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David James Elliott

David James Elliott

Birthday: 21 September 1960, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Birth Name: David William Smith
Height: 193 cm

David James Elliott was born on September 21, 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as David William Smith. He is an actor and director, known for JAG (1995), Trumbo (2015) and The Untouchables (1993). He ...Show More

David James Elliott
I've always been fairly reserved and laid-back. I've always been fairly reserved and laid-back.
You can never rely on musicians. I quit high school at one point to make a go of it with this band a Show more You can never rely on musicians. I quit high school at one point to make a go of it with this band and we kept breaking up. So I went back to school. Hide
But I do enjoy the freedom of doing a movie and then having some time off. But I do enjoy the freedom of doing a movie and then having some time off.
I once got a letter from a woman who told me she was 90. She said if she were 30 years younger, I wo Show more I once got a letter from a woman who told me she was 90. She said if she were 30 years younger, I would have had to watch out. I guess 60 seems really young when you're 90. She said she would eat me with a spoon. Hide
At Stratford, I worked with a man named Patty Crane (Paddy Crean) who was Errol Flynn's stand-in bac Show more At Stratford, I worked with a man named Patty Crane (Paddy Crean) who was Errol Flynn's stand-in back in the '30s in Hollywood. Hide
I remember on 'JAG,' Joe Jackson punched Stephen Culp and shattered his nose. I remember on 'JAG,' Joe Jackson punched Stephen Culp and shattered his nose.
Usually in fist fights you get punched in the face. Usually in fist fights you get punched in the face.
I've never made choices based on money - I always trust my gut. I've never made choices based on money - I always trust my gut.
Maybe our young people are not as vacuous as we would like to lead ourselves to believe - that all t Show more Maybe our young people are not as vacuous as we would like to lead ourselves to believe - that all they're interested in is hairdos and looking at other beautiful people. Maybe they're interested in learning something. Hide
I grew up playing war. We threw dirt and rocks at each other. We'd lead attacks. We'd break up into Show more I grew up playing war. We threw dirt and rocks at each other. We'd lead attacks. We'd break up into squads. It became a neighborhood thing for a while, our neighborhood against the other neighborhood. There was always a war breaking out somewhere. Hide
I'm the star of the show. I should have a decent haircut. I'm the star of the show. I should have a decent haircut.
I had never done any theater in high school, which actually worked to my benefit. I didn't develop a Show more I had never done any theater in high school, which actually worked to my benefit. I didn't develop any bad habits. Hide
David James Elliott's FILMOGRAPHY
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Dave Wooster
Dave Wooster

Don Wincroft
Don Wincroft

Major Bryant
Major Bryant

Ripp Cockburn
Ripp Cockburn

Senator John Boland Baines
Senator John Boland Baines

John Wayne
John Wayne

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