Miles Malleson
Acting
Born: 1888-05-24 in 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).
Known For
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Albertus
Sunday Night Theatre
Quince
The Buccaneers
Josiah Parkerhouse
Peeping Tom
Elderly Gentleman Customer
The 39 Steps
Palladium Manager (uncredited)
Dracula
Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)
Scrooge
Old Joe
Dead of Night
Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
Victoria the Great
Sir James
The Thief of Bagdad
Sultan
Stage Fright
Mr. Fortesque
Venetian Bird
Grespi
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The Hangman
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Bishop Frankland
The Man in the White Suit
The Tailor
Golden Salamander
Douvet
The Brides of Dracula
Dr. Tobler
Murder Ahoy
Bishop
The Phantom of the Opera
2nd Cabby
First Men in the Moon
Dymchurch Registrar
Gideon's Day
The Judge
The Man Who Never Was
Scientist
The Admirable Crichton
The Importance of Being Earnest
Canon Chasuble
Kidnapped
Mr. Rankeillor
Barnacle Bill
Angler
Train of Events
Johnson, the Timekeeper
The Queen of Spades
Tchybukin
I'm All Right Jack
Windrush Sr., Stanley's father
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Duke of Avon
A Night in Montmartre
Minor Role
Victoria Regina
Conyngham
The Bing Crosby Show
Self
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Lord of Misrule
The Silken Affair
Mr. Blucher
Heavens Above!
Bishop Rockeby
Call Me Bwana
Psychiatrist (uncredited)