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
allplot date February 2012 Infobox Film name His & Hers image His & Hers poster.jpg director Hal Salwen writer Hal Salwen starring Liev Schreiber br Caroleen Feeney br Michael Rispoli br Cynthia Watros br Danny Hoch br N Bushe Wright distributor Alliance Independent Films released 1997 USA runtime 82 min country U.S.A language English language English His & Hers is an American independent film which premiered at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. ref http history.sundance.org films 1587 Sundance Film Festival 1997 ref Written and directed by Hal Salwen, it is a modern screwball comedy, the plot of which centers around the accidental amputation of a finger. ref http movies.nytimes.com movie 154566 His and Hers overview?scp 4&sq hal 20salwen&st cse The New York Times ref ref http www.rottentomatoes.com m 1215329 his and hers Rottentomatoes.com ref Plot While chopping carrots in her suburban kitchen, a nervous housewife, Carol Caroleen Feeney , accidentally chops off her husband Glenn s Liev Schreiber pinky, causing the detached finger to fly out the window and into the backyard. After chasing down the neighbor s dog, which has absconded with the errant digit, Carol eventually recovers it, But as the couple races to the hospital to have the finger reattached, Carol discovers that Glenn has been unfaithful. Indignant, she decides that she is not giving it back until Glenn confesses to the identity of his affair. After much hemming and hawing, Glenn eventually acknowledges that it is Pam Cynthia Watros , who also just happens to be Carol s best friend. Incensed, Carol drives to Pam s house to confront her, only to raise the ire of Pam s husband, Nick Michael Rispoli , who grabs the finger and runs off, planning to put it into a bank deposit machine. References reflist External links imdb title 0119296 rotten tomatoes 1215329 Category 1997 films Category 1990s comedy films 1990s comedy film stub ... more details
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