Elwyn Brook-Jones

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

Elwyn Brook-Jones
in TV's Garry Halliday
Born	(1911-12-11)11 December 1911
Died	4 September 1962(1962-09-04) (aged 50) Reading, Berkshire, England
Occupation(s)	Actor Pianist
Years active	1922–1962

Early life

According to his obituary in The Times,^[1] Brook-Jones was born in Sarawak on the island of Borneo; however, other sources place his birth in Caerphilly, Wales.^[2] The Times further asserts that he was educated at Jesus College, Oxford; however, the College has no record of his attendance under that name to support this claim.

His public debut was in Australia, aged 11, as a concert pianist; he later made cabaret appearances in the US and the Far East.^[3]

Career

Brook-Jones 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.^[4][5]

In the BBC children's series Garry Halliday, Brook-Jones was the hero's opponent "The Voice".^[6] He played Tober in Carol Reed's Odd Man Out (1947).^[3] 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).^[7]

Death

Brook-Jones 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)
• Rogue's Yarn (1957) as Inspector Walker
• The Duke Wore Jeans (1958)
• Passport to Shame (1958)
• The Four Just Men
• Dial 999 ('Ghost Squad', episode) (1959) as Mr. Scott
• The Ugly Duckling (1959)
• Richard the Lionheart (TV series) (1962) as Tancred, King of Sicily / Count Rolf