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Miles Malleson

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 24, 1888 (Died at 81)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthCroydon, Surrey, England
Career Span1925 – 1969
Known Credits116 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Miles Malleson

Also known as:Майлс МоллесонWilliam Miles Malleson
Total Works

116

112 movies • 4 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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 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).

Signature Roles & Milestones

The 39 Steps
7.3
The 39 Steps
1935•movie
as Palladium Manager (uncredited)
Peeping Tom
7.4
Peeping Tom
1960•movie
as Elderly Gentleman Customer
Dracula
7.2
Dracula
1958•movie
as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.6
as The Hangman

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 116 titles featuring Miles Malleson

The 39 Steps
7.3
The 39 Steps
1935•movie

as Palladium Manager (uncredited)

Peeping Tom
7.4
Peeping Tom
1960•movie

as Elderly Gentleman Customer

Dracula
7.2
Dracula
1958•movie

as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)

Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.6

as The Hangman

The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.8

as Bishop Frankland

Scrooge
7.4
Scrooge
1951•movie

as Old Joe

Stage Fright
6.8
Stage Fright
1950•movie

as Mr. Fortesque

Dead of Night
7.2
Dead of Night
1945•movie

as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")

The Thief of Bagdad
7.1

as Sultan

The Brides of Dracula
6.7

as Dr. Tobler

The Man in the White Suit
6.9

as The Tailor

Murder Ahoy
7.1
Murder Ahoy
1964•movie

as Bishop

First Men in the Moon
6.3

as Dymchurch Registrar

The Importance of Being Earnest
7.2

as Canon Chasuble

The Phantom of the Opera
6.4

as 2nd Cabby

The Man Who Never Was
7.0

as Scientist

I'm All Right Jack
6.6
I'm All Right Jack
1959•movie

as Windrush Sr., Stanley's father

The Queen of Spades
6.5

as Tchybukin

The First of the Few
6.7

Role: Screenplay

Q Planes
6.0
Q Planes
1939•movie

as Minor Role

The Admirable Crichton
6.8

as Vicar

Gideon's Day
6.4
Gideon's Day
1958•movie

as The Judge

Kidnapped
6.5
Kidnapped
1960•movie

as Mr. Rankeillor

The Naked Truth
6.8
The Naked Truth
1957•movie

as Reverend Cedric "Daddy Bassy" Bastable

Private's Progress
6.6
Private's Progress
1956•movie

as Mr. Windrush Sr.

Heavens Above!
6.6
Heavens Above!
1963•movie

as Bishop Rockeby

The Captain's Paradise
5.7

as Lawrence St. James

Major Barbara
6.8
Major Barbara
1941•movie

as Morrison

The Magic Box
6.5
The Magic Box
1952•movie

as Orchestra Conductor

Barnacle Bill
6.6
Barnacle Bill
1957•movie

as Angler

Saraband for Dead Lovers
6.6

as Lord of Misrule

Thunder Rock
6.2
Thunder Rock
1942•movie

as Chairman of Directors

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
6.1

as Assistant Curator

Golden Salamander
6.2
Golden Salamander
1950•movie

as Douvet

Knight Without Armour
5.9

as Drunken Red Commissar

Campbell's Kingdom
6.0
Campbell's Kingdom
1957•movie

as (unconfirmed - not present in US release version)

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.4
1 eps

as Albertus

Venetian Bird
6.2
Venetian Bird
1952•movie

as Grespi

The Brain
5.8
The Brain
1962•movie

as Dr. Miller

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
4.8
Yellow Canary
5.4
Yellow Canary
1943•movie

Role: Screenplay

They Met in the Dark
6.3

Role: Writer

Train of Events
6.3
Train of Events
1949•movie

as Johnson, the Timekeeper

Trent's Last Case
5.5
Trent's Last Case
1952•movie

as Burton Cupples

You Must Be Joking
5.4
You Must Be Joking
1965•movie

as Salesman

The Gentle Sex
7.0
The Gentle Sex
1943•movie

as Tran Guard

Geordie
6.9
Geordie
1955•movie

as Lord Paunceton

Folly to Be Wise
6.7
Folly to Be Wise
1952•movie

as Dr. Hector McAdam

Three Men in a Boat
6.2

as 2nd Old Gentleman

Brothers in Law
7.0
Brothers in Law
1957•movie

as Kendall Grimes Q.C.

Go to Blazes
6.3
Go to Blazes
1962•movie

as Salesman

Call Me Bwana
5.8
Call Me Bwana
1963•movie

as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
6.1

as Resident Advisor Davidson

Treasure Hunt
5.7
Treasure Hunt
1952•movie

as Mr. Walsh

Bachelor of Hearts
5.9
Bachelor of Hearts
1958•movie

as Dr. Butson

Dry Rot
7.7
Dry Rot
1956•movie

as Country Gentleman

Fury at Smugglers' Bay
5.9

as Duke of Avon

Perfect Understanding
6.6

as Announcer

The Demi-Paradise
6.6
The Demi-Paradise
1943•movie

as Theatre Cashier

Tudor Rose
8.1
Tudor Rose
1936•movie

as Jane's Father

Victoria the Great
5.6
Victoria the Great
1937•movie

as Sir James

And the Same to You
5.9

as Bishop

The Perfect Woman
6.4
The Perfect Woman
1949•movie

as Prof. Ernest Belman

The Hellfire Club
5.4
The Hellfire Club
1961•movie

as Judge

Double Bunk
6.1
Double Bunk
1961•movie

as Rev. Thomas

Unpublished Story
6.5
Unpublished Story
1942•movie

as Farmfield

Behind the Mask
6.4
Behind the Mask
1958•movie

as Sir Oswald Pettiford

Journey Together
6.6
Journey Together
1945•movie

as (uncredited)

Postman's Knock
4.9
Postman's Knock
1962•movie

as Psychiatrist

The Captain's Table
6.0

as Canon Swingler

6.7
Nell Gwyn
1934•movie

as Chiffinch

Happy Is the Bride
7.0
Happy Is the Bride
1958•movie

as 1st Magistrate

The Happy Family
7.8
The Happy Family
1952•movie

as Mr. Thwaites

The Buccaneers
6.4
1 eps
The Buccaneers
1956•series

as Josiah Parkerhouse

Sally in Our Alley
5.0
Sally in Our Alley
1931•movie

Role: Screenplay

Cardboard Cavalier
6.0
Cardboard Cavalier
1949•movie

as Judge Gorebucket

Lazybones
7.2
Lazybones
1935•movie

as Pessimist

Vintage Wine
6.0
Vintage Wine
1935•movie

as Henri Popinot

A Jolly Bad Fellow
5.0
A Jolly Bad Fellow
1964•movie

as Dr. Woolley

They Flew Alone
6.8
They Flew Alone
1942•movie

as Vacuum Salesman

Peg of Old Drury
6.8
Peg of Old Drury
1935•movie

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Bond Street
6.9
Bond Street
1948•movie

as Minor Role (uncredited)

The Rat
8.1
The Rat
1937•movie

Role: Dialogue

King's Rhapsody
5.3
King's Rhapsody
1955•movie

as Jules

Sixty Glorious Years
6.3

as Wounded Soldier

The Silken Affair
3.3
The Silken Affair
1956•movie

as Mr. Blucher

Woman Hater
7.7
Woman Hater
1948•movie

as Vicar

The Water Gipsies
6.7
The Water Gipsies
1932•movie

Role: Writer

Rhodes of Africa
7.5
Rhodes of Africa
1936•movie

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Love on Wheels
6.0
Love on Wheels
1932•movie

as Academy of Music Porter

A Night in Montmartre
6.0

as Minor Role

Action for Slander
7.0
Action for Slander
1937•movie

as Minor Role

The Bing Crosby Show
4.5

as Self

Idol of Paris
8.0
Idol of Paris
1948•movie

as Offenbach

The Blue Danube
4.2
The Blue Danube
1932•movie
One Night with You
7.2
One Night with You
1948•movie

as Jailer

Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
1 eps

as Quince

The W Plan
8.0
The W Plan
1930•movie

Role: Writer

The Queen's Affair
10.0
The Queen's Affair
1934•movie

as The Chancellor

The Woman's Angle
8.0
The Woman's Angle
1952•movie

as A. Secrett

Night Birds
2.0
Night Birds
1930•movie

as Minor Role

City of Song
9.0
City of Song
1931•movie

as Theater Watchman

The Mayor's Nest
9.0
The Mayor's Nest
1932•movie

as Clerk

Land of Promise
8.0
Land of Promise
1946•movie

as Mr. Know-All

While the Sun Shines
7.0

as Horton

A Midsummer Night's Dream
7.0

as Quince

Children of Chance
9.0
Children of Chance
1930•movie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
7.0

as Quince

Victoria Regina
10.0
1 eps
Victoria Regina
1964•series

as Conyngham

A Royal Divorce
9.0
A Royal Divorce
1938•movie

Role: Writer

Squadron Leader X
10.0
Squadron Leader X
1943•movie

Role: Writer

Two Worlds
10.0
Two Worlds
1930•movie

Role: Dialogue

The Two Worlds
9.0
The Two Worlds
1930•movie

Role: Writer

Yours Unfaithfully
Yours Unfaithfully
2021•movie

Role: Writer

Conflict
Conflict
2020•movie

Role: Writer