Peter J. Elliott

Acting

Peter J. Elliott

Born June 14, 1930 · Sheerness, Kent, England, UK

Died December 1, 2016 · aged 86

Peter J. Elliott was a former British film actor, singer, stunt performer and television presenter. He started as a diver in the 1948 Olympics in London, England, UK, and later often appeared on South African television.

Known For

Fun and GamesFun and Games · 1971
Fun and Games
4.81971
MovieDrama
The daughter of a British prison governor returns from an American finishing school, and chases after the inmates of her Dad's prison.
Zulu DawnZulu Dawn · 1979
Zulu Dawn
6.11979
MovieAdventureDrama
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Going BananasGoing Bananas · 1987
Going Bananas
3.61987
MovieComedyFamily
An evil circus owner chases a chimp and his friends through Africa. Not necessarily 'Dyn-O-Mite!', but this silly monkey business is decent family fun.
The DemonThe Demon · 1981
The Demon
4.31981
MovieThrillerHorror
Random people are terrorized by a malevolent man who brings their worst fears to life.
Safari 3000Safari 3000 · 1982
Safari 3000
5.41982
MovieAction
Reporter J.J. wants to write a story about an Afrika rallye, 3000 km across desert and steppe. Unfortunately her driver and car get lost only days before the start, so she hires ex-stuntman Eddie and buys a wreck of a car from her last money. Eddie can help her to a new motor - by stealing it from the ruthless count Borgia, who from now on is their hardest and meanest competitor in the rallye.
Snake DancerSnake Dancer · 1976
Snake Dancer
2.31976
MovieDrama
With the oppressive climate of 1970s South Africa as the backdrop, this erotic biopic tells the story of Glenda Kemp (playing herself), a former Sunday school teacher who becomes an exotic dancer -- and provocatively shares the stage with a python. Creating an uproar and breaking every taboo in the book with her act, Kemp soon finds herself charged with indecency as the government attempts to ban her seductive performance art.
That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily HobhouseThat Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse · 1990
That Englishwoman: An Account of the Life of Emily Hobhouse
9.01990
MovieWarDrama
An English woman dares to defy the might of the British Empire and champions the cause of the Boers during the Anglo-Boer War, battling to alleviate the suffering of women and children in concentration camps.
House of the Living DeadHouse of the Living Dead · 1974
House of the Living Dead
4.81974
MovieScience FictionHorror
On a South African plantation, a maniac is on the loose, first killing the estate's animals, then starting on the human members.

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Steptoe and SonSteptoe and Son · 1962
Steptoe and Son
7.81962
SeriesComedy
Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who deal in selling used items. They live on Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC from 1962 to 1965, followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974. Its theme tune, "Old Ned", was composed by Ron Grainer. The series was voted 15th in a 2004 BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It was remade in the US as Sanford and Son, in Sweden as Albert & Herbert and in the Netherlands as Stiefbeen en zoon. In 1972 a movie adaptation of the series, Steptoe and Son, was released in cinemas, with a second Steptoe and Son Ride Again in 1973.