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Miles Malleson
ACTOR

Miles Malleson

Known for The Queen of Spades · Knight Without Armour · The Adventures of Robin Hood

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…

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Born
May 24, 1888
Died
Mar 15, 1969
Birthplace
Croydon, Surrey, England
Known For
Acting

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 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).

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Known For

MOVIEThe Queen of Spades
The Queen of SpadesTchybukin · 1949
★ 6.5
MOVIEKnight Without Armour
Knight Without ArmourDrunken Red Commissar · 1937
★ 5.9
TVThe Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin HoodAlbertus · 1955
★ 6.4
MOVIETrent's Last Case
Trent's Last CaseBurton Cupples · 1952
★ 5.5
TVSunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night TheatreQuince · 1950
★ 3.5

Filmography

Movies

TH
The HeadmasterPalliser Grantley
1921
Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery
1925
Children of Chance
1930
Children of ChanceWriter
1930
Night BirdsMinor Role
1930
Night BirdsWriter
1930
The Two WorldsWriter
1930
The W PlanWriter
1930
TY
The Yellow MaskDialogue
1930
Two WorldsDialogue
1930
A Night in MontmartreMinor Role
1931
A Night in MontmartreTheatre Play
1931
City of SongTheater Watchman
1931
City of SongWriter
1931
LC
Lucky childrenScreenplay
1931
Sally in Our AlleyScreenplay
1931
FW
Frail WomenRegistrar
1932
Love on WheelsAcademy of Music Porter
1932
MM
Money Means NothingDoorman
1932
MM
Money Means NothingWriter
1932
The Blue Danube
1932
The Blue DanubeWriter
1932
TL
The Love ContractPeters
1932
The Mayor's NestClerk
1932
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest CaseThaddeus Sholto
1932
The Water GipsiesWriter
1932
Perfect UnderstandingAnnouncer
1933
Perfect UnderstandingDialogue
1933
Perfect UnderstandingStory
1933
SL
Summer LightningBeach
1933
SL
Summer LightningScreenplay
1933
FI
Falling in LoveWriter
1934
NG
Nell GwynChiffinch
1934
NG
Nell GwynWriter
1934
The Queen's AffairThe Chancellor
1934
The Queen's AffairScreenplay
1934
LazybonesPessimist
1935
LazybonesThe Pessimist
1935
Peg of Old DruryMinor Role (uncredited)
1935
Peg of Old DruryScenario Writer
1935
The 39 StepsPalladium Manager (uncredited)
1935
Vintage WineHenri Popinot
1935
Rhodes of AfricaMinor Role (uncredited)
1936
Rhodes of AfricaDialogue
1936
Tudor RoseJane's Father
1936
Tudor RoseWriter
1936
Action for SlanderMinor Role
1937
Action for SlanderScreenplay
1937
Knight Without ArmourDrunken Red Commissar
1937
The RatDialogue
1937
Victoria the GreatSir James
1937
Victoria the GreatWriter
1937
A Royal DivorceWriter
1938
Sixty Glorious YearsWounded Soldier
1938
Sixty Glorious YearsWriter
1938
Q PlanesMinor Role
1939
FF
For FreedomMinor Role
1940
The Thief of BagdadSultan
1940
The Thief of BagdadScreenplay
1940
The Thief of BagdadDialogue
1940
Major BarbaraMorrison
1941
The First of the FewScreenplay
1942
They Flew AloneVacuum Salesman
1942
They Flew AloneScreenplay
1942
Thunder RockChairman of Directors
1942
Unpublished StoryFarmfield
1942
Squadron Leader XWriter
1943
The Demi-ParadiseTheatre Cashier
1943
The Gentle SexTran Guard
1943
They Met in the DarkWriter
1943
Yellow CanaryScreenplay
1943
Dead of NightHearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
1945
Journey Together(uncredited)
1945
Land of PromiseMr. Know-All
1946
Land of PromiseWriter
1946
While the Sun ShinesHorton
1947
Bond StreetMinor Role (uncredited)
1948
Idol of ParisOffenbach
1948
One Night with YouJailer
1948
Saraband for Dead LoversLord of Misrule
1948
Woman HaterVicar
1948
Cardboard CavalierJudge Gorebucket
1949
Kind Hearts and CoronetsThe Hangman
1949
The Perfect WomanProf. Ernest Belman
1949
The Queen of SpadesTchybukin
1949
Train of EventsJohnson, the Timekeeper
1949
Golden SalamanderDouvet
1950
Stage FrightMr. Fortesque
1950
ScroogeOld Joe
1951
The Man in the White SuitThe Tailor
1951
Folly to Be WiseDr. Hector McAdam
1952
The Happy FamilyMr. Thwaites
1952
The Importance of Being EarnestCanon Chasuble
1952
The Magic BoxOrchestra Conductor
1952
The Woman's AngleA. Secrett
1952
Treasure HuntMr. Walsh
1952
Trent's Last CaseBurton Cupples
1952
Venetian BirdGrespi
1952
The Captain's ParadiseLawrence St. James
1953
GeordieLord Paunceton
1955
King's RhapsodyJules
1955
Dry RotCountry Gentleman
1956
Private's ProgressMr. Windrush Sr.
1956
The Man Who Never WasScientist
1956
The Silken AffairMr. Blucher
1956
Three Men in a Boat2nd Old Gentleman
1956
Barnacle BillAngler
1957
Brothers in LawKendall Grimes Q.C.
1957
Campbell's Kingdom(unconfirmed - not present in US release version)
1957
The Admirable CrichtonVicar
1957
The Naked TruthReverend Cedric "Daddy Bassy" Bastable
1957
A Midsummer Night's DreamQuince
1958
Bachelor of HeartsDr. Butson
1958
Behind the MaskSir Oswald Pettiford
1958
DraculaMarx - Undertaker (uncredited)
1958
Gideon's DayThe Judge
1958
Happy Is the Bride1st Magistrate
1958
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.Resident Advisor Davidson
1959
I'm All Right JackWindrush Sr., Stanley's father
1959
The Captain's TableCanon Swingler
1959
The Hound of the BaskervillesBishop Frankland
1959
And the Same to YouBishop
1960
KidnappedMr. Rankeillor
1960
Peeping TomElderly Gentleman Customer
1960
The Brides of DraculaDr. Tobler
1960
The Day They Robbed the Bank of EnglandAssistant Curator
1960
Double BunkRev. Thomas
1961
Fury at Smugglers' BayDuke of Avon
1961
The Bing Crosby ShowSelf
1961
The Hellfire ClubJudge
1961
Go to BlazesSalesman
1962
Postman's KnockPsychiatrist
1962
The BrainDr. Miller
1962
The Phantom of the Opera2nd Cabby
1962
Call Me BwanaPsychiatrist (uncredited)
1963
Heavens Above!Bishop Rockeby
1963
A Jolly Bad FellowDr. Woolley
1964
A Midsummer Night's DreamQuince
1964
First Men in the MoonDymchurch Registrar
1964
Murder AhoyBishop
1964
You Must Be JokingSalesman
1965
ConflictWriter
2020
Yours UnfaithfullyWriter
2021

Television

Sunday Night TheatreQuince · 1 eps
1950
TP
Television PlayhouseUncle Simon · 1 eps
1955
The Adventures of Robin HoodAlbertus · 1 eps
1955
The BuccaneersJosiah Parkerhouse · 1 eps
1956
SP
Sunday-Night PlayWriter
1960
Victoria ReginaConyngham · 1 eps
1964

Photos

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