Harold Elliott Makeham (22 December 1882 – 8 February 1956) was an

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Career

Makeham was born in

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. Between 1931 and 1956, Makeham appeared, primarily in

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, in 115 films and in 11 television productions. He played a small number of leading roles in the 1930s, but was more regularly seen in cameos as harassed officials or henpecked husbands.

Personal life

Married three times, Makeham's third wife was British character actress, Betty Shale.

Selected filmography

* '' Rome Express'' (1932) - Mills * ''

I'm an Explosive ''I'm an Explosive'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring William Hartnell, Gladys Jennings and Eliot Makeham. In the film, the son of an inventor is believed to have accidentally drunk an explosive liquid. Prod ...

'' (1933) - Prof. Whimperly * '' Forging Ahead'' (1933) - Abraham Lombard * '' The Lost Chord'' (1933) - Bertie Pollard * ''

I Lived with You ''I Lived With You'' is a 1933 British romantic comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Ivor Novello, Ursula Jeans and Ida Lupino. It is based on the West End hit play ''I Lived With You'' by Novello. Plot Young Cockney shop girl Gla ...

'' (1933) - Mr. Wallis * ''

I Was a Spy ''I Was a Spy'' is a 1933 British thriller film directed by Victor Saville and starring Madeleine Carroll, Herbert Marshall, and Conrad Veidt. Based on the 1932 memoir ''I Was a Spy'' by Marthe Cnockaert, the film is about her experiences as a ...

'' (1933) - Pharmacist (uncredited) * '' Friday the Thirteenth'' (1933) - Henry Jackson * '' The Roof'' (1933) - John Rutherford * ''

The Laughter of Fools ''The Laughter of Fools'' is a 1933 British drama film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring D. A. Clarke-Smith, Derrick De Marney and Helen Ferrers. It was based on a play by H. F. Maltby. The screenplay concerns an ambitious mother who plans ...

'' (1933) - John Gregg * '' Home, Sweet Home'' (1933) - James Merrick * '' The Crimson Candle'' (1934) - Dr. Gaunt * '' Princess Charming'' (1934) - The Real Walter Chuff (uncredited) * '' Orders Is Orders'' (1934) - Pvt. Slee * ''

Bypass to Happiness ''Bypass to Happiness'' is a 1934 British romantic comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Tamara Desni, Maurice Evans and Kay Hammond. It was shot at Shepperton Studios near London and distributed by Fox Film.Wood p.81 Cast *Tamar ...

'' (1934) - Miller * ''

Unfinished Symphony An unfinished symphony is a fragment of a symphony, by a particular composer, that musicians and academics consider incomplete or unfinished for various reasons. The archetypal unfinished symphony is Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8 (sometimes ...

'' (1934) - Joseph Passenter * '' Falling in Love'' (1934) - Caretaker (uncredited) * ''

Lorna Doone ''Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor'' is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly ar ...

'' (1934) - John Fry * ''

Peg of Old Drury ''Peg of Old Drury'' is a 1935 British historical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Cedric Hardwicke and Margaretta Scott. The film is a biopic of eighteenth-century Irish actress Peg Woffington. It was based on the play ' ...

'' (1935) - Dr. Bowdler (uncredited) * ''

Her Last Affaire ''Her Last Affaire'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Michael Powell and starring Hugh Williams, Viola Keats, Cecil Parker and Googie Withers. The wife of a politician is found dead at a country inn. It was based on the play ''S.O.S.'' b ...

'' (1935) - Dr. Rudd (uncredited) * ''

Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk ''Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk'', also known as ''Father Takes a Walk'', is a 1935 British comedy film directed by William Beaudine, starring Paul Graetz, Violet Farebrother, and Chili Bouchier, and based on a novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart. This w ...

'' (1935) - Storekeeper (uncredited) * ''

Two Hearts in Harmony ''Two Hearts in Harmony'' is a 1935 British comedy drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Bernice Claire, George Curzon and Enid Stamp-Taylor. Plot A singer becomes the governess to the son of a widowed aristocrat. Cast * Ber ...

'' (1935) - Wagstaff * ''

Once in a New Moon ''Once in a New Moon'' is a 1935 British science fiction film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Eliot Makeham, René Ray and Morton Selten. It is a quota quickie, made at Shepperton Studios.Wood p.83 Plot When a dead star passes planet Ea ...

'' (1935) - Harold Drake * ''

The Last Journey ''The Last Journey'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Williams and Judy Gunn. Synopsis A train driver (Julien Mitchell) on his last journey before retirement thinks his fireman is having ...

'' (1936) - Pip * '' Someone at the Door'' (1936) - (uncredited) * '' A Star Fell from Heaven'' (1936) - Music Professor * ''

To Catch a Thief '' To Catch a Thief'' is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on the 1952 novel of the same name by David Dodge. The film stars Cary Grant as a retired cat burglar ...

'' (1936) - Secretary * ''

Calling the Tune ''Calling the Tune'' was a 1936 British musical drama film directed by Reginald Denham and Thorold Dickinson and starring Adele Dixon, Sally Gray and Sam Livesey. It was based on a play written by the Irish MP and novelist, Justin Huntly McCart ...

'' (1936) - Stephen Harbord * ''

The Brown Wallet ''The Brown Wallet'' is a 1936 British crime film, directed by Michael Powell and starring Patric Knowles. ''The Brown Wallet'', adapted from a short story by Stacy Aumonier, was one of over 20 quota quickies directed by Powell between 1931 a ...

'' (1936) - Hobday * '' Born That Way'' (1936) - Prof. Gearing * '' East Meets West'' (1936) - Goodson * '' Tomorrow We Live'' (1936) - Henry Blossom * '' The Mill on the Floss'' (1936) - Mr. Pullet (uncredited) * '' Head Over Heels'' (1937) - Martin * '' Dark Journey'' (1937) - Anatole Bergen * ''

Take My Tip ''Take My Tip'' is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Mason (who stage managed some musical revues in the past), produced by Michael Balcon and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Harold Huth and Frank Cellier. It ...

'' (1937) - Digworthy * '' Farewell Again'' (1937) - Maj. Swayle * ''

Storm in a Teacup Tempest in a teapot (American English), or storm in a teacup (British English), is an idiom meaning a small event that has been exaggerated out of proportion. There are also lesser known or earlier variants, such as ''tempest in a teacup'', ''stor ...

'' (1937) - Sheriff * '' Racing Romance'' (1937) - George Hanway * ''

East of Ludgate Hill ''East of Ludgate Hill'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Manning Haynes and starring Hal Gordon, Aubrey Mallalieu and Nancy O'Neil. It was a quota quickie made at Wembley Studios by the British subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.Wood p.94 ...

'' (1937) * ''Merely Mr. Hawkins'' (1938) - Alfred Hawkins * ''

Darts Are Trumps ''Darts Are Trumps'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Eliot Makeham, Nancy O'Neil and Ian Colin. A darts player manages to thwart a jewel thief. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie for release ...

'' (1938) - Joe Stone * ''

Coming of Age Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult. The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the change. It can be a simple legal convention or can ...

'' (1938) - Henry Strudwick * '' Vessel of Wrath'' (1938) - The Native Head Clerk * '' It's in the Air'' (1938) - Sir Philip's Gardener * ''

Weddings Are Wonderful ''Weddings Are Wonderful'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring June Clyde, Esmond Knight and René Ray. It was made at Walton Studios.Wood p.99 Synopsis When she discovers that he has been cut off by his fa ...

'' (1938) - Minor role * ''

You're the Doctor ''You're the Doctor'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Roy Lockwood and starring Barry K. Barnes, Googie Withers and Norma Varden. The screenplay concerns a young woman who pretends to be ill to avoid going on a cruise with her parent ...

'' (1938) - Prout * ''

The Citadel The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a public senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one of six senior military colleges in the United States. ...

'' (1938) - Jack the Pharmacist (uncredited) * '' Keep Smiling'' (1938) - Printer (uncredited) * '' Everything Happens to Me'' (1938) * '' Anything to Declare?'' (1938) - Prof. Grayson * ''

Bedtime Story A bedtime story is a traditional form of storytelling, where a story is told to a child at bedtime to prepare the child for sleep. The bedtime story has long been considered "a definite institution in many families".Dickson, Marguerite Stockma ...

'' (1938) - Uncle Toby * '' Me and My Pal'' (1939) - Cripps * ''

The Nursemaid Who Disappeared ''The Nursemaid Who Disappeared'' is a 1939 British, black-and-white, crime film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Ronald Shiner as Detective Smith (uncredited), Ian Fleming, Arthur Margetson, Peter Coke and Edward Chapman. Based on ...

'' (1939) - Mr. Hines * ''

Inspector Hornleigh Inspector Hornleigh is a fictional British detective from Scotland Yard, the protagonist of a popular BBC radio series of the 1930s, three British films, a German television series, and three books (two of them language text books). The radio ser ...

'' (1939) - Alexander Parkinson, Leather Worker * '' The Four Just Men'' (1939) - Simmonds * '' Return to Yesterday'' (1940) - Fred Grover * ''

Spy for a Day ''Spy for a Day'' is a 1940 British comedy thriller film directed by Mario Zampi and starring Douglas Wakefield, Paddy Browne and Jack Allen. The screenplay concerns a British farmer who is abducted by the Germans during World War I. Premise ...

'' (1940) - Mr. Trufit * '' Pastor Hall'' (1940) - Pippermann * '' A Window in London'' (1940) - Stage Doorman (uncredited) * ''

Just William ''Just William'' is the first book of children's short stories about the young school boy William Brown, written by Richmal Crompton, and published in 1922. The book was the first in the series of William Brown books which was the basis for ...

'' (1940) - Man in sweet shop (uncredited) * ''

Busman's Honeymoon ''Busman's Honeymoon'' is a 1937 novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, her eleventh and last featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, and her fourth and last to feature Harriet Vane. Plot introduction Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane marry and go to spend th ...

'' (1940) - Simpson * ''

Night Train to Munich ''Night Train to Munich'' is a 1940 British-American thriller film directed by Carol Reed and starring Margaret Lockwood and Rex Harrison. Written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, based on the 1939 short story ''Report on a Fugitive'' by Go ...

'' (1940) - Schwab * '' Saloon Bar'' (1940) - Meek Man * ''

Spare a Copper Spare or Spares may refer to: Common meanings * Spare (bowling), a term for knocking down all the pins using two bowling balls * short for spare part ** Spare tire People * Austin Osman Spare (1886–1956), English artist and occultist * Richard ...

'' (1940) - Fuller * '' Facing the Music'' (1941) - Secretary * '' The Common Touch'' (1941) - 'Inky' * '' Suspected Person'' (1942) - David * '' They Flew Alone'' (1942) - Mayor of Croydon * '' Let the People Sing'' (1942) - Town clerk * '' Uncensored'' (1942) - Abbe De Moor * '' Schweik's New Adventures'' (1943) - Prof. Jan Borski * ''

Yellow Canary The yellow canary (''Crithagra flaviventris'') is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in much of the western and central regions of southern Africa and has been introduced to Ascension and St Helena islands. T ...

'' (1943) - Observer Corpsman in Opening Scene (uncredited) * ''

Bell-Bottom George ''Bell-Bottom George'' is a 1943 black and white British comedy musical film, directed by Marcel Varnel, starring George Formby and Anne Firth. A wartime morale booster, it features the songs, "Swim Little Fish", "It Serves You Right", "If I H ...

'' (1944) - Johnson * ''

The Hundred Pound Window ''The Hundred Pound Window'' is a 1944 British crime film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Anne Crawford, David Farrar, Frederick Leister and Richard Attenborough. The film follows an accountant who has to take a second job work ...

'' (1944) - Bank Teller (uncredited) * '' The Halfway House'' (1944) - The Dresser * ''

A Canterbury Tale ''A Canterbury Tale'' is a 1944 British film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger starring Eric Portman, Sheila Sim, Dennis Price and Sgt. John Sweet; Esmond Knight provided narration and played two small roles. For the post-war Americ ...

'' (1944) - Organist * '' Champagne Charlie'' (1944) - Vance's Songwriter (uncredited) * ''

Give Us the Moon ''Give Us the Moon'' is a 1944 British comedy film directed and written by Val Guest and starring Vic Oliver, Margaret Lockwood and Peter Graves. Plot Made in 1943-44, the film is set in a future peacetime Britain, after the end of World War ...

'' (1944) - Dumka * '' Don't Take It to Heart'' (1944) - Roberts (uncredited) * '' Candles at Nine'' (1944) - Everard Hope * ''

Madonna of the Seven Moons ''Madonna of the Seven Moons'' is a 1945 British drama film directed by Arthur Crabtree for Gainsborough Pictures and starring Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger and Patricia Roc. The film was produced by Rubeigh James Minney, with cinematography ...

'' (1945) - Bossi * ''

I'll Be Your Sweetheart ''I'll Be Your Sweetheart'' is a 1945 British historical musical film directed by Val Guest and starring Margaret Lockwood, Vic Oliver and Michael Rennie. It was the first and only musical film produced by Gainsborough Studios. Commissioned by th ...

'' (1945) - John Friar * '' Perfect Strangers'' (1945) - Mr. Staines * '' The Magic Bow'' (1946) - Giuseppe * '' Code of Scotland Yard'' (1947) - Usher at Concert Hall (uncredited) * ''

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby ''Nicholas Nickleby'' or ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'' (or also ''The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, Containing a Faithful Account of the Fortunes, Misfortunes, Uprisings, Downfallings, and Complete Career of the ...

'' (1947) - Postman * '' Frieda'' (1947) - Bailey * '' Jassy'' (1947) - Moult - the Butler * ''

The Little Ballerina ''The Little Ballerina'' is a 1947 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert. Cast * Yvonne Marsh as Joan * Marian Chapman as Sally * Kay Henderson as Pamela * Doreen Richards as Lydia * Anita Holland as Carol * Beatrice Varley as Mr ...

'' (1947) - Mr. Maggs * '' Call of the Blood'' (1948) - Laboratory assistant (uncredited) * ''

So Evil My Love ''So Evil My Love'' is a 1948 British and American Gothic psychological thriller film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Ray Milland, Ann Todd and Geraldine Fitzgerald. ''So Evil My Love'' is a period drama set in the Victorian era, and sho ...

'' (1948) - Joe Helliwell * '' Daybreak'' (1948) - Mr. Bigley * ''

Love in Waiting ''Love in Waiting'' is a 1948 British comedy film directed by Douglas Peirce, and starring David Tomlinson. It was made at Highbury Studios as a second feature for release by the Rank Organisation. Plot In a busy restaurant during the food ra ...

'' (1948) - Sam Baxter * '' No Room at the Inn'' (1948) - News Editor * '' Vote for Huggett'' (1949) - Mr. Christie * '' Forbidden'' (1949) - Pop Thompson * ''

Murder at the Windmill ''Murder at the Windmill'', titled ''Mystery at the Burlesque'' in the United States, is a 1949 British crime film directed by Val Guest and featuring Garry Marsh, Jon Pertwee, and Peter Butterworth. It was shot at Walton Studios and was the fi ...

'' (1949) - Gimpy * '' Children of Chance'' (1949) - Vicar * '' Night and the City'' (1950) - Pinkney (scenes deleted) * '' Trio'' (1950) - Sexton (in segment The Verger) * '' The Miniver Story'' (1950) - Mr. Farraday (uncredited) * ''

Dick Barton at Bay ''Dick Barton at Bay'' is a 1950 British spy film about special agent Dick Barton. It was the second of three films that Hammer Film Productions made about the British agent, although it was the last released, following '' Dick Barton: Special Ag ...

'' (1950) - Police Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

Scarlet Thread ''Scarlet Thread'' is a 1951 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and produced by Ernest G. Roy. Plot Two criminals plan a jewellery robbery. The robbery goes wrong and an innocent man is shot. Cast * Kathleen Byron as Josephine * L ...

'' (1951) - Jason * '' Scrooge'' (1951) - Mr. Snedrig * '' Green Grow the Rushes'' (1951) - James Urquhart * '' The Crimson Pirate'' (1952) - Governor * ''

Decameron Nights ''Decameron Nights'' is a 1953 anthology Technicolor film based on three tales from ''The Decameron'' by Giovanni Boccaccio, specifically the ninth and tenth tales of the second day and the ninth tale of the third. It stars Joan Fontaine and, a ...

'' (1953) - Governor of Majorca * '' The Yellow Balloon'' (1953) - Pawnbroker * '' Always a Bride'' (1953) - Roger, Hotel Guest * '' The Fake'' (1953) - George * '' Meet Mr. Lucifer'' (1953) - Edwards * ''

Stryker of the Yard ''Stryker of the Yard'' (also known as ''Stryker of Scotland Yard'' and ''Scotland Yard Cases'' ) is a 1953 British crime film directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Clifford Evans, Susan Stephen, Jack Watling and Eliot Makeham. A second ...

'' (1953) - Uncle Henry Petheridge * ''

The Million Pound Note ''The Million Pound Note'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Ronald Neame and starring Gregory Peck, Ronald Squire, Wilfrid Hyde-White and Jane Griffiths. It is based on the 1893 Mark Twain short story '' The Million Pound Bank Note'' ...

'' (1954) - Consulate Official (uncredited) * '' Fast and Loose'' (1954) - Railway porter (uncredited) * ''

The Weak and the Wicked ''The Weak and the Wicked'' (called ''Young and Willing'' in the United States) is a 1954 British drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson based on the autobiographical novel '' Who Lie in Gaol'' by his wife, Joan Henry, starring Glynis Johns an ...

'' (1954) - Grandad Baden * '' Doctor in the House'' (1954) - Elderly Examiner * ''

The Rainbow Jacket ''The Rainbow Jacket'' is a 1954 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden, and featuring Robert Morley, Kay Walsh, Bill Owen, Honor Blackman and Sid James. It was made at Ealing Studios produced by Michael Balcon and Michael Relph and sho ...

'' (1954) - Valet * '' Companions in Crime'' (1954) - Councillor Sandford * '' Sailor Beware!'' (1956) - Uncle Brummell

Death

He died in London aged 73.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Makeham, Eliot 1882 births 1956 deaths English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from London 20th-century English male actors