Elliott Pershing Stitzel (November 27, 1918 â€" May 21, 2005), better
known by his stage name Stephen Elliott, was an American actor. His
best known roles were that of the prospective father-in-law, Burt
Johnson, in the hit 1981 film Arthur and as Chief Hubbard in the 1984
blockbuster Beverly Hills Cop.From 1940 to 1942, Elliott studied
acting with Sanford Meisner at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse.
After serving in World War II with the United States Merchant Marine,
he started a successful career on Broadway with his debut in
Shakespeare's The Tempest; two years later, Elliott was selected by
Robert Lewis to be one of The Actors Studio's founding members.In
1967, Elliott was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor
in a Play for Marat/Sade. Two years later, he won the Drama Desk Award
for A Whistle in the Dark. Additional Broadway credits include A Cry
for Players, King Lear, The Miser, Georgy, The Crucible, and The
Creation of the World and Other Business.Elliott's television credits
include the role of Jane Wyman's first husband in Falcon Crest,
General Padget in Columbo, Harold W. Smith in the 1988 television
adaptation of Remo Williams, Texan millionaire attorney Scotty
Demarest in Dallas, and Judge Harold Aldrich in Chicago Hope. He also
appeared in the "Murder! Murder!" episode of The Eddie Capra
Mysteries. In 1981 he had a small role as the newspaper magnate
William Randolph Hearst in the TV serial Winston Churchill: The
Wilderness Years. Highway To Heaven "Thoroughbreds" Episodes 1 and 2
with Helen Hunt and Micheal Landon 1985.
known by his stage name Stephen Elliott, was an American actor. His
best known roles were that of the prospective father-in-law, Burt
Johnson, in the hit 1981 film Arthur and as Chief Hubbard in the 1984
blockbuster Beverly Hills Cop.From 1940 to 1942, Elliott studied
acting with Sanford Meisner at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse.
After serving in World War II with the United States Merchant Marine,
he started a successful career on Broadway with his debut in
Shakespeare's The Tempest; two years later, Elliott was selected by
Robert Lewis to be one of The Actors Studio's founding members.In
1967, Elliott was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor
in a Play for Marat/Sade. Two years later, he won the Drama Desk Award
for A Whistle in the Dark. Additional Broadway credits include A Cry
for Players, King Lear, The Miser, Georgy, The Crucible, and The
Creation of the World and Other Business.Elliott's television credits
include the role of Jane Wyman's first husband in Falcon Crest,
General Padget in Columbo, Harold W. Smith in the 1988 television
adaptation of Remo Williams, Texan millionaire attorney Scotty
Demarest in Dallas, and Judge Harold Aldrich in Chicago Hope. He also
appeared in the "Murder! Murder!" episode of The Eddie Capra
Mysteries. In 1981 he had a small role as the newspaper magnate
William Randolph Hearst in the TV serial Winston Churchill: The
Wilderness Years. Highway To Heaven "Thoroughbreds" Episodes 1 and 2
with Helen Hunt and Micheal Landon 1985.
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