Elwyn Brook-Jones facts for kids
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Elwyn Brook-Jones
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in TV's Garry Halliday
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| Born | 11 December 1911 Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo
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| Died | 4 September 1962 (aged 50) |
| Occupation | Actor Pianist |
| Years active | 1922–1962 |
Elwyn Brook-Jones (11 December 1911 – 4 September 1962) was a British theatre, film and television actor.
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, before 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.
Selected filmography
- Odd Man Out (1947)
- The Three Weird Sisters (1948)
- Good-Time Girl (1948)
- Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
- It's Hard to Be Good (1948)
- Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)
- The Wonder Kid (1950)
- I'll Get You for This (1951)
- Life in Her Hands (1951)
- Judgment Deferred (1952)
- The Night Won't Talk (1952) as Martin Soames
- Three Steps in the Dark (1953)
- The Harassed Hero (1954) as Logan (credited as Elwyn Brook Jones)
- Beau Brummell (1954) as Mr. Tupp (uncredited)
- The Gilded Cage (1955)
- Assignment Redhead (1956)
- Rogue's Yarn (1957) as Inspector Walker
- The Duke Wore Jeans (1958)
- Passport to Shame (1958)
- The Four Just Men (TV series)
(The Deadly Capsule) (1959) as Mr Scheye
- Dial 999 (TV series) ('Ghost Squad', episode) (1959) as Mr. Scott
- The Ugly Duckling (1959)
