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- He rose to fame in the early 1960s as a wayward aristocrat in "Nothing but the Best" and soon established himself as a versatile character actor on television and in numerous films.
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He received an Academy Award nomination for A Room with a View. He became familiar to a wider audience as the well-meaning but confused Dr. Marcus Brody in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Denholm Elliott was a British actor who appeared in many supporting character roles in theater, in motion pictures, and on television during his 47-year career. He was a three-time winner of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for best supporting actor.
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Elliott was best known for essaying character roles, which he performed brilliantly. Born into a family with little theatrical background, Elliott had no artistic inclinations in his childhood. In his early years, Elliott joined the ‘Royal Air Force’ of the United Kingdom.
Oct 22, 2021 · Elliott managed to complete his role as Marcus Brody without a blemish and continued acting until his death in 1992, aged 70, following a battle with AIDS-related TB.
Denholm Elliott. Actor: A Room with a View. Denholm entered RADA at the age of 17, but dropped out after a year having hated every minute being there. He joined the RAF in 1940, trained as a gunner/radio operator, and was shot down over Germany in 1942.
- May 31, 1922
- October 6, 1992
May 19, 2023 · Showing the breadth of his ability, Denholm Elliott acted in many different war films, some well-known and others obscure. At the beginning of his career, he was cast in the 1952 drama, The Sound Barrier, about a group of designers and aviators trying to break the sound barrier during World War II.
Denholm Elliott. Actor: A Room with a View. Denholm entered RADA at the age of 17, but dropped out after a year having hated every minute being there. He joined the RAF in 1940, trained as a gunner/radio operator, and was shot down over Germany in 1942.
