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