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Alan Melville (I) (1910–1983)

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in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK

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(age 73) in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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1977 Paradise Island (TV series)
– Here Is the News (1977) (writer)
 
1975 Au théâtre ce soir (TV series)
– Demandez Vicky (1975) (story)
 
1970 Der Minister und die Ente (TV movie)
 
1970 Finder, bitte melden (TV movie) (play comedy)
 
1966-1970 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
– Haven of Rest (1970) (writer)
– The Mallard Imaginaire (1966)
 
1969 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
– Mixed Foursome (1969) (writer)
 
1969 The Very Merry Widow and How (TV series)
 
1967-1968 Misleading Cases (TV series)
– Who Gives This Woman (1968) (television adaptation)
– The Tax on Virtue (1968) (television adaptation)
– Ill Met by Sunlight (1968) (television adaptation)
– Right of Way (1968) (television adaptation)
– The Major and the Mynah (1968) (television adaptation)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1968 According to Dora (TV series)
– Home and Beauty (1968) (writer)
– Commerce and the Consumer (1968) (writer)
– Entertainment (1968) (writer)
 
1968 Beryl Reid Says Good Evening (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (1968) (writer)
– Episode #1.5 (1968) (writer)
– Episode #1.4 (1968) (writer)
– Episode #1.3 (1968) (writer)
– Episode #1.2 (1968) (writer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1967 The Very Merry Widow (TV series)
 
1967 Before the Fringe (TV series)
– Episode dated 20 March 1967 (1967) (writer)
 
1967 The Whitehall Worrier (TV series)
 
1966 Theatre 625 (TV series)
– Simon and Laura (1966) (play)
 
1964 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
– Simon and Laura (1964) (writer)
 
1960 Simon ja Laura (TV movie) (play)
 
1958-1960 Hotel Imperial (TV series)
– Changes in the Staff (1960) (writer)
– The Leopardess in 424 (1960) (writer)
– The Rivals in the Rockingham Suite (1960) (writer)
– The Ghost in 312 (1958) (writer)
 
1960 Simon och Laura (TV movie)
 
1959 A-Z (TV series)
– Episode dated 22 July 1959 (1959)
– Episode dated 27 May 1959 (1959)
 
1957 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
– Mrs. Willie (1957)
 
1955 Simon og Laura (TV movie) (play "Simon and Laura")
 
1955 Simon and Laura (story)
 
1955 As Long as They're Happy
 
1952 Hot Ice (play "A Weekend at Thrackley")
 
1952 Castle in the Air (play / screenplay)
 
1952 Derby Day (additional dialogue)
 
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1983 By the Sword Divided (TV series)
Squire Capel
– The Sound of Drums (1983) … Squire Capel
– This War Without an Enemy (1983) … Squire Capel
 
1969 The Vortex (TV movie)
Pawnie
 
1969 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Pawnie
– The Vortex (1969) … Pawnie
 
1968 According to Dora (TV series)
Various
 
1965 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Voice of Chaise
– Memoirs of a Chaise Longue (1965) … Voice of Chaise
 
1961-1963 The Dickie Henderson Show (TV series)
– The Guinea Pigs (1963)
– The Patient (1961)
 
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1957 The World Our Stage (TV movie) (lyrics: "The Curtain's Rising")
 
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1954 New Faces (composer: additional numbers)
 
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1983 Look Who's Talking (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Alan Melville (1983) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1973 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.10 (1973) … Himself - Guest
 
1967 Before the Fringe (TV series)
Himself - Presenter
– Episode #2.6 (1967) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode #2.5 (1967) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode #2.4 (1967) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode #2.3 (1967) … Himself - Presenter
– Episode #2.2 (1967) … Himself - Presenter
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1962 Raise Your Glasses (TV series)
Himself
 
1959 A-Z (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode dated 22 July 1959 (1959) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 27 May 1959 (1959) … Himself - Host
 
1956-1957 What's My Line (TV series)
Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 17 March 1957 (1957) … Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 24 February 1957 (1957) … Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 3 February 1957 (1957) … Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 6 January 1957 (1957) … Himself - Panellist
– Episode dated 16 July 1956 (1956) … Himself - Panellist
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(1952-53) Stage: Wrote "Dear Charles," performed at the New Theatre in London, England, with Yvonne Arnaud and Noel Howlett in the cast. See more »

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Alternate Names:

William Melville Caverhill
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