Denholm Elliott

(1922–92)

Actor (died aged 70) | The Cruel Sea (1953), The Sound Barrier (1952), King Rat (1965)

Incisive British actor of stage, screen and television, often of well-mannered, ineffectual types; latterly in more sophisticated roles

Mini Biography

Elliott trained briefly at RADA, then began acting in a German POW camp during the Second World War. The first of his two wives was actress Virginia McKenna. Died of AIDS.

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Screenshot from Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) featuring Denholm Elliott (as Brody) (1) — Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) screenshot | Denholm Elliott (1)

Screenshot from Trading Places (1983) featuring Denholm Elliott (as Coleman) (1) — Trading Places (1983) screenshot | Denholm Elliott (1)

Main title from Trading Places (1983) (24). Produced by Aaron Russo — Trading Places (1983) opening credits (24)

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Personal Details

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Born

Denholm Elliott was born in Kensington, London on 31^st May, 1922.
Died

Denholm Elliott died in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain on 6^th October, 1992, aged 70.

Watch Denholm Elliott on British television

- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- In the Thirties, an American archaeologist and explorer beats the Nazis to a priceless artefact: the magical box containing fragments of the stones on which God wrote His laws.
- Friday at 6.45pm on Film4 HD
- The Vault of Horror (1973)
- Five men trapped in the basement of a skyscraper tell of their recurring dreams.
- Friday at 9.05pm on Talking Pictures TV
- Trading Places (1983)
- Two rich men arrange a wager on the effects of environment over heredity, and arrange for a con man and a stockbroker to change places.
- Saturday at 1.25am on Channel 4 HD
- 8^th May at 12.15am on 4Seven HD
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- Indiana Jones goes in search of his father, who disappeared while looking for the Holy Grail.
- 5^th May at 6.25pm on Film4 HD
- 9^th May at 6.25pm on Film4 HD
- Bleak House (1985)
- A long-running legal case in the Court of Chancery, Jarndyce and Jarndyce, comes about because a testator has written several conflicting wills.
- Episode One (1985, S1, E1)
- 6^th May at 8.30am on London Live
- A question of inheritance turns into a question of murder.