Elwyn Brook-Jones

Elwyn Brook-Jones (11 December 1911 – 4 September 1962) was a British film and television actor.[1]

Elwyn Brook-Jones
in TV's Garry Halliday
Born	11 December 1911 Kuching, Sarawak, Borneo
Died	4 September 1962 (aged 50) Reading, Berkshire, England
Occupation	Actor Pianist
Years active	1922–1962

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.[2] 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.[3][4]

In the BBC children's series Garry Halliday, he was the hero's opponent "The Voice".[5] His most prominent film role was arguably Tober in Carol Reed's Odd Man Out (1947).[2] 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).[1]

He died in Reading, Berkshire, aged 50.[1]

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)
• The Duke Wore Jeans (1958)
• Passport to Shame (1958)
• The Ugly Duckling (1959)

References

1. "Elwyn Brook-Jones". Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
2. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
3. "Elwyn Brook Jones - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
4. "Elwyn Brook-Jones - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
5. "Mr. Elwyn Brook-Jones". The Times. 5 September 1962. p. 14.

External links

• Elwyn Brook-Jones at IMDb