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

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Career

Makeham was born in

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. Between 1931 and 1956, Makeham appeared, primarily in character roles, 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'' (1933) - Prof. Whimperly * '' Forging Ahead'' (1933) - Abraham Lombard * '' The Lost Chord'' (1933) - Bertie Pollard * '' I Lived with You'' (1933) - Mr. Wallis * '' I Was a Spy'' (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'' (1934) - Miller * ''

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'' (1934) - Joseph Passenter * '' Falling in Love'' (1934) - Caretaker (uncredited) * '' Lorna Doone'' (1934) - John Fry * '' Peg of Old Drury'' (1935) - Dr. Bowdler (uncredited) * '' Her Last Affaire'' (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 was ...

'' (1935) - Storekeeper (uncredited) * '' Two Hearts in Harmony'' (1935) - Wagstaff * '' Once in a New Moon'' (1935) - Harold Drake * '' The Last Journey'' (1936) - Pip * '' Someone at the Door'' (1936) - (uncredited) * '' A Star Fell from Heaven'' (1936) - Music Professor * '' To Catch a Thief'' (1936) - Secretary * '' Calling the Tune'' (1936) - Stephen Harbord * '' The Brown Wallet'' (1936) - Hobday * ''

Born That Way ''Born That Way'' is the second and final studio album, and third overall album, by the American country music band Boy Howdy. Their final album before disbanding, it was issued in 1995 via Curb Records. It includes the singles "True to His Word" ...

'' (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'' (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'' (1937) * ''Merely Mr. Hawkins'' (1938) - Alfred Hawkins * '' Darts Are Trumps'' (1938) - Joe Stone * '' Coming of Age'' (1938) - Henry Strudwick * ''

Vessel of Wrath ''Vessel of Wrath'' is a 1938 British film directed by Erich Pommer, produced by Pommer, and starring Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester. It was based on the 1931 Somerset Maugham short story "The Vessel of Wrath". The film is also known as '' ...

'' (1938) - The Native Head Clerk * '' It's in the Air'' (1938) - Sir Philip's Gardener * '' Weddings Are Wonderful'' (1938) - Minor role * '' You're the Doctor'' (1938) - Prout * '' The Citadel'' (1938) - Jack the Pharmacist (uncredited) * '' Keep Smiling'' (1938) - Printer (uncredited) * '' Everything Happens to Me'' (1938) * '' Anything to Declare?'' (1938) - Prof. Grayson * '' Bedtime Story'' (1938) - Uncle Toby * '' Me and My Pal'' (1939) - Cripps * '' The Nursemaid Who Disappeared'' (1939) - Mr. Hines * '' Inspector Hornleigh'' (1939) - Alexander Parkinson, Leather Worker * '' The Four Just Men'' (1939) - Simmonds * '' Return to Yesterday'' (1940) - Fred Grover * '' Spy for a Day'' (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'' (1940) - Simpson * '' Night Train to Munich'' (1940) - Schwab * '' Saloon Bar'' (1940) - Meek Man * '' Spare a Copper'' (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'' (1943) - Observer Corpsman in Opening Scene (uncredited) * '' Bell-Bottom George'' (1944) - Johnson * '' The Hundred Pound Window'' (1944) - Bank Teller (uncredited) * '' The Halfway House'' (1944) - The Dresser * '' A Canterbury Tale'' (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 I ...

'' (1944) - Dumka * '' Don't Take It to Heart'' (1944) - Roberts (uncredited) * '' Candles at Nine'' (1944) - Everard Hope * '' Madonna of the Seven Moons'' (1945) - Bossi * '' I'll Be Your Sweetheart'' (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'' (1947) - Postman * '' Frieda'' (1947) - Bailey * '' Jassy'' (1947) - Moult - the Butler * '' The Little Ballerina'' (1947) - Mr. Maggs * '' Call of the Blood'' (1948) - Laboratory assistant (uncredited) * '' So Evil My Love'' (1948) - Joe Helliwell * '' Daybreak'' (1948) - Mr. Bigley * '' Love in Waiting'' (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'' (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 ''The Miniver Story'' is a 1950 American drama film that is the sequel to the 1942 film '' Mrs. Miniver''. Like its predecessor, the picture, made by MGM, stars Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon, but it was filmed on-location in England. The fi ...

'' (1950) - Mr. Farraday (uncredited) * '' Dick Barton at Bay'' (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 * Laur ...

'' (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 c ...

'' (1953) - Uncle Henry Petheridge * '' The Million Pound Note'' (1954) - Consulate Official (uncredited) * '' Fast and Loose'' (1954) - Railway porter (uncredited) * '' The Weak and the Wicked'' (1954) - Grandad Baden * '' Doctor in the House'' (1954) - Elderly Examiner * '' The Rainbow Jacket'' (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