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Denholm Elliott

Acting

Born May 31, 1922 · Ealing, London, England, UK

Died October 6, 1992

Also known as Denholm Elliot · Denholm Mitchell Elliott

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Biography

Denholm Mitchell Elliott was an English actor. He appeared in numerous productions on stage and screen, receiving BAFTA Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Trading Places (1983), A Private Function (1984) and Defence of the Realm (1986), and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Mr. Emerson in A Room with a View (1985). He is also known for his performances in Alfie (1966), A Doll's House (1973), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Maurice (1987), September (1987), and Noises Off (1992). He portrayed Marcus Brody in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). On television, Elliott won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor in 1981 and was nominated for a second for Hotel du Lac (1986).

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Awards & recognition

  • BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1986
  • BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1985
  • BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1984
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Donaldson Awards
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  • Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1987 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Wuthering Heights

1958as Edgar Linton

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989as Marcus Brody

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981as Dr. Marcus Brody

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955as John Manbridge

Ripping Yarns

1976as Mr. Gregory

Maurice

1987as Dr. Barry

The Persuaders!

1971as Roland

Danger Man

1960as Basil Jordan

Noises Off...

1992as Selsdon Mowbray / The Burglar

Trading Places

1983as Coleman

Watership Down

1978as Cowslip (voice)

A Bridge Too Far

1977as RAF meteorologist officer

Madame Sin

1972as Malcolm De Vere

Hammer House of Horror

1980as Norman Shenley

King Rat

1965as Larkin

Noble House

1988as Alastair Struan

A Room with a View

1986as Mr. Emerson

The Moon and Sixpence

1959as The Writer

The Cruel Sea

1953as Morell

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985as Richard Braling

The Signalman

1976as The Signalman

Thriller

1973as Dr. Frank Henson

The Love She Sought

1990as James O'Hannon

Tales of the Unexpected

1979as Harold Tinker / Colonel Tinker

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1968as George Devlin

Saint Jack

1979as William Leigh

The Boys from Brazil

1978as Sidney Beynon

Lux Video Theatre

1950as Dick

Bad Timing

1980as Stefan Vognic

Toy Soldiers

1991as Headmaster

The Bourne Identity

1988as Washburn

Defense of the Realm

1985as Vernon Bayliss

A Private Function

1984as Dr. Swaby

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983as Dr. Mortimer

Alfie

1966as The Abortionist

The Sound Barrier

1952as Christopher Ridgefield

The Holly and the Ivy

1952as Michael Gregory

Bleak House

1985as John Jarndyce

The Razor's Edge

1984as Elliott Templeton

The House That Dripped Blood

1971as Charles Hillyer (segment 1 "Method for Murder")

Robin and Marian

1976as Will Scarlet

The Sea Gull

1968as Dr. Yevgeny Dorn

September

1987as Howard

Sweeney 2

1978as Ex-Det. Chief Superintendent Jupp

The Happy Valley

1987as Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton

Zulu Dawn

1979as Colonel Pulleine

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

1974as Friar

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008as Marcus Brody (archive footage) (uncredited)

Voyage of the Damned

1976as Admiral Canaris

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

1968as Mr. George Beauchamp