Peter John Henry Elliott (14 June 1930 – December 2016) was a British film actor, singer, dancer, stunt performer and television presenter.

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. He trained seriously and represented Britain in the Olympic Games of 1948 and 1952, in London, England. He won a bronze medal in high diving at the

1953 Maccabiah Games Eight hundred ninety athletes representing 23 countries competed in the 1953 4th Maccabiah Games, held September 20 to 29, in 18 branches of sports. Israeli President Itzhak Ben-Zvi opened the Games at Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv District, in f ...

in Israel. Elliott later became a pop singer and was a resident ballad singer on ATV's '' Oh Boy!''. He has written a number of successful film scores, two of which have won awards at Cannes Film Festivals.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Peter 1930 births 2016 deaths South African male film actors English male television actors English stunt performers English pop singers English male divers Maccabiah Games competitors by sport Competitors at the 1953 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games bronze medalists for Great Britain Olympic divers for Great Britain Divers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Divers at the 1952 Summer Olympics