Person
Denholm Elliott
Acting · 1922–1992 · Ealing, London, England, UK
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
Screen Two
Philip Neville
Playhouse
Geoffrey Treasure
Omnibus
Self
BBC Play of the Month
Hjalmar Ekdal
The Wednesday Play
Vincent
BBC2 Play of the Week
Semyon
Studio One
Eric Inwood
Tales of the Unexpected
Harold Tinker / Colonel Tinker
Suspicion
1957
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Interviewer
Filmography
- 2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullMarcus Brody (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2003Indiana Jones: Making the TrilogySelf (archive footage)
- 2000Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf (archive footage)
- 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)
- 1992Noises Off...Selsdon Mowbray / The Burglar
- 1992Love at First SightThomas Wilkins
- 1991One Against the WindFather LeBlanc
- 1991A Murder of QualityGeorge Smiley
- 1991ScorchersHowler
- 1991Toy SoldiersHeadmaster
- 1991The Black CandleWilliam Filmore
- 1990Sunday PursuitThomas Wilkins
- 1990The Love She SoughtJames O'Hannon
- 1989Bangkok HiltonHal Stanton
- 1989Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)Nathy
- 1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeMarcus Brody
- 1989Return from the River KwaiColonel Grayson
- 1988Stealing HeavenFulbert
- 1988The Bourne IdentityWashburn
- 1988Hanna's War
- 1988Codename: KyrilPovin
- 1988Codename: KyrilPovin
- 1988Noble HouseAlastair Struan
- 1988Keys to FreedomInspector Basil Crisp
- 1987A Child's Christmas in WalesOld Geraint
- 1987SeptemberHoward
- 1987MauriceDr. Barry
- 1987The Happy ValleySir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton
- 1987ScoopSalter
- 1986Past CaringVictor
- 1986Worlds BeyondSir Oliver
- 1986Sunday PremiereSir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton
- 1986The Whoopee BoysCol. Phelps
- 1986Defence of the RealmVernon Bayliss
- 1986Mrs. Delafield Wants to MarryGeorge Parker
- 1986A Room with a ViewMr. Emerson
- 1986Hotel du LacPhilip Neville
- 1985UnderworldDr. Savary
- 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterRichard Braling
- 1985Bleak HouseJohn Jarndyce
- 1985Screen TwoPhilip Neville
- 1984CamilleCount de Noilly
- 1984A Private FunctionDr. Swaby
- 1984The Razor's EdgeElliott Templeton
- 1983The Hound of the BaskervillesDr. Mortimer
- 1983Trading PlacesColeman
- 1983The Wicked LadySir Ralph Skelton
- 1982Marco PoloNiccolò Polo
- 1982The MissionaryThe Bishop of London
- 1982Brimstone & TreacleTom Bates
- 1981Raiders of the Lost ArkDr. Marcus Brody
- 1981You're All Right, How Am I?Psychiatrist
- 1980Sunday LoversParker (segment "An Englishman's Home")
- 1980Blade on the FeatherJack Hill
- 1980Hammer House of HorrorNorman Shenley
- 1980Rising DampCharles Seymour
- 1980In HidingBernard
- 1980Bad TimingStefan Vognic
- 1980Gentle FolkF J Dobbs
- 1980Donkeys' YearsAlan Quine
- 1979CubaDonald Skinner
- 1979Game for VulturesRaglan Thistle
- 1979Zulu DawnColonel Pulleine
- 1979Saint JackWilliam Leigh
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedHarold Tinker / Colonel Tinker
- 1979School PlayJeffrey Treasure
- 1979Death Becomes MeRoland (archive footage)
- 1978Watership DownCowslip (voice)
- 1978The Boys from BrazilSidney Beynon
- 1978Crest of a WaveJim
- 1978Little Girl in Blue VelvetMike
- 1978The Hound of the BaskervillesStapleton
- 1978Sweeney 2Ex-Det. Chief Superintendent Jupp
- 1977Shooting the ChandelierSemyon
- 1977Across the Andes by FrogMr. Gregory
- 1977PremiereJim
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekSemyon
- 1977The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know ItEnglish Delegate
- 1977A Bridge Too FarRAF meteorologist officer
- 1977SupernaturalGeoffrey Manners
- 1977The Velvet GloveC W Leadbeater
- 1976Voyage of the DamnedAdmiral Canaris
- 1976The SignalmanThe Signalman
- 1976Brimstone and TreacleTom Bates
- 1976Robin and MarianWill Scarlet
- 1976To the Devil a DaughterHenry Beddows
- 1976PartnersJohn Grey
- 1976Ripping YarnsMr. Gregory
- 1976ClayhangerTertius Ingpen
- 1975Shades of GreeneThe Author
- 1975Russian RouletteJohn Petapiece
- 1975The Crazy KillDr. Frank Henson
- 1974Percy's ProgressSir Emmanuel Whitbread
- 1974The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzFriar
- 1974PlayhouseGeoffrey Treasure
- 1974The Lady from the SeaDr. Wangel
- 1974The Last ChapterRobert Murray
- 1973The Song of SongsDr. Salmoni
- 1973ThrillerDr. Frank Henson
- 1973A Doll's HouseNils Krogstad
- 1973The Vault of HorrorDiltant (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
- 1972Anywhere but EnglandMiles
- 1972Follow the Yellow Brick RoadJack Black
- 1972Night DutySwan
- 1972The SextetEllis
- 1972Madame SinMalcolm De Vere
- 1971A Ghost Story for ChristmasThe Signalman
- 1971The Persuaders!Roland
- 1971Quest for LoveTom Lewis
- 1971The Wild DuckHjalmar Ekdal, Hedvig's father
- 1971The House That Dripped BloodCharles Hillyer (segment 1 "Method for Murder")
- 1971PercyEmmanuel Whitbread
- 1970The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerPeter Niss
- 1970Too Late the HeroCaptain Hornsby
- 1969Scenes from Family LifeWalter
- 1969Plays of TodayWalter
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreArthur Gosport
- 1968The Sea GullDr. Yevgeny Dorn
- 1968The Night They Raided Minsky'sVance Fowler
- 1968DraculaCount Dracula
- 1968Let's Murder VivaldiGerald
- 1968Here We Go Round the Mulberry BushMr. George Beauchamp
- 1968The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeGeorge Devlin
- 1967OmnibusSelf
- 1967Coronet BlueRoger Crowell - Imposter
- 1967Maroc 7Inspector Barrada
- 1966The Spy with a Cold NosePond-Jones
- 1966AlfieThe Abortionist
- 1966The Fall of the House of UsherRoderick Usher
- 1966Mystery and ImaginationRoderick Usher
- 1965King RatLarkin
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthHjalmar Ekdal
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreThe Interviewer
- 1965The Wednesday ThrillerJohn Fairchild
- 1965You Must Be JokingCaptain Tabasco
- 1965Man and MirrorGeoffrey Manners
- 1965The Man in Room 17Imlac Defraits
- 1965The Holy TerrorHerbert
- 1965A Little TemptationVincent
- 1964The High Bright SunBaker
- 1964The Wednesday PlayVincent
- 1964DetectiveReggie Fortune
- 1964Nothing But the BestCharlie Prince
- 1963The Invincible Mr. DisraeliMontague Corry
- 1963Station Six-SaharaMacey
- 1960Sunday-Night Play
- 1960Danger ManBasil Jordan
- 1960Armchair Mystery TheatreGeoffrey Manners
- 1960Scent of MysteryOliver Larker
- 1959The Moon and SixpenceThe Writer
- 1958The Winslow BoySir Robert Morton
- 1958Wuthering HeightsEdgar Linton
- 1957Twelfth NightSebastian
- 1957Suspicion
- 1957DuPont Show of the MonthCharles Darnay
- 1957The LarkWarwick
- 1956Armchair TheatreHenry Thomas
- 1956Pacific DestinyArthur Grimble
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJack Lyons
- 1955The Night My Number Came UpFl. Lt. McKenzie
- 1955The Man Who Loved RedheadsDenis
- 1954Lease of LifeMartin Blake
- 1954They Who DareSergeant Corcoran
- 1954Tonight in BritainSelf
- 1953The Heart of the MatterWilson
- 1953The Cruel SeaMorell
- 1952The Holly and the IvyMichael Gregory
- 1952The RingerJohn Lemley
- 1952The Sound BarrierChristopher Ridgefield
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameWarwick
- 1950Lux Video TheatreDick
- 1950Sunday Night TheatreColby Simpkins
- 1949Dear Mr. ProhackOswald Morfrey
- 1949Suspense
- 1948Studio OneEric Inwood
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