Denholm Elliott
Known for Acting · 170 credits
- Born
- 1922-05-31
- Died
- 1992-10-06
- Place of birth
- Ealing, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Denholm Elliot · Denholm Mitchell Elliott
Biography
Denholm Mitchell Elliott, CBE (31 May 1922 – 6 October 1992) was an English actor of stage and screen, with over 120 major film and TV credits. In the 1980s, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in three consecutive years.
Known For
TV Shows (45)
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Hjalmar Ekdal
Studio One
1948
as Eric Inwood
Omnibus
1967
as Self
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Harold Tinker / Colonel Tinker
Screen Two
1985
as Philip Neville
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Vincent / Gerald
Playhouse
1974
as Geoffrey Treasure / Bernard / Psychiatrist / F.J. Dobbs
The Persuaders!
1971
as Roland
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Jack Lyons / John Manbridge
Danger Man
1960
as Basil Jordan
Suspense
1949
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Arthur Gosport / Harry Griffin
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Colby Simpkins / Mr. Julien / Stefan
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Richard Braling
Thriller
1973
as Dr. Frank Henson
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Interviewer
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Semyon
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dick
Suspicion
1957
Sunday-Night Play
1960
Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Norman Shenley
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Roderick Usher / Count Dracula
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Charles Darnay
The Bourne Identity
1988
as Washburn
Marco Polo
1982
as Niccolò Polo
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Detective
1964
as Reggie Fortune
A Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as The Signalman
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Geoffrey Manners
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Warwick / Father LeBlanc / Count / Sebastian / Herbert / Montague Corry
Love at First Sight
1992
as Thomas Wilkins
The Man in Room 17
1965
as Imlac Defraits
Bleak House
1985
as John Jarndyce
Coronet Blue
1967
as Roger Crowell - Imposter
Ripping Yarns
1976
as Mr. Gregory
Worlds Beyond
1986
as Sir Oliver
Noble House
1988
as Alastair Struan
Bangkok Hilton
1989
as Hal Stanton
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Henry Thomas / Miles
Clayhanger
1976
as Tertius Ingpen
Supernatural
1977
as Geoffrey Manners
The Sextet
1972
as Ellis / Swan / Max Firebrace / Jack Black / Edgar / Stanley / Peter Lelliot / Francis Ramsdale
The Wednesday Thriller
1965
as John Fairchild
Codename: Kyril
1988
as Povin
Plays of Today
1969
as Walter
Movies (125)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
as Dr. Marcus Brody
Trading Places
1983
as Coleman
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
as Marcus Brody
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008
as Marcus Brody (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Bridge Too Far
1977
as RAF meteorologist officer
Watership Down
1978
as Cowslip (voice)
Maurice
1987
as Dr. Barry
A Room with a View
1986
as Mr. Emerson
Zulu Dawn
1979
as Colonel Pulleine
Percy
1971
as Emmanuel Whitbread
The Boys from Brazil
1978
as Sidney Beynon
Noises Off...
1992
as Selsdon Mowbray / The Burglar
Cuba
1979
as Donald Skinner
Alfie
1966
as The Abortionist
Toy Soldiers
1991
as Headmaster
To the Devil a Daughter
1976
as Henry Beddows
The Missionary
1982
as The Bishop of London
King Rat
1965
as Larkin
Russian Roulette
1975
as John Petapiece
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Admiral Canaris
The Cruel Sea
1953
as Morell
The Razor's Edge
1984
as Elliott Templeton
Scoop
1987
as Salter
September
1987
as Howard
Robin and Marian
1976
as Will Scarlet
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
1978
as Mike
Scorchers
1991
as Howler
The House That Dripped Blood
1971
as Charles Hillyer (segment 1 "Method for Murder")
Bad Timing
1980
as Stefan Vognic
The Wicked Lady
1983
as Sir Ralph Skelton
Hanna's War
1988
A Murder of Quality
1991
as George Smiley
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977
as English Delegate
Underworld
1985
as Dr. Savary
Wuthering Heights
1958
as Edgar Linton
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
as Peter NIss
Saint Jack
1979
as William Leigh
The Black Candle
1991
as William Filmore
A Private Function
1984
as Dr. Swaby
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968
as George Devlin
Defence of the Realm
1986
as Vernon Bayliss
Station Six-Sahara
1963
as Macey
Too Late the Hero
1970
as Captain Hornsby
The Holy Terror
1965
as Herbert
Camille
1984
as Count de Noilly
Percy's Progress
1974
as Sir Emmanuel Whitbread
Return from the River Kwai
1989
as Colonel Grayson
The High Bright Sun
1964
as Baker
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Stealing Heaven
1988
as Fulbert
The Whoopee Boys
1986
as Col. Phelps
The Vault of Horror
1973
as Diltant (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
The Sea Gull
1968
as Dr. Yevgeny Dorn
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
as Stapleton
Partners
1976
as John Grey
Codename: Kyril
1988
as Povin
Lease of Life
1954
as Martin Blake
Sunday Lovers
1980
as Parker (segment "An Englishman's Home")
The Sound Barrier
1952
as Christopher Ridgefield
Sweeney 2
1978
as Ex-Det. Chief Superintendent Jupp
One Against the Wind
1991
as Father LeBlanc
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
1968
as Mr. George Beauchamp
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1983
as Dr. Mortimer
A Child's Christmas in Wales
1987
as Old Geraint
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Quest for Love
1971
as Tom Lewis
The Heart of the Matter
1953
as Wilson
Brimstone & Treacle
1982
as Tom Bates
Nothing But the Best
1964
as Charlie Prince
Madame Sin
1972
as Malcolm De Vere
They Who Dare
1954
as Sergeant Corcoran
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
1972
as Jack Black
The Happy Valley
1987
as Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968
as Vance Fowler
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
1986
as George Parker
Blade on the Feather
1980
as Jack Hill
The Ringer
1952
as John Lemley
Pacific Destiny
1956
as Arthur Grimble
Hotel du Lac
1986
as Philip Neville
The Spy with a Cold Nose
1966
as Pond-Jones
The Love She Sought
1990
as James O'Hannon
A Doll's House
1973
as Nils Krogstad
Dear Mr. Prohack
1949
as Oswald Morfrey
Maroc 7
1967
as Inspector Barrada
Rising Damp
1980
as Charles Seymour
The Signalman
1976
as The Signalman
The Lark
1957
as Warwick
Death Becomes Me
1979
as Roland (archive footage)
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
1989
as Nathy
The Night My Number Came Up
1955
as Fl. Lt. McKenzie
You Must Be Joking
1965
as Captain Tabasco
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
1974
as Friar
Shooting the Chandelier
1977
as Semyon
Brimstone and Treacle
1976
as Tom Bates
Twelfth Night
1957
as Sebastian
Gentle Folk
1980
as F J Dobbs
The Fall of the House of Usher
1966
as Roderick Usher
The Man Who Loved Redheads
1955
as Denis
The Holly and the Ivy
1952
as Michael Gregory
Scent of Mystery
1960
as Oliver Larker
The Moon and Sixpence
1959
as The Writer
The Wild Duck
1971
as Hjalmar Ekdal, Hedvig's father
Game for Vultures
1979
as Raglan Thistle
The Lady from the Sea
1974
as Dr. Wangel
Past Caring
1986
as Victor
Night Duty
1972
as Swan
The Winslow Boy
1958
as Sir Robert Morton
School Play
1979
as Jeffrey Treasure
Across the Andes by Frog
1977
as Mr. Gregory
Keys to Freedom
1988
as Inspector Basil Crisp
The Crazy Kill
1975
as Dr. Frank Henson
Tonight in Britain
1954
as Self
Donkeys' Years
1980
as Alan Quine
Dracula
1968
as Count Dracula
Anywhere but England
1972
as Miles
You're All Right, How Am I?
1981
as Psychiatrist
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
1963
as Montague Corry
In Hiding
1980
as Bernard
Sunday Pursuit
1990
as Thomas Wilkins
Scenes from Family Life
1969
as Walter
About Denholm Elliott
Denholm Mitchell Elliott, CBE (31 May 1922 – 6 October 1992) was an English actor of stage and screen, with over 120 major film and TV credits. In the 1980s, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in three consecutive years. With 170 credits spanning from 1948 to 2008, Denholm Elliott has appeared in 125 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Denholm Elliott Movies
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — as Dr. Marcus Brody
- Trading Places (1983) — as Coleman
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) — as Marcus Brody
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) — as Marcus Brody (archive footage) (uncredited)
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) — as RAF meteorologist officer
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