Elwyn Brook-Jones
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Pianist
Elwyn Brook-Jones | |
|---|---|
 in TV's Garry Halliday | |
| Born | 11 December 1911 |
| Died | 4 September 1962 (aged 50) |
| Occupations | Actor Pianist |
| Years active | 1922–1962 |
Elwyn Brook-Jones (11 December 1911 – 4 September 1962) was a British theatre, film and television actor.[1]
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]
