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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First Men in the Moon | Dymchurch Registrar | 1964-07-01 |
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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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Murder Ahoy | Bishop | 1964-09-22 |
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Heavens Above! | Bishop Rockeby | 1963-05-20 |
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Call Me Bwana | Psychiatrist (uncredited) | 1963-06-14 |
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Postman's Knock | Psychiatrist | 1962-02-22 |
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The Brain | Dr. Miller | 1962-09-05 |
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Go to Blazes | Salesman | 1962-04-18 |
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The Phantom of the Opera | 2nd Cabby | 1962-06-25 |
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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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Fury at Smugglers' Bay | Duke of Avon | 1961-01-01 |
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Double Bunk | Rev. Thomas | 1961-05-06 |
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The Brides of Dracula | Dr. Tobler | 1960-05-01 |
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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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Kidnapped | Mr. Rankeillor | 1960-02-24 |
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And the Same to You | Bishop | 1960-02-01 |
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O. | Resident Advisor Davidson | 1959-03-10 |
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The Captain's Table | Canon Swingler | 1959-01-06 |
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The Hound of the Baskervilles | Bishop Frankland | 1959-05-04 |
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I'm All Right Jack | Windrush Sr., Stanley's father | 1959-08-18 |
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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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Dracula | Marx - Undertaker (uncredited) | 1958-04-21 |
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Bachelor of Hearts | Dr. Butson | 1958-12-12 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream | Quince | 1958-11-09 |
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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 Naked Truth | Rev. Bastable | 1957-12-03 |
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The Admirable Crichton | 1957-06-11 | |
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Barnacle Bill | Angler | 1957-12-17 |
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Campbell's Kingdom | (unconfirmed - not present in US release version) | 1957-09-03 |
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Dry Rot | Country Gentleman | 1956-10-31 |
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Three Men in a Boat | 2nd Old Gentleman | 1956-12-23 |
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The Man Who Never Was | Scientist | 1956-04-03 |
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Private's Progress | Mr. Windrush Sr. | 1956-02-17 |
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The Silken Affair | Mr. Blucher | 1956-10-02 |
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King's Rhapsody | Jules | 1955-06-07 |
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Geordie | Lord Paunceton | 1955-09-02 |
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The Captain's Paradise | Lawrence St. James | 1953-06-09 |
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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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Treasure Hunt | Mr. Walsh | 1952-06-01 |
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Venetian Bird | Grespi | 1952-10-01 |
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Folly to Be Wise | Dr. Hector McAdam | 1952-12-04 |
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The Magic Box | Orchestra Conductor | 1952-01-01 |
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The Woman's Angle | A. Secrett | 1952-02-12 |
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Trent's Last Case | Burton Cupples | 1952-09-22 |
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Scrooge | Old Joe | 1951-11-30 |
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The Man in the White Suit | The Tailor | 1951-08-07 |
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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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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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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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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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Woman Hater | Vicar | 1948-10-13 |
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Bond Street | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1948-05-12 |
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Idol of Paris | Offenbach | 1948-04-24 |
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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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Love on Wheels | Academy of Music Porter | 1932-07-26 |
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Money Means Nothing | Doorman | 1932-09-01 |
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The Mayor's Nest | Clerk | 1932-06-27 |
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The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case | Thaddeus Sholto | 1932-05-12 |
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The Blue Danube | 1932-01-11 | |
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Frail Women | Registrar | 1932-01-15 |
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The Love Contract | Peters | 1932-07-27 |
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City of Song | Theater Watchman | 1931-01-09 |
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A Night in Montmartre | Minor Role | 1931-07-16 |
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Children of Chance | 1930-11-20 | |
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Night Birds | Minor Role | 1930-10-16 |
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Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery | 1925-11-01 | |
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The Headmaster | Palliser Grantley | 1921-01-01 |
