Miles Malleson
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).
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1888-05-24 · Croydon, Surrey, England
- Died
- 1969-03-15
Known for
- The 39 Steps (1935) — Palladium Manager (uncredited)
- Peeping Tom (1960) — Elderly Gentleman Customer
- Dracula (1958) — Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) — The Hangman
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) — Bishop Frankland
- Scrooge (1951) — Old Joe
- Stage Fright (1950) — Mr. Fortesque
- The Thief of Bagdad (1940) — Sultan
- Dead of Night (1945) — Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
- The Brides of Dracula (1960) — Dr. Tobler
- The Man in the White Suit (1951) — The Tailor
- Murder Ahoy (1964) — Bishop
- First Men in the Moon (1964) — Dymchurch Registrar
- The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) — Canon Chasuble
- The Phantom of the Opera (1962) — 2nd Cabby
- The Man Who Never Was (1956) — Scientist