Peter J. Elliott

For the Australian Roman Catholic bishop, see Peter Elliott (bishop).

Peter J. Elliott
Born
Peter John Henry Elliott

(1930-06-14)14 June 1930
Kent, England
DiedDecember 2016 (aged 86)
Years active1948–1996
Children1

Peter John Henry Elliott (14 June 1930 – December 2016)[1] was a British film actor, singer, dancer, stunt performer and television presenter.[2]

Life and career

Elliott 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

Film

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

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

  1. ^ "Peter John Henry Elliott – Special guest at Roehampton Club in 1958". www.roehamptonclub.co.uk.
  2. ^ "The People You Meet: The 1948 Olympian Diver, Actor, Singer, Father, Peter Elliott". www.peopleyoumeetalongtheway.blogspot.com. 31 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Why Tom Daley is not a true Olympian . . . by Britain's teen diving star of 1948". www.standard.co.uk. 31 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Peter Elliott". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. ^ "LATE U. S. BASKET TOPS ISRAEL, 25-23; Groffsky Shot Wins Maccabiah Title -- Host Team Defeats American Swimmers". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Peter Elliott". www.discogs.com.
  7. ^ "Peter J. Elliott". www.esat.sun.ac.za.