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Stephen Elliott (November 27, 1918 – May 21, 2005) was an American actor. His best known role was that of crime boss, Burt Johnson, in the hit 1981 film Arthur. Elliott's first acting engagement was at the New York Neighborhood Playhouse in 1946. After serving in World War II,with the U.S Merchant Marines, Elliott started a successful career on Broadway with his debut in Shakespeare's The Tempest in 1945. In 1967, he 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... MORE

Stephen Elliott (November 27, 1918 – May 21, 2005) was an American actor. His best known role was that of crime boss, Burt Johnson, in the hit 1981 film Arthur. Elliott's first acting engagement was at the New York Neighborhood Playhouse in 1946. After serving in World War II,with the U.S Merchant Marines, Elliott started a successful career on Broadway with his debut in Shakespeare's The Tempest in 1945. In 1967, he 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 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 TV adaptation of Remo Williams, Texan millionaire attorney Scotty Demarest in Dallas, and Judge Harold Aldrich in Chicago Hope. Elliott was born Elliott Pershing Stitzel in New York City. He married stage actress Nancy Chase in 1947 and divorced in 1960. They had two children, Jency and Jon. He married his second wife, actress Alice Hirson whom LESS