Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1888-05-24
- Day of Death1969-03-15 (80 years)
- Place of BirthCroydon, Surrey, England
- Also Known AsМайлс МоллесонWilliam Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1965
You Must Be Joking
As: Salesman
- 1964
Victoria Regina
As: Conyngham
- 1964
Murder Ahoy
As: Bishop
- 1964
First Men in the Moon
As: Dymchurch Registrar
- 1964
A Midsummer Night's Dream
As: Quince
- 1964
A Jolly Bad Fellow
As: Dr. Woolley
- 1963
Heavens Above!
As: Bishop Rockeby
- 1962
The Brain
As: Dr. Miller
1962The Phantom of the Opera
As: 2nd Cabby
1962Go to Blazes
As: Salesman
1962Postman's Knock
As: Psychiatrist
1961Double Bunk
As: Rev. Thomas
1961The Hellfire Club
As: Judge
1961Fury at Smugglers' Bay
As: Duke of Avon
1960The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
As: Assistant Curator
- 1960
Peeping Tom
As: Elderly Gentleman Customer
1960The Brides of Dracula
As: Dr. Tobler
1960Kidnapped
As: Mr. Rankeillor
1960And the Same to You
As: Bishop
1959I'm All Right Jack
As: Windrush Snr.
- 1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles
As: Bishop Frankland
1959Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
As: Resident Advisor Davidson
1959The Captain's Table
As: Canon Swingler
1958Bachelor of Hearts
As: Dr. Butson
1958Behind the Mask
As: Sir Oswald Pettiford
- 1958
Dracula
As: Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)
1958Gideon's Day
As: The Judge
1958Happy Is the Bride
As: 1st Magistrate
1957Barnacle Bill
As: Angler
1957The Naked Truth
As: Rev. Bastable
1957Campbell's Kingdom
As: (unconfirmed - not present in US release version)
1957Brothers in Law
As: Kendall Grimes Q.C.
1956Three Men in a Boat
As: 2nd Old Gentleman
1956Dry Rot
As: Country Gentleman
1956The Silken Affair
As: Mr. Blucher
1956The Buccaneers
As: Josiah Parkerhouse
1956The Man Who Never Was
As: Scientist
1956Private's Progress
As: Mr. Windrush Sr.
1955The Adventures of Robin Hood
As: Albertus
1955Geordie
As: Lord Paunceton
1955King's Rhapsody
As: Jules
1953The Captain's Paradise
As: Lawrence St. James
1952Folly to Be Wise
As: Dr. Hector McAdam
1952Venetian Bird
As: Grespi
1952Trent's Last Case
As: Burton Cupples
1952The Importance of Being Earnest
As: Canon Chasuble
1952Treasure Hunt
As: Mr. Walsh
1952The Happy Family
As: Mr. Thwaites
1952The Woman's Angle
As: A. Secrett
1952The Magic Box
As: Orchestra Conductor
1951Scrooge
As: Old Joe
1951The Man in the White Suit
As: The Tailor
1950Stage Fright
As: Mr. Fortesque
1950Golden Salamander
As: Douvet
- 1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets
As: The Hangman
1949The Perfect Woman
As: Prof. Ernest Belman
1949Cardboard Cavalier
As: Judge Gorebucket
1949The Queen of Spades
As: Tchybukin
1949Train of Events
As: Johnson, the Timekeeper
1948Woman Hater
As: Vicar
1948Saraband for Dead Lovers
As: Lord of Misrule
1948Bond Street
As: Minor Role (uncredited)
1948Idol of Paris
As: Offenbach
1947While the Sun Shines
As: Horton
1946Land of Promise
As: Mr. Know-All
1945Journey Together
As: (uncredited)
1945Dead of Night
As: Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
1943The Demi-Paradise
As: Theatre Cashier
1943The Gentle Sex
As: Tran Guard
1942Thunder Rock
As: Chairman of Directors
1942Unpublished Story
As: Farmfield
1942They Flew Alone
As: Vacuum Salesman
1941Major Barbara
As: Morrison
1940The Thief of Bagdad
As: Sultan
1939Q Planes
As: Minor Role
1938Sixty Glorious Years
As: Wounded Soldier
1937Victoria the Great
As: Sir James
1937Knight Without Armour
As: Drunken Red Commissar
1937Action for Slander
As: Minor Role
1936Tudor Rose
As: Jane's Father
1936Rhodes of Africa
As: Minor Role (uncredited)
1935Peg of Old Drury
As: Minor Role (uncredited)
1935Lazybones
As: Pessimist
- 1935
Lazybones
As: The Pessimist
1935Vintage Wine
As: Henri Popinot
- 1935
The 39 Steps
As: Palladium Manager (uncredited)
1934The Queen's Affair
As: The Chancellor
1933Perfect Understanding
As: Announcer
1932Love on Wheels
As: Academy of Music Porter
1932The Mayor's Nest
As: Clerk
1932The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
As: Thaddeus Sholto
1931A Night in Montmartre
As: Minor Role
1931City of Song
As: Theater Watchman
1930Night Birds
As: Minor Role