Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Born May 24, 1888 (Age: 137) Croydon, Surrey, England

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).
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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Filmography

You Must Be Joking

You Must Be Joking

1965 as Salesman Age: 77
Murder Ahoy

Murder Ahoy

1964 as Bishop Age: 76
First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

1964 as Dymchurch Registrar Age: 76
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1964 as Quince Age: 76
A Jolly Bad Fellow

A Jolly Bad Fellow

1964 as Dr. Woolley Age: 75
Call Me Bwana

Call Me Bwana

1963 as Psychiatrist (uncredited) Age: 75
Heavens Above!

Heavens Above!

1963 as Bishop Rockeby Age: 74
The Brain

The Brain

1962 as Dr. Miller Age: 74
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1962 as 2nd Cabby Age: 74
Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes

1962 as Salesman Age: 73
Postman's Knock

Postman's Knock

1962 as Psychiatrist Age: 73
The Bing Crosby Show

The Bing Crosby Show

1961 as Self Age: 73
Double Bunk

Double Bunk

1961 as Rev. Thomas Age: 72
Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961 as Duke of Avon Age: 72
The Hellfire Club

The Hellfire Club

1961 as Judge Age: 72
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960 as Assistant Curator Age: 72
The Brides of Dracula

The Brides of Dracula

1960 as Dr. Tobler Age: 72
Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

1960 as Elderly Gentleman Customer Age: 71
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1960 as Mr. Rankeillor Age: 71
And the Same to You

And the Same to You

1960 as Bishop Age: 71
I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

1959 as Windrush Sr., Stanley's father Age: 71
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959 as Bishop Frankland Age: 70
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

1959 as Resident Advisor Davidson Age: 70
The Captain's Table

The Captain's Table

1959 as Canon Swingler Age: 70
Bachelor of Hearts

Bachelor of Hearts

1958 as Dr. Butson Age: 70
Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

1958 as Sir Oswald Pettiford Age: 70
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1958 as Quince Age: 70
Dracula

Dracula

1958 as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited) Age: 69
Gideon's Day

Gideon's Day

1958 as The Judge Age: 69
Happy Is the Bride

Happy Is the Bride

1958 as 1st Magistrate Age: 69
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

1956 as 2nd Old Gentleman Age: 68
Dry Rot

Dry Rot

1956 as Country Gentleman Age: 68
The Silken Affair

The Silken Affair

1956 as Mr. Blucher Age: 68
The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

1956 as Scientist Age: 67
Private's Progress

Private's Progress

1956 as Mr. Windrush Sr. Age: 67
Geordie

Geordie

1955 as Lord Paunceton Age: 67
King's Rhapsody

King's Rhapsody

1955 as Jules Age: 67
The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise

1953 as Lawrence St. James Age: 65
Stage Fright

Stage Fright

1950 as Mr. Fortesque Age: 61
Golden Salamander

Golden Salamander

1950 as Douvet Age: 61
Journey Together

Journey Together

1945 as (uncredited) Age: 57
Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1945 as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor") Age: 57
Thunder Rock

Thunder Rock

1942 as Chairman of Directors Age: 54
Unpublished Story

Unpublished Story

1942 as Farmfield Age: 54
They Flew Alone

They Flew Alone

1942 as Vacuum Salesman Age: 54
Major Barbara

Major Barbara

1941 as Morrison Age: 52
No Image

Money Means Nothing

1932 as Doorman Age: 44
No Image

The Love Contract

1932 as Peters Age: 44
Love on Wheels

Love on Wheels

1932 as Academy of Music Porter Age: 44
The Mayor's Nest

The Mayor's Nest

1932 as Clerk Age: 44
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

1932 as Thaddeus Sholto Age: 43
No Image

Frail Women

1932 as Registrar Age: 43
The Blue Danube

The Blue Danube

1932 as Age: 43
A Night in Montmartre

A Night in Montmartre

1931 as Minor Role Age: 43
City of Song

City of Song

1931 as Theater Watchman Age: 42
Children of Chance

Children of Chance

1930 as Age: 42
Night Birds

Night Birds

1930 as Minor Role Age: 42
No Image

The Headmaster

1921 as Palliser Grantley Age: 32