The twice Oscar-nominated Kellaway (Aug. 22, 1893 – Feb. 28, 1973) played Prof. Thurgood Elson in the classic Ray Harryhausen film, “
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms”.
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Elson was the palaeontologist who went down in the diving bell looking for the beast, but who did not make it back up.
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