
Murray Melvin
Known for Acting · 83 credits
- Born
- 1932-11-30
- Died
- 2023-04-14
- Place of birth
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
Biography
Murray Melvin (10 August 1932-14 April 2023) was an English actor and writer. He won the 1962 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award for his role in A Taste of Honey (1961).
Known For
TV Shows (24)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Bentham DeQuetteville

The Avengers
1961

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as The Dauphin / Travelling Barber

Torchwood
2006
as Bilis

Theatre 625
1964
as Berthold / Thumb

Bugs
1995

Out of the Unknown
1965
as Fred

Crossbow
1987

Super Gran
1985
as Neville Mince

Starhunter
2000
as Caravaggio AI

Starhunter ReduX
2018
as Caravaggio

Chillers
1990
as Mr Taylor

Ooh La La!
1968
as Vladimir

Half Hour Story
1967
as Alex

The Informer
1966
as William Waterwell

Christopher Columbus
1985
as Padre Linares
Six
1964
Clouds of Glory
1978
as Robert Lovell

David Copperfield
2000
as Dr Edward Chillip

Oscar's Orchestra
1995

Stanleyandus - a Kubrick odyssey
2022
as self
The Wednesday Thriller
1965
as Arthur

The Genius of Mozart
2004
as Lorenzo da Ponte

The Tyrant King
1968
as Gerald Gould
Movies (59)

The Phantom of the Opera
2004
as Reyer

Barry Lyndon
1975
as Reverend Runt

The Lost City of Z
2017
as Lord James Bernard

The Devils
1971
as Father-Canon Jean Mignon

Alice in Wonderland
1999
as Chief Executioner

The Prince and the Pauper
1977
as Prince's Dresser

Alfie
1966
as Nat

The Krays
1990
as Newsagent

H.M.S. Defiant
1962
as Wagstaffe

Slipstream
1989
as Man on Stairs

Princess Caraboo
1994
as Lord Motley

Kaleidoscope
1966
as Aimes

The Emperor's New Clothes
2001
as Antommarchi

David Copperfield
2001
as Dr Edward Chillip

Lisztomania
1975
as Hector Berlioz

The Criminal
1960
as Antlers

Shout at the Devil
1976
as Lt. Phipps

Let Him Have It
1991
as Secondary School Teacher
The Fool
1990
as Jeremy Ruttle

Comrades
1987
as Mr. Frampton's Clerk

Start the Revolution Without Me
1970
as Blind Man

Stanley and Us
1999
as Self

Doomsday Gun
1994
as Shop Manager

The Fixer
1968
as Priest

The Undertaker
2023
as Lenny

Gulliver's Travels
1977
as Subtracto (voice)

A Taste of Honey
1961
as Geoffrey Ingham

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
as Blifil

Nutcracker
1982
as Leopold

The Boy Friend
1971
as Alphonse

Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils
2002
as Self

Joseph Andrews
1977
as Beau Didapper

The Ceremony
1963
as Gendarme

Gawain and the Green Knight
1973
as Seneschal

Suspect
1960
as Teddy Boy

As You Like It
1992
as Sir Oliver Martext

Testimony
1988
as Film Editor / The Film Editor

Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
as Georgie

The Ghost of Peter Sellers
2018
as Self

Sacred Hearts
1985
as Father Power

This Office Life
1984
as Reporter

Smashing Time
1967
as 1st Exquisite

Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image
2006
as Himself

Solo for Sparrow
1962
as Larkin

Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
1966
as Photographer

Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973
as Hamidos

The Diary of a Nobody
1964
as Lupin Pooter

The Village
2010
as Male Librarian

Petticoat Pirates
1961
as Kenneth

The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
as Traveling Barber

Ghost Story
1974
as McFayden

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
1972
as Doctor

Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl
2021
as Self

Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story
2009
as Himself

Stories from a Flying Trunk
1979
as Hans Christian Andersen

Sunday Pursuit
1990
as Head waiter
The Grey Mile
2012
as Professor Worth

T-Bag: The Reunion Documentary
2007
as Self

Something in the Cellar
1969
as Fred
About Murray Melvin
Murray Melvin (10 August 1932-14 April 2023) was an English actor and writer. He won the 1962 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award for his role in A Taste of Honey (1961). With 83 credits spanning from 1960 to 2023, Murray Melvin has appeared in 59 films and 24 TV shows.
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- The Phantom of the Opera (2004) — as Reyer
- Barry Lyndon (1975) — as Reverend Runt
- The Lost City of Z (2017) — as Lord James Bernard
- The Devils (1971) — as Father-Canon Jean Mignon
- Alice in Wonderland (1999) — as Chief Executioner
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