Denholm Elliott

Actor

Filmography (All Films)

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Cruel Sea, The (1952): Dir. Charles Frend
Feat. Denholm Elliott; Bracing account of life aboard a British Corvette during WWII fighting German U–Boats and Atlantic storms, featuring a young Denholm Elliot…
Sound Barrier, The (1952): Dir. David Lean
Feat. Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick…; Ralph Richardson excels as an aircraft manufacturer aiming to break the titular barrier with a newly developed jet, but exacting a bitter cost on his…
Heart of the Matter, The (1953): Dir. George More O'Ferrall
Feat. Trevor Howard, Elizabeth Allan, Maria Schell…; Solid adaptation of Graham Greene's bleak novel has Trevor Howard as a policeman in Sierra Leone tormented by his extra–marital affair.
Night My Number Came Up, The (1955): Dir. Leslie Norman
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Sheila Sim, Alexander Knox…; A prophetic nightmare about an ill–fated plane flight begins to play out as reality for 13 passengers aboard a British military aircraft in…
Nothing but the Best (1964): Dir. Clive Donner
Feat. Alan Bates, Denholm Elliott, Harry Andrews; Ruthless real estate agent Alan Bates grubs and grafts a way upwards, out of his working–class background and into the snobbish…
High Bright Sun, The (McGuire, Go Home!) (1964): Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, George Chakiris, Susan Strasberg…; Convoluted espionage tale with Bogarde on the trail of a Cypriot freedom fighter with an American Archaeology student holding the key to his…
King Rat (1965): Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. George Segal, James Fox, Tom Courtenay…; Star–studded adaption of James Clavell's novel, set in a Japanese POW camp during WWII. At the darker end of the genre, with 'hero' George…
Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde, The (1968): Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Jack Palance, Denholm Elliott, Billie Whitelaw; Gripping and faithful telemovie adaptation of Robert Louis Steveson's famous horror novel, with Jack Palance giving one his best as the idealistic…
Night They Raided Minskey's, The (1968): Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Jason Robards Jr., Britt Ekland, Norman Wisdom…; An exquisite recreation of New York’s lower East Side burlesque domain headlines this 1920s romp, with Britt Ekland as the Amish girl turned saucy…
House That Dripped Blood, The (1970): Dir. Peter Duffell
Feat. Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Denholm Elliott…; Juicy if variable four–part portmanteau film written by PSYCHO scribe, Robert Bloch, and adorned by the Cushing/Lee double–act as well as…
Too Late The Hero (Suicide Run) (1970): Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Ian Bannen…; An impressive WW2 actioner from one of the experts, dir. Aldrich (ATTACK) investing a dangerous mission in the Pacific with a certain moral…
Madame Sin (1971): Dir. David Greene
Feat. Bette Davis, Denholm Elliott, Robert Wagner…; Criminal mastermind Bette Davis casts her heavily mascaraed eye on nuclear submarines and the like. A cheesy pleasure.
Percy (1971): Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Hywel Bennett, Denholm Elliott, Elke Sommer…; Hywell Bennett undergo the world's first members only transplant and turns private dick to discover the donor was a notorious ladykiller. Will he be…
A Doll's House (1973): Dir. Patrick Garland
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Claire Bloom, Ralph Richardson…; A stagey, though strongly acted version of Henrik Ibsen's renowned proto–feminist stageplay set in a 19th century household beset by personal…
Signalman, The (1976): Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Denholm Elliott; Smallscale but nicely crafted adaptation of Charles Dickens' ghost story 'The Signalman'. Concerning the spectral experiences of a signalman…
Robin and Marian (1976): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw…; Hearty adventurism envisions Robin Hood as an aging 40–something, who upon returning from the Crusades, rekindles his rivalry with the Sheriff…
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1978): Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Spike Milligan…; Comedy spoof of the book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring a generous spread of British comedy talent. Peter Cook plays Sherlock Holmes, who is…
Sweeney 2 (1978): Dir. Tom Clegg
Feat. John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Denholm Elliott; Sequel to the 1977 movie SWEENEY, continuing the adventures of members of the Flying Squad, a division of London's Metropolitan Police. This time the…
Zulu Dawn (1979): Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Phil Daniels…; Prequel to ZULU is a vivid recreation of the Battle of Isandhlwana.
Saint Jack (1979): Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott; Enjoyably amoral later gem from dir. Bogdanovich, about an American hustler who fulfils his dubious dream of opening a whorehouse in Singapore during…
Hammer House of Horror (TV Series) (1980): Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Peter Cushing, Diana Dors…; The last gasp of the Hammer Horror franchise was this low–budget TV series. Combining some inventive plotting, gore and a little nudity with…
Rising Damp - The Movie (1980): Dir. Joseph McGrath
Feat. Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour, Denholm Elliott…; A movie–length reprise of the classic boarding–house sitcom, which retains the slightly squalid characters and stories, but in its humour…
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman…; Iconic adventure movie catapults one Indiana Jones into a world of endless peril to retrieve the mystical Arc of the Covenant. Breath–taking,…
Brimstone and Treacle (1982): Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Sting, Joan Plowright, Denholm Elliott…; Scripted by Dennis Potter, this cult psychodrama is set in the unstable household of Joan Plowright and Denholm Elliot, which is invaded by an…
Missionary, The (1982): Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard…; Jolly Brit comedy sees Palin as the Rev. Charles Fortesque, recalled to England from missionary work in Africa to minister London's prostitutes,…
Marco Polo (1982): Dir. Giuliano Montaldo
Feat. Kenneth Marshall, Denholm Elliott, F. Murray Abraham; TV miniseries about the 13th–century Venetian merchant and explorer who sought to link Asia and Europe through trade.
Trading Places (1983): Dir. John Landis
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Don Ameche…; A sturdy comic conceit – for a bet, two interfering millionaires swap the lives of a rich man (Dan Aykroyd) and a poor man (Eddie Murphy) – makes…
Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1983): Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. Ian Richardson, Martin Shaw, Denholm Elliott…; Ian Richardson (HOUSE OF CARDS) plays Sherlock Holmes in this crafted version of Conan Doyle’s most famous mystery, in which a monstrous…
Razor's Edge, The (1984): Dir. John Byrum
Feat. Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Denholm Elliott; Bill Murray is in early dramatic mode as a despondent WWI vet. embarking on a spiritual walkabout through India and the Himalayas. Written by…
Camille (1984): Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Greta Scacchi, Colin Firth, John Gielgud…; Greta Scacchi and a young Colin Firth play courtesan and lover respectively in this British revival of Alexander Dumas' novel.

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Denholm Elliott

Filmography (All Films)