
Miles Malleson
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1888-05-24
- Died
- 1969-03-15
- Place of birth
- Croydon, Surrey, England
- Also known as
- Майлс Моллесон · William Miles Malleson
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
TV Shows (5)
Movies (105)

Dracula
1958
as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)

The 39 Steps
1935
as Palladium Manager (uncredited)

Scrooge
1951
as Old Joe

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
as Bishop Frankland

Peeping Tom
1960
as Elderly Gentleman Customer

Stage Fright
1950
as Mr. Fortesque

The Thief of Bagdad
1940
as Sultan

The Brides of Dracula
1960
as Dr. Tobler

Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
as Duke of Avon

The Man in the White Suit
1951
as The Tailor

Murder Ahoy
1964
as Bishop

The Admirable Crichton
1957

Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
as The Hangman

Private's Progress
1956
as Mr. Windrush Sr.

Knight Without Armour
1937
as Drunken Red Commissar

First Men in the Moon
1964
as Dymchurch Registrar

Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948
as Lord of Misrule

Call Me Bwana
1963
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

I'm All Right Jack
1959
as Windrush Sr., Stanley's father

The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Scientist

Major Barbara
1941
as Morrison

The Brain
1962
as Dr. Miller

The Phantom of the Opera
1962
as 2nd Cabby

The Magic Box
1952
as Orchestra Conductor

The Importance of Being Earnest
1952
as Canon Chasuble

Dead of Night
1945
as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959
as Resident Advisor Davidson

Gideon's Day
1958
as The Judge

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
as Assistant Curator

Thunder Rock
1942
as Chairman of Directors

Venetian Bird
1952
as Grespi

Q Planes
1939
as Minor Role

Treasure Hunt
1952
as Mr. Walsh

Barnacle Bill
1957
as Angler

Campbell's Kingdom
1957
as (unconfirmed - not present in US release version)

The Naked Truth
1957
as Reverend Cedric "Daddy Bassy" Bastable

Kidnapped
1960
as Mr. Rankeillor

The Hellfire Club
1961
as Judge

Trent's Last Case
1952
as Burton Cupples

Geordie
1955
as Lord Paunceton

The Captain's Paradise
1953
as Lawrence St. James

The Queen of Spades
1949
as Tchybukin

Peg of Old Drury
1935
as Minor Role (uncredited)

One Night with You
1948
as Jailer

Train of Events
1949
as Johnson, the Timekeeper

Unpublished Story
1942
as Farmfield

Perfect Understanding
1933
as Announcer

Cardboard Cavalier
1949
as Judge Gorebucket

Three Men in a Boat
1956
as 2nd Old Gentleman

Behind the Mask
1958
as Sir Oswald Pettiford

Brothers in Law
1957
as Kendall Grimes Q.C.

And the Same to You
1960
as Bishop

Happy Is the Bride
1958
as 1st Magistrate

The Woman's Angle
1952
as A. Secrett

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
1932
as Thaddeus Sholto

Bond Street
1948
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Go to Blazes
1962
as Salesman

Tudor Rose
1936
as Jane's Father

King's Rhapsody
1955
as Jules

You Must Be Joking
1965
as Salesman

The Gentle Sex
1943
as Tran Guard

Golden Salamander
1950
as Douvet

Sixty Glorious Years
1938
as Wounded Soldier

Double Bunk
1961
as Rev. Thomas

A Night in Montmartre
1931
as Minor Role

They Flew Alone
1942
as Vacuum Salesman

While the Sun Shines
1947
as Horton

The Captain's Table
1959
as Canon Swingler

Dry Rot
1956
as Country Gentleman

Vintage Wine
1935
as Henri Popinot

Heavens Above!
1963
as Bishop Rockeby

Victoria the Great
1937
as Sir James

Land of Promise
1946
as Mr. Know-All

Rhodes of Africa
1936
as Minor Role (uncredited)

Night Birds
1930
as Minor Role

The Perfect Woman
1949
as Prof. Ernest Belman

Woman Hater
1948
as Vicar
Summer Lightning
1933
as Beach

The Blue Danube
1932

Journey Together
1945
as (uncredited)

The Queen's Affair
1934
as The Chancellor

Love on Wheels
1932
as Academy of Music Porter

Folly to Be Wise
1952
as Dr. Hector McAdam

The Silken Affair
1956
as Mr. Blucher

City of Song
1931
as Theater Watchman

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958
as Quince

The Demi-Paradise
1943
as Theatre Cashier

Lazybones
1935
as Pessimist / The Pessimist

The Bing Crosby Show
1961
as Self

Idol of Paris
1948
as Offenbach

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1964
as Quince

Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery
1925

Action for Slander
1937
as Minor Role

The Happy Family
1952
as Mr. Thwaites
For Freedom
1940
as Minor Role
Nell Gwyn
1934
as Chiffinch

Postman's Knock
1962
as Psychiatrist

Bachelor of Hearts
1958
as Dr. Butson

A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964
as Dr. Woolley
The Love Contract
1932
as Peters
Frail Women
1932
as Registrar

The Mayor's Nest
1932
as Clerk
The Headmaster
1921
as Palliser Grantley
Money Means Nothing
1932
as Doorman

Children of Chance
1930
About Miles Malleson
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… With 110 credits spanning from 1921 to 1965, Miles Malleson has appeared in 105 films and 5 TV shows.
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- Dracula (1958) — as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)
- The 39 Steps (1935) — as Palladium Manager (uncredited)
- Scrooge (1951) — as Old Joe
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) — as Bishop Frankland
- Peeping Tom (1960) — as Elderly Gentleman Customer
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