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Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Actor · Died October 6, 1992, aged 70 · Ealing, London, England, UK

Denholm Mitchell Elliott, CBE (31 May 1922 – 6 October 1992) was an English actor of stage and screen, with over 120 major film and TV credits. In the 1980s, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in three consecutive years.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 31, 1922
Died
October 6, 1992 (aged 70)
From
Ealing, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
74 on MovieCove · 169 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 16% in 30 days

What are Denholm Elliott's films like?

Across their 60 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Morality
23%
Self
18%
Power
14%
Survival
12%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception16 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 59 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 21 · Serious 14 · Dark 24

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 29 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 28 · Intense 19

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 31 · Shifting 25 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 30 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 14

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 34 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 20 · Engaged 36 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 27 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 17

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 13 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

35 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 11 of 35 analyzed roles.

Ally
11 of 35
Shadow
6 of 35
Threshold guardian
4 of 35
Herald
4 of 35
Mentor
3 of 35
Trickster
3 of 35
Shapeshifter
3 of 35
Hero
1 of 35
Show the 35 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
34
Melancholic
25
Absurd
15
Dread
14
Warm
13
Other
60

How their films linger

Bittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet30
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Denholm Elliott's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 47 of their 74 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (29).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Denholm Elliott's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

169 credits, 74 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull(2008)

    as Marcus Brody (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Noises Off...(1992)

    as Selsdon Mowbray / The Burglar

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Love at First Sight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Thomas Wilkins

  • One Against the Wind(1991)

    as Father LeBlanc

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Murder of Quality(1991)

    as George Smiley

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Scorchers(1991)

    as Howler

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Toy Soldiers(1991)

    as Headmaster

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Black Candle(1991)

    as William Filmore

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Sunday Pursuit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Thomas Wilkins

  • The Love She Sought(1990)

    as James O'Hannon

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Bangkok Hilton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hal Stanton

  • Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother(1989)

    as Nathy

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)

    as Marcus Brody

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Return from the River Kwai(1989)

    as Colonel Grayson

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Stealing Heaven(1988)

    as Fulbert

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Identity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Washburn

  • Hanna's War(1988)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Codename: Kyril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Povin

  • Noble House(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · as Alastair Struan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Keys to Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Inspector Basil Crisp

  • A Child's Christmas in Wales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Old Geraint

  • September(1987)

    as Howard

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Maurice(1987)

    as Dr. Barry

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Happy Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton

  • Scoop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Salter

  • Past Caring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Victor

  • Worlds Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Oliver

  • Sunday Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Henry 'Jock' Delves Broughton

  • The Whoopee Boys(1986)

    as Col. Phelps

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Defense of the Realm(1985)

    as Vernon Bayliss

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry(1986)

    as George Parker

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • A Room with a View(1986)

    as Mr. Emerson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Hotel du Lac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Philip Neville

  • Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Dr. Savary

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Braling

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Bleak House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 8 episodes · as John Jarndyce

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Philip Neville

  • Camille(1984)

    as Count de Noilly

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • A Private Function(1984)

    as Dr. Swaby

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Razor's Edge(1984)

    as Elliott Templeton

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles(1983)

    as Dr. Mortimer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Trading Places(1983)

    as Coleman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Wicked Lady(1983)

    as Sir Ralph Skelton

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 8 episodes · as Niccolò Polo

  • The Missionary(1982)

    as The Bishop of London

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Brimstone & Treacle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Tom Bates

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)

    as Dr. Marcus Brody

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • You're All Right, How Am I? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Psychiatrist

  • Sunday Lovers(1980)

    as Parker (segment "An Englishman's Home")

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Blade on the Feather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Jack Hill

  • Hammer House of Horror(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Norman Shenley

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Rising Damp(1980)

    as Charles Seymour

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • In Hiding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Bernard

  • Bad Timing(1980)

    as Stefan Vognic

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Gentle Folk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as F J Dobbs

  • Donkeys' Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Alan Quine

  • Cuba(1979)

    as Donald Skinner

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Game for Vultures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Raglan Thistle

  • Zulu Dawn(1979)

    as Colonel Pulleine

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Saint Jack(1979)

    as William Leigh

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Harold Tinker / Colonel Tinker

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Death Becomes Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Roland (archive footage)

  • School Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Jeffrey Treasure

  • Watership Down(1978)

    as Cowslip (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Boys from Brazil(1978)

    as Sidney Beynon

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Crest of a Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Jim

  • Little Girl in Blue Velvet(1978)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles(1978)

    as Stapleton

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Sweeney 2(1978)

    as Ex-Det. Chief Superintendent Jupp

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Shooting the Chandelier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Semyon

  • Across the Andes by Frog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mr. Gregory

  • Premiere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Jim

  • BBC2 Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Semyon

  • The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It(1977)

    as English Delegate

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • A Bridge Too Far(1977)

    as RAF meteorologist officer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Supernatural (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Geoffrey Manners

  • The Velvet Glove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as C W Leadbeater

  • The Signalman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as The Signalman

  • Voyage of the Damned(1976)

    as Admiral Canaris

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Brimstone and Treacle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Tom Bates

  • Robin and Marian(1976)

    as Will Scarlet

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • To the Devil a Daughter(1976)

    as Henry Beddows

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Partners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as John Grey

  • Ripping Yarns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Gregory

  • Clayhanger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 9 episodes · as Tertius Ingpen

  • Shades of Greene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as The Author · as William Wilditch

  • Russian Roulette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as John Petapiece

  • The Crazy Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Dr. Frank Henson

  • Percy's Progress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Sir Emmanuel Whitbread

  • The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz(1974)

    as Friar

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernard · as F.J. Dobbs · as Geoffrey Treasure · as Psychiatrist

  • The Lady from the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Dr. Wangel

  • The Last Chapter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Robert Murray

  • The Song of Songs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 5 episodes · as Dr. Salmoni

  • Thriller(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Frank Henson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • A Doll's House(1973)

    as Nils Krogstad

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Vault of Horror(1973)

    as Diltant (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Anywhere but England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Miles

  • Follow the Yellow Brick Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Jack Black

  • Night Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Swan

  • The Sextet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Edgar · as Ellis · as Francis Ramsdale · as Jack Black · as Max Firebrace · as Peter Lelliot · as Stanley · as Swan

  • Madame Sin(1972)

    as Malcolm De Vere

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A Ghost Story for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as The Signalman

  • The Persuaders!(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Roland

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Quest for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Tom Lewis

  • The Wild Duck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Hjalmar Ekdal, Hedvig's father

  • The House That Dripped Blood(1971)

    as Charles Hillyer (segment 1 "Method for Murder")

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Percy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Emmanuel Whitbread

  • The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer(1970)

    as Peter Niss

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Too Late the Hero(1970)

    as Captain Hornsby

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Scenes from Family Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Walter

  • Plays of Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Gosport · as Harry Griffin

  • The Sea Gull(1968)

    as Dr. Yevgeny Dorn

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Night They Raided Minsky's(1968)

    as Vance Fowler

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Dracula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Count Dracula

  • Let's Murder Vivaldi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Gerald

  • Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush(1968)

    as Mr. George Beauchamp

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1968)

    as George Devlin

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Coronet Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger Crowell - Imposter

  • Maroc 7(1967)

    as Inspector Barrada

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Spy with a Cold Nose(1966)

    as Pond-Jones

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Alfie(1966)

    as The Abortionist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Fall of the House of Usher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Roderick Usher

  • Mystery and Imagination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Count Dracula · as Roderick Usher

  • King Rat(1965)

    as Larkin

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Hjalmar Ekdal

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as The Interviewer

  • The Wednesday Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as John Fairchild

  • You Must Be Joking!(1965)

    as Captain Tabasco

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Man and Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Geoffrey Manners

  • The Man in Room 17 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 13 episodes · as Imlac Defraits

  • The Holy Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Herbert

  • A Little Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Vincent

  • McGuire, Go Home!(1965)

    as Baker

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Gerald · as Vincent

  • Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Reggie Fortune

  • Nothing But the Best(1964)

    as Charlie Prince

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Invincible Mr. Disraeli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Montague Corry

  • Station Six-Sahara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Macey

  • Sunday-Night Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Danger Man(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Basil Jordan

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Armchair Mystery Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Geoffrey Manners

  • Scent of Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Oliver Larker

  • The Moon and Sixpence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as The Writer

  • The Winslow Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Sir Robert Morton

  • Wuthering Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Edgar Linton

  • Twelfth Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Sebastian

  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • DuPont Show of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Darnay

  • The Lark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Warwick

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Thomas · as Miles

  • Pacific Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Arthur Grimble

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Lyons · as John Manbridge

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Night My Number Came Up(1955)

    as Fl. Lt. McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Loved Redheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Denis

  • Lease of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Martin Blake

  • They Who Dare(1954)

    as Sergeant Corcoran

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Heart of the Matter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Wilson

  • The Cruel Sea(1953)

    as Morell

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Holly and the Ivy(1952)

    as Michael Gregory

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Ringer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as John Lemley

  • The Sound Barrier(1952)

    as Christopher Ridgefield

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Count · as Father LeBlanc · as Herbert · as Montague Corry · as Sebastian · as Warwick

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Dick

  • Sunday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Colby Simpkins · as Mr. Julien · as Stefan

  • Dear Mr. Prohack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Oswald Morfrey

  • Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric Inwood

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 169 titles from 1948 to 2008; peak year 1983.

Biggest box office

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

$474M worldwide

Highest rated

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19482008

Peak 1983 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 13 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting169 of 169: 169 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65th

By decade

1940s3 · acting1950s22 · acting1960s34 · acting1970s54 · acting1980s46 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 8% of 39 roles
5267778287

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Denholm Elliott's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 66; across their 59 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 59

Midcredits score across 74 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th30
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

40 of their 74 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser40
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Scorchers (1991)

79th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 58 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Denholm Elliott's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore14 titles25–78 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles16–63 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles4–71 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles26–59 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles23–76 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Denholm Elliott work with?

People who share at least 2 of Denholm Elliott's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ralph Richardson shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles