Acting
Denholm Elliott
- Titles
- 123movies50TV shows
- Career
Active from 1949 to 1992, with up to 6 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 70top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
King Rat88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 83 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.5average 2.6
- Politics4.0average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay4.8average 3.7
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Mystery4.8average 4.1
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
- Crime4.2average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.5, average 5.4
- Coming of Age2.1, average 3.0
- Pop Culture1.4, average 2.2
- Wholesome2.6, average 3.3
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 12
- Social Commentary 8
- Character Study 6
- Moral Ambiguity 6
- Political Intrigue 5
- Historical Setting 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Class Conflict 4
- Moral Dilemma 4
- Gritty Realism 3
- Intriguing Plot 3
- 1970s Cinema 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael HordernActorThe Heart of the Matter, The Missionary, The Night My Number Came Up, Scoop, You're All Right, How Am I?, +1 more
Harry AndrewsActorToo Late the Hero, Nothing But the Best, The Night They Raided Minsky's, The Sea Gull, The Man Who Loved Redheads
Billie WhitelawActorMaurice, A Murder of Quality, Camille, Night Duty, Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Nigel StockActorRussian Roulette, Nothing But the Best, The Night My Number Came Up, The High Bright Sun
Joss AcklandActorCodename: Kyril, The House That Dripped Blood, Saint Jack, A Murder of Quality
Peter VaughanActorThe Bourne Identity, Zulu Dawn, Codename: Kyril, The Razor's Edge
Dennis PotterWriterBrimstone & Treacle, Blade on the Feather, Follow the Yellow Brick Road, Brimstone and Treacle
Alan BridgesDirectorLittle Girl in Blue Velvet, Follow the Yellow Brick Road, Let's Murder Vivaldi, The Wild Duck- PPeter HannanCinematographerThe Razor's Edge, The Missionary, Brimstone & Treacle, Blade on the Feather
- PPeter TannerEditorThe Cruel Sea, The House That Dripped Blood, The Night My Number Came Up, Madame Sin
George SchaeferDirectorThe Lark, Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry, The Invincible Mr. Disraeli, The Holy Terror
Ralph ThomasDirectorQuest for Love, The High Bright Sun, Percy, Percy's Progress
Movies and TV shows
1682000s
1 title · average score 64
as Marcus Brody (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990s
9 titles · average score 63
as Selsdon Mowbray / The Burglar
TV show · as Thomas Wilkins
as Howler
as George Smiley
as Headmaster
as Father LeBlanc
as William Filmore
as James O'Hannon
as Thomas Wilkins
1980s
45 titles · average score 64
as Marcus Brody
TV show · as Hal Stanton
as Nathy
as Mr. Emerson
as Vernon Bayliss
as Col. Phelps
TV show · as John Jarndyce
as Dr. Swaby
as Coleman
as Dr. Mortimer
TV show · as Niccolò Polo
as Tom Bates
1970s
54 titles · average score 60
as William Leigh
as Ex-Det. Chief Superintendent Jupp
as Stapleton
as Sidney Beynon
as Mr. Gregory
as Will Scarlet
as The Signalman
as Malcolm De Vere
as Charles Hillyer (segment 1 "Method for Murder")
as Tom Lewis
as Emmanuel Whitbread
as Peter Niss
1960s
34 titles · average score 61
as George Devlin
as Count Dracula
as Vance Fowler
as Dr. Yevgeny Dorn
as Roderick Usher
TV show · as Imlac Defraits
as Captain Tabasco
as Larkin
as Herbert
as Charlie Prince
as Macey
as Oliver Larker
1950s
22 titles · average score 68
as Edgar Linton
as Sebastian
as Arthur Grimble
as Fl. Lt. McKenzie
as Sergeant Corcoran
as Martin Blake
as Morell
as Wilson
as Christopher Ridgefield
as Michael Gregory
as John Lemley
1940s
3 titles · average score 63
as Oswald Morfrey
TV show
TV show · as Eric Inwood