Elwyn Brook-Jones

According to his obituary in The Times, Brook-Jones was born in Sarawak on the island of Borneo; however, other sources place his birth in Caerphilly, Wales.IMDb, [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0111672/bio/ Elwyn Brook-Jones - Biography] 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.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&q=Elwyn+Brook-Jones+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=RA2-PA1949|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first=Brian|last=McFarlane|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9781526111968|via=Google Books}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/rsr/elwyn-brook-jones|title=Elwyn Brook Jones - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/elwyn-brook-jones-p8710|title=Elwyn Brook-Jones - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}

In the BBC children's series Garry Halliday, Brook-Jones was the hero's opponent "The Voice".{{cite news|date=5 September 1962|work=The Times|page=14|title=Mr. Elwyn Brook-Jones}} He played Tober in Carol Reed's Odd Man Out (1947). 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).{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/4508|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113193149/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/4508|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-13|title=Elwyn Brook-Jones|publisher=}}

Brook-Jones died in Reading, Berkshire, aged 50.

• 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)

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