Arthur Malet
Born September 24, 1927 (Age: 98)
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Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England, UK
Biography
Arthur Malet (24 September 1927 – 18 May 2013) was an English actor. He was known for appearing in Mary Poppins (1964), Halloween (1978), The Secret of NIMH (1982), and Hook (1991). Malet was born in Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England in 1927. He emigrated to the United States in the 1950s, starting out onstage and winning two Drama Desk Awards in 1957. He came to some prominence in the 1960s, starring in films playing characters much older than his real age, such as Mr. Dawes, Jr. in Mary Poppins. He played Joe Fenwick in a 1972 episode of Columbo, "Dagger of the Mind". He went on to play a village elder in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein in 1974, and Tootles in Hook in 1991. His appearances on television include The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, “The McGregor Affair” (original air date November 23, 1964). Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Malet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Arthur Malet (24 September 1927 – 18 May 2013) was an English actor. He was known for appearing in Mary Poppins (1964), Halloween (1978), The Secret of NIMH (1982), and Hook (1991).
Malet was born in Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England in 1927. He emigrated to the United States in the 1950s, starting out onstage and winning two Drama Desk Awards in 1957. He came to some prominence in the 1960s, starring in films playing characters much older than his real age, such as Mr. Dawes, Jr. in Mary Poppins.
He played Joe Fenwick in a 1972 episode of Columbo, "Dagger of the Mind". He went on to play a village elder in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein in 1974, and Tootles in Hook in 1991. His appearances on television include The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, “The McGregor Affair” (original air date November 23, 1964).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Malet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
1998
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as Mr. Ages (voice)
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Age: 71
Anastasia
1997
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as Travelling Man / Major Domo (voice)
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Age: 70
A Little Princess
1995
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as Charles Randolph
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Age: 67
Toys
1992
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as Owen Owens
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Age: 65
Stormy Weathers
1992
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as Pidge
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Age: 64
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991
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as Wendel
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Age: 63
Hook
1991
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as Tootles
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Age: 63
The Runestone
1991
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as Stoddard
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Age: 63
Dick Tracy
1990
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as Diner Patron
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Age: 62
Peter Gunn
1989
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as Willie
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Age: 61
Addicted to His Love
1988
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as Mr. Mayhew
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Age: 60
The Black Cauldron
1985
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as King Eidilleg (voice)
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Age: 57
The Secret of NIMH
1982
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as Mr. Ages (voice)
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Age: 54
Savage Harvest
1981
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as MacGruder
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Age: 53
S.O.S. Titanic
1980
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as Librarian (uncredited)
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Age: 52
The Gift of Love
1978
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as Emcee at Ball
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Age: 51
Halloween
1978
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as Graveyard Keeper
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Age: 51
Heaven Can Wait
1978
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as Everett
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Age: 50
The Enforcer
1976
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as Innocent Bystander in Opening Action Sequence (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Target Risk
1975
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as Shoeshine Boy
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Age: 47
Young Frankenstein
1974
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as Village Elder
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Age: 47
The Blue Knight
1973
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as Dr. Damon
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Age: 46
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
1973
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as Brother Watson
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Age: 45
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972
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as Doctor
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Age: 44
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1972
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as Higgins
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Age: 44
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
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as Mr. Widdenfield (Museum Guard) (uncredited)
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Age: 44
Vanishing Point
1971
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as Second Male Hitchhiker
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Age: 43
King Rat
1965
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as Blakeley
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Age: 38
The Further Adventures of Gallegher
1965
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as Sir James Fryar-Smythe
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Age: 38
Mary Poppins
1964
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as Mr. Dawes Jr.
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Age: 37
The Man from Galveston
1963
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as Barney
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Age: 36
Convicts 4
1962
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as Storekeeper
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Age: 34