1888-05-24 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).
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You Must Be Joking | Salesman | 1965-08-03 |
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Murder Ahoy | Bishop | 1964-09-22 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Quince | 1964-06-24 |
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A Jolly Bad Fellow | Dr. Woolley | 1964-03-15 |
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First Men in the Moon | Dymchurch Registrar | 1964-07-01 |
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Heavens Above! | Bishop Rockeby | 1963-05-20 |
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Go to Blazes | Salesman | 1962-04-18 |
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Postman's Knock | Psychiatrist | 1962-02-22 |
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The Phantom of the Opera | 2nd Cabby | 1962-06-25 |
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The Brain | Dr. Miller | 1962-09-05 |
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The Hellfire Club | Judge | 1961-02-03 |
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The Bing Crosby Show | Self | 1961-12-11 |
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Double Bunk | Rev. Thomas | 1961-05-06 |
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Fury at Smugglers' Bay | Duke of Avon | 1961-01-01 |
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The Brides of Dracula | Dr. Tobler | 1960-05-01 |
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Kidnapped | Mr. Rankeillor | 1960-02-24 |
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Peeping Tom | Elderly Gentleman Customer | 1960-05-16 |
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The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | Assistant Curator | 1960-09-04 |
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And the Same to You | Bishop | 1960-02-01 |
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The Captain's Table | Canon Swingler | 1959-01-06 |
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I'm All Right Jack | Windrush Sr., Stanley's father | 1959-08-18 |
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O. | Resident Advisor Davidson | 1959-03-10 |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles | Bishop Frankland | 1959-05-04 |
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Behind the Mask | Sir Oswald Pettiford | 1958-11-23 |
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Happy Is the Bride | 1st Magistrate | 1958-03-04 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Quince | 1958-11-09 |
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Bachelor of Hearts | Dr. Butson | 1958-12-12 |
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Dracula | Marx - Undertaker (uncredited) | 1958-04-21 |
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Gideon's Day | The Judge | 1958-03-25 |
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Brothers in Law | Kendall Grimes Q.C. | 1957-03-04 |
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The Admirable Crichton | 1957-06-11 | |
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Barnacle Bill | Angler | 1957-12-17 |
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The Naked Truth | Rev. Bastable | 1957-12-03 |
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Campbell's Kingdom | (unconfirmed - not present in US release version) | 1957-09-03 |
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The Silken Affair | Mr. Blucher | 1956-10-02 |
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Three Men in a Boat | 2nd Old Gentleman | 1956-12-23 |
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Private's Progress | Mr. Windrush Sr. | 1956-02-17 |
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Dry Rot | Country Gentleman | 1956-10-31 |
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The Man Who Never Was | Scientist | 1956-04-03 |
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Geordie | Lord Paunceton | 1955-09-02 |
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King's Rhapsody | Jules | 1955-06-07 |
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The Captain's Paradise | Lawrence St. James | 1953-06-09 |
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Trent's Last Case | Burton Cupples | 1952-09-22 |
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Treasure Hunt | Mr. Walsh | 1952-06-01 |
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The Magic Box | Orchestra Conductor | 1952-01-01 |
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The Importance of Being Earnest | Canon Chasuble | 1952-06-02 |
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The Happy Family | Mr. Thwaites | 1952-03-30 |
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Folly to Be Wise | Dr. Hector McAdam | 1952-12-04 |
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Venetian Bird | Grespi | 1952-10-01 |
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The Woman's Angle | A. Secrett | 1952-02-12 |
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The Man in the White Suit | The Tailor | 1951-08-07 |
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Scrooge | Old Joe | 1951-11-30 |
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Stage Fright | Mr. Fortesque | 1950-02-23 |
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Golden Salamander | Douvet | 1950-02-01 |
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Kind Hearts and Coronets | The Hangman | 1949-06-21 |
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The Perfect Woman | Prof. Ernest Belman | 1949-05-23 |
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The Queen of Spades | Tchybukin | 1949-03-16 |
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Cardboard Cavalier | Judge Gorebucket | 1949-03-31 |
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Train of Events | Johnson, the Timekeeper | 1949-01-18 |
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Idol of Paris | Offenbach | 1948-04-24 |
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Woman Hater | Vicar | 1948-10-13 |
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One Night with You | Jailer | 1948-04-25 |
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Saraband for Dead Lovers | Lord of Misrule | 1948-10-04 |
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Bond Street | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1948-05-12 |
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While the Sun Shines | Horton | 1947-02-01 |
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Land of Promise | Mr. Know-All | 1946-01-02 |
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Journey Together | (uncredited) | 1945-10-01 |
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Dead of Night | Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor") | 1945-09-09 |
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The Demi-Paradise | Theatre Cashier | 1943-11-18 |
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The Gentle Sex | Tran Guard | 1943-05-23 |
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Thunder Rock | Chairman of Directors | 1942-12-04 |
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Unpublished Story | Farmfield | 1942-08-10 |
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They Flew Alone | Vacuum Salesman | 1942-06-29 |
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Major Barbara | Morrison | 1941-05-14 |
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The Thief of Bagdad | Sultan | 1940-02-19 |
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For Freedom | Minor Role | 1940-05-04 |
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Q Planes | Minor Role | 1939-02-21 |
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Sixty Glorious Years | Wounded Soldier | 1938-11-18 |
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Action for Slander | Minor Role | 1937-07-21 |
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Knight Without Armour | Drunken Red Commissar | 1937-07-23 |
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Victoria the Great | Sir James | 1937-09-01 |
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Rhodes of Africa | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1936-06-30 |
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Tudor Rose | Jane's Father | 1936-09-01 |
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The 39 Steps | Palladium Manager (uncredited) | 1935-06-06 |
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Lazybones | The Pessimist | 1935-06-23 |
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Lazybones | Pessimist | 1935-06-23 |
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Vintage Wine | Henri Popinot | 1935-06-19 |
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Peg of Old Drury | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1935-08-27 |
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Nell Gwyn | Chiffinch | 1934-08-01 |
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The Queen's Affair | The Chancellor | 1934-03-01 |
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Summer Lightning | Beach | 1933-07-10 |
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Perfect Understanding | Announcer | 1933-01-15 |
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Money Means Nothing | Doorman | 1932-09-01 |
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The Blue Danube | 1932-01-11 | |
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The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case | Thaddeus Sholto | 1932-05-12 |
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Frail Women | Registrar | 1932-01-15 |
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The Mayor's Nest | Clerk | 1932-06-27 |
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Love on Wheels | Academy of Music Porter | 1932-07-26 |
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The Love Contract | Peters | 1932-07-27 |
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A Night in Montmartre | Minor Role | 1931-07-16 |
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City of Song | Theater Watchman | 1931-01-09 |
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Night Birds | Minor Role | 1930-10-16 |
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Children of Chance | 1930-11-20 | |
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Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery | 1925-11-01 | |
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The Headmaster | Palliser Grantley | 1921-01-01 |
