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name: "Stephen Elliott"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 November 1918"
died: "21 May 2005"
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average_fi1m_score: 68
updated: "2026-09-16T13:39:13.888744+00:00"
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# Stephen Elliott

Actor. Born 27 November 1918 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 21 May 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 November 1918, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 21 May 2005
- **Active:** 1981–1984

## Biography

Stephen Elliott (1918–2005) was an American actor whose career spanned theatre, film and television. He studied acting with Sanford Meisner at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse from 1940 to 1942 and made his Broadway debut in 1945 in The Tempest. He received a Drama Desk Award for A Whistle in the Dark (1969) and a Tony Award nomination for Marat/Sade (1967).

Elliott appeared in films including Death Wish (1974) as Police Commissioner, Arthur (1981) as Burt Johnson and Beverly Hills Cop (1984) as Chief Hubbard. His television credits include roles in Columbo, Dallas, Falcon Crest, Law & Order and Chicago Hope. He continued working into the 1990s.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984), Fi1m 55, as Chief Hubbard — [page](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop.md)
- *Cutter's Way* (1981), Fi1m 82, as J. J. Cord — [page](https://film.one/film/cutters-way.md)

## Also known for

- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974)
- *Death Wish* (1974), Police Commissioner
- *Columbo* (1971), Carl Donner, General Padget — [page](https://film.one/tv/columbo.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), Judge Neil Markham, Dr. Hogan
- *Arthur* (1981), Burt Johnson
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Samuel Garver
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), Philip Wheeler
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Morgan Grayland

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