Elwyn Brook-Jones

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]

• 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)

• Elwyn Brook-Jones at IMDb