Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Acting

Birthday

1888/05/24

Day of death

1969/03/15 (80 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Croydon, Surrey, England

Also know 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 ...Read more

Acting
Murder Ahoy
7.0

(1964) Murder Ahoy

as Bishop

Stage Fright
6.8

(1950) Stage Fright

as Mr. Fortesque

The Importance of Being Earnest
7.2

(1952) The Importance of Being Earnest

as Canon Chasuble

Peeping Tom
7.4

(1960) Peeping Tom

as Elderly Gentleman Customer

The Queen's Affair
0.0

(1934) The Queen's Affair

as The Chancellor

The Brides of Dracula
6.7

(1960) The Brides of Dracula

as Dr. Tobler

The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.7

(1959) The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Bishop Franklin

The 39 Steps
7.3

(1935) The 39 Steps

as Palladium Manager (uncredited)

The Thief of Bagdad
7.1

(1940) The Thief of Bagdad

as Sultan

Scrooge
7.4

(1951) Scrooge

as Old Joe

First Men in the Moon
6.3

(1964) First Men in the Moon

as Dymchurch Registrar

I'm All Right Jack
6.7

(1959) I'm All Right Jack

as Windrush Snr.

Dead of Night
7.2

(1945) Dead of Night

as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
5.9

(1959) Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

as Resident Advisor Davidson

Kidnapped
6.4

(1960) Kidnapped

as Mr. Rankeillor

The Captain's Paradise
5.5

(1953) The Captain's Paradise

as Lawrence St. James

The Phantom of the Opera
6.4

(1962) The Phantom of the Opera

as 2nd Cabby

Saraband for Dead Lovers
6.0

(1948) Saraband for Dead Lovers

as Lord of Misrule

The Queen of Spades
6.5

(1949) The Queen of Spades

as Tchybukin

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
6.1

(1960) The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

as Assistant Curator

Golden Salamander
5.9

(1950) Golden Salamander

as Douvet

The Perfect Woman
6.0

(1949) The Perfect Woman

as Prof. Ernest Belman

Postman's Knock
4.3

(1962) Postman's Knock

as Psychiatrist

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
4.5

(1932) The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

as Thaddeus Sholto

Rhodes of Africa
6.0

(1936) Rhodes of Africa

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Perfect Understanding
6.1

(1933) Perfect Understanding

as Announcer

The Demi-Paradise
6.3

(1943) The Demi-Paradise

as Theatre Cashier

0.0

(1933) Summer Lightning

as Beach

Trent's Last Case
5.4

(1952) Trent's Last Case

as Burton Cupples

Cardboard Cavalier
5.7

(1949) Cardboard Cavalier

as Judge Gorebucket

Happy Is the Bride
6.2

(1958) Happy Is the Bride

as 1st Magistrate

You Must Be Joking
5.6

(1965) You Must Be Joking

as Salesman

The Captain's Table
5.8

(1959) The Captain's Table

as Canon Swingler

0.0

(1932) Money Means Nothing

as Doorman

Lazybones
6.3

(1935) Lazybones

as Pessimist

Barnacle Bill
6.4

(1957) Barnacle Bill

as Angler

The Hellfire Club
5.2

(1961) The Hellfire Club

as Judge

Private's Progress
6.4

(1956) Private's Progress

as Mr. Windrush Sr.

Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.7

(1949) Kind Hearts and Coronets

as The Hangman

The Admirable Crichton
6.8

(1957) The Admirable Crichton

as ---

Vintage Wine
5.7

(1935) Vintage Wine

as Henri Popinot

Tudor Rose
8.1

(1936) Tudor Rose

as Jane's Father

Q Planes
5.9

(1939) Q Planes

as Minor Role

A Jolly Bad Fellow
5.5

(1964) A Jolly Bad Fellow

as Dr. Woolley

Double Bunk
5.7

(1961) Double Bunk

as Rev. Thomas

King's Rhapsody
3.0

(1955) King's Rhapsody

as Jules

The Woman's Angle
0.0

(1952) The Woman's Angle

as A. Secrett

0.0

(1940) For Freedom

as Minor Role

Night Birds
2.0

(1930) Night Birds

as Minor Role

The Brain
5.5

(1962) The Brain

as Dr. Miller

Knight Without Armour
5.6

(1937) Knight Without Armour

as Drunken Red Commissar

4.7

(1932) Frail Women

as Registrar

Unpublished Story
6.3

(1942) Unpublished Story

as Farmfield

Victoria the Great
5.3

(1937) Victoria the Great

as Sir James

Heavens Above!
6.3

(1963) Heavens Above!

as Bishop Rockeby

Behind the Mask
6.0

(1958) Behind the Mask

as Sir Oswald Pettiford

0.0

(1932) The Love Contract

as Peters

Love on Wheels
0.0

(1932) Love on Wheels

as Academy of Music Porter

They Flew Alone
6.0

(1942) They Flew Alone

as Vacuum Salesman

A Night in Montmartre
5.0

(1931) A Night in Montmartre

as Minor Role

The Happy Family
7.2

(1952) The Happy Family

as Mr. Thwaites

Sixty Glorious Years
6.0

(1938) Sixty Glorious Years

as Wounded Soldier

Geordie
6.8

(1955) Geordie

as Lord Paunceton

Major Barbara
6.7

(1941) Major Barbara

as Morrison

Action for Slander
0.0

(1937) Action for Slander

as Minor Role

Treasure Hunt
5.4

(1952) Treasure Hunt

as Mr. Walsh

6.6

(1934) Nell Gwyn

as Chiffinch

Bachelor of Hearts
5.6

(1958) Bachelor of Hearts

as Dr. Butson

The Magic Box
6.3

(1952) The Magic Box

as Orchestra Conductor

City of Song
0.0

(1931) City of Song

as Theater Watchman

Dracula
7.3

(1958) Dracula

as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)

The Mayor's Nest
0.0

(1932) The Mayor's Nest

as Clerk

The Bing Crosby Show
2.0

(1961) The Bing Crosby Show

as Self

Dry Rot
7.1

(1956) Dry Rot

as Country Gentleman

The Man in the White Suit
6.8

(1951) The Man in the White Suit

as The Tailor

The Gentle Sex
7.0

(1943) The Gentle Sex

as Tran Guard

Thunder Rock
6.1

(1942) Thunder Rock

as Chairman of Directors

Train of Events
6.2

(1949) Train of Events

as Johnson, the Timekeeper

And the Same to You
5.6

(1960) And the Same to You

as Bishop

Brothers in Law
7.1

(1957) Brothers in Law

as Kendall Grimes Q.C.

The Silken Affair
1.0

(1956) The Silken Affair

as Mr. Blucher

Peg of Old Drury
6.3

(1935) Peg of Old Drury

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Land of Promise
0.0

(1946) Land of Promise

as Mr. Know-All

Bond Street
6.8

(1948) Bond Street

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Three Men in a Boat
6.3

(1956) Three Men in a Boat

as 2nd Old Gentleman

Folly to Be Wise
6.7

(1952) Folly to Be Wise

as Dr. Hector McAdam

Go to Blazes
6.3

(1962) Go to Blazes

as Salesman

Venetian Bird
5.9

(1952) Venetian Bird

as Grespi

Journey Together
6.1

(1945) Journey Together

as (uncredited)

Idol of Paris
0.0

(1948) Idol of Paris

as Offenbach

Gideon's Day
6.3

(1958) Gideon's Day

as The Judge

The Man Who Never Was
7.0

(1956) The Man Who Never Was

as Scientist

Woman Hater
7.0

(1948) Woman Hater

as Vicar

The Naked Truth
6.5

(1957) The Naked Truth

as Rev. Bastable

Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery
0.0

(1925) Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery

as ---

Campbell's Kingdom
5.6

(1957) Campbell's Kingdom

as (unconfirmed - not present in US release version)

While the Sun Shines
0.0

(1947) While the Sun Shines

as Horton

A Midsummer Night's Dream
0.0

(1964) A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Quince

Fury at Smugglers' Bay
4.6

(1961) Fury at Smugglers' Bay

as Duke of Avon

The Blue Danube
0.0

(1932) The Blue Danube

as ---

0.0

(1921) The Headmaster

as Palliser Grantley

Children of Chance
0.0

(1930) Children of Chance

as ---

Lazybones
6.3

(1935) Lazybones

as The Pessimist

The Buccaneers
5.5

(1956) The Buccaneers

as Josiah Parkerhouse

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.1

(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Albertus

0.0

(1955) Television Playhouse

as Uncle Simon

Victoria Regina
0.0

(1964) Victoria Regina

as Conyngham