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Denholm Elliott was an English actor who had a long and successful career in film, television, and theatre. He was born on 31 May 1922 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was the son of Myles Laymen Farr Elliott and Nina (née Mitchell) Elliott. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began his career in the theatre. Elliott made his film debut in the 1956 film The Man Who Never Was. He went on to appear in over 100 films, including A Room with a View (1985), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and The Madness of King George (1994). He also appeared in numerous television series, including The Avengers, The Saint, and The Professionals. Elliott was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in A Room with a View. He also won a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the film. Elliott was married twice, first to actress Virginia McKenna and then to actress Susan Robinson. He had two children, Mark and Jennifer. Elliott died on 6 October 1992 in Ibiza, Spain, at the age of 70. His net worth at the time of his death was estimated to be around $3 million.

Popular As Denholm Mitchell Elliott
Occupation actor
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 31 May 1922
Birthday 31 May
Birthplace Kensington, London, England, UK
Date of death 6 October, 1992
Died Place Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
Nationality United Kingdom

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Denholm Elliott Height, Weight & Measurements

At 70 years old, Denholm Elliott height is 5' 11½" (1.82 m) .

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Height 5' 11½" (1.82 m)
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Who Is Denholm Elliott's Wife?

His wife is Susan Robinson (15 June 1962 - 6 October 1992) ( his death) ( 2 children), Virginia McKenna (1 March 1954 - 18 June 1957) ( divorced)

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Wife Susan Robinson (15 June 1962 - 6 October 1992) ( his death) ( 2 children), Virginia McKenna (1 March 1954 - 18 June 1957) ( divorced)
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Denholm Elliott Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Denholm Elliott worth at the age of 70 years old? Denholm Elliott’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Denholm Elliott's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2008

Rather than recast the role of Marcus Brody in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), director Steven Spielberg and writer David Koepp created a new character, Charles Stanforth, played by Jim Broadbent. The passing of Marcus Brody is acknowledged several times in the film, with a portrait of him hanging in the hallway outside Indy's classroom, a statue of him in a University courtyard, and a malt shop named "Brody's.".

2003

He had two children, Jennifer Elliott and Mark Elliott. Jennifer became addicted to heroin and hanged herself in 2003.

1988

He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1988 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to Drama.

1987

A bisexual with many partners during his life, he tested HIV positive in 1987 and was diagnosed with AIDS in 1988. He continued working until a year before he died in 1992. Following his death, some sources stated that he acquired the AIDS virus from a blood transfusion. However, his widow Susan documented their open marriage and her husband's bisexuality in her book "Denholm Elliott: Quest for Love", published two years after his death.

1985

He was on the list of possible actors for the roles of Dr. Hans Fallada, Dr. Bukovsky, Dr. Armstrong and Sir Percy Heseltine in Lifeforce (1985).

1981

According to the American film critic Leonard Maltin, he became most widely known to movie audiences as the academic Marcus Brody in two installments of the hugely successful Indiana Jones series, Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989), and as the valet, Coleman, in the Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd comedy Trading Places (1983).

1980

He was a particular favorite with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in the 1980s, when he won the award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in three consecutive years, the only actor ever to have achieved this. For instance, in 1982 he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his tiny role as Marcus Brody, who appears at the beginning and end of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and is not part of the main story, while Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey and John Rhys-Davies, who had much more central roles in the main part of the film, were completely overlooked. After Elliott won Best Supporting Actor for Defense of the Realm (1985), Gabriel Byrne, the star of the film who was not nominated at the awards, joked "never act with children, dogs, or Denholm Elliott".

1978

He appeared in two very different adaptations of "The Hound of the Baskervilles", Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous Sherlock Holmes novel, in the space of just five years. These were The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978), a widely panned spoof version starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983), a more serious version which starred Ian Richardson and Donald Churchill. He played Stapleton in the former and Dr. Mortimer in the latter.

1977

He served as an RAF Officer during World War II and later played such an officer in A Bridge Too Far (1977).

1976

He appeared in four films with Sean Connery: Robin and Marian (1976), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Cuba (1979) and Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989).

1975

The British magazine "TV Times" stated in 1975 that "since the death of Dennis Price he has cornered the market in playing upper-class drunks and con-men. But Price's villains were suave, Elliott's are seedy".

1971

He performed (with Joss Ackland) the first gay kiss seen on a West End stage in John Mortimer's play "Bermondsey" in 1971.

1966

He appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Alfie (1966), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and A Room with a View (1985).

1957

According to fellow British actor John Nettleton in the book "Remembering Ronnie Barker", Elliott's confidence was "severely dented" when he starred as Kilroy in a British stage production of Tennessee Williams's play "Camino Real" in 1957, after Williams complimented him on his choice to play Kilroy, an all-American southern boy, as an Australian. Elliott had actually been working for weeks trying to perfect a southern American accent. According to Nettleton, Elliott never got over Williams's comment.

1942

He served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. His plane was shot down over Germany in 1942 and he spent the rest of the War in Stalag 8B Prisoner of War camp in Silesia.