner as
The Sheriff / Mr. Oldtimer
1940
Life with Henry as
Mr. Stevens
1940
The Westerner as
The Stranger
1940
Those Were the Days! as
Professor Sillicocks
1939
Money to Burn as
Irving
1939
Jeepers Creepers as
Grandpa
1939
Sabotage as
Eli
1939
What a Life as
Mr. Patterson
1939
Unmarried as
School Principal
1939
Mystery Plane as
Winslow
1939
Pirates of the Skies as
Dr. Amos Pettingill
1938
The Night Hawk as
Parrish
1938
I Am the Law as
Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
1938
The Gladiator as
Professor Abner Danner
1938
Wide Open Faces as
P. T. 'Doc' Williams
1938
Reckless Living as
Lucius Carr (uncredited)
1938
Hollywood Stadium Mystery as
Watchman
1938
Scandal Street as
Robert Johnson
1937
Wells Fargo as
San Francisco Postmaster (uncredited)
1937
Bulldog Drummond's Revenge as
Mr. Smith
1937
Born to the West as
Cattle Buyer
1937
Partners in Crime as
Mr. Twitchell
1937
Souls at Sea as
Toymaker
1937
High, Wide and Handsome as
Mr. Lippincott
1937
Wild Money as
Bill Hawkins
1937
Hotel Haywire as
Elmer (uncredited)
1936
Early to Bed as
Mr. O'Leary
1936
Let's Sing Again as
Supt. Henry Perkins
1936
The Moon's Our Home as
Ogden Holbrook
1936
Rose-Marie as
Storekeeper
1936
Strike Me Pink as
Professor Kittridge (uncredited)
1935
Magnificent Obsession as
Breezy (uncredited)
1935
I Dream Too Much as
Hubert Dilley
1935
Cappy Ricks Returns as
Skinner
1935
The Return of Peter Grimm as
Colonel Tom Lawton
1935
She Gets Her Man as
Elmer
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze as
Mr. Peabody
1935
The Murder Man as
Peter J. Rafferty
1935
One Frightened Night as
Dr. Denham (as Lucian Littlefield)
1935
Ruggles of Red Gap as
Charles Belknap-Jackson
1935
Carnival as
Minor Role (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1935
Sweepstake Annie as
Henry Foster
1934
Love Time as
Willie Obenbiegler
1934
Gridiron Flash as
L.B. Fields
1934
When Strangers Meet as
Barney Crane
1934
Kiss and Make-Up as
Max Pascal
1934
Marrying Widows as
The Brother-In-Law
1934
Thirty Day Princess as
Parker
1934
Stand Up and Cheer! as
Professor Hi De Ho (uncredited)
1934
Mandalay as
Mr. George Peters
1933
Sons of the Desert as
Dr. Horace Meddick
1933
Rainbow Over Broadway as
Timothy Chibbins
1933
East of Fifth Avenue as
Gardner
1933
Dirty Work (Short) as
Prof. Noodle (uncredited)
1933
Chance at Heaven as
Fred Harris
1933
Skyway as
Webster
1933
The Big Brain as
Justice of the Peace
1933
Professional Sweetheart as
Ed - the Announcer
1933
Sweepings as
Grimson
1933
Sailor's Luck as
Elmer Brown
1932
That's My Baby
1932
The Bitter Tea of General Yen as
Mr. Jackson
1932
Rasputin and the Empress as
Reveler at Party (uncredited)
1932
If I Had a Million as
Zeb - Hamburger Stand Owner (uncredited)
1932
Evenings for Sale as
Schwenk
1932
The Pride of the Legion as
'Dad' Tully
1932
That's My Boy as
Uncle Louie
1932
Devil and the Deep as
Shopkeeper (uncredited)
1932
Downstairs as
Françoise - A Drunken Servant
1932
Speed Madness as
Forbes
1932
Jimmy's New Yacht (Short) as
Mr. Ford
1932
Miss Pinkerton as
Henderson (scenes deleted)
1932
Strangers of the Evening as
Frank 'Snookie' Daniels aka Richard Roe
1932
Are You Listening? as
Fred (uncredited)
1932
Shopworn as
Fred
1932
Strangers in Love as
Professor Clark
1932
Broken Lullaby as
Herr Walter Schultz
1931
The Great Junction Hotel (Short) as
The District Attorney's Aide
1931
Trouble from Abroad (Short) as
Captain Wimble
1931
Young as You Feel as
Noah Marley
1931
It Pays to Advertise as
Adams
1931
Scandal Sheet as
Charles McCloskey
1931
Misbehaving Ladies as
Uncle Joe Boyd
1931
Reducing as
Elmer Truffle
1930
Tom Sawyer as
Schoolteacher
1930
She's My Weakness as
Warren Thurber
1930
Big Money (Short) as
Pa Potter
1930
High Society Blues as
Eli Granger
1930
Clancy in Wall Street as
Andy MacIntosh
1930
Getting a Raise (Short) as
Pa Potter
1930
No, No, Nanette as
Jim Smith
1929
Seven Keys to Baldpate as
Thomas Hayden
1929
Happy Days as
Lucien Littlefield
1929
The Great Divide as
Texas Tommy
1929
Dark Streets as
Census Taker
1929
Drag as
Pa Parker
1929
The Girl in the Glass Cage as
Sheik Smith
1929
This Is Heaven as
Frank Chase
1929
Saturday's Children as
Willie
1929
Making the Grade as
Silas Cooper
1929
Clear the Decks as
Plinge
1928
Do Your Duty as
Andy McIntosh
1928
Mother Knows Best as
Pa Quail
1928
Heart to Heart as
Uncle Joe Boyd
1928
The Head Man as
Ed Barnes
1928
A Ship Comes In as
Dan
1928
Harold Teen as
Dad Jenks
1928
A Blonde for a Night as
Jenks
1928
The Man in Hobbles as
Pa Harris
1927
A Texas Steer as
Yell
1927
The Valley of the Giants as
Councilman
1927
Cheating Cheaters as
'Habeas Corpus' Lazarre
1927
The Small Bachelor
1927
Uncle Tom's Cabin as
Lawyer Marks
1927
My Best Girl as
Pa Johnson
1927
The Lighter That Failed (Short) as
Undetermined Secondary Role (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1927
The Cat and the Canary as
Doctor Ira Lazar
1927
Taxi! Taxi! as
Billy Wallace
1926
Twinkletoes as
Hank
1926
Take It from Me as
Cyrus Crabb
1926
Don Key (Son of Burro) (Short)
1926
Bachelor Brides as
Egbert Beamish
1926
Tony Runs Wild as
Red
1926
Brooding Eyes as
Bell
1926
Torrent as
Cupido
1926
Your Husband's Past (Short)
1926
A Punch in the Nose (Short)
1925
Soul Mates as
Stevens
1925
Tumbleweeds as
Kentucky Rose
1925
Laughing Ladies (Short) as
The Dentist
1925
Somewhere in Somewhere (Short) as
The Buck Private
1925
There Goes the Bride (Short)
1925
Madame Sans Jane (Short) as
Steward
1925
Innocent Husbands (Short) as
The House Detective
1925
Hearts and Spurs as
Ford Driver (uncredited)
1925
What Price Goofy? (Short) as
Speck - Jamison's Faithful Butler
1925
The Rainbow Trail as
Joe Lake
1925
Gold and the Girl as
Weasel
1925
Charley's Aunt as
Brasset - The Scout
1924
The Deadwood Coach as
Charlie Winter - in play
1924
Gold Heels as
Push Miller
1924
Teeth as
Under-sheriff
1924
Gerald Cranston's Lady as
Stanley Tilotson
1924
Feet of Clay as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1924
The Painted Lady as
Matt Logan
1924
Never Say Die as
Griggs
1924
A Woman Who Sinned as
Rev. Hillburn
1924
Babbitt as
Edward Littlefield
1924
True As Steel as
Mr. Foote
1924
Name the Man! as
Sharf
1924
Leap Year as
Jeremiah Piper
1923
The Rendezvous as
Commissar
1923
In the Palace of the King as
Adonis
1923
The French Doll as
Dobbs, the Butler
1923
Three Wise Fools as
Douglas
1923
The Tiger's Claw as
Goyrem
1923
Mr. Billings Spends His Dime as
Martin Green
1922
To Have and to Hold as
Duke of Buckingham
1922
Manslaughter as
Witness
1922
The Siren Call as
Irishman
1922
Our Leading Citizen as
The Editor
1922
Beyond the Rocks as
Sir Lionel Grey's Associate (uncredited)
1922
Across the Continent as
Scott Tyler
1922
Her Husband's Trademark as
Slithy Winters
1922
Saturday Night as
Uncle Van's Secretary (uncredited)
1922
Tillie as
Doc Weaver
1922
Rent Free as
'Batty' Briggs
1921
The Sheik as
Gaston - French Valet
1921
The Hell Diggers as
Silas Hoskins
1921
Crazy to Marry as
Minister
1921
The Affairs of Anatol as
Spencer's Valet (uncredited)
1921
Too Much Speed as
Jimmy Rodman
1921
The Little Clown as
Connie Potts
1921
All Souls' Eve
1920
Her First Elopement as
Ted Maitland
1920
The Furnace as
Bert Vallance
1920
The Life of the Party as
Man with Raccoon Coat (uncredited)
1920
Eyes of the Heart as
Whitey
1920
The Round-up as
Parenthesis (uncredited)
1920
The Fourteenth Man as
Wesley Colfax Winslow
1920
The Sins of St. Anthony as
Lieutenant Humphrey Smith
1920
Sick Abed as
Dr. Widner
1920
Jack Straw as
Sherlo
1920
Why Change Your Wife? as
Gordon's Butler
1920
Double Speed as
Reginald Toby
1919
Everywoman as
Lord Witness
1919
Hawthorne of the U.S.A. as
Soldier on Patrol (uncredited)
1917
The Hostage as
Paul
1917
The Squaw Man's Son as
Lord Yester
1917
The Jaguar's Claws as
Undetermined Role
1917
The Cost of Hatred
1917
On Record
1917
The Golden Fetter as
Pete
1916
Joan the Woman
1916
A Gutter Magdalene
1916
The Heart of Nora Flynn as
The Gardener
1916
The Love Mask
1916
To Have and to Hold as
King James I
1916
The Blacklist as
Frederick Holtz
1915
Temptation (uncredited)
1915
The Golden Chance as
Roger Manning's Valet - Introductory Sequence (uncredited)
1915
The Cheat as
Hardy's Secretary (uncredited)
1915
The Unknown as
Undetermined Role
1915
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo as
The Rag Picker
1915
The Marriage of Kitty as
Undetermined Role
1915
Kindling as
Fence (uncredited)
1915
The Wild Goose Chase (Short) as
The 'Grind'
1915
A Gentleman of Leisure as
Clerk
1915
The Warrens of Virginia as
Tom Dabney
1914
The Ghost Breaker as
Judge Jarvis
1914
Rose of the Rancho (uncredited)
Writer
1936
Early to Bed (story)
Soundtrack
1931
Reducing (performer: "The Old Folks at Home" (Swanee River) (1851) - uncredited)
Self
1939
Unusual Occupations (Documentary short) as
Self (uncredited)
1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 9: 'the Driver' (Short) as
Self - Golfer (uncredited)
1922
A Trip to Paramountown (Documentary short) as
Self
Archive Footage
2000
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (TV Movie documentary)
1986
The Laurel and Hardy Show (TV Series) as
Professor Noodle / Dr. Meddick (1986)
1947
The Hal Roach Comedy Carnival as
The Judge
1939
Land of Liberty
References
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