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Denholm Mitchell Elliott (May 31, 1922 – October 6, 1992) was a distinguished British actor, well known for his stage, film and television appearances on both sides of the Atlantic.
Elliott was born in London and served in the RAF during World War Two. In 1942 he was shot down over Germany and spent the rest of the war in a P.O.W. camp. After the war, he made his film debut in 1949, appearing as 'Oswald Morfey' in Dear Mr. Prohack.
He went on to play a large range of parts, generally specialising in the "typical" English gentleman. He appeared in films as diverse as the original Alfie
, Trading Places
, Raiders of the Lost Ark
, Brimstone and Treacle
, A Room with a View
and Maurice, receiving an Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in the last.
In 1988, Elliott was awarded the CBE for his services to acting.
Elliott was married twice, the first time to the British actress, Virginia McKenna), and the second to Susan Robinson, with whom he had two children. He died of AIDS which he contracted after a transfusion of infected blood. Although he was suspected of being gay, a matter which is has been neither proven nor disproven, he was most likely bisexual.
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