| Peter J. Elliott | |
| Birthname: | Peter John Henry Elliott |
| Birth Date: | 14 June 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Kent, England |
| Death Date: | December 2016 (aged 86) |
| Children: | 1 |
| Yearsactive: | 1948–1996 |
Peter John Henry Elliott (14 June 1930 - December 2016)[1] was a British film actor, singer, dancer, stunt performer and television presenter.[2]
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]
| 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 |
| 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" |