Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Known for
Acting
Born
May 31, 1922
Died
October 6, 1992 (aged 70)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull poster

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Movie · as Marcus Brody (archive footage) (uncredited)

2003
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy poster

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories poster

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1994
The World of Hammer poster

The World of Hammer

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

1992
Noises Off... poster

Noises Off...

Movie · as Selsdon Mowbray / The Burglar

1992
Love at First Sight poster

Love at First Sight

TV · as Thomas Wilkins · 1 ep

1991
Toy Soldiers poster

Toy Soldiers

Movie · as Headmaster

1991
Scorchers poster

Scorchers

Movie · as Howler

1991
One Against the Wind poster

One Against the Wind

Movie · as Father LeBlanc

1991
A Murder of Quality poster

A Murder of Quality

Movie · as George Smiley

1991
The Black Candle poster

The Black Candle

Movie · as William Filmore

1990
The Love She Sought poster

The Love She Sought

Movie · as James O'Hannon

1990
Sunday Pursuit poster

Sunday Pursuit

Movie · as Thomas Wilkins

1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade poster

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Movie · as Marcus Brody

1989
Return from the River Kwai poster

Return from the River Kwai

Movie · as Colonel Grayson

1989
Killing Dad poster

Killing Dad

Movie · as Nathy

1989
Bangkok Hilton poster

Bangkok Hilton

TV · as Hal Stanton · 3 eps

1988
Stealing Heaven poster

Stealing Heaven

Movie · as Fulbert

1988
Keys to Freedom poster

Keys to Freedom

Movie · as Inspector Basil Crisp

1988
Hanna's War poster

Hanna's War

Movie

1988
Noble House poster

Noble House

TV · as Alastair Struan · 4 eps

1988
The Bourne Identity poster

The Bourne Identity

TV · as Washburn · 2 eps

1988
Codename: Kyril poster

Codename: Kyril

TV · as Povin · 2 eps

1987
September poster

September

Movie · as Howard

1987
Maurice poster

Maurice

Movie · as Dr. Barry

1987
Scoop poster

Scoop

Movie · as Salter

1987
A Child's Christmas in Wales poster

A Child's Christmas in Wales

Movie · as Old Geraint

1987
The Happy Valley poster

The Happy Valley

Movie · as Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton

1986
A Room with a View poster

A Room with a View

Movie · as Mr. Emerson

1986
Defence of the Realm poster

Defence of the Realm

Movie · as Vernon Bayliss

1986
The Whoopee Boys poster

The Whoopee Boys

Movie · as Col. Phelps

1986
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry poster

Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry

Movie · as George Parker

1986
Hotel du Lac poster

Hotel du Lac

Movie · as Philip Neville

1986
Past Caring poster

Past Caring

Movie · as Victor

1986
Worlds Beyond poster

Worlds Beyond

TV · as Sir Oliver · 1 ep

1986
Sunday Premiere

Sunday Premiere

TV · as Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton · 1 ep

1985
Underworld poster

Underworld

Movie · as Dr. Savary

1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater poster

The Ray Bradbury Theater

TV · as Richard Braling · 1 ep

1985
Bleak House poster

Bleak House

TV · as John Jarndyce · 8 eps

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Philip Neville · 1 ep

1984
The Razor's Edge poster

The Razor's Edge

Movie · as Elliott Templeton

1984
A Private Function poster

A Private Function

Movie · as Dr. Swaby

1984
Camille poster

Camille

Movie · as Count de Noilly

1983
Trading Places poster

Trading Places

Movie · as Coleman

1983
The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Movie · as Dr. Mortimer

1983
The Wicked Lady poster

The Wicked Lady

Movie · as Sir Ralph Skelton

1982
Brimstone & Treacle poster

Brimstone & Treacle

Movie · as Tom Bates

1982
The Missionary poster

The Missionary

Movie · as The Bishop of London

1982
Marco Polo poster

Marco Polo

TV · as Niccolò Polo · 8 eps

1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark poster

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Movie · as Dr. Marcus Brody

1981
You're All Right, How Am I? poster

You're All Right, How Am I?

Movie · as Psychiatrist

1980
Rising Damp poster

Rising Damp

Movie · as Charles Seymour

1980
Bad Timing poster

Bad Timing

Movie · as Stefan Vognic

1980
Sunday Lovers poster

Sunday Lovers

Movie · as Parker (segment "An Englishman's Home")

1980
Donkeys' Years

Donkeys' Years

Movie · as Alan Quine

1980
Gentle Folk poster

Gentle Folk

Movie · as F J Dobbs

1980
Blade on the Feather poster

Blade on the Feather

Movie · as Jack Hill

1980
In Hiding poster

In Hiding

Movie · as Bernard

1980
Hammer House of Horror poster

Hammer House of Horror

TV · as Norman Shenley · 1 ep

1979
Cuba poster

Cuba

Movie · as Donald Skinner

1979
Zulu Dawn poster

Zulu Dawn

Movie · as Colonel Pulleine

1979
Saint Jack poster

Saint Jack

Movie · as William Leigh

1979
Game for Vultures poster

Game for Vultures

Movie · as Raglan Thistle

1979
School Play poster

School Play

Movie · as Jeffrey Treasure

1979
Death Becomes Me

Death Becomes Me

Movie · as Roland (archive footage)

1979
Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected

TV · as Harold Tinker / Colonel Tinker · 1 ep

1978
The Boys from Brazil poster

The Boys from Brazil

Movie · as Sidney Beynon

1978
Sweeney 2 poster

Sweeney 2

Movie · as Ex-Det. Chief Superintendent Jupp

1978
Little Girl in Blue Velvet poster

Little Girl in Blue Velvet

Movie · as Mike

1978
Watership Down poster

Watership Down

Movie · as Cowslip (voice)

1978
The Hound of the Baskervilles poster

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Movie · as Stapleton

1978
Crest of a Wave poster

Crest of a Wave

Movie · as Jim

1977
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It poster

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

Movie · as English Delegate

1977
A Bridge Too Far poster

A Bridge Too Far

Movie · as RAF meteorologist officer

1977
Across the Andes by Frog poster

Across the Andes by Frog

Movie · as Mr. Gregory

1977
Shooting the Chandelier poster

Shooting the Chandelier

Movie · as Semyon

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week

TV · as Semyon · 1 ep

1977
Supernatural poster

Supernatural

TV · as Geoffrey Manners · 1 ep

1977
The Velvet Glove

The Velvet Glove

TV · as C W Leadbeater · 1 ep

1977
Premiere

Premiere

TV · as Jim · 1 ep

1976
Robin and Marian poster

Robin and Marian

Movie · as Will Scarlet

1976
To the Devil a Daughter poster

To the Devil a Daughter

Movie · as Henry Beddows

1976
Voyage of the Damned poster

Voyage of the Damned

Movie · as Admiral Canaris

1976
The Signalman poster

The Signalman

Movie · as The Signalman

1976
Brimstone and Treacle poster

Brimstone and Treacle

Movie · as Tom Bates

1976
Partners poster

Partners

Movie · as John Grey

1976
Ripping Yarns poster

Ripping Yarns

TV · as Mr. Gregory · 1 ep

1976
Clayhanger poster

Clayhanger

TV · as Tertius Ingpen · 9 eps

1975
Russian Roulette poster

Russian Roulette

Movie · as John Petapiece

1975
The Crazy Kill poster

The Crazy Kill

Movie · as Dr. Frank Henson

1975
Shades of Greene poster

Shades of Greene

TV · as The Author, William Wilditch · 1 ep

1974
Percy's Progress poster

Percy's Progress

Movie · as Sir Emmanuel Whitbread

1974
The Last Chapter poster

The Last Chapter

Movie · as Robert Murray

1974
The Lady from the Sea poster

The Lady from the Sea

Movie · as Dr. Wangel

1974
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz poster

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

Movie · as Friar

1974
Playhouse poster

Playhouse

TV · as Geoffrey Treasure, Bernard, Psychiatrist, F.J. Dobbs · 1 ep

1973
A Doll's House poster

A Doll's House

Movie · as Nils Krogstad

1973
The Vault of Horror poster

The Vault of Horror

Movie · as Diltant (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

1973
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Dr. Frank Henson · 1 ep

1973
The Song of Songs poster

The Song of Songs

TV · as Dr. Salmoni · 5 eps

1972
Madame Sin poster

Madame Sin

Movie · as Malcolm De Vere

1972
Follow the Yellow Brick Road poster

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Movie · as Jack Black

1972
Anywhere but England

Anywhere but England

Movie · as Miles

1972
Night Duty

Night Duty

Movie · as Swan

1972
The Sextet poster

The Sextet

TV · as Ellis, Swan, Max Firebrace, Jack Black, Edgar, Stanley, Peter Lelliot, Francis Ramsdale · 1 ep

1971
The House That Dripped Blood poster

The House That Dripped Blood

Movie · as Charles Hillyer (segment 1 "Method for Murder")

1971
Percy poster

Percy

Movie · as Emmanuel Whitbread

1971
The Wild Duck poster

The Wild Duck

Movie · as Hjalmar Ekdal, Hedvig's father

1971
Quest for Love poster

Quest for Love

Movie · as Tom Lewis

1971
The Persuaders! poster

The Persuaders!

TV · as Roland · 1 ep

1971
A Ghost Story for Christmas poster

A Ghost Story for Christmas

TV · as The Signalman · 1 ep

1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer poster

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

Movie · as Peter Niss

1970
Too Late the Hero poster

Too Late the Hero

Movie · as Captain Hornsby

1969
Scenes from Family Life poster

Scenes from Family Life

Movie · as Walter

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV · as Arthur Gosport, Harry Griffin · 1 ep

1969
Plays of Today

Plays of Today

TV · as Walter · 1 ep

1968
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Movie · as George Devlin

1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's poster

The Night They Raided Minsky's

Movie · as Vance Fowler

1968
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush poster

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

Movie · as Mr. George Beauchamp

1968
Dracula poster

Dracula

Movie · as Count Dracula

1968
The Sea Gull poster

The Sea Gull

Movie · as Dr. Yevgeny Dorn

1968
Let's Murder Vivaldi

Let's Murder Vivaldi

Movie · as Gerald

1967
Maroc 7 poster

Maroc 7

Movie · as Inspector Barrada

1967
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1967
Coronet Blue poster

Coronet Blue

TV · as Roger Crowell - Imposter · 1 ep

1966
Alfie poster

Alfie

Movie · as The Abortionist

1966
The Spy with a Cold Nose poster

The Spy with a Cold Nose

Movie · as Pond-Jones

1966
The Fall of the House of Usher poster

The Fall of the House of Usher

Movie · as Roderick Usher

1966
Mystery and Imagination poster

Mystery and Imagination

TV · as Roderick Usher, Count Dracula · 1 ep

1965
King Rat poster

King Rat

Movie · as Larkin

1965
A Little Temptation poster

A Little Temptation

Movie · as Vincent

1965
You Must Be Joking poster

You Must Be Joking

Movie · as Captain Tabasco

1965
The Holy Terror poster

The Holy Terror

Movie · as Herbert

1965
Man and Mirror

Man and Mirror

Movie · as Geoffrey Manners

1965
The Man in Room 17 poster

The Man in Room 17

TV · as Imlac Defraits · 13 eps

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Hjalmar Ekdal · 1 ep

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as The Interviewer · 1 ep

1965
The Wednesday Thriller

The Wednesday Thriller

TV · as John Fairchild · 1 ep

1964
Nothing But the Best poster

Nothing But the Best

Movie · as Charlie Prince

1964
The High Bright Sun poster

The High Bright Sun

Movie · as Baker

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as Vincent, Gerald · 1 ep

1964
Detective poster

Detective

TV · as Reggie Fortune · 1 ep

1963
Station Six-Sahara poster

Station Six-Sahara

Movie · as Macey

1963
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli poster

The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

Movie · as Montague Corry

1960
Scent of Mystery poster

Scent of Mystery

Movie · as Oliver Larker

1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre

TV · as Geoffrey Manners · 1 ep

1960
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

TV · 1 ep

1960
Danger Man poster

Danger Man

TV · as Basil Jordan · 1 ep

1959
The Moon and Sixpence poster

The Moon and Sixpence

Movie · as The Writer

1958
Wuthering Heights poster

Wuthering Heights

Movie · as Edgar Linton

1958
The Winslow Boy poster

The Winslow Boy

Movie · as Sir Robert Morton

1957
The Lark poster

The Lark

Movie · as Warwick

1957
Twelfth Night poster

Twelfth Night

Movie · as Sebastian

1957
DuPont Show of the Month poster

DuPont Show of the Month

TV · as Charles Darnay · 1 ep

1957
Suspicion poster

Suspicion

TV · 1 ep

1956
Pacific Destiny poster

Pacific Destiny

Movie · as Arthur Grimble

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Henry Thomas, Miles · 1 ep

1955
The Night My Number Came Up poster

The Night My Number Came Up

Movie · as Fl. Lt. McKenzie

1955
The Man Who Loved Redheads poster

The Man Who Loved Redheads

Movie · as Denis

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Jack Lyons, John Manbridge · 1 ep

1954
They Who Dare poster

They Who Dare

Movie · as Sergeant Corcoran

1954
Lease of Life poster

Lease of Life

Movie · as Martin Blake

1954
Tonight in Britain

Tonight in Britain

Movie · as Self

1953
The Cruel Sea poster

The Cruel Sea

Movie · as Morell

1953
The Heart of the Matter poster

The Heart of the Matter

Movie · as Wilson

1952
The Holly and the Ivy poster

The Holly and the Ivy

Movie · as Michael Gregory

1952
The Ringer poster

The Ringer

Movie · as John Lemley

1952
The Sound Barrier poster

The Sound Barrier

Movie · as Christopher Ridgefield

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Warwick, Father LeBlanc, Count, Sebastian, Herbert, Montague Corry · 1 ep

1950
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

TV · as Dick · 1 ep

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as Colby Simpkins, Mr. Julien, Stefan · 1 ep

1949
Dear Mr. Prohack poster

Dear Mr. Prohack

Movie · as Oswald Morfrey

1949
Suspense poster

Suspense

TV · 1 ep

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Eric Inwood · 1 ep