Miles Malleson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 24, 1888
- Died
- March 15, 1969
- Birthplace
- 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
Yours Unfaithfully 2021
Writer
Conflict 2020
Writer
You Must Be Joking 1965
as Salesman
Murder Ahoy 1964
as Bishop
First Men in the Moon 1964
as Dymchurch Registrar
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1964
as Quince
A Jolly Bad Fellow 1964
as Dr. Woolley
Call Me Bwana 1963
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Heavens Above! 1963
as Bishop Rockeby
The Brain 1962
as Dr. Miller
The Phantom of the Opera 1962
as 2nd Cabby
Go to Blazes 1962
as Salesman
Postman's Knock 1962
as Psychiatrist
The Bing Crosby Show 1961
as Self
Double Bunk 1961
as Rev. Thomas
Fury at Smugglers' Bay 1961
as Duke of Avon
The Hellfire Club 1961
as Judge
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England 1960
as Assistant Curator
The Brides of Dracula 1960
as Dr. Tobler
Peeping Tom 1960
as Elderly Gentleman Customer
Kidnapped 1960
as Mr. Rankeillor
And the Same to You 1960
as Bishop
I'm All Right Jack 1959
as Windrush Sr., Stanley's father
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959
as Bishop Frankland
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. 1959
as Resident Advisor Davidson
The Captain's Table 1959
as Canon Swingler
Bachelor of Hearts 1958
as Dr. Butson
Behind the Mask 1958
as Sir Oswald Pettiford
A Midsummer Night's Dream 1958
as Quince
Dracula 1958
as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)
Gideon's Day 1958
as The Judge
Happy Is the Bride 1958
as 1st Magistrate
Barnacle Bill 1957
as Angler
The Naked Truth 1957
as Reverend Cedric "Daddy Bassy" Bastable
Campbell's Kingdom 1957
as (unconfirmed - not present in US release version)
The Admirable Crichton 1957
as Vicar
Brothers in Law 1957
as Kendall Grimes Q.C.
Three Men in a Boat 1956
as 2nd Old Gentleman
Dry Rot 1956
as Country Gentleman
The Silken Affair 1956
as Mr. Blucher
The Man Who Never Was 1956
as Scientist
Private's Progress 1956
as Mr. Windrush Sr.
Geordie 1955
as Lord Paunceton
King's Rhapsody 1955
as Jules
The Captain's Paradise 1953
as Lawrence St. James
Folly to Be Wise 1952
as Dr. Hector McAdam
Venetian Bird 1952
as Grespi
Trent's Last Case 1952
as Burton Cupples
The Importance of Being Earnest 1952
as Canon Chasuble
Treasure Hunt 1952
as Mr. Walsh
The Happy Family 1952
as Mr. Thwaites
The Woman's Angle 1952
as A. Secrett
The Magic Box 1952
as Orchestra Conductor
Scrooge 1951
as Old Joe
The Man in the White Suit 1951
as The Tailor
Stage Fright 1950
as Mr. Fortesque
Golden Salamander 1950
as Douvet
Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949
as The Hangman
The Perfect Woman 1949
as Prof. Ernest Belman
Cardboard Cavalier 1949
as Judge Gorebucket
The Queen of Spades 1949
as Tchybukin
Train of Events 1949
as Johnson, the Timekeeper
Woman Hater 1948
as Vicar
Saraband for Dead Lovers 1948
as Lord of Misrule
Bond Street 1948
as Minor Role (uncredited)
One Night with You 1948
as Jailer
Idol of Paris 1948
as Offenbach
While the Sun Shines 1947
as Horton
Land of Promise 1946
as Mr. Know-All, Writer
Journey Together 1945
as (uncredited)
Dead of Night 1945
as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
Yellow Canary 1943
Screenplay
The Demi-Paradise 1943
as Theatre Cashier
They Met in the Dark 1943
Writer
The Gentle Sex 1943
as Tran Guard
Squadron Leader X 1943
Writer
Thunder Rock 1942
as Chairman of Directors
The First of the Few 1942
Screenplay
Unpublished Story 1942
as Farmfield
They Flew Alone 1942
as Vacuum Salesman, Screenplay
Major Barbara 1941
as Morrison
- For Freedom
For Freedom 1940
as Minor Role
The Thief of Bagdad 1940
as Sultan, Screenplay, Dialogue
Q Planes 1939
as Minor Role
Sixty Glorious Years 1938
as Wounded Soldier, Writer
A Royal Divorce 1938
Writer
The Rat 1937
Dialogue
Victoria the Great 1937
as Sir James, Writer
Knight Without Armour 1937
as Drunken Red Commissar
Action for Slander 1937
as Minor Role, Screenplay
Tudor Rose 1936
as Jane's Father, Writer
Rhodes of Africa 1936
as Minor Role (uncredited), Dialogue
Peg of Old Drury 1935
as Minor Role (uncredited), Scenario Writer
Lazybones 1935
as Pessimist, as The Pessimist
Vintage Wine 1935
as Henri Popinot
The 39 Steps 1935
as Palladium Manager (uncredited)
- Falling in Love
Falling in Love 1934
Writer
- Nell Gwyn
Nell Gwyn 1934
as Chiffinch, Writer
The Queen's Affair 1934
as The Chancellor, Screenplay
- Summer Lightning
Summer Lightning 1933
as Beach, Screenplay
Perfect Understanding 1933
as Announcer, Dialogue, Story
- Money Means Nothing
Money Means Nothing 1932
as Doorman, Writer
- The Love Contract
The Love Contract 1932
as Peters
Love on Wheels 1932
as Academy of Music Porter
The Mayor's Nest 1932
as Clerk
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case 1932
as Thaddeus Sholto
The Water Gipsies 1932
Writer
- Frail Women
Frail Women 1932
as Registrar
The Blue Danube 1932
Actor, Writer
- Lucky children
Lucky children 1931
Screenplay
A Night in Montmartre 1931
as Minor Role, Theatre Play
Sally in Our Alley 1931
Screenplay
City of Song 1931
as Theater Watchman, Writer
Children of Chance 1930
Actor, Writer
Night Birds 1930
as Minor Role, Writer
The Two Worlds 1930
Writer
Two Worlds 1930
Dialogue
- The Yellow Mask
The Yellow Mask 1930
Dialogue
The W Plan 1930
Writer
Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery 1925
Actor
- The Headmaster
The Headmaster 1921
as Palliser Grantley
Credits from TMDB.