Elliott in The Signal-Man

Denholm Mitchell Elliott (May 31, 1922 – October 6, 1992) was a distinguished British actor, well known for his appearances on stage, film and television. Image File history File links This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Image File history File links This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... The Signal-Man is a short story by Charles Dickens, first published as part of the Mugby Junction collection in the 1866 Christmas edition of All the Year Round The signal-man of the title tells the narrator of a ghost that has been haunting him, each appearance preceding a... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Elliott was born in London to Myles Layman Elliott and Nina. He attended Malvern College and afterwards served in the RAF during World War Two. In 1942 he was shot down over Germany and spent the rest of the war in a P.O.W. camp. After the war, he made his film debut in Dear Mr. Prohack (1949). He went on to play a large range of parts, often playing ineffectual and occasionally seedy characters, such as the journalist Bayliss in Defence of the Realm, the abortionist in Alfie, and the washed-up film director in The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. This article is about the British city. ... Malvern College is a coeducational English public school for pupils aged 13 to 18, founded in 1865. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with reporter. ... Category: ... The cover to the VHS of Alfie Alfie is a 1966 film starring Michael Caine. ... The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is a 1974 motion picture comedy/drama based upon the 1959 novel by Canadian author Mordecai Richler. ...

In the 1980s he won three BAFTA awards as best supporting actor for Trading Places, 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 Dr. Marcus Brody in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In 1988, Elliott was awarded the CBE for his services to acting. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... Trading Places is a 1983 comedy film starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis. ... Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... A Room with a View is a 1986 Academy Award-winning feature film, adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala from the book of the same name by E. M. Forster. ... Raiders of the Lost Ark, also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, is a film released by Paramount Pictures in 1981. ... Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, River Phoenix and John Rhys-Davies. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these...

Elliott was married twice, the first time to the British actress, Virginia McKenna, and the second to Susan Robinson, with whom he had two children. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Virginia McKenna & Elsa (stand-in) Virginia McKenna O.B.E. (born June 7, 1931 in London, UK) is a British stage and screen actress. ...

He died of AIDS at the age of 70 after a transfusion of infected blood. His widow Susan set up a charity, European and UK Coalition of People Living with HIV and Aids, in his memory. The Red Ribbon is a symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus... Blood transfusion is the taking of blood or blood-based products from one individual and inserting them into the circulatory system of another. ...

Selected filmography

• The Sound Barrier (1952)
• The Cruel Sea (1953)
• Alfie (1966)
• Too Late the Hero (1970)
• A Doll's House (1973)
• The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
• Robin and Marian (1976)
• A Bridge Too Far (1977)
• Watership Down (1978) (voice)
• The Boys from Brazil (1978)
• Zulu Dawn (1979)
• Saint Jack (1979)
• Bad Timing (1980)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• Brimstone and Treacle (1982)
• Trading Places (1983)
• A Room with a View (1985)
• Bleak House (1985)
• Maurice (1987)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
• Toy Soldiers (1991)
• A Murder of Quality (1991)
• Noises Off (1992)

The Sound Barrier is a 1952 film directed by David Lean. ... The Cruel Sea (1953) was a British film starring Jack Hawkins, Denholm Elliott and Virginia McKenna. ... The cover to the VHS of Alfie Alfie is a 1966 film starring Michael Caine. ... Too Late the Hero is a war film released in 1970. ... A Dolls House is the name of several movies based on the 1879 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. ... The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is a 1974 motion picture comedy/drama based upon the 1959 novel by Canadian author Mordecai Richler. ... Robin and Marian is a 1976 film starring Sean Connery as Robin Hood, Audrey Hepburn as Maid Marian, Nicol Williamson as Little John, Robert Shaw as Sheriff of Nottingham, Richard Harris as King Richard and Ian Holm as King John. ... A Bridge Too Far is a book by Cornelius Ryan, published in 1974, which tells the story of Operation Market Garden, a failed Allied attempt to force a break in German lines at Arnhem in the occupied Netherlands during World War II. The name for the book comes from a... Watership Down has become a modern classic and in 1978 was made into an acclaimed animated film, directed by Martin Rosen. ... The Boys from Brazil was a 1978 thriller/science fiction/horror movie directed by Franklin J. Schaffer. ... Zulu Dawn is a 1979 book and motion picture about the Battle of Isandlwana between British and Zulu military units in 1879 in South Africa. ... Saint Jack is a 1973 fictional book by Paul Theroux and a 1979 film of the same name. ... DVD cover of Bad Timing featuring Theresa Russell Bad Timing is a 1980 film directed by Nicolas Roeg. ... Raiders of the Lost Ark, also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, is a film released by Paramount Pictures in 1981. ... Brimstone and Treacle is a 1970s play by Dennis Potter about a middle-aged middle-class couple living in a North London suburb who are unfortunate enough to have their beautiful undergraduate daughters life reduced to a severely handicapped existence by a hit-and-run driver. ... Trading Places is a 1983 comedy film starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis. ... A Room with a View is a 1986 Academy Award-winning feature film, adapted by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala from the book of the same name by E. M. Forster. ... Bleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, published in 20 monthly parts between March 1852 and September 1853. ... DVD cover for the film adaptation of Maurice. ... Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, River Phoenix and John Rhys-Davies. ... Toy Soldiers (1991) is an action/drama movie, directed by Daniel Petrie Jr. ... Noises Off is a stage play by British author Michael Frayn which premièred at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London, in 1982 (ISBN 1400031605); and a 1992 comedy film directed by Peter Bogdanovich based on Frayns play, with a screenplay by Marty Kaplan. ...

References

• Denholm Elliott: Quest for Love (1994) by Susan Elliott & Barry Turner.

External links

• Denholm Elliott at The Internet Movie Database
• Denholm Elliott at screenonline.org.uk