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Denholm Elliott

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Denholm Elliott

Born May 31, 1922 in Ealing, London, England, UKDied October 6, 1992119 films

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.

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Raiders of the Lost Ark posterFirst watchRaiders of the Lost Ark19817.9as Dr. Marcus BrodyWhen Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds…View film

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade poster7.9Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade1989Trading Places poster7.2Trading Places1983A Bridge Too Far poster7.2A Bridge Too Far1977Maurice poster7.6Maurice1987Watership Down poster7.2Watership Down1978A Room with a View poster6.9A Room with a View1986The Boys from Brazil poster6.7The Boys from Brazil1978Noises Off... poster7.2Noises Off...1992

Filmography

119 films as actor
  1. 1992Noises Off...Selsdon Mowbray / The Burglar
  2. 1991One Against the WindFather LeBlanc
  3. 1991A Murder of QualityGeorge Smiley
  4. 1991ScorchersHowler
  5. 1991Toy SoldiersHeadmaster
  6. 1991The Black CandleWilliam Filmore
  7. 1990Sunday PursuitThomas Wilkins
  8. 1990The Love She SoughtJames O'Hannon
  9. 1989Killing DadNathy
  10. 1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeMarcus Brody
  11. 1989Return from the River KwaiColonel Grayson
  12. 1988Stealing HeavenFulbert
  13. 1988Hanna's War
  14. 1988Keys to FreedomInspector Basil Crisp
  15. 1987A Child's Christmas in WalesOld Geraint
  16. 1987SeptemberHoward
  17. 1987MauriceDr. Barry
  18. 1987The Happy ValleySir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton
  19. 1987ScoopSalter
  20. 1986Past CaringVictor
  21. 1986The Whoopee BoysCol. Phelps
  22. 1986Defence of the RealmVernon Bayliss
  23. 1986Mrs. Delafield Wants to MarryGeorge Parker
  24. 1986A Room with a ViewMr. Emerson
  25. 1986Hotel du LacPhilip Neville
  26. 1985UnderworldDr. Savary
  27. 1984CamilleCount de Noilly
  28. 1984A Private FunctionDr. Swaby
  29. 1984The Razor's EdgeElliott Templeton
  30. 1983The Hound of the BaskervillesDr. Mortimer
  31. 1983Trading PlacesColeman
  32. 1983The Wicked LadySir Ralph Skelton
  33. 1982The MissionaryThe Bishop of London
  34. 1982Brimstone & TreacleTom Bates
  35. 1981Raiders of the Lost ArkDr. Marcus Brody
  36. 1981You're All Right, How Am I?Psychiatrist
  37. 1980Sunday LoversParker (segment "An Englishman's Home")
  38. 1980Blade on the FeatherJack Hill
  39. 1980Rising DampCharles Seymour
  40. 1980In HidingBernard
  41. 1980Bad TimingStefan Vognic
  42. 1980Gentle FolkF J Dobbs
  43. 1980Donkeys' YearsAlan Quine
  44. 1979CubaDonald Skinner
  45. 1979Game for VulturesRaglan Thistle
  46. 1979Zulu DawnColonel Pulleine
  47. 1979Saint JackWilliam Leigh
  48. 1979School PlayJeffrey Treasure
  49. 1978Watership DownCowslip (voice)
  50. 1978The Boys from BrazilSidney Beynon
  51. 1978Crest of a WaveJim
  52. 1978Little Girl in Blue VelvetMike
  53. 1978The Hound of the BaskervillesStapleton
  54. 1978Sweeney 2Ex-Det. Chief Superintendent Jupp
  55. 1977Shooting the ChandelierSemyon
  56. 1977Across the Andes by FrogMr. Gregory
  57. 1977The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know ItEnglish Delegate
  58. 1977A Bridge Too FarRAF meteorologist officer
  59. 1976Voyage of the DamnedAdmiral Canaris
  60. 1976The SignalmanThe Signalman
  61. 1976Brimstone and TreacleTom Bates
  62. 1976Robin and MarianWill Scarlet
  63. 1976To the Devil a DaughterHenry Beddows
  64. 1976PartnersJohn Grey
  65. 1975Russian RouletteJohn Petapiece
  66. 1975The Crazy KillDr. Frank Henson
  67. 1974Percy's ProgressSir Emmanuel Whitbread
  68. 1974The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzFriar
  69. 1974The Lady from the SeaDr. Wangel
  70. 1974The Last ChapterRobert Murray
  71. 1973A Doll's HouseNils Krogstad
  72. 1973The Vault of HorrorDiltant (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
  73. 1972Anywhere but EnglandMiles
  74. 1972Follow the Yellow Brick RoadJack Black
  75. 1972Night DutySwan
  76. 1972Madame SinMalcolm De Vere
  77. 1971Quest for LoveTom Lewis
  78. 1971The Wild DuckHjalmar Ekdal, Hedvig's father
  79. 1971The House That Dripped BloodCharles Hillyer (segment 1 "Method for Murder")
  80. 1971PercyEmmanuel Whitbread
  81. 1970The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerPeter Niss
  82. 1970Too Late the HeroCaptain Hornsby
  83. 1969Scenes from Family LifeWalter
  84. 1968The Sea GullDr. Yevgeny Dorn
  85. 1968The Night They Raided Minsky'sVance Fowler
  86. 1968DraculaCount Dracula
  87. 1968Let's Murder VivaldiGerald
  88. 1968Here We Go Round the Mulberry BushMr. George Beauchamp
  89. 1968The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeGeorge Devlin
  90. 1967Maroc 7Inspector Barrada
  91. 1966The Spy with a Cold NosePond-Jones
  92. 1966AlfieThe Abortionist
  93. 1966The Fall of the House of UsherRoderick Usher
  94. 1965King RatLarkin
  95. 1965You Must Be JokingCaptain Tabasco
  96. 1965Man and MirrorGeoffrey Manners
  97. 1965The Holy TerrorHerbert
  98. 1965A Little TemptationVincent
  99. 1964The High Bright SunBaker
  100. 1964Nothing But the BestCharlie Prince
  101. 1963The Invincible Mr. DisraeliMontague Corry
  102. 1963Station Six-SaharaMacey
  103. 1960Scent of MysteryOliver Larker
  104. 1959The Moon and SixpenceThe Writer
  105. 1958The Winslow BoySir Robert Morton
  106. 1958Wuthering HeightsEdgar Linton
  107. 1957Twelfth NightSebastian
  108. 1957The LarkWarwick
  109. 1956Pacific DestinyArthur Grimble
  110. 1955The Night My Number Came UpFl. Lt. McKenzie
  111. 1955The Man Who Loved RedheadsDenis
  112. 1954Lease of LifeMartin Blake
  113. 1954They Who DareSergeant Corcoran
  114. 1953The Heart of the MatterWilson
  115. 1953The Cruel SeaMorell
  116. 1952The Holly and the IvyMichael Gregory
  117. 1952The RingerJohn Lemley
  118. 1952The Sound BarrierChristopher Ridgefield
  119. 1949Dear Mr. ProhackOswald Morfrey