Occupation ActorPianist Years active 1922–1960 | Name Elwyn Brook-Jones Role Film actor | |
Born December 11, 1911 ( 1911-12-11 ) Kerching, Sarawak, Borneo Died September 4, 1962, Reading, United Kingdom Movies and TV shows Odd Man Out, Garry Halliday, Assignment Redhead, Bonnie Prince Charlie, The Wonder Kid Similar People Carol Reed, Joseph M Newman, Anthony Kimmins, Robert Stevenson, Alexander Korda | ||
Elwyn Brook-Jones (11 December 1911 – 4 September 1962) was a British film and television actor.
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Life
Brook-Jones was born in Kuching, Sarawak, on the island of Borneo. After a private education, he attended Jesus College, Oxford.
His public debut was in Australia, aged 11, as a concert pianist; he later made cabaret appearances in the US and the Far East. He was a repertory actor, first appearing in London in 1943 in Hedda Gabler as Judge Brack and going on to appear in many productions in the West End, films and television.
In the BBC children's series Garry Halliday, he was the hero's opponent "The Voice". His most prominent film role was arguably Tober in Carol Reed's Odd Man Out (1947). He was also Gladwin in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Small Back Room (1949) and the Emir in The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960).
He died in Reading, Berkshire, aged 50.
Filmography
Actor
1962
Richard the Lionheart (TV Series) as
Count Rolf / Could Rolf / Tancred
- A King's Ransom (1963) - Count Rolf
- Capture (1963) - Count Rolf
- The Fugitive (1963) - Could Rolf
- The Norman King (1962) - Tancred
1962
The Sword in the Web (TV Series)
- The Munition Factory (1962)
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Prince Radziwill / Malassis
- The Pretender (1962) - Prince Radziwill
- Twentieth Century Theatre: The Assassin (1960) - Malassis
1959
Garry Halliday (TV Series) as
The Voice
- The Gun Runners Part 6: Finale (1962) - The Voice (voice)
- The Gun Runners Part 5: A Box at the Opera (1962) - The Voice (voice)
- The Gun Runners Part 4: Unhappy Landing (1962) - The Voice (voice)
- The Gun Runners Part 3: A Drop in the Ocean (1962) - The Voice (voice)
- The Gun Runners Part 2: On the Hook (1962) - The Voice (voice)
- The Gun Runners Part 1: Down to Earth (1962) - The Voice (voice)
- The Secret of Omar Khayam Part 7: Give and Take (1962) - The Voice (voice)
- The Secret of Omar Khayam Part 6: Pitfall (1962) - The Voice (voice)
- The Secret of Omar Khayam Part 5: The Temple (1962) - The Voice (voice)
- The Secret of Omar Khayam Part 4: A Key (1962) - The Voice (voice)
- The Secret of Omar Khayam Part 3: The Goal (1962) - The Voice (voice)
- The Secret of Omar Khayam Part 2: Dawn of Reckoning (1962) - The Voice (voice)
- The Secret of Omar Khayam Part 1: Live and Die (1962) - The Voice (voice)
- Strong Poison (1960) - The Voice (voice)
- The Last of the List (1960) - The Voice (voice)
- A Message from a Stranger (1960) - The Voice (voice)
- Come Into My Parlour (1960) - The Voice (voice)
- The Two Halves of the Coin (1960) - The Voice (voice)
- The Counterfeit Sergeant (1960) - The Voice (voice)
- The Man Who Forgot (1960) - The Voice (voice)
- The Last Hours (1960) - The Voice (voice)
- The Hunt Is Up (1960) - The Voice (voice)
- On the Run (1960) - The Voice (voice)
- The Outcast (1960) - The Voice (voice)
- The Vanishing Scientists (1960) - The Voice (voice)
- Money Unlimited (1960) - The Voice (voice)
- A Flame in the Sky (1959) - The Voice (voice)
- The Secret of the Safe (1959) - The Voice (voice)
- The Chambers of Death (1959) - The Voice (voice)
- The Invention (1959) - The Voice (voice)
- A Cargo of Phosphorus (1959) - The Voice (voice)
- The Jig-Saw Puzzle (1959) - The Voice (voice)
- The Big Showdown (1959) - The Voice (voice)
- The Wrong Side of the Law (1959) - The Voice (voice)
- Into the Fire (1959) - The Voice (voice)
- The Disappearing Diamonds (1959) - The Voice (voice)
- Danger at the Mill (1959) - The Voice (voice)
- The Exploding Balloon (1959) - The Voice (voice)
1961
Stryker of the Yard (TV Series)
- The Case of the Bogus Count (1961)
1961
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Manfred
- The Way of Love (1961) - Manfred
1957
Sword of Freedom (TV Series) as
De Bassi / Francesco Giocondo
- Alessandro (1961) - De Bassi
- The Woman in the Picture (1957) - Francesco Giocondo
1960
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's as
Emir
1960
The Larkins (TV Series) as
Professor Masterson
- Well Turned Worm (1960) - Professor Masterson (as Elwyn Brook Jones)
1959
Dial 999 (TV Series) as
Scott
- Ghost Squad (1959) - Scott
1959
The Four Just Men (TV Series) as
Scheye
- The Deadly Capsule (1959) - Scheye (as Elwyn Brook Jones)
1959
Mystery in the Mine as
Grimblatt
1959
The Ugly Duckling as
Dandy
1958
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Vladimir / Mr. Brant
- The Secret Agent (1959) - Vladimir
- No. 17 (1958) - Mr. Brant
1951
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Cardinal Pandulph / Dean Abbas el-Hakim / The Duke of Newcastle / ...
- The Picnic at Sakkara (1959) - Dean Abbas el-Hakim
- The Trial of Admiral Byng (1958) - The Duke of Newcastle
- The Life and Death of King John/II (1952) - Cardinal Pandulph
- The Life and Death of King John (1952) - Cardinal Pandulph
- Festival Drama: The Way of the World (1951) - Petulant
- Festival Drama: Saint Joan (1951) - Duke de la Trémouille
1958
Saturday Playhouse (TV Series) as
The Duke of Lamorre
- The Duke in Darkness (1958) - The Duke of Lamorre
1958
Room 43 as
Heath
1958
Ivanhoe (TV Series) as
Sir Wendell
- Counterfeit (1958) - Sir Wendell
1958
Television Playwright (TV Series) as
Mr. Pheeming
- Call Me a Liar (1958) - Mr. Pheeming
1958
The Duke Wore Jeans as
Bartolomeo
1957
The New Adventures of Martin Kane (TV Series) as
Bowker
- The Smash and Grab Story (1957) - Bowker
1957
Rogue's Yarn as
Inspector Walker
1957
The Schirmer Inheritance (TV Series) as
Colonel Chrysantos
- Episode #1.3 (1957) - Colonel Chrysantos
1957
The Power and the Glory (TV Movie) as
Chief of Police
1957
Dead Easy (TV Movie) as
Steele
1957
Aggie (TV Series) as
The Baron
- Death of the Party (1957) - The Baron
1956
Million Dollar Manhunt as
Digby Mitchel
1956
David Copperfield (TV Mini Series) as
Mr. Creakle
- Part 2 (1956) - Mr. Creakle
1956
Rheingold Theatre (TV Series) as
Tunan
- Scheherezade (1956) - Tunan
1956
The Condemned (TV Movie) as
Minister of the Interior
1956
The Count of Monte Cristo (TV Series) as
Palamas
- Athens (1956) - Palamas
1955
The Gilded Cage as
Bruno Lucas
1955
Two Pigeons Flying High (TV Movie) as
Ta-jin
1954
The Harassed Hero as
Logan (as Elwyn Brook Jones)
1954
Beau Brummell as
Mr. Tupp (uncredited)
1953
Three Steps in the Dark as
Wilbrahim
1953
Saturday Special (TV Series) as
Colonel Hunter
- Episode #2.16 (1953) - Colonel Hunter
- Episode #2.15 (1953) - Colonel Hunter
1952
The Night Won't Talk as
Martin Soames
1952
Judgment Deferred as
Coxon
1951
A Tomb with a View (TV Movie) as
Walter Cream
1951
Life in Her Hands as
Surgeon
1951
Lucky Nick Cain as
The Fence
1951
Wonder Boy as
Mr. Gorik
1949
The Duchess of Malfi (TV Movie) as
The Cardinal of Aragon
1949
Dear Mr. Prohack as
Benny Erivangian
1949
The Queen of Spades as
Officer in the Gaming Room (uncredited)
1949
Hour of Glory as
Gladwin
1948
It's Hard to Be Good as
Budibent
1948
Bonnie Prince Charlie as
The Duke of Cumberland
1948
Good-Time Girl as
Mr. Pottinger
1948
The Three Weird Sisters as
Thomas
1947
The Infernal Machine (TV Movie) as
The Voice
1947
Henry IV (TV Movie) as
The Baron Tito Belcredi
1947
Odd Man Out as
Tober
1947
Musical Chairs (TV Movie) as
Wilhelm Schindler
1947
Rope (TV Movie) as
Rupert Cadell
1943
The Night Invader as
Role undetermined (uncredited)
1943
Tomorrow We Live as
Unknown (uncredited)
1941
'Pimpernel' Smith as
Bit Part (uncredited)
1941
Suicide Squadron as
Bit Part (uncredited)
Self
1949
A Yank Comes Back (Documentary short) as
Self
References
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