Miles Malleson

Person

Miles Malleson

Born 24 May 1888 Died 15 March 1969, aged 80 Croydon, Surrey, England TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
32age in their first credit on record (1921)
44years on screen and counting
8credits in 1952, their busiest year
109dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
You Must Be Joking poster Age: 77

You Must Be Joking

1965
as Salesman
Murder Ahoy poster Age: 76

Murder Ahoy

1964
as Bishop
First Men in the Moon poster Age: 76

First Men in the Moon

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

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1964
as Quince
A Jolly Bad Fellow poster Age: 75

A Jolly Bad Fellow

1964
as Dr. Woolley
Call Me Bwana poster Age: 75

Call Me Bwana

1963
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Heavens Above! poster Age: 74

Heavens Above!

1963
as Bishop Rockeby
The Brain poster Age: 74

The Brain

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

The Phantom of the Opera

1962
as 2nd Cabby
Go to Blazes poster Age: 73

Go to Blazes

1962
as Salesman
Postman's Knock poster Age: 73

Postman's Knock

1962
as Psychiatrist
Double Bunk poster Age: 72

Double Bunk

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

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961
as Duke of Avon
The Hellfire Club poster Age: 72

The Hellfire Club

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

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960
as Assistant Curator
The Brides of Dracula poster Age: 72

The Brides of Dracula

1960
as Dr. Tobler
Peeping Tom poster Age: 71

Peeping Tom

1960
as Elderly Gentleman Customer
Kidnapped poster Age: 71

Kidnapped

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

And the Same to You

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

I'm All Right Jack

1959
as Windrush Sr., Stanley's father
The Hound of the Baskervilles poster Age: 70

The Hound of the Baskervilles

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

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

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

The Captain's Table

1959
as Canon Swingler
Bachelor of Hearts poster Age: 70

Bachelor of Hearts

1958
as Dr. Butson
Behind the Mask poster Age: 70

Behind the Mask

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

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1958
as Quince
Dracula poster Age: 69

Dracula

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

Gideon's Day

1958
as The Judge
Happy Is the Bride poster Age: 69

Happy Is the Bride

1958
as 1st Magistrate
Barnacle Bill poster Age: 69

Barnacle Bill

1957
as Angler
The Naked Truth poster Age: 69

The Naked Truth

1957
as Reverend Cedric "Daddy Bassy" Bastable
Campbell's Kingdom poster Age: 69

Campbell's Kingdom

1957
as (unconfirmed - not present in US release version)
The Admirable Crichton poster Age: 69

The Admirable Crichton

1957
Brothers in Law poster Age: 68

Brothers in Law

1957
as Kendall Grimes Q.C.
Three Men in a Boat poster Age: 68

Three Men in a Boat

1956
as 2nd Old Gentleman
Dry Rot poster Age: 68

Dry Rot

1956
as Country Gentleman
The Silken Affair poster Age: 68

The Silken Affair

1956
as Mr. Blucher
The Man Who Never Was poster Age: 67

The Man Who Never Was

1956
as Scientist
Private's Progress poster Age: 67

Private's Progress

1956
as Mr. Windrush Sr.
Geordie poster Age: 67

Geordie

1955
as Lord Paunceton
King's Rhapsody poster Age: 67

King's Rhapsody

1955
as Jules
The Captain's Paradise poster Age: 65

The Captain's Paradise

1953
as Lawrence St. James
Folly to Be Wise poster Age: 64

Folly to Be Wise

1952
as Dr. Hector McAdam
Venetian Bird poster Age: 64

Venetian Bird

1952
as Grespi
Trent's Last Case poster Age: 64

Trent's Last Case

1952
as Burton Cupples
The Importance of Being Earnest poster Age: 64

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952
as Canon Chasuble
Treasure Hunt poster Age: 64

Treasure Hunt

1952
as Mr. Walsh
The Happy Family poster Age: 63

The Happy Family

1952
as Mr. Thwaites
The Woman's Angle poster Age: 63

The Woman's Angle

1952
as A. Secrett
The Magic Box poster Age: 63

The Magic Box

1952
as Orchestra Conductor
Scrooge poster Age: 63

Scrooge

1951
as Old Joe
The Man in the White Suit poster Age: 63

The Man in the White Suit

1951
as The Tailor
Stage Fright poster Age: 61

Stage Fright

1950
as Mr. Fortesque
Golden Salamander poster Age: 61

Golden Salamander

1950
as Douvet
Kind Hearts and Coronets poster Age: 61

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949
as The Hangman
The Perfect Woman poster Age: 60

The Perfect Woman

1949
as Prof. Ernest Belman
Cardboard Cavalier poster Age: 60

Cardboard Cavalier

1949
as Judge Gorebucket
The Queen of Spades poster Age: 60

The Queen of Spades

1949
as Tchybukin
Train of Events poster Age: 60

Train of Events

1949
as Johnson, the Timekeeper
Woman Hater poster Age: 60

Woman Hater

1948
as Vicar
Saraband for Dead Lovers poster Age: 60

Saraband for Dead Lovers

1948
as Lord of Misrule
Bond Street poster Age: 59

Bond Street

1948
as Minor Role (uncredited)
One Night with You poster Age: 59

One Night with You

1948
as Jailer
Idol of Paris poster Age: 59

Idol of Paris

1948
as Offenbach
While the Sun Shines poster Age: 58

While the Sun Shines

1947
as Horton
Land of Promise poster Age: 57

Land of Promise

1946
as Mr. Know-All
Dead of Night poster Age: 57

Dead of Night

1945
as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
The Demi-Paradise poster Age: 55

The Demi-Paradise

1943
as Theatre Cashier
The Gentle Sex poster Age: 54

The Gentle Sex

1943
as Tran Guard
Thunder Rock poster Age: 54

Thunder Rock

1942
as Chairman of Directors
Unpublished Story poster Age: 54

Unpublished Story

1942
as Farmfield
They Flew Alone poster Age: 54

They Flew Alone

1942
as Vacuum Salesman
Major Barbara poster Age: 52

Major Barbara

1941
as Morrison
No poster
Age: 51

For Freedom

1940
as Minor Role
The Thief of Bagdad poster Age: 51

The Thief of Bagdad

1940
as Sultan
Q Planes poster Age: 50

Q Planes

1939
as Minor Role
Sixty Glorious Years poster Age: 50

Sixty Glorious Years

1938
as Wounded Soldier
Victoria the Great poster Age: 49

Victoria the Great

1937
as Sir James
Knight Without Armour poster Age: 49

Knight Without Armour

1937
as Drunken Red Commissar
Action for Slander poster Age: 49

Action for Slander

1937
as Minor Role
Tudor Rose poster Age: 48

Tudor Rose

1936
as Jane's Father
Rhodes of Africa poster Age: 48

Rhodes of Africa

1936
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Peg of Old Drury poster Age: 47

Peg of Old Drury

1935
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Lazybones poster Age: 47

Lazybones

1935
as Pessimist
Lazybones poster Age: 47

Lazybones

1935
as The Pessimist
Vintage Wine poster Age: 47

Vintage Wine

1935
as Henri Popinot
The 39 Steps poster Age: 47

The 39 Steps

1935
as Palladium Manager (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 46

Nell Gwyn

1934
as Chiffinch
The Queen's Affair poster Age: 45

The Queen's Affair

1934
as The Chancellor
No poster
Age: 45

Summer Lightning

1933
as Beach
Perfect Understanding poster Age: 44

Perfect Understanding

1933
as Announcer
No poster
Age: 44

Money Means Nothing

1932
as Doorman
No poster
Age: 44

The Love Contract

1932
as Peters
Love on Wheels poster Age: 44

Love on Wheels

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

The Mayor's Nest

1932
as Clerk
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case poster Age: 43

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

1932
as Thaddeus Sholto
No poster
Age: 43

Frail Women

1932
as Registrar
The Blue Danube poster Age: 43

The Blue Danube

1932
A Night in Montmartre poster Age: 43

A Night in Montmartre

1931
as Minor Role
City of Song poster Age: 42

City of Song

1931
as Theater Watchman
Children of Chance poster Age: 42

Children of Chance

1930
Night Birds poster Age: 42

Night Birds

1930
as Minor Role
Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery poster Age: 37

Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery

1925
No poster
Age: 32

The Headmaster

1921
as Palliser Grantley
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TV credits

Newest first
Victoria Regina poster Age: 76

Victoria Regina

1964
as Conyngham
The Buccaneers poster Age: 68

The Buccaneers

1956
as Josiah Parkerhouse
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster Age: 67

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955
as Albertus
No poster
Age: 67

Television Playhouse

1955
as Uncle Simon
Sunday Night Theatre poster Age: 61

Sunday Night Theatre

1950
as Quince
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