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  2. Denholm Elliott - Wikipedia

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    Denholm Mitchell Elliott CBE (31 May 1922 – 6 October 1992) was an English actor. [1] He appeared in numerous productions on stage and screen, receiving BAFTA awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Trading Places (1983), A Private Function (1984) and Defence of the Realm (1986), [a] and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Mr. Emerson in A ...

  3. List of Indiana Jones characters - Wikipedia

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    Denholm Elliott's death in 1992 was written into Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with the death of his character. Spielberg cast Elliott in the role because he was a fan of the actor. His return in Crusade was motivated by the director's desire to have the film hew closer to Raiders. He was initially portrayed in the first ...

  4. Virginia McKenna - Wikipedia

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    Dame Virginia Anne McKenna [1] (born 7 June 1931) is a British stage and screen actress, author, animal rights activist, and wildlife campaigner. She is best known for the films A Town Like Alice (1956), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Born Free (1966), and Ring of Bright Water (1969), as well as her work with the Born Free Foundation.

  5. Bleak House (1985 TV serial) - Wikipedia

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    It ran for eight episodes and starred Diana Rigg as Lady Dedlock, with Denholm Elliott in the role of John Jarndyce. [3] In the United States, the series ran under the Masterpiece Theatre series umbrella. [4] A notable plot omission in this version is the story of Caddy Jellyby and the Turveydrop family.

  6. Brimstone and Treacle - Wikipedia

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    Both versions also star Denholm Elliott. The play features a middle-aged middle-class couple living in a north London suburb whose life has been catastrophically affected by a hit-and-run accident which has left their beautiful undergraduate daughter totally dependent upon them. Their lives are dramatically changed by the arrival of a ...

  7. Joan Plowright, Acting Legend of Stage and Screen and ... - AOL

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    In Richard Loncraine’s 1982 feature “Brimstone and Treacle,” Plowright played the gullible mother, whose husband is played by Denholm Elliott, menaced by the evil character played by Sting.

  8. A Child's Christmas in Wales - Wikipedia

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    Denholm Elliott starred in the television film adaptation, A Child's Christmas in Wales (1987). [ 19 ] Marillion recorded a spoken-word-over-music version released on their fan club Christmas CD, Pudding on the Ritz (2008).

  9. ‘Sweet Magnolias’ Stars Break Down Paternity Shocker, Season ...

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    The cast was floored by the jaw-dropping moments at the conclusion of season 2, as Elliott — whose character, Dana Sue, seemingly got her happy ending with estranged husband Ronnie (Brandon ...