Denholm Elliott
Denholm Mitchell Elliott, CBE (31 May 1922 – 6 October 1992) was an English film, television and theatre actor. He was in more than 120 movies and television programmes.[1] In the 1981, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.[2]
Denholm Elliott | |
|---|---|
| Born | Denholm Mitchell Elliott 31 May 1922 |
| Died | 6 October 1992 (aged 70) |
| Cause of death | Tuberculosis complicated by AIDS |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Malvern College |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1949–1992 |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia McKenna (m. 1954; divorced) Susan Robinson (m. 1962–1992; his death) |
Early life
Elliott was born in London, England. He was the son of Nina (née Mitchell) and Myles Laymen Farr Elliott.[3] He attended Malvern College and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Career
In the 1980s, he won three consecutive British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards – Best Supporting Actor for Trading Places as Dan Aykroyd's kindly butler, A Private Function, and Defence of the Realm – as well as an Academy Award nomination for A Room with a View. He also became familiar to a wider audience as the well-meaning but addlepated Dr. Marcus Brody in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. A photograph of his character appears in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and a reference is made to Brody's death. In 1988, Elliott played the Russian mole Povin in the television miniseries Codename: Kyril.
Death
Elliott was diagnosed with HIV in 1987. He died of AIDS-related tuberculosis at his home on Ibiza, Spain, in 1992.[4] His widow set up a charity, the Denholm Elliott Project, in his honour and collaborated on his biography.[5]
Movies
- Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)
- The Ringer (1952)
- The Sound Barrier (1952)
- The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
- The Cruel Sea (1953)
- The Heart of the Matter (1953)
- They Who Dare (1954)
- Lease of Life (1954)
- The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955)
- The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
- Pacific Destiny (1956)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Relative Value (1959)
- Scent of Mystery (1960)
- Nothing But the Best (1964)
- The High Bright Sun (1964)
- You Must Be Joking! (1965)
- King Rat (1965)
- Alfie (1966)
- The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
- The Night They Raided Minsky's (1967)
- Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1967)
- The Sea Gull (1968)
- Too Late the Hero (1970)
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
- Quest for Love (1971)
- Percy (1971)
References
- ↑ McFarlane, Brian. "Elliott, Denholm (1922-1992)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 24 September 2007.
- ↑ "Television Actor in 1981". BAFTA. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ Gaita, Paul. "Denholm Elliott". hollywood.com. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ Shipman, David. "Obituary: Denholm Elliott". Independent. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ↑ Elliott, Susan; Turner, Barry (1994). Denholm Elliott: Quest for Love.