Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Date of Birth:

May 24, 1888

Place of Birth:

Croydon, Surrey, England

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).

filmography:

The Magic Box The Magic Box

1952

City of Song City of Song

1931

Bachelor of Hearts Bachelor of Hearts

1958

Nell Gwyn Nell Gwyn

1934

Treasure Hunt Treasure Hunt

1952

Dracula Dracula

1958

The Mayor's Nest The Mayor's Nest

1932

The Gentle Sex The Gentle Sex

1943

The Man in the White Suit The Man in the White Suit

1951

Dry Rot Dry Rot

1956

The Bing Crosby Show The Bing Crosby Show

1961

Action for Slander Action for Slander

1937

Major Barbara Major Barbara

1941

Behind the Mask Behind the Mask

1958

The Love Contract The Love Contract

1932

Heavens Above! Heavens Above!

1963

Victoria the Great Victoria the Great

1937

Unpublished Story Unpublished Story

1942

Love on Wheels Love on Wheels

1932

They Flew Alone They Flew Alone

1942

Geordie Geordie

1955

Sixty Glorious Years Sixty Glorious Years

1938

The Happy Family The Happy Family

1952

A Night in Montmartre A Night in Montmartre

1931

Thunder Rock Thunder Rock

1942

Train of Events Train of Events

1949

Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery

1925

Campbell's Kingdom Campbell's Kingdom

1957

The Naked Truth The Naked Truth

1957

Woman Hater Woman Hater

1948

The Man Who Never Was The Man Who Never Was

1956

While the Sun Shines While the Sun Shines

1947

A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream

1964

Children of Chance Children of Chance

1930

The Headmaster The Headmaster

1921

The Blue Danube The Blue Danube

1932

Fury at Smugglers' Bay Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961

Gideon's Day Gideon's Day

1958

Idol of Paris Idol of Paris

1948

Peg of Old Drury Peg of Old Drury

1935

Land of Promise Land of Promise

1946

The Silken Affair The Silken Affair

1956

Brothers in Law Brothers in Law

1957

And the Same to You And the Same to You

1960

Bond Street Bond Street

1948

Three Men in a Boat Three Men in a Boat

1956

Journey Together Journey Together

1945

Venetian Bird Venetian Bird

1952

Go to Blazes Go to Blazes

1962

Folly to Be Wise Folly to Be Wise

1952

Frail Women Frail Women

1932

Knight Without Armour Knight Without Armour

1937

Saraband for Dead Lovers Saraband for Dead Lovers

1948

The Queen of Spades The Queen of Spades

1949

The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera

1962

The Captain's Paradise The Captain's Paradise

1953

Kidnapped Kidnapped

1960

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960

Golden Salamander Golden Salamander

1950

Rhodes of Africa Rhodes of Africa

1936

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

1932

Postman's Knock Postman's Knock

1962

The Perfect Woman The Perfect Woman

1949

Carlton-Browne of the F.O. Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

1959

Dead of Night Dead of Night

1945

The Queen's Affair The Queen's Affair

1934

The Brides of Dracula The Brides of Dracula

1960

Peeping Tom Peeping Tom

1960

The Importance of Being Earnest The Importance of Being Earnest

1952

Stage Fright Stage Fright

1950

The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959

The 39 Steps The 39 Steps

1935

I'm All Right Jack I'm All Right Jack

1959

First Men in the Moon First Men in the Moon

1964

Scrooge Scrooge

1951

The Thief of Bagdad The Thief of Bagdad

1940

Perfect Understanding Perfect Understanding

1933

The Demi-Paradise The Demi-Paradise

1943

Q Planes Q Planes

1939

A Jolly Bad Fellow A Jolly Bad Fellow

1964

Tudor Rose Tudor Rose

1936

Vintage Wine Vintage Wine

1935

The Admirable Crichton The Admirable Crichton

1957

Double Bunk Double Bunk

1961

King's Rhapsody King's Rhapsody

1955

The Brain The Brain

1962

Night Birds Night Birds

1930

For Freedom For Freedom

1940

The Woman's Angle The Woman's Angle

1952

Kind Hearts and Coronets Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949

Private's Progress Private's Progress

1956

Happy Is the Bride Happy Is the Bride

1958

Cardboard Cavalier Cardboard Cavalier

1949

Trent's Last Case Trent's Last Case

1952

Summer Lightning Summer Lightning

1933

You Must Be Joking You Must Be Joking

1965

The Captain's Table The Captain's Table

1959

The Hellfire Club The Hellfire Club

1961

Barnacle Bill Barnacle Bill

1957

Lazybones Lazybones

1935

Money Means Nothing Money Means Nothing

1932

Murder Ahoy Murder Ahoy

1964

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