Miles Malleson

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 24, 1888

died

March 15, 1969

place of birth

Croydon, Surrey, England

also known as

Майлс Моллесон · William Miles Malleson

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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The Thief of Bagdad
7.1

The Thief of Bagdad

1940as Sultan
Dracula
7.3

Dracula

1958as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)
Peeping Tom
7.5

Peeping Tom

1960as Elderly Gentleman Customer
Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.6

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949as The Hangman
The 39 Steps
7.3

The 39 Steps

1935as Palladium Manager (uncredited)
Scrooge
7.4

Scrooge

1951as Old Joe
Stage Fright
6.8

Stage Fright

1950as Mr. Fortesque
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.8

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959as Bishop Frankland
The Admirable Crichton
6.9

The Admirable Crichton

1957
The Man in the White Suit
6.9

The Man in the White Suit

1951as The Tailor
The Man Who Never Was
7.0

The Man Who Never Was

1956as Scientist
The Brides of Dracula
6.7

The Brides of Dracula

1960as Dr. Tobler
The Captain's Table
6.0

The Captain's Table

1959as Canon Swingler
First Men in the Moon
6.3

First Men in the Moon

1964as Dymchurch Registrar
The Phantom of the Opera
6.4

The Phantom of the Opera

1962as 2nd Cabby
Gideon's Day
6.4

Gideon's Day

1958as The Judge
Q Planes
6.0

Q Planes

1939as Minor Role
Murder Ahoy
7.1

Murder Ahoy

1964as Bishop
Dead of Night
7.2

Dead of Night

1945as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
The Queen of Spades
6.6

The Queen of Spades

1949as Tchybukin
Saraband for Dead Lovers
6.6

Saraband for Dead Lovers

1948as Lord of Misrule
Thunder Rock
6.3

Thunder Rock

1942as Chairman of Directors
Go to Blazes
6.3

Go to Blazes

1962as Salesman
The Captain's Paradise
5.7

The Captain's Paradise

1953as Lawrence St. James
The Brain
5.8

The Brain

1962as Dr. Miller
The Importance of Being Earnest
7.2

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952as Canon Chasuble
Tudor Rose
8.1

Tudor Rose

1936as Jane's Father
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
5.9

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961as Duke of Avon
I'm All Right Jack
6.6

I'm All Right Jack

1959as Windrush Sr., Stanley's father
Knight Without Armour
5.9

Knight Without Armour

1937as Drunken Red Commissar
Call Me Bwana
5.8

Call Me Bwana

1963as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
The Naked Truth
6.8

The Naked Truth

1957as Reverend Cedric "Daddy Bassy" Bastable
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
6.2

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

1959as Resident Advisor Davidson
Major Barbara
6.9

Major Barbara

1941as Morrison
Kidnapped
6.6

Kidnapped

1960as Mr. Rankeillor
The Magic Box
6.5

The Magic Box

1952as Orchestra Conductor
Rhodes of Africa
7.5

Rhodes of Africa

1936as Minor Role (uncredited)
Campbell's Kingdom
6.0

Campbell's Kingdom

1957as (unconfirmed - not present in US release version)
Postman's Knock
4.9

Postman's Knock

1962as Psychiatrist
Barnacle Bill
6.6

Barnacle Bill

1957as Angler
Treasure Hunt
5.7

Treasure Hunt

1952as Mr. Walsh
Woman Hater
7.7

Woman Hater

1948as Vicar
Venetian Bird
6.2

Venetian Bird

1952as Grespi
Heavens Above!
6.6

Heavens Above!

1963as Bishop Rockeby
Journey Together
6.6

Journey Together

1945as (uncredited)
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
6.1

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960as Assistant Curator
Double Bunk
6.1

Double Bunk

1961as Rev. Thomas
Unpublished Story
6.5

Unpublished Story

1942as Farmfield
Vintage Wine
6.0

Vintage Wine

1935as Henri Popinot
Private's Progress
6.6

Private's Progress

1956as Mr. Windrush Sr.