Michael Gwynn
Acting
Born November 30, 1916 · Bath, Somerset, England, U.K.
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Gwynn (30 November 1916 in Bath – 29 January 1976 in London) was an English actor. He attended Mayfield College near Mayfield, East Sussex. During the Second World War he served in East Africa as a Major and was Adjutant to the 2nd. Nyasaland Battalion, Kings African Rifles. He is perhaps best remembered in contemporary culture as the shyster Lord Melbury who attempts to con £200 and a set of British Empire coins from the unsuspecting Basil Fawlty in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers. Gwynn appears as Lord Melbury in the first ever episode of the seri…
Known For · 40 titles
The Avengers
BBC Play of the Month
The Saint
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Drama 61-67
Thriller
Mystery and Imagination
The Main Chance
The Expert
Fawlty Towers
Justice
The World of Hammer
Story Parade
Espionage
Jason and the Argonauts
Cleopatra
Poldark
Department S
Jason King
The Adventurer
Armchair Mystery Theatre
The Sunday Drama
Colditz
Spy Trap
Strange Experiences
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Theatre '70
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Armchair Theatre
Barabbas
Village of the Damned
Scars of Dracula
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Big Brother
Dunkirk
Some People
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
The Camp on Blood Island
State of Emergency
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy