Photograph from The Holly and the Ivy (1952) featuring Denholm Elliott (as Michael Gregory) (1)

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.

Latest Denholm Elliott Pictures

Screenshot from Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) featuring Denholm Elliott (as Brody) (1)
  • 1st January, 2024
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) screenshot | Denholm Elliott (1)
Screenshot from Trading Places (1983) featuring Denholm Elliott (as Coleman) (1)
  • 28th December, 2023
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Trading Places (1983) screenshot | Denholm Elliott (1)
Main title from Trading Places (1983) (24). Produced by Aaron Russo
  • 28th December, 2023
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Trading Places (1983) opening credits (24)
Photograph from The Holly and the Ivy (1952) featuring Denholm Elliott (as Michael Gregory) (1)
  • 9th December, 2023
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The Holly and the Ivy (1952) photo | Denholm Elliott (1)

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Dear Mr Prohack (1949) opening credits (4)
Dear Mr Prohack (1949)
Oswald Morfrey
The Sound Barrier (1952) opening credits (2)
The Sound Barrier (1952)
Christopher Ridgefield
The Holly and the Ivy (1952) opening credits (3)
The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
Michael Gregory
The Cruel Sea (1953) opening credits
The Cruel Sea (1953)
Morell
The Heart of the Matter (1953) opening credits (3)
The Heart of the Matter (1953)
Wilson
Lease of Life (1954) opening credits
Lease of Life (1954)
Martin Blake
They Who Dare (1954) opening credits
They Who Dare (1954)
Sergeant Corcoran
The Night My Number Came Up (1955) opening credits (5)
The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
Flt Lt McKenzie
The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955) opening credits (3)
The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955)
Denis
You Must Be Joking! (1965) opening credits (3)
You Must Be Joking! (1965)
Capt Tabasco
King Rat (1965) opening credits (6)
King Rat (1965)
Lt Col GD Larkin
The High Bright Sun (1965) opening credits (6)
The High Bright Sun (1965)
Lt Charlie Baker
The High Bright Sun (1965) opening credits (6)
The Vault of Horror (1973)
Diltant
The High Bright Sun (1965) opening credits (6)
A Doll’s House (1973)
Krogstad
Watership Down (1978) opening credits
Watership Down (1978)
Cowslip
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1977) screenshot (1)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
Stapleton
The Boys from Brazil (1978) opening credits (7)
The Boys from Brazil (1978)
Sidney Beynon
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) opening credits (5)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Brody
The Missionary (1982) opening credits (2)
The Missionary (1982)
The Bishop
Trading Places (1983) opening credits (7)
Trading Places (1983)
Coleman
Trading Places (1983) opening credits (7)
The Razor’s Edge (1984)
Elliott Templeton
Trading Places (1983) opening credits (7)
A Room with a View (1985)
Mr Emerson, an English tourist
Trading Places (1983) opening credits (7)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Marcus Brody
Trading Places (1983) opening credits (7)
The Black Candle (1991)
William Filmore
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