Miles Malleson
Acting
Born May 24, 1888 · Croydon, Surrey, England
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 Misanthro…
Known For · 40 titles
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sunday Night Theatre
The Buccaneers
Television Playhouse
A Night in Montmartre
Scrooge
Dracula
Peeping Tom
The Thief of Bagdad
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Dead of Night
Kind Hearts and Coronets
The 39 Steps
The Man in the White Suit
Stage Fright
The Brides of Dracula
Victoria Regina
First Men in the Moon
Venetian Bird
The Phantom of the Opera
The Man Who Never Was
The Admirable Crichton
Kidnapped
Golden Salamander
The Queen of Spades
The Naked Truth
Call Me Bwana
I'm All Right Jack
Train of Events
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Murder Ahoy
You Must Be Joking
The Hellfire Club
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
The Headmaster
The Importance of Being Earnest
Private's Progress
The Silken Affair
Happy Is the Bride
Brothers in Law