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Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

WriterActor May 24 (died age 80) Croydon, Surrey, England 1921–2021 (100 year career)
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Biography

William Miles Malleson (25 May 1888 – 15 March 1969) was an English actor and dramatist, particularly remembered for his appearances in British comedy films of the 1930s to 1960s. Towards the end of his career he also appeared in cameo roles in several Hammer horror films, with a fairly large role in The Brides of Dracula as the hypochondriac and fee-hungry local doctor. Malleson was also a writer on many films, including some of those in which he had small parts, such as Nell Gwyn (1934) and …

Known For

The 39 Steps
Film

The 39 Steps

Palladium Manager (uncredited)
Peeping Tom
Film

Peeping Tom

Elderly Gentleman Customer
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Film

Kind Hearts and Coronets

The Hangman
Dracula
Film

Dracula

Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)
Scrooge
Film

Scrooge

Old Joe
Dead of Night
Film

Dead of Night

Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
The Thief of Bagdad
Film

The Thief of Bagdad

Sultan
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Film

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Bishop Frankland

Filmography

Acting (110)

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Movies (105)

You Must Be Joking

You Must Be Joking

1965

as Salesman

5.2
A Jolly Bad Fellow

A Jolly Bad Fellow

1964

as Dr. Woolley

4.0
Murder Ahoy

Murder Ahoy

1964

as Bishop

7.1
First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

1964

as Dymchurch Registrar

6.3
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1964

as Quince

Heavens Above!

Heavens Above!

1963

as Bishop Rockeby

6.5
Call Me Bwana

Call Me Bwana

1963

as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

5.2
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1962

as 2nd Cabby

6.4
The Brain

The Brain

1962

as Dr. Miller

5.6
Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes

1962

as Salesman

6.3
Postman's Knock

Postman's Knock

1962

as Psychiatrist

4.3
The Bing Crosby Show

The Bing Crosby Show

1961

as Self

2.0
Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961

as Duke of Avon

5.7
The Hellfire Club

The Hellfire Club

1961

as Judge

4.7
Double Bunk

Double Bunk

1961

as Rev. Thomas

5.7
And the Same to You

And the Same to You

1960

as Bishop

5.6
Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

1960

as Elderly Gentleman Customer

7.4
The Brides of Dracula

The Brides of Dracula

1960

as Dr. Tobler

6.7
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1960

as Mr. Rankeillor

6.6
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960

as Assistant Curator

6.1
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

1959

as Resident Advisor Davidson

6.1
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959

as Bishop Frankland

6.8
I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

1959

as Windrush Sr., Stanley's father

6.6
The Captain's Table

The Captain's Table

1959

as Canon Swingler

5.8
Bachelor of Hearts

Bachelor of Hearts

1958

as Dr. Butson

5.6
Dracula

Dracula

1958

as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)

7.3
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1958

as Quince

Gideon's Day

Gideon's Day

1958

as The Judge

6.4
Happy Is the Bride

Happy Is the Bride

1958

as 1st Magistrate

6.2
Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

1958

as Sir Oswald Pettiford

6.0
The Admirable Crichton

The Admirable Crichton

1957
6.9
Campbell's Kingdom

Campbell's Kingdom

1957

as (unconfirmed - not present in US release version)

5.9
The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

1957

as Reverend Cedric "Daddy Bassy" Bastable

6.7
Brothers in Law

Brothers in Law

1957

as Kendall Grimes Q.C.

7.1
Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill

1957

as Angler

6.4
The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

1956

as Scientist

7.0
Private's Progress

Private's Progress

1956

as Mr. Windrush Sr.

6.6
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

1956

as 2nd Old Gentleman

6.3
The Silken Affair

The Silken Affair

1956

as Mr. Blucher

1.0
Dry Rot

Dry Rot

1956

as Country Gentleman

7.1
Geordie

Geordie

1955

as Lord Paunceton

6.8
King's Rhapsody

King's Rhapsody

1955

as Jules

3.0
The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise

1953

as Lawrence St. James

5.4
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952

as Canon Chasuble

7.2
Trent's Last Case

Trent's Last Case

1952

as Burton Cupples

5.2
Venetian Bird

Venetian Bird

1952

as Grespi

5.9
Folly to Be Wise

Folly to Be Wise

1952

as Dr. Hector McAdam

6.7
The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952

as Orchestra Conductor

6.4
Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt

1952

as Mr. Walsh

5.4
The Happy Family

The Happy Family

1952

as Mr. Thwaites

7.2
The Woman's Angle

The Woman's Angle

1952

as A. Secrett

Scrooge

Scrooge

1951

as Old Joe

7.4
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

1951

as The Tailor

6.9
Golden Salamander

Golden Salamander

1950

as Douvet

5.9
Stage Fright

Stage Fright

1950

as Mr. Fortesque

6.8
The Perfect Woman

The Perfect Woman

1949

as Prof. Ernest Belman

6.0
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949

as The Hangman

7.6
Cardboard Cavalier

Cardboard Cavalier

1949

as Judge Gorebucket

5.7
Train of Events

Train of Events

1949

as Johnson, the Timekeeper

6.2
The Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades

1949

as Tchybukin

6.5
Bond Street

Bond Street

1948

as Minor Role (uncredited)

6.8
Saraband for Dead Lovers

Saraband for Dead Lovers

1948

as Lord of Misrule

6.4
Idol of Paris

Idol of Paris

1948

as Offenbach

7.0
One Night with You

One Night with You

1948

as Jailer

6.5
Woman Hater

Woman Hater

1948

as Vicar

7.0
While the Sun Shines

While the Sun Shines

1947

as Horton

Land of Promise

Land of Promise

1946

as Mr. Know-All

Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1945

as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")

7.2
Journey Together

Journey Together

1945

as (uncredited)

6.4
The Gentle Sex

The Gentle Sex

1943

as Tran Guard

7.0
The Demi-Paradise

The Demi-Paradise

1943

as Theatre Cashier

6.3
They Flew Alone

They Flew Alone

1942

as Vacuum Salesman

6.0
Thunder Rock

Thunder Rock

1942

as Chairman of Directors

6.2
Unpublished Story

Unpublished Story

1942

as Farmfield

6.3
Major Barbara

Major Barbara

1941

as Morrison

6.8
The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad

1940

as Sultan

7.1
For Freedom

For Freedom

1940

as Minor Role

Q Planes

Q Planes

1939

as Minor Role

5.9
Sixty Glorious Years

Sixty Glorious Years

1938

as Wounded Soldier

6.0
Knight Without Armour

Knight Without Armour

1937

as Drunken Red Commissar

5.6
Action for Slander

Action for Slander

1937

as Minor Role

Victoria the Great

Victoria the Great

1937

as Sir James

5.4
Tudor Rose

Tudor Rose

1936

as Jane's Father

8.1
Rhodes of Africa

Rhodes of Africa

1936

as Minor Role (uncredited)

6.0
The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

1935

as Palladium Manager (uncredited)

7.3
Peg of Old Drury

Peg of Old Drury

1935

as Minor Role (uncredited)

6.3
Lazybones

Lazybones

1935

as Pessimist

6.3
Vintage Wine

Vintage Wine

1935

as Henri Popinot

5.7
Nell Gwyn

Nell Gwyn

1934

as Chiffinch

6.6
The Queen's Affair

The Queen's Affair

1934

as The Chancellor

Summer Lightning

Summer Lightning

1933

as Beach

Perfect Understanding

Perfect Understanding

1933

as Announcer

6.1
The Love Contract

The Love Contract

1932

as Peters

Frail Women

Frail Women

1932

as Registrar

4.7
Love on Wheels

Love on Wheels

1932

as Academy of Music Porter

5.0
Money Means Nothing

Money Means Nothing

1932

as Doorman

The Blue Danube

The Blue Danube

1932
1.5
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

1932

as Thaddeus Sholto

4.6
The Mayor's Nest

The Mayor's Nest

1932

as Clerk

A Night in Montmartre

A Night in Montmartre

1931

as Minor Role

5.0
City of Song

City of Song

1931

as Theater Watchman

Night Birds

Night Birds

1930

as Minor Role

2.0
Children of Chance

Children of Chance

1930
Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery

Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery

1925
The Headmaster

The Headmaster

1921

as Palliser Grantley