British actor (1930–2016)
Peter John Henry Elliott (14 June 1930 – December 2016)[1] was a British film actor, singer, dancer, stunt performer and television presenter.[2]
Life and career
Elliott had been diving since the age of 12 at the Marshall Street swimming pool when he was approached by Sid Dalton, an Olympic coach.[3] He trained seriously and represented Britain in the Olympic Games of 1948 and 1952, in London, England.[4] He won a bronze medal in high diving at the 1953 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[5]
Elliott later became a pop singer and was a resident ballad singer on ATV's Oh Boy!.[6] He has written a number of successful film scores, two of which have won awards at Cannes Film Festivals.[7]
Filmography
Film
Television
References
- ^ "Peter John Henry Elliott – Special guest at Roehampton Club in 1958". www.roehamptonclub.co.uk.
- ^ "The People You Meet: The 1948 Olympian Diver, Actor, Singer, Father, Peter Elliott". www.peopleyoumeetalongtheway.blogspot.com. 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Why Tom Daley is not a true Olympian . . . by Britain's teen diving star of 1948". www.standard.co.uk. 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Peter Elliott". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "LATE U. S. BASKET TOPS ISRAEL, 25-23; Groffsky Shot Wins Maccabiah Title -- Host Team Defeats American Swimmers". The New York Times.
- ^ "Peter Elliott". www.discogs.com.
- ^ "Peter J. Elliott". www.esat.sun.ac.za.
External links
