
Murray Melvin
Known for Acting · 85 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 (26)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Bentham DeQuetteville

The Avengers
1961

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

Theatre 625
1964
as Berthold / Thumb

Torchwood
2006
as Bilis

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Wojciech

Crossbow
1987

Bugs
1995

Super Gran
1985
as Neville Mince

David Copperfield
2000
as Dr Edward Chillip

Christopher Columbus
1985
as Padre Linares

Chillers
1990
as Mr Taylor

The Informer
1966
as William Waterwell

Ooh La La!
1968
as Vladimir

Starhunter ReduX
2018
as Caravaggio

Half Hour Story
1967
as Alex

Out of the Unknown
1965
as Fred

Starhunter
2000
as Caravaggio AI
The Wednesday Thriller
1965
as Arthur

Oscar's Orchestra
1995
Clouds of Glory
1978
as Robert Lovell
Six
1964
as Lupin Pooter
Angel Pavement
1967
as Turgis

The Genius of Mozart
2004
as Lorenzo da Ponte

Stanleyandus - a Kubrick odyssey
2022
as self

The Tyrant King
1968
as Gerald Gould
Movies (59)

The Phantom of the Opera
2004
as Reyer

The Lost City of Z
2017
as Lord James Bernard

Barry Lyndon
1975
as Reverend Runt

Sacred Hearts
1985
as Father Power

Alice in Wonderland
1999
as Chief Executioner

The Devils
1971
as Father-Canon Jean Mignon

The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
as Traveling Barber

Doomsday Gun
1994
as Shop Manager

Alfie
1966
as Nat

A Taste of Honey
1961
as Geoffrey Ingham

Nutcracker
1982
as Leopold

The Prince and the Pauper
1977
as Prince's Dresser

Princess Caraboo
1994
as Lord Motley

H.M.S. Defiant
1962
as Wagstaffe

The Krays
1990
as Newsagent

The Emperor's New Clothes
2001
as Antommarchi

Let Him Have It
1991
as Secondary School Teacher

Kaleidoscope
1966
as Aimes

Something in the Cellar
1969
as Fred

Start the Revolution Without Me
1970
as Blind Man

Lisztomania
1975
as Hector Berlioz

The Undertaker
2023
as Lenny

Shout at the Devil
1976
as Lt. Phipps

The Boy Friend
1971
as Alphonse

T-Bag: The Reunion Documentary
2007
as Self

The Fixer
1968
as Priest

The Criminal
1960
as Antlers

Slipstream
1989
as Man on Stairs

Gulliver's Travels
1977
as Subtracto (voice)

Joseph Andrews
1977
as Beau Didapper

David Copperfield
2001
as Dr Edward Chillip
The Fool
1990
as Jeremy Ruttle

Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973
as Hamidos

The Ceremony
1963
as Gendarme

As You Like It
1992
as Sir Oliver Martext

Smashing Time
1967
as 1st Exquisite

The Diary of a Nobody
1964
as Lupin Pooter

Stanley and Us
1999
as Self

Sparrows Can't Sing
1963
as Georgie

Solo for Sparrow
1962
as Larkin

Sunday Pursuit
1990
as Head waiter

Suspect
1960
as Teddy Boy

This Office Life
1984
as Reporter

Ghost Story
1974
as McFayden

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
as Blifil

Comrades
1987
as Mr. Frampton's Clerk

Gawain and the Green Knight
1973
as Seneschal

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
1972
as Doctor

Petticoat Pirates
1961
as Kenneth

The Village
2010
as Male Librarian

Stories from a Flying Trunk
1979
as Hans Christian Andersen

Testimony
1988
as Film Editor / The Film Editor

Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image
2006
as Himself

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

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

The Ghost of Peter Sellers
2018
as Self

Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story
2009
as Himself
The Grey Mile
2012
as Professor Worth

Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl
2021
as Self
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 85 credits spanning from 1960 to 2023, Murray Melvin has appeared in 59 films and 26 TV shows.
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Most Popular Murray Melvin Movies
- The Phantom of the Opera (2004) — as Reyer
- The Lost City of Z (2017) — as Lord James Bernard
- Barry Lyndon (1975) — as Reverend Runt
- Sacred Hearts (1985) — as Father Power
- Alice in Wonderland (1999) — as Chief Executioner
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