{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/41719/biff-elliot",
  "name": "Biff Elliot",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/41719/biff-elliot",
  "knownForDepartment": "Acting",
  "description": "​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n\nBiff Elliot (July 26, 1923) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as popular detective Mike Hammer in the 1953 version of I, the Jury, and as his guest appearance in the Star Trek episode \"The Devil in the Dark\".\n\nDescription above from the Wikipedia article Biff Elliot, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.",
  "birthDate": "1923-07-26",
  "deathDate": "2012-08-15",
  "birthPlace": "Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S.",
  "alternateName": [
    "Leon Shalek"
  ],
  "image": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gAszClFCr3Pkpf2K996mMIchQ7t.jpg",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254187"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "3 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 253,
      "title": "Star Trek",
      "year": "1966",
      "role": "as Schmitter",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 8.008,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bPsxOpHVpVCX3hFz2fxnF1Vz3Dj.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/253/star-trek-1966"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 93,
      "title": "Falcon Crest",
      "year": "1981",
      "role": "as Jewelry Store Detective",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.653,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/rgcKhBsHwAlPpeJG9yKip5oWVo9.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/93/falcon-crest-1981"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 4357,
      "title": "Mission: Impossible",
      "year": "1966",
      "role": "as Guard",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.559,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1PnUBKbDR1F2w5qicblLg1QGTif.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/4357/mission-impossible-1966"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 5273,
      "title": "Alfred Hitchcock Presents",
      "year": "1955",
      "role": "as Fred Chester",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.767,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/lmbBSG3jRVjxdovpdhOf2LF1voZ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/5273/alfred-hitchcock-presents-1955"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 14656,
      "title": "Law of the Plainsman",
      "year": "1959",
      "role": "as Mike Williams",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.333,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tReblyXSokbKbsxNKcDdsySmaMx.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/14656/law-of-the-plainsman-1959"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 11745,
      "title": "The Magician",
      "year": "1973",
      "role": "as Hotel Manager",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.846,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/sPD9Q3ZrD3dVMC5tXAixmm5tiH6.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/11745/the-magician-1973"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 19,
      "title": "Planet of the Apes",
      "year": "1974",
      "role": "as Orangutan",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.942,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/zxo5Vrd0oXgm9ZCz4r7Q3L8veWg.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/19/planet-of-the-apes-1974"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 27858,
      "title": "PT 109",
      "year": "1963",
      "role": "as Edgar E. Mauer",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.106,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/61n1RcpXZbtYXWUxCjqutSFVEDX.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/27858/pt-109-1963"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 987,
      "title": "The Front Page",
      "year": "1974",
      "role": "as Police Dispatcher",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.322,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/r4RtbJk8wVyZ1yk6yBZjzGD4ANU.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/987/the-front-page-1974"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 15876,
      "title": "The Enemy Below",
      "year": "1957",
      "role": "as Quartermaster",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.11,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9IUUCfrEEkq92sCLznzSAjDPusk.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/15876/the-enemy-below-1957"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 37305,
      "title": "Pork Chop Hill",
      "year": "1959",
      "role": "as Pvt. Boven",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.681,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/88LF3thfIx1BDqa5aErseoFXz58.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/37305/pork-chop-hill-1959"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 38714,
      "title": "Save the Tiger",
      "year": "1973",
      "role": "as Tiger Petitioner",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.586,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/htLwmbIc8L2ufP5g4Wv5OWCOYMl.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/38714/save-the-tiger-1973"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 83354,
      "title": "The True Story of Jesse James",
      "year": "1957",
      "role": "as Jim Younger",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.33,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/dB7Qium9wQXEjakLsgRcagt9eKO.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/83354/the-true-story-of-jesse-james-1957"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 69977,
      "title": "Torpedo Run",
      "year": "1958",
      "role": "as Lt. Paul Buckeye",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.077,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/261OLcRuuBzhAeFPmziJ3a9x5cG.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/69977/torpedo-run-1958"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 76002,
      "title": "Kotch",
      "year": "1971",
      "role": "as Motel Manager",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.576,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/yPyMVlAD8F159i9uIyPgxwnmmLm.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/76002/kotch-1971"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 20942,
      "title": "House of Bamboo",
      "year": "1955",
      "role": "as Webber",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.207,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/7LxWQZA0PCSJ0jGcZ7KYq1uFupL.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/20942/house-of-bamboo-1955"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 89656,
      "title": "Cool Breeze",
      "year": "1972",
      "role": "as Lt. Carl Mager",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.067,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/wxS6IIneJD2I6uXuKqx3nJTQKKZ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/89656/cool-breeze-1972"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 29070,
      "title": "Blood Bath",
      "year": "1966",
      "role": "as Cafe Manager",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 5.532,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cTDOq2bYILUE2nxhKdvnxINpZ7Q.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/29070/blood-bath-1966"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 84567,
      "title": "Between Heaven and Hell",
      "year": "1956",
      "role": "as Tom Thumb - Co. G",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.167,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/3IzZWFETIaSNJER7OP038tLfrq0.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/84567/between-heaven-and-hell-1956"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 87706,
      "title": "The Dark",
      "year": "1979",
      "role": "as Detective Jack Bresler",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 4.724,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/iZygDHDL6FAzYJCqhINtYwCR7oK.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/87706/the-dark-1979"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 28497,
      "title": "Brainstorm",
      "year": "1965",
      "role": "as Detective (uncredited)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.128,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6k80yVsymeT0Ap1xVdA4OweTdcT.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/28497/brainstorm-1965"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 372284,
      "title": "Back to the Planet of the Apes",
      "year": "1980",
      "role": "as Ullman",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/A5j13VW6xmhUInNxREqh70jliCx.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/372284/back-to-the-planet-of-the-apes-1980"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 210993,
      "title": "Beyond Reason",
      "year": "1982",
      "role": "as Police Sergeant",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 9,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/gtfRnFuRXXygzK925F3pv6B4rjO.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/210993/beyond-reason-1982"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 29297,
      "title": "Destination Inner Space",
      "year": "1966",
      "role": "as Dr. Wilson",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 4.944,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/yUaBoXRxeLPcsJzQY9UeAE4ZFzE.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/29297/destination-inner-space-1966"
    }
  ]
}