Tristram Jellinek

Tristram Jellinek, actor; born August 28, 1933, died November 4, 1995. Born in London to a father of Czech origin and an English mother, he was brought up mainly in the home counties, and after two years' service with the RAF won a scholarship to RADA. His first jobs were in repertory in Harrogate and Eastbourne and he later appeared in a variety of plays at Richmond, Leatherhead, and Hornchurch, playing everything from a Japanese denizen of The Teahouse of the August Moon to Simple Simon in Mother Goose. In 1959 he appeared in the West End in The Visit, directed by Peter Brook, and in 1964 in Oblomov with Spike Milligan and Joan Greenwood. Despite such successes and regular television work, he was diverted by his early fascination with antiques. His shop in Kensington was a favourite haunt of collectors. Tristram Jellinek combined the dual careers of actor and antique dealer with aplomb and in both professions he made his own distinctive mark. As a character actor who gave many a s