Peter John Henry Elliott (14 June 1930 – December 2016)[1] was a British film actor, singer, dancer, stunt performer and television presenter.[2]
Peter J. Elliott | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter John Henry Elliott 14 June 1930 Kent, England |
| Died | December 2016 (aged 86) |
| Years active | 1948–1996 |
| Children | 1 |
Life and career
editElliott had been diving since the age of 12 at the Marshall Street swimming pool when he was approached by Sid Dalton, an Olympic coach.[3] He trained seriously and represented Britain in the Olympic Games of 1948 and 1952, in London, England.[4] He won a bronze medal in high diving at the 1953 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[5]
Elliott later became a pop singer and was a resident ballad singer on ATV's Oh Boy!.[6] He has written a number of successful film scores, two of which have won awards at Cannes Film Festivals.[7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Fun and Games | Matthews | |
| 1974 | Those Naughty Angels | Louis Phillips | |
| 1976 | Snake Dancer | Joe Brannigan | |
| 1978 | Slavers | Quiroga | |
| 1979 | Zulu Dawn | Sentry | |
| 1979 | Game for Vultures | Hilton - Rhodesian Patrol | |
| 1979 | The Demon | Mr. Parker | |
| 1980 | Safari 3000 | Stewart Simmons | |
| 1981 | Burning Rubber | Mr. Baumgarten | |
| 1987 | Going Bananas | First Mate / Clown #2 | |
| 1988 | Scavengers | McKenzie | |
| 1988 | It's Murphy's Fault | Chief Brant | |
| 1989 | The Tattoo Chase | Mr. Scalari | |
| 1989 | Wild Zone | Professor Garrison | |
| 1989 | The Tangent Affair | Johnny Fish | |
| 1990 | Barrett | Mont | |
| 1990 | That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse | John Jackson | |
| 1996 | The Making of the Mahatma | Pretoria Jail Superintendent |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-1968 | The Avengers | Various | Episode: "A Funny Thing Happened..." | Episode: "You Have Just Been Murdered" | Episode: "Have Guns - Will Haggle" | Episode: "All Done with Mirrors" |
| 1968 | The Champions | Paul Lang (uncredited) | Episode: "The Experiment" | |||
| 1968 | The Jazz Age | Rollo | Episode: "Tip-Toes" | |||
| 1969 | Department S | Thorn | Episode: "The Treasure of the Costa Del Sol" | |||
| 1970 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | Wilks | Episode: "When the Spirit Moves You" | |||
| 1970 | Steptoe and Son | Episode: "Men of Property" | ||||
| 1993 | Tropical Heat | Angel Benedict | Episode: "Spider's Tale" |
References
edit- ^ "Peter John Henry Elliott – Special guest at Roehampton Club in 1958". www.roehamptonclub.co.uk.
- ^ "The People You Meet: The 1948 Olympian Diver, Actor, Singer, Father, Peter Elliott". www.peopleyoumeetalongtheway.blogspot.com. 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Why Tom Daley is not a true Olympian . . . by Britain's teen diving star of 1948". www.standard.co.uk. 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Peter Elliott". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "LATE U. S. BASKET TOPS ISRAEL, 25-23; Groffsky Shot Wins Maccabiah Title -- Host Team Defeats American Swimmers". The New York Times.
- ^ "Peter Elliott". www.discogs.com.
- ^ "Peter J. Elliott". www.esat.sun.ac.za.