Derek Elphinstone
{{Short description|British actor (1913–1999)}}
Derek Elphinstone (1913–1999) was a British actor.
Derek Elphinstone was born on 15 October 1913 in Surrey.{{cite web |title=Derek Elphinstone |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baa157ebd |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210014321/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baa157ebd |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 10, 2019 |website=BFI |access-date=4 July 2022}} He was the son of fellow actor Montague Elphinstone, from a family of actors. Montague Elphinstone served in the Boer War and the First World War, rising to the rank of Major.{{cite web |title=Montague Elphinstone Born 22nd March 1880 - Killed in flying accident 22nd March 1917 |url=https://oldbancroftians.com/wp-content/WW1/centelphinstonem.htm |website=oldbancroftians.com |access-date=4 July 2022}} In 1912, Montague Elphinstone married Norah Hume, but died in a flying accident in 1917.
Filmography
- The Four Feathers (1939) as Lieutenant Parker
- Sailors Three (1940) as British Observer
- In Which We Serve (1942) as No 1
- Distant Trumpet (1952) as Richard Anthony
- Secret People (1952) as Plain Clothes Man
Television
- The Witness for the Prosecution (1949), as Sir Wilfrid Robarts in a BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie's play
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Category:Male actors from Surrey
Category:English male film actors