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Miles Malleson (1888–1969)

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Actor, playwright and screenwriter Miles Malleson's list of credits reads like a history of British cinema in the first half of the 20th century. Born in Croydon in Surrey, he attended Brighton College in Sussex before studying at Cambridge University with the intention of becoming a schoolmaster. However... See full bio »

Born:

William Miles Malleson
in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Died:

(age 80) in London, England, UK
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1965 You Must Be Joking!
Salesman
 
1964 Victoria Regina (TV mini-series)
Conyngham
– Spring (1964) … Conyngham
 
1964 Murder Ahoy
Bishop
 
1964 First Men in the Moon
Dymchurch Registrar
 
1964 Circus World
Billy Hennigan
 
1955-1964 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Dr.Shpigelsky / Quince
– A Midsummer Night's Dream (1964) … Quince
– A Month in the Country (1955) … Dr.Shpigelsky
 
1964 They All Died Laughing
Dr. Woolley
 
1963 Call Me Bwana
Psychiatrist (uncredited)
 
1963 Heavens Above!
Rockeby
 
1963 Mr. Justice Duncannon (TV series)
Sir Redvers Featherstone
– Burden of Proof (1963) … Sir Redvers Featherstone
 
1963 Zero One (TV series)
Maurice Whitcomb
– The Good Old Days (1963) … Maurice Whitcomb
 
1962 The Brain
Dr. Miller
 
1962 The Phantom of the Opera
2nd Cabby
 
1962 Go to Blazes
Salesman
 
1962 Postman's Knock
Psychiatrist
 
1961 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
– The Gentle Shade (1961)
 
1961 If the Crown Fits (TV series)
Prime Minister
– Royal Divorce (1961) … Prime Minister
 
1961 Double Bunk
Reverend Thomas
 
1961 Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Duke of Avon
 
1961 The Hellfire Club
Judge
 
1960 The Brides of Dracula
Dr. Tobler
 
1960 The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Assistant Curator
 
1960 Peeping Tom
Elderly Gentleman Customer
 
1960 The Terrible Choice (TV series)
Porter
– Macbeth: Part 2 (1960) … Porter
 
1960 And the Same to You
Bishop
 
1960 Kidnapped
Mr. Rankeillor
 
1959 I'm All Right Jack
Windrush Snr.
 
1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles
Bishop Frankland
 
1959 Man in a Cocked Hat
Resident Advisor Davidson
 
1959 The Captain's Table
Canon Swingler
 
1958 Bachelor of Hearts
Dr. Butson
 
1951-1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Moshkin / Quince
– A Midsummer Night's Dream (1958) … Quince
– The Bachelor (1951) … Moshkin
 
1958 Behind the Mask
Sir Oswald Pettiford
 
1958 Horror of Dracula
Undertaker - J. Marx
 
1958 Gideon of Scotland Yard
The Judge
 
1958 Happy Is the Bride
1st Magistrate
 
1957 All at Sea
Angler
 
1957 Your Past Is Showing
Rev. Cedric Bastable
 
1957 Campbell's Kingdom
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1957 The Buccaneers (TV series)
Josiah Parkerhouse
– Printer's Devil (1957) … Josiah Parkerhouse
 
1957 Paradise Lagoon
Vicar
 
1957 Brothers in Law
Kendall Grimes
 
1956 Three Men in a Boat
Baskcomb, 2nd Old Gentleman
 
1956 Dry Rot
Yokel
 
1956 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Albertus
– The Scientist (1956) … Albertus
 
1956 The Silken Affair
Mr. Blucher
 
1956 The Man Who Never Was
Scientist
 
1956 Private's Progress
Mr. Windrush Snr.
 
1955 King's Rhapsody
Jules
 
1955 Wee Geordie
Lord Paunceton
 
1954 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
Alexei / Dr. Mayhew
– Provincial Lady (1954) … Alexei
– The Ship's Doctor (1954) … Dr. Mayhew
 
1953 The Captain's Paradise
Lawrence St. James
 
1953 Folly to Be Wise
Dr. Hector McAdam
 
1952 The Assassin
Grespi
 
1952 Trent's Last Case
Burton Cupples
 
1952 Treasure Hunt
Mr. Walsh
 
1952 The Importance of Being Earnest
Canon Chasuble
 
1952 The Woman's Angle
A. Secrett
 
1952 Mr. Lord Says No
Mr. Thwaites
 
1951 The Magic Box
Orchestra Conductor
 
1951 Scrooge
Old Joe
 
1951 The Man in the White Suit
The Tailor
 
1950 Stage Fright
Mr. Fortesque (also as Miles Mallison)
 
1950 Golden Salamander
Douvet
 
1949 Train of Events
Johnson - The Timekeeper (segment "The Engine Driver")
 
1949 Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Hangman
 
1949 Adam and Evalyn
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
 
1949 The Perfect Woman
Prof. Ernest Belman
 
1949 Cardboard Cavalier
Judge Gorebucket
 
1949 The Queen of Spades
Tchybukin
 
1949 The History of Mr. Polly
Old gentleman on punt
 
1948 Woman Hater
Vicar
 
1948 Saraband
Lord of Misrule
 
1948 Bond Street
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1948 One Night with You
Jailer
 
1948 Idol of Paris
Offenbach
 
1947 The Mark of Cain
Mr. Burden
 
1947 While the Sun Shines
Horton
 
1945 Journey Together (uncredited)
 
1945 Dead of Night
Hearse Driver
 
1943 Adventure for Two
Theatre Cashier
 
1943 The Gentle Sex
Train Guard
 
1942 Thunder Rock
Chairman of Directors
 
1942 Spitfire
Vickers Representative (uncredited)
 
1942 Unpublished Story
Farmfield
 
1942 Wings and the Woman
Vacuum Salesman
 
1942 This Was Paris
Watson, Newspaper Librarian
 
1941 Major Barbara
Morrison
 
1940 The Thief of Bagdad
Sultan
 
1940 For Freedom
Minor Role
 
1939 The Lion Has Wings
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1939 Clouds Over Europe
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1938 Queen of Destiny
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
 
1938 A Royal Divorce
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1937 The Rat
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1937 Victoria the Great
Sir James the Physician
 
1937 Action for Slander
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1937 Knight Without Armor
Drunken Red Commissar (as Miles Malieson)
 
1936 Nine Days a Queen
Duke Henry Grey - Jane's Father
 
1936 Rhodes
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1935 Peg of Old Drury
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1935 The 39 Steps
Palladium Manager (uncredited)
 
1935 Lazybones
Pessimist
 
1935 Vintage Wine
Henri Popinot
 
1935 Trouble Ahead
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1935 Brewster's Millions
Hamilton Higginbottom Button (uncredited)
 
1934 Lorna Doone
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1934 Nell Gwyn
Chiffinch
 
1934 Evergreen
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1934 Runaway Queen
The Chancellor
 
1933 Summer Lightning
Beach
 
1933 Bitter Sweet
The Butler
 
1933 Strange Evidence (uncredited)
 
1933 Perfect Understanding
Announcer
 
1932 Money Means Nothing
Doorman
 
1932 The Mayor's Nest
Clerk
 
1932 The Love Contract
Peters
 
1932 Thark
 
1932 Love on Wheels
Academy of Music Porter
 
1932 The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
Thaddeus Sholto
 
1932 The Water Gipsies
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1932 The Blue Danube
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1931 Night in Montmartre
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1931 Sally in Our Alley
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1931/I The Woman Decides
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1931 Farewell to Love
Theater Watchman
 
1930 Children of Chance
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1930 Night Birds
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1930 The Yellow Mask
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1930 Two Worlds
Minor Role (British Version) (uncredited)
 
1930 The W Plan
Minor Role (uncredited)
 
1925 Battling Bruisers
Referee
 
1921 The Headmaster
Palliser Grantley
 
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1960-1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
– Six Men of Dorset (1962)
– Twentieth Century Theatre: The Fanatics (1960) (writer)
 
1958 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
– The School for Wives (1958) (adaptation)
 
1954 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
– Provincial Lady (1954) (teleplay)
 
1951 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
– The Bachelor (1951) (adaptation)
 
1946 Land of Promise (documentary)
 
1943 Yellow Canary (screenplay)
 
1943 The Adventures of Tartu (uncredited)
 
1943 They Met in the Dark (writer)
 
1943 Squadron Leader X (writer)
 
1942 Spitfire (screenplay)
 
1942 Wings and the Woman (scenario & screenplay)
 
1941 The Spell of Amy Nugent (screenplay)
 
1940 The Thief of Bagdad (screenplay)
 
1940 Pastor Hall (associate writer)
 
1940 For Freedom
 
1938 Queen of Destiny (writer)
 
1938 A Royal Divorce (writer)
 
1937 The Rat (dialogue)
 
1937 Victoria the Great
 
1937 Action for Slander (screen adaptation)
 
1936 Nine Days a Queen (dialogue)
 
1936 Rhodes (dialogue)
 
1935 Peg of Old Drury
 
1935 Trouble Ahead
 
1934 Lorna Doone
 
1934 Nell Gwyn
 
1934 Runaway Queen
 
1933 Summer Lightning (writer)
 
1933 Strange Evidence (writer)
 
1933 Perfect Understanding (writer)
 
1932 Money Means Nothing
 
1932 The Water Gipsies
 
1932 The Blue Danube
 
1931 Kinder des Glücks
 
1931 Night in Montmartre (play)
 
1931 Sally in Our Alley (screenplay)
 
1931 Farewell to Love
 
1930 Children of Chance
 
1930 Night Birds
 
1930 The Yellow Mask (dialogue)
 
1930 Two Worlds (dialogue)
 
1930 The W Plan
 
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1961 The Bing Crosby Show (TV special)
Himself
 
1946 Land of Promise (documentary)
Mr Know-All (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1995 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
1963 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Youth (1918). Written by Miles Malleson. Comedy Theatre: 20 Feb 1918- 9 Mar 1918 (unknown performances). Cast: Edward Balzerit, Edward F. Flammer, Arthur Hohl, Sam Jaffe (Broadway debut; credited as Samuel Jaffe), John King, Saxon Kling, Robert Strange, Jay Strong, James Terbell, Marjorie Vonnegut... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Miles Malieson | Miles Mallison
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Stubby, meek-looking British character actor/writer with small, puckered mouth and hook nose in scores of films, some of which he wrote, usually appearing in small, unobtrusive parts. See more »

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