Eliot Makeham

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English actor (1882–1956)

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name	Eliot Makeham
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caption	in The Million Pound Note (1954)
birth_name	Harold Elliott Makeham
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death_place	London, England
othername	Eliott Makeham
Elliot Makeham
occupation	Actor
years_active	1936–1956
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Harold Elliott Makeham (22 December 1882 – 8 February 1956) was an English film and television actor.

Career

Makeham was born in London, England. Between 1931 and 1956, Makeham appeared, primarily in character roles, in 115 films and in 11 television productions.

Personal life

Married three times, Makeham's third wife was British character actress, Betty Shale.

Selected filmography

Rome Express (1932) - Mills
I'm an Explosive (1933) - Prof. Whimperly
Forging Ahead (1933) - Abraham Lombard
The Lost Chord (1933) - Bertie Pollard
I Lived with You (1933) - Mr. Wallis
I Was a Spy (1933) - Pharmacist (uncredited)
Friday the Thirteenth (1933) - Henry Jackson
The Roof (1933) - John Rutherford
The Laughter of Fools (1933) - John Gregg
Home, Sweet Home (1933) - James Merrick
The Crimson Candle (1934) - Dr. Gaunt
Princess Charming (1934) - The Real Walter Chuff (uncredited)
Orders Is Orders (1934) - Pvt. Slee
Bypass to Happiness (1934) - Miller
Unfinished Symphony (1934) - Joseph Passenter
Falling in Love (1934) - Caretaker (uncredited)
Lorna Doone (1934) - John Fry
Peg of Old Drury (1935) - Dr. Bowdler (uncredited)
Her Last Affaire (1935) - Dr. Rudd (uncredited)
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk (1935) - Storekeeper (uncredited)
Two Hearts in Harmony (1935) - Wagstaff
Once in a New Moon (1935) - Harold Drake
The Last Journey (1936) - Pip
Someone at the Door (1936) - (uncredited)
A Star Fell from Heaven (1936) - Music Professor
To Catch a Thief (1936) - Secretary
Calling the Tune (1936) - Stephen Harbord
The Brown Wallet (1936) - Hobday
Born That Way (1936) - Prof. Gearing
East Meets West (1936) - Goodson
Tomorrow We Live (1936) - Henry Blossom
The Mill on the Floss (1936) - Mr. Pullet (uncredited)
Head Over Heels (1937) - Martin
Dark Journey (1937) - Anatole Bergen
Take My Tip (1937) - Digworthy
Farewell Again (1937) - Maj. Swayle
Storm in a Teacup (1937) - Sheriff
Racing Romance (1937) - George Hanway
East of Ludgate Hill (1937)
Merely Mr. Hawkins (1938) - Alfred Hawkins
Darts Are Trumps (1938) - Joe Stone
Coming of Age (1938) - Henry Strudwick
Vessel of Wrath (1938) - The Native Head Clerk
It's in the Air (1938) - Sir Philip's Gardener
Weddings Are Wonderful (1938) - Minor role
You're the Doctor (1938) - Prout
The Citadel (1938) - Jack the Pharmacist (uncredited)
Keep Smiling (1938) - Printer (uncredited)
Everything Happens to Me (1938)
Anything to Declare? (1938) - Prof. Grayson
Bedtime Story (1938) - Uncle Toby
Me and My Pal (1939) - Cripps
The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939) - Mr. Hines
Inspector Hornleigh (1939) - Alexander Parkinson, Leather Worker
The Four Just Men (1939) - Simmonds
Return to Yesterday (1940) - Fred Grover
Spy for a Day (1940) - Mr. Trufit
Pastor Hall (1940) - Pippermann
A Window in London (1940) - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Just William (1940) - Man in sweet shop (uncredited)
Busman's Honeymoon (1940) - Simpson
Night Train to Munich (1940) - Schwab
Saloon Bar (1940) - Meek Man
Spare a Copper (1940) - Fuller
Facing the Music (1941) - Secretary
The Common Touch (1941) - 'Inky'
Suspected Person (1942) - David
They Flew Alone (1942) - Mayor of Croydon
Let the People Sing (1942) - Town clerk
Uncensored (1942) - Abbe De Moor
Schweik's New Adventures (1943) - Prof. Jan Borski
Yellow Canary (1943) - Observer Corpsman in Opening Scene (uncredited)
Bell-Bottom George (1944) - Johnson
The Hundred Pound Window (1944) - Bank Teller (uncredited)
The Halfway House (1944) - The Dresser
A Canterbury Tale (1944) - Organist
Champagne Charlie (1944) - Vance's Songwriter (uncredited)
Give Us the Moon (1944) - Dumka
Don't Take It to Heart (1944) - Roberts (uncredited)
Candles at Nine (1944) - Everard Hope
Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945) - Bossi
I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945) - John Friar
Perfect Strangers (1945) - Mr. Staines
The Magic Bow (1946) - Giuseppe
Code of Scotland Yard (1947) - Usher at Concert Hall (uncredited)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947) - Postman
Frieda (1947) - Bailey
Jassy (1947) - Moult - the Butler
The Little Ballerina (1947) - Mr. Maggs
Call of the Blood (1948) - Laboratory assistant (uncredited)
So Evil My Love (1948) - Joe Helliwell
Daybreak (1948) - Mr. Bigley
Love in Waiting (1948) - Sam Baxter
No Room at the Inn (1948) - News Editor
Vote for Huggett (1949) - Mr. Christie
Forbidden (1949) - Pop Thompson
Murder at the Windmill (1949) - Gimpy
Children of Chance (1949) - Vicar
Night and the City (1950) - Pinkney (scenes deleted)
Trio (1950) - Sexton (in segment The Verger)
The Miniver Story (1950) - Mr. Farraday (uncredited)
Dick Barton at Bay (1950) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Scarlet Thread (1951) - Jason
Scrooge (1951) - Mr. Snedrig
Green Grow the Rushes (1951) - James Urquhart
The Crimson Pirate (1952) - Governor
Decameron Nights (1953) - Governor of Majorca
The Yellow Balloon (1953) - Pawnbroker
Always a Bride (1953) - Roger, Hotel Guest
The Fake (1953) - George
Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953) - Edwards
Stryker of the Yard (1953) - Uncle Henry Petheridge
The Million Pound Note (1954) - Consulate Official (uncredited)
Fast and Loose (1954) - Railway porter (uncredited)
The Weak and the Wicked (1954) - Grandad Baden
Doctor in the House (1954) - Elderly Examiner
The Rainbow Jacket (1954) - Valet
Companions in Crime (1954) - Councillor Sandford
Sailor Beware! (1956) - Uncle Brummell

Selected stage roles

Blue Comet by Eden Phillpotts (1926)
The Return of the Soldier by John Van Druten (1928)
Married for Money by Will Scott (1939)

Death

He died in London aged 73.

References

[[Database]] (undated). [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538472/filmotype "Filmography by Type for Eliot Makeham"]. ''[[Internet Movie Database. The Internet Movie Database]]''. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
(2009-04-16). "BFI | Film & TV Database | MAKEHAM, Eliot". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk.
"Eliot Makeham". CBS Interactive.
"FreeBMD Entry Info". .freebmd.org.uk.
Hal Erickson. "Eliot Makeham - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.

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