Miles Malleson
Born
May 24, 1888
Died
March 15, 1969 (80 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Croydon, Surrey, England
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 The Thief of Bagdad (1940). He also translated and adapted several of Molière's plays (The Misanthrope, which he titled The Slave of Truth, Tartuffe and The Imaginary Invalid).
Known For

You Must Be Joking
Salesman
1965

Victoria Regina
Conyngham · (1 episode)
1964

Murder Ahoy
Bishop
1964

First Men in the Moon
Dymchurch Registrar
1964

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Quince
1964

A Jolly Bad Fellow
Dr. Woolley
1964

Heavens Above!
Bishop Rockeby
1963

The Brain
Dr. Miller
1962

The Phantom of the Opera
2nd Cabby
1962

Go to Blazes
Salesman
1962

Postman's Knock
Psychiatrist
1962

The Bing Crosby Show
Self
1961

Double Bunk
Rev. Thomas
1961

The Hellfire Club
Judge
1961

Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Duke of Avon
1961

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Assistant Curator
1960

Peeping Tom
Elderly Gentleman Customer
1960

The Brides of Dracula
Dr. Tobler
1960

Kidnapped
Mr. Rankeillor
1960

And the Same to You
Bishop
1960

I'm All Right Jack
Windrush Snr.
1959

The Hound of the Baskervilles
Bishop Frankland
1959

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Resident Advisor Davidson
1959

The Captain's Table
Canon Swingler
1959

Bachelor of Hearts
Dr. Butson
1958

Behind the Mask
Sir Oswald Pettiford
1958

Dracula
Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)
1958

Gideon's Day
The Judge
1958

Happy Is the Bride
1st Magistrate
1958

Barnacle Bill
Angler
1957

The Naked Truth
Rev. Bastable
1957

Campbell's Kingdom
(unconfirmed - not present in US release version)
1957

The Admirable Crichton
1957

Brothers in Law
Kendall Grimes Q.C.
1957

Three Men in a Boat
2nd Old Gentleman
1956

Dry Rot
Country Gentleman
1956

The Silken Affair
Mr. Blucher
1956

The Buccaneers
Josiah Parkerhouse · (1 episode)
1956

The Man Who Never Was
Scientist
1956

Private's Progress
Mr. Windrush Sr.
1956

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Albertus · (1 episode)
1955
Television Playhouse
Uncle Simon · (1 episode)
1955

Geordie
Lord Paunceton
1955

King's Rhapsody
Jules
1955

The Captain's Paradise
Lawrence St. James
1953

Folly to Be Wise
Dr. Hector McAdam
1952

Venetian Bird
Grespi
1952

Trent's Last Case
Burton Cupples
1952

The Importance of Being Earnest
Canon Chasuble
1952

Treasure Hunt
Mr. Walsh
1952

The Happy Family
Mr. Thwaites
1952

The Woman's Angle
A. Secrett
1952

The Magic Box
Orchestra Conductor
1952

Scrooge
Old Joe
1951

The Man in the White Suit
The Tailor
1951

Stage Fright
Mr. Fortesque
1950

Golden Salamander
Douvet
1950

Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Hangman
1949

The Perfect Woman
Prof. Ernest Belman
1949

Cardboard Cavalier
Judge Gorebucket
1949

The Queen of Spades
Tchybukin
1949

Train of Events
Johnson, the Timekeeper
1949

Woman Hater
Vicar
1948

Saraband for Dead Lovers
Lord of Misrule
1948

Bond Street
Minor Role (uncredited)
1948

Idol of Paris
Offenbach
1948

While the Sun Shines
Horton
1947

Land of Promise
Mr. Know-All
1946

Journey Together
(uncredited)
1945

Dead of Night
Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
1945

The Demi-Paradise
Theatre Cashier
1943

The Gentle Sex
Tran Guard
1943

Thunder Rock
Chairman of Directors
1942

Unpublished Story
Farmfield
1942

They Flew Alone
Vacuum Salesman
1942

Major Barbara
Morrison
1941
For Freedom
Minor Role
1940

The Thief of Bagdad
Sultan
1940

Q Planes
Minor Role
1939

Sixty Glorious Years
Wounded Soldier
1938

Victoria the Great
Sir James
1937

Knight Without Armour
Drunken Red Commissar
1937

Action for Slander
Minor Role
1937

Tudor Rose
Jane's Father
1936

Rhodes of Africa
Minor Role (uncredited)
1936

Peg of Old Drury
Minor Role (uncredited)
1935

Lazybones
Pessimist
1935

Lazybones
The Pessimist
1935

Vintage Wine
Henri Popinot
1935

The 39 Steps
Palladium Manager (uncredited)
1935
Nell Gwyn
Chiffinch
1934

The Queen's Affair
The Chancellor
1934
Summer Lightning
Beach
1933

Perfect Understanding
Announcer
1933
Money Means Nothing
Doorman
1932
The Love Contract
Peters
1932

Love on Wheels
Academy of Music Porter
1932

The Mayor's Nest
Clerk
1932

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
Thaddeus Sholto
1932
Frail Women
Registrar
1932

The Blue Danube
1932

A Night in Montmartre
Minor Role
1931

City of Song
Theater Watchman
1931

Children of Chance
1930

Night Birds
Minor Role
1930

Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery
1925
The Headmaster
Palliser Grantley
1921