John Litel (December 30, 1892 – February 3, 1972) was a film actor.

He was born John Beach Litel in Albany, Wisconsin, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.

During World War I, Litel enlisted in the French Army and was twice decorated for bravery. Back in the US after the war, Litel enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his stage career. In 1929, he started appearing in films. Part of the "Warner Bros. Stock Company" beginning in the 1930s, he appeared in dozens of Warner Bros. films. He usually played supporting roles such as hard-nosed cops, district attorneys and the like. He appeared in over 200 films, including They Drive by Night (1940), Knute Rockne All American (1940), They Died with Their Boots On (1941), The Guilty (1947), Pitfall (1948), Two Dollar Bettor (1951), Scaramouche (1952), and his final film role in Nevada Smith (1966).

John Litel's tough, no-nonsense demeanor on screen was not entirely an act; in World War I, not wanting to wait until the U.S. entered, he enlisted in the French army and was twice decorated for bravery. Returning to the U.S. after the war, he enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and toured with various stage companies, making his film debut in 1929. He was one of what was called the "Warner Bros. Stock Company" in the 1930s - with such character actors as Ward Bond, Frank McHugh, Joan Blondell and Alan Hale (I) among others - appearing in dozens of films there, often as a tough police captain or hard-nosed district attorney. Always a solid, dependable character actor, Litel appeared in more than 200 films, sometimes playing leads, but mainly as a supporting actor.