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Stephen Elliott

 
Actor: Stephen Elliott
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  • Born: Nov 27, 1920 in New York City, New York
  • Died: May 21, 2005 in Woodland Hills, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '70s-'80s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: Cutter's Way, The Hospital, Taking Care of Business
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Hospital (1971)

Biography

Most of actor Stephen Elliot's film credits were piled up after he reached the age of fifty. The best of these include Hospital (1971), Death Wish (1974), The Hindenburg (1978) and Taking Care of Business (1988). Elliot was cast as Jill Eikenberry's bullying millionaire father in Arthur (1981), in which he pummeled prospective son-in-law Dudley Moore to a pulp when Moore balked at the altar; he repeated this ham-fisted characterization in Arthur 2, On the Rocks (1985). Stephen Elliot's acting contributions to television include patriarch Benjamin Lassiter on Beacon Hill (1975), Jane Wyman's ex-husband (not Ronald Reagan) on Falcon Crest (1981-82), and several years in the role of Paul Ailey on the daytime drama Love of Life. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Stephen Elliott
Born Elliott Pershing Stitzel
November 27, 1918(1918-11-27)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died May 21, 2005 (aged 86)
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Other name(s) Stephen Elliot
Steve Elliott
Occupation Actor
Years active 1946–1999
Spouse(s) Alice Hirson (2004-2005; dissolved by his death)
Nancy Chase (1947-1960)

Stephen Elliott (November 27, 1918 – May 21, 2005) was an American actor.

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Theatre

Elliott's first acting engagement was at the New York Neighborhood Playhouse in 1946. After serving in World War II, Elliott started a successful career on Broadway with his debut in Shakespeare's The Tempest. In 1967, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Marat/Sade. Two years later he won the Drama Desk Award for A Whistle in the Dark. Additional Broadway credits include King Lear, The Miser, Georgy, The Crucible, and The Creation of the World and Other Business.

Television

Elliott's television credits include the role of Jane Wyman's first husband in Falcon Crest, Columbo, Texan millionaire attorney Scotty Demarest in Dallas, and Judge Harold Aldrich in Chicago Hope.

Personal life

Elliott was born Elliott Pershing Stitzel in New York City. He married stage actress Nancy Chase in 1947 and divorced in 1960. They both had two children, Jency and Jon. He married his second wife, actress Alice Hirson whom he met on Broadway in 1964, but not married until 2004. The following year he died in Woodland Hills, California as result of congestive heart failure. Ironically, both Elliott and Hirson appeared in recurring roles on the television series Dallas.

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