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Denholm Elliott

Acting

Born: 1922-05-31
Died: 1992-10-06
From: Ealing, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.1

Also Known As

Denholm ElliotDenholm Mitchell Elliott

Biography

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.

Photos9

Awards & Nominations5 won · 1 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

A Room with a View

1987
🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Defence of the Realm

1986
🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

A Private Function

1985
🏆 Won

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Trading Places

1984
🏆 Won

Donaldson Awards

🏆 Won

Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Acting158 titles

Dracula
10.0
Movie

Dracula

1968Drama
Partners
10.0
Movie

Partners

1976Drama
The Sextet
10.0
Series

The Sextet

1972Drama
The Fall of the House of Usher
9.0
Movie

The Fall of the House of Usher

1966Horror
Crest of a Wave
9.0
Movie

Crest of a Wave

1978Drama
Detective
9.0
Series

Detective

1964-1969Thriller
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
A Little Temptation
8.0
Movie

A Little Temptation

1965Drama
Twelfth Night
8.0
Movie

Twelfth Night

1957Drama
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
8.0
Movie

The Invincible Mr. Disraeli

1963Drama
Wuthering Heights
8.0
Movie

Wuthering Heights

1958Drama
Scenes from Family Life
8.0
Movie

Scenes from Family Life

1969Drama
The Crazy Kill
8.0
Movie

The Crazy Kill

1975Thriller
Raiders of the Lost Ark
7.9
Movie

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981Action
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
7.9
Movie

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989Action
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
7.9
Movie

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

2003Documentary
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
Series

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955-1962Thriller
Ripping Yarns
7.7
Series

Ripping Yarns

1976-1979Comedy
Maurice
7.6
Movie

Maurice

1987Drama
The Persuaders!
7.6
Series

The Persuaders!

1971-1972Comedy
Lease of Life
7.4
Movie

Lease of Life

1954Drama
A Ghost Story for Christmas
7.4
Series

A Ghost Story for Christmas

1971 - ...Drama
DuPont Show of the Month
7.4
Series

DuPont Show of the Month

1957-1961Drama
Danger Man
7.4
Series

Danger Man

1960-1968Action
Trading Places
7.2
Movie

Trading Places

1983Comedy
Noises Off...
7.2
Movie

Noises Off...

1992Comedy
Madame Sin
7.2
Movie

Madame Sin

1972Action
Watership Down
7.2
Cartoon

Watership Down

1978Action
A Bridge Too Far
7.2
Movie

A Bridge Too Far

1977Drama
Omnibus
7.2
Series

Omnibus

1967-2003Documentary
Supernatural
7.2
Series

Supernatural

1977Drama
King Rat
7.1
Movie

King Rat

1965Drama
One Against the Wind
7.1
Movie

One Against the Wind

1991Drama
Hammer House of Horror
7.1
Series

Hammer House of Horror

1980Thriller
Screen Two
7.1
Series

Screen Two

1985-1998Drama
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
7.0
Movie

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000Documentary
The Cruel Sea
7.0
Movie

The Cruel Sea

1953Drama
The Wild Duck
7.0
Movie

The Wild Duck

1971Drama
Sunday Pursuit
7.0
Movie

Sunday Pursuit

1990Drama
The Winslow Boy
7.0
Movie

The Winslow Boy

1958Comedy
The Holy Terror
7.0
Movie

The Holy Terror

1965Drama
The Moon and Sixpence
7.0
Movie

The Moon and Sixpence

1959Drama
Noble House
7.0
Series

Noble House

1988Drama
Playhouse
7.0
Series

Playhouse

1974-1983Drama
BBC2 Play of the Week
7.0
Series

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977-1979Drama
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
7.0
Series

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 - ...Drama
A Room with a View
6.9
Movie

A Room with a View

1986Drama
The Night My Number Came Up
6.9
Movie

The Night My Number Came Up

1955Thriller
The Signalman
6.9
Movie

The Signalman

1976Drama
Thriller
6.9
Series

Thriller

1973-1976Drama
The Ray Bradbury Theater
6.9
Series

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985-1992Sci-Fi
Bangkok Hilton
6.9
Series

Bangkok Hilton

1989Drama
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.8
Movie

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1968Thriller
The Love She Sought
6.8
Movie

The Love She Sought

1990Drama
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
6.8
Movie

Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry

1986Comedy
Quest for Love
6.8
Movie

Quest for Love

1971Romance
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8
Series

Tales of the Unexpected

1979-1988Drama
The Boys from Brazil
6.7
Movie

The Boys from Brazil

1978Drama
Saint Jack
6.7
Movie

Saint Jack

1979Drama
The Heart of the Matter
6.7
Movie

The Heart of the Matter

1953Drama
Marco Polo
6.7
Series

Marco Polo

1982-1983Drama
The World of Hammer
6.7
Series

The World of Hammer

1994Documentary
Coronet Blue
6.7
Series

Coronet Blue

1967Thriller
Toy Soldiers
6.5
Movie

Toy Soldiers

1991Action
Bad Timing
6.5
Movie

Bad Timing

1980Thriller
Defence of the Realm
6.5
Movie

Defence of the Realm

1986Action
Alfie
6.5
Movie

Alfie

1966Comedy
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.5
Movie

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1983Horror
The Holly and the Ivy
6.5
Movie

The Holly and the Ivy

1952Drama
The Sound Barrier
6.5
Movie

The Sound Barrier

1952Drama
The Bourne Identity
6.5
Series

The Bourne Identity

1988Drama
Love at First Sight
6.5
Series

Love at First Sight

1992Drama
The Razor's Edge
6.4
Movie

The Razor's Edge

1984Drama
The House That Dripped Blood
6.4
Movie

The House That Dripped Blood

1971Horror
A Private Function
6.4
Movie

A Private Function

1984Comedy
Dear Mr. Prohack
6.4
Movie

Dear Mr. Prohack

1949Comedy
Too Late the Hero
6.4
Movie

Too Late the Hero

1970Drama
Bleak House
6.4
Series

Bleak House

1985Drama
Robin and Marian
6.3
Movie

Robin and Marian

1976Action
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
6.3
Movie

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

1977Thriller
The Vault of Horror
6.3
Movie

The Vault of Horror

1973Horror
The Sea Gull
6.3
Movie

The Sea Gull

1968Romance
The Man in Room 17
6.3
Series

The Man in Room 17

1965 - ...Thriller
September
6.2
Movie

September

1987Drama
Sweeney 2
6.2
Movie

Sweeney 2

1978Action
Stealing Heaven
6.2
Movie

Stealing Heaven

1988Drama
Suspicion
6.2
Series

Suspicion

1957-1958Thriller
Zulu Dawn
6.1
Movie

Zulu Dawn

1979Action
Brimstone and Treacle
6.1
Movie

Brimstone and Treacle

1976Drama
Nothing But the Best
6.1
Movie

Nothing But the Best

1964Comedy
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
6.1
Movie

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

1974Drama
The Happy Valley
6.1
Movie

The Happy Valley

1987Thriller
Voyage of the Damned
6.0
Movie

Voyage of the Damned

1976Drama
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
6.0
Movie

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

1970Comedy
Scent of Mystery
6.0
Movie

Scent of Mystery

1960Thriller
The Lady from the Sea
6.0
Movie

The Lady from the Sea

1974Drama
The Ringer
6.0
Movie

The Ringer

1952Thriller
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
6.0
Movie

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008Action
Clayhanger
6.0
Series

Clayhanger

1976Drama
Codename: Kyril
6.0
Series

Codename: Kyril

1988Drama
Armchair Theatre
6.0
Series

Armchair Theatre

1956-1974Drama
Brimstone & Treacle
5.9
Movie

Brimstone & Treacle

1982Thriller
They Who Dare
5.9
Movie

They Who Dare

1954Action
Station Six-Sahara
5.9
Movie

Station Six-Sahara

1963Drama
The Last Chapter
5.9
Movie

The Last Chapter

1974Drama
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
5.8
Movie

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

1968Comedy
The High Bright Sun
5.8
Movie

The High Bright Sun

1964Action
Sunday Lovers
5.8
Movie

Sunday Lovers

1980Romance
A Child's Christmas in Wales
5.8
Movie

A Child's Christmas in Wales

1987Drama
Blade on the Feather
5.8
Movie

Blade on the Feather

1980Action
Mystery and Imagination
5.8
Series

Mystery and Imagination

1966-1970Drama
Worlds Beyond
5.8
Series

Worlds Beyond

1986-1988Drama
The Night They Raided Minsky's
5.7
Movie

The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968Comedy
Scoop
5.7
Movie

Scoop

1987Comedy
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
5.7
Movie

Little Girl in Blue Velvet

1978Drama
Rising Damp
5.6
Movie

Rising Damp

1980Comedy
A Doll's House
5.6
Movie

A Doll's House

1973Drama
A Murder of Quality
5.6
Movie

A Murder of Quality

1991Thriller
The Missionary
5.6
Movie

The Missionary

1982Comedy
To the Devil a Daughter
5.5
Movie

To the Devil a Daughter

1976Horror
Cuba
5.5
Movie

Cuba

1979Action
Camille
5.5
Movie

Camille

1984Drama
Pacific Destiny
5.5
Movie

Pacific Destiny

1956Drama
The Whoopee Boys
5.4
Movie

The Whoopee Boys

1986Comedy
You Must Be Joking
5.4
Movie

You Must Be Joking

1965Comedy
Studio One
5.4
Series

Studio One

1948-1958Drama
Hanna's War
5.3
Movie

Hanna's War

1988Drama
BBC Play of the Month
5.3
Series

BBC Play of the Month

1965-1983Drama
Game for Vultures
5.2
Movie

Game for Vultures

1979Action
The Wednesday Play
5.2
Series

The Wednesday Play

1964-1970Drama
Return from the River Kwai
5.1
Movie

Return from the River Kwai

1989Action
Russian Roulette
5.1
Movie

Russian Roulette

1975Thriller
The Man Who Loved Redheads
5.1
Movie

The Man Who Loved Redheads

1955Comedy
Suspense
5.1
Series

Suspense

1949-1954Drama
The Wicked Lady
5.0
Movie

The Wicked Lady

1983Drama
The Black Candle
5.0
Movie

The Black Candle

1991Drama
Maroc 7
4.9
Movie

Maroc 7

1967Thriller
Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)
4.6
Movie

Killing Dad (Or How to Love Your Mother)

1989Comedy
Scorchers
4.4
Movie

Scorchers

1991Comedy
The Hound of the Baskervilles
4.4
Movie

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1978Comedy
Percy
4.3
Movie

Percy

1971Comedy
Hotel du Lac
4.3
Movie

Hotel du Lac

1986Drama
Keys to Freedom
4.3
Movie

Keys to Freedom

1988Drama
Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.3
Series

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965-1973Drama
Underworld
4.0
Movie

Underworld

1985Horror
Percy's Progress
4.0
Movie

Percy's Progress

1974Comedy
The Spy with a Cold Nose
4.0
Movie

The Spy with a Cold Nose

1966Comedy
Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
Series

Sunday Night Theatre

1950 - ...Drama
The Lark
0
Movie

The Lark

1957Drama
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
0
Movie

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

1972Drama
Gentle Folk
0
Movie

Gentle Folk

1980Drama
School Play
0
Movie

School Play

1979Drama
Across the Andes by Frog
0
Movie

Across the Andes by Frog

1977Comedy
Past Caring
0
Movie

Past Caring

1986Drama
Codename: Kyril
0
Movie

Codename: Kyril

1988Drama
Shooting the Chandelier
0
Movie

Shooting the Chandelier

1977Drama
In Hiding
0
Movie

In Hiding

1980Drama
You're All Right, How Am I?
0
Movie

You're All Right, How Am I?

1981Drama