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William Miles Malleson, generally known as Miles Malleson, 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.
Birth Name
William Miles Malleson
Born
Friday, 25 May 1888
Died
Saturday, 15 March 1969
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| You Must Be Joking! | Salesman | 1965 |
| Murder Ahoy | Bishop Faulkner / Bishop | 1964 |
| First Men in the Moon | Dymchurch Registrar | 1964 |
| Circus World | Billy Hennigan | 1964 |
| They All Died Laughing | Dr. Woolley | 1964 |
| Heavens Above! | Rockeby / Bishop Rockeby | 1963 |
| Call Me Bwana | Psychiatrist | 1963 |
| Zero One | Maurice Whitcomb | 1962 |
| The Brain | Dr. Miller / Dr. Miller - British version | 1962 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| You Must Be Joking! | Salesman | 1965 |
| Murder Ahoy | Bishop Faulkner / Bishop | 1964 |
| First Men in the Moon | Dymchurch Registrar | 1964 |
| Circus World | Billy Hennigan | 1964 |
| They All Died Laughing | Dr. Woolley | 1964 |
| Heavens Above! | Rockeby / Bishop Rockeby | 1963 |
| Call Me Bwana | Psychiatrist | 1963 |
| Zero One | Maurice Whitcomb | 1962 |
| The Brain | Dr. Miller / Dr. Miller - British version | 1962 |
| The Phantom of the Opera | 2nd Cabby | 1962 |
| Go to Blazes | Salesman | 1962 |
| Postman's Knock | Psychiatrist | 1962 |
| Double Bunk | Rev. Thomas | 1961 |
| The Hellfire Club | Judge | 1961 |
| Fury at Smugglers' Bay | Duke of Avon | 1961 |
| Bootsie and Snudge | Lord Mayor | 1960 |
| The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | Assistant Curator | 1960 |
| The Brides of Dracula | Dr. Tobler | 1960 |
| Peeping Tom | Elderly Gentleman Customer | 1960 |
| And the Same to You | Bishop | 1960 |
| Kidnapped | Mr. Rankeillor | 1959 |
| I'm All Right Jack | Windrush Snr. | 1959 |
| The Hound of the Baskervilles | Bishop / Bishop Franklin | 1959 |
| Man in a Cocked Hat | Resident Advisor Davidson | 1959 |
| The Captain's Table | Canon Swingler | 1959 |
| Bachelor of Hearts | Dr. Butson | 1958 |
| Behind the Mask | Sir Oswald Pettiford | 1958 |
| Horror of Dracula | Marx - Undertaker | 1958 |
| Gideon of Scotland Yard | The Judge / Judge Cecil Birkenshaw | 1958 |
| Happy Is the Bride | 1st Magistrate | 1958 |
| All at Sea | Angler | 1957 |
| Your Past Is Showing | Rev. Bastable | 1957 |
| Campbell's Kingdom | Minor Role | 1957 |
| Paradise Lagoon | Vicar | 1957 |
| Brothers in Law | Kendall Grimes Q.C. | 1957 |
| Three Men in a Boat | 2nd Old Gentleman | 1956 |
| Dry Rot | Yokel / Country Gentleman | 1956 |
| The Silken Affair | Mr. Blucher | 1956 |
| The Buccaneers | Josiah Parkerhouse | 1956 |
| The Man Who Never Was | Scientist | 1956 |
| Private's Progress | Mr. Windrush Sr. / Mr. Windrush Snr. | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Baron Povoromo / Dr.Shpigelsky / Quince | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Albertus | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Uncle Simon | 1955 |
| Wee Geordie | Lord Paunceton | 1955 |
| King's Rhapsody | Jules | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Mr. Rankeillor | 1954 |
| The Captain's Paradise | Lawrence St. James | 1953 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Dr. Mayhew / Alexei | 1953 |
| Folly to Be Wise | Dr. Hector McAdam | 1952 |
| The Assassin | Grespi | 1952 |
| Trent's Last Case | Burton Cupples | 1952 |
| The Importance of Being Earnest | Canon Chasuble | 1952 |
| Treasure Hunt | Mr. Walsh | 1952 |
| The Woman's Angle | A. Secrett | 1952 |
| Mr. Lord Says No | Mr. Thwaites | 1952 |
| The Magic Box | Orchestra Conductor | 1952 |
| A Christmas Carol | Old Joe | 1951 |
| The Man in the White Suit | The Tailor | 1951 |
| Stage Fright | Mr. Fortesque | 1950 |
| Golden Salamander | Douvet | 1950 |
| Adam and Evalyn | Undetermined Supporting Role | 1949 |
| Kind Hearts and Coronets | The Hangman | 1949 |
| The Perfect Woman | Prof. Ernest Belman | 1949 |
| Cardboard Cavalier | Judge Gorebucket | 1949 |
| The Queen of Spades | Tchybukin | 1949 |
| The History of Mr. Polly | Old gentleman on punt | 1949 |
| Train of Events | Johnson, the Timekeeper | 1949 |
| Woman Hater | Vicar | 1948 |
| Saraband | Lord of Misrule | 1948 |
| Bond Street | Minor Role | 1948 |
| One Night with You | Jailer | 1948 |
| Idol of Paris | Offenbach | 1948 |
| The Mark of Cain | Mr. Burden | 1947 |
| While the Sun Shines | Horton | 1947 |
| Dead of Night | Hearse Driver (segment "The Hearse Driver") / Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor") | 1945 |
| Adventure for Two | Theatre Cashier | 1943 |
| The Gentle Sex | Tran Guard / Guard | 1943 |
| Thunder Rock | Chairman of Directors | 1942 |
| Spitfire | Vickers Representative | 1942 |
| Unpublished Story | Farmfield | 1942 |
| Wings and the Woman | Vacuum Salesman | 1942 |
| This Was Paris | Watson, Newspaper Librarian | 1942 |
| Major Barbara | Morrison | 1941 |
| The Thief of Bagdad | Sultan | 1940 |
| For Freedom | Minor Role | 1940 |
| The Lion Has Wings | Minor Role | 1939 |
| Q Planes | Minor Role / Bit part | 1939 |
| Queen of Destiny | Wounded Soldier | 1938 |
| A Royal Divorce | Minor Role | 1938 |
| The Rat | Minor Role | 1937 |
| Victoria the Great | Sir James the Physician / Sir James | 1937 |
| Knight Without Armor | Drunken Red Commissar | 1937 |
| Action for Slander | Minor Role | 1937 |
| Nine Days a Queen | Jane's Father | 1936 |
| Rhodes | Minor Role | 1936 |
| Peg of Old Drury | Minor Role | 1935 |
| Vintage Wine | Henry Popinot / Henri Popinot | 1935 |
| The 39 Steps | Palladium Manager | 1935 |
| Brewster's Millions | Hamilton Higginbottom Button | 1935 |
| Lazybones | The Pessimist / Pessimist | 1935 |
| Runaway Queen | The Chancellor | 1934 |
| Nell Gwyn | Chiffinch | 1934 |
| The Luck of a Sailor | Cook on HMS Dangerous | 1934 |
| Evergreen | Minor Role | 1934 |
| Bitter Sweet | The Butler | 1933 |
| Perfect Understanding | Announcer | 1933 |
| The Love Contract | Peters | 1932 |
| Thark | 1932 | |
| The Mayor's Nest | Clerk | 1932 |
| Love on Wheels | Academy of Music Porter | 1932 |
| The Water Gipsies | Minor Role | 1932 |
| Frail Women | The Registrar / Registrar | 1932 |
| The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case | Thaddeus Sholto | 1932 |
| A Night in Montmartre | Minor Role | 1931 |
| Sally in Our Alley | Minor Role | 1931 |
| Farewell to Love | Theater Watchman | 1931 |
| Children of Chance | Minor Role | 1930 |
| Night Birds | Minor Role | 1930 |
| The Yellow Mask | Minor Role | 1930 |
| Two Worlds | Minor Role (British Version) | 1930 |
| The W Plan | Minor Role | 1930 |
| The Headmaster | Palliser Grantley | 1921 |
