Cast & creator
Denholm Elliott
Best known for The Wednesday Play, The Wednesday Play, Screen Two
Denholm Mitchell Elliott, CBE (31 May 1922 – 6 October 1992) was an English actor of stage and screen, with over 120 major film and TV credits. In the 1980s, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in three consecutive years.
Also known as: Denholm Elliot, Denholm Mitchell Elliott
124
film credits
73
television credits
197
1948–2008 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (197)
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The Wednesday Play
Vincent
1964The Wednesday Play
Gerald
1964
Screen Two
Philip Neville
1985
Studio One
Eric Inwood
1948
Tales of the Unexpected
Harold Tinker / Colonel Tinker
1979
BBC Play of the Month
Hjalmar Ekdal
1965
Playhouse
Geoffrey Treasure
1974Playhouse
Bernard
1974Playhouse
Psychiatrist
1974Playhouse
F.J. Dobbs
1974
Omnibus
Self
1967
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Interviewer
1965
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Dr. Marcus Brody
1981
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Jack Lyons
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
John Manbridge
1955
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Arthur Gosport
1969ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Harry Griffin
1969
Sunday Night Theatre
Colby Simpkins
1950Sunday Night Theatre
Mr. Julien
1950Sunday Night Theatre
Stefan
1950
Danger Man
Basil Jordan
1960
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Richard Braling
1985
Suspense
1949Sunday-Night Play
1960
The Persuaders!
Roland
1971
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Marcus Brody
1989
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Marcus Brody (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
BBC2 Play of the Week
Semyon
1977Lux Video Theatre
Dick
1950
Thriller
Dr. Frank Henson
1973
Trading Places
Coleman
1983
Suspicion
1957
DuPont Show of the Month
Charles Darnay
1957
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
1994
Hammer House of Horror
Norman Shenley
1980
Detective
Reggie Fortune
1964Armchair Mystery Theatre
Geoffrey Manners
1960
Marco Polo
Niccolò Polo
1982
The Bourne Identity
Washburn
1988
The Man in Room 17
Imlac Defraits
1965
A Bridge Too Far
RAF meteorologist officer
1977
Killing Dad
Nathy
1989
A Ghost Story for Christmas
The Signalman
1971
Mystery and Imagination
Roderick Usher
1966Mystery and Imagination
Count Dracula
1966
A Room with a View
Mr. Emerson
1986
Coronet Blue
Roger Crowell - Imposter
1967Premiere
Jim
1977
Love at First Sight
Thomas Wilkins
1992
Bleak House
John Jarndyce
1985
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Warwick
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Father LeBlanc
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Count
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Sebastian
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Herbert
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Montague Corry
1951
Worlds Beyond
Sir Oliver
1986
Supernatural
Geoffrey Manners
1977
Noble House
Alastair Struan
1988
Ripping Yarns
Mr. Gregory
1976
Watership Down
Cowslip (voice)
1978
Clayhanger
Tertius Ingpen
1976
Armchair Theatre
Henry Thomas
1956Armchair Theatre
Miles
1956
Maurice
Dr. Barry
1987
Bangkok Hilton
Hal Stanton
1989
The Sextet
Ellis
1972The Sextet
Swan
1972The Sextet
Max Firebrace
1972The Sextet
Jack Black
1972The Sextet
Edgar
1972The Sextet
Stanley
1972The Sextet
Peter Lelliot
1972The Sextet
Francis Ramsdale
1972
Toy Soldiers
Headmaster
1991
The Boys from Brazil
Sidney Beynon
1978
Robin and Marian
Will Scarlet
1976
Voyage of the Damned
Admiral Canaris
1976
The Razor's Edge
Elliott Templeton
1984
Shades of Greene
The Author
1975Shades of Greene
William Wilditch
1975
Zulu Dawn
Colonel Pulleine
1979Plays of Today
Walter
1969
Noises Off...
Selsdon Mowbray / The Burglar
1992The Wednesday Thriller
John Fairchild
1965
Too Late the Hero
Captain Hornsby
1970The Velvet Glove
C W Leadbeater
1977
Saint Jack
William Leigh
1979
The Vault of Horror
Diltant (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
1973
Codename: Kyril
Povin
1988
The House That Dripped Blood
Charles Hillyer (segment 1 "Method for Murder")
1971
To the Devil a Daughter
Henry Beddows
1976Sunday Premiere
Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton
1986
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Friar
1974
Alfie
The Abortionist
1966
Bad Timing
Stefan Vognic
1980
Cuba
Donald Skinner
1979
The Wicked Lady
Sir Ralph Skelton
1983
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Stapleton
1978
Defence of the Realm
Vernon Bayliss
1986
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Dr. Mortimer
1983
Sunday Lovers
Parker (segment "An Englishman's Home")
1980
Station Six-Sahara
Macey
1963
September
Howard
1987
The Cruel Sea
Morell
1953
Nothing But the Best
Charlie Prince
1964
The Whoopee Boys
Col. Phelps
1986
Stealing Heaven
Fulbert
1988
A Private Function
Dr. Swaby
1984
Quest for Love
Tom Lewis
1971
Return from the River Kwai
Colonel Grayson
1989
Rising Damp
Charles Seymour
1980
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Mr. George Beauchamp
1968
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
Self (archive footage)
2003
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
Mike
1978
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
George Devlin
1968
The Love She Sought
James O'Hannon
1990
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Vance Fowler
1968
A Murder of Quality
George Smiley
1991
The High Bright Sun
Baker
1964
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
George Parker
1986
King Rat
Larkin
1965
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
English Delegate
1977
The Song of Songs
Dr. Salmoni
1973
They Who Dare
Sergeant Corcoran
1954
A Doll's House
Nils Krogstad
1973
The Holly and the Ivy
Michael Gregory
1952
Underworld
Dr. Savary
1985
The Sound Barrier
Christopher Ridgefield
1952
Hanna's War
1988
The Night My Number Came Up
Fl. Lt. McKenzie
1955
Blade on the Feather
Jack Hill
1980
The Man Who Loved Redheads
Denis
1955
Scorchers
Howler
1991
One Against the Wind
Father LeBlanc
1991
Sweeney 2
Ex-Det. Chief Superintendent Jupp
1978
Madame Sin
Malcolm De Vere
1972
The Spy with a Cold Nose
Pond-Jones
1966
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Peter Niss
1970
The Ringer
John Lemley
1952
The Missionary
The Bishop of London
1982
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
2000
The Heart of the Matter
Wilson
1953
The Lark
Warwick
1957
Game for Vultures
Raglan Thistle
1979
You Must Be Joking
Captain Tabasco
1965
The Lady from the Sea
Dr. Wangel
1974
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Jack Black
1972
The Happy Valley
Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton
1987Night Duty
Swan
1972
Lease of Life
Martin Blake
1954Donkeys' Years
Alan Quine
1980
Brimstone & Treacle
Tom Bates
1982
Russian Roulette
John Petapiece
1975
Scoop
Salter
1987
Camille
Count de Noilly
1984
A Child's Christmas in Wales
Old Geraint
1987
Crest of a Wave
Jim
1978
You're All Right, How Am I?
Psychiatrist
1981
The Fall of the House of Usher
Roderick Usher
1966
The Sea Gull
Dr. Yevgeny Dorn
1968
The Wild Duck
Hjalmar Ekdal, Hedvig's father
1971
Past Caring
Victor
1986
The Moon and Sixpence
The Writer
1959
Wuthering Heights
Edgar Linton
1958
Across the Andes by Frog
Mr. Gregory
1977
Percy's Progress
Sir Emmanuel Whitbread
1974
Twelfth Night
Sebastian
1957
The Holy Terror
Herbert
1965
Hotel du Lac
Philip Neville
1986
School Play
Jeffrey Treasure
1979
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
Montague Corry
1963
The Black Candle
William Filmore
1991
Maroc 7
Inspector Barrada
1967
The Crazy Kill
Dr. Frank Henson
1975
Percy
Emmanuel Whitbread
1971
Scent of Mystery
Oliver Larker
1960Death Becomes Me
Roland (archive footage)
1979Tonight in Britain
Self
1954
Keys to Freedom
Inspector Basil Crisp
1988Let's Murder Vivaldi
Gerald
1968
Dear Mr. Prohack
Oswald Morfrey
1949
Brimstone and Treacle
Tom Bates
1976
The Last Chapter
Robert Murray
1974
The Winslow Boy
Sir Robert Morton
1958
The Signalman
The Signalman
1976Anywhere but England
Miles
1972
Scenes from Family Life
Walter
1969
Sunday Pursuit
Thomas Wilkins
1990
Dracula
Count Dracula
1968
Partners
John Grey
1976Man and Mirror
Geoffrey Manners
1965
Pacific Destiny
Arthur Grimble
1956
Gentle Folk
F J Dobbs
1980
In Hiding
Bernard
1980
Shooting the Chandelier
Semyon
1977
A Little Temptation
Vincent
1965