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).
The 39 Steps
as Palladium Manager (uncredited)Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a...
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Scrooge
as Old JoeEbenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman; until he...
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Dracula
as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle, the vampire travels to a nearby city, where...
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First Men in the Moon
as Dymchurch RegistrarThe world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew made up of the world's astronauts...
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Peeping Tom
as Elderly Gentleman CustomerLoner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of...
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The Man in the White Suit
as The TailorThe unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be...
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The Thief of Bagdad
as SultanWhen Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces...
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Stage Fright
as Mr. FortesqueA struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering...
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Bishop FranklinWhen a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective...
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The Man Who Never Was
as ScientistThe true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before...
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Dead of Night
as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds...
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The Admirable Crichton
as uncreditedLord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his...
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The Brides of Dracula
as Dr. ToblerA young teacher on her way to a position in Transylvania helps a young man escape the shackles...
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Murder Ahoy
as BishopDuring an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s...
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Kind Hearts and Coronets
as The HangmanWhen his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her...
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The Importance of Being Earnest
as Canon ChasubleAlgernon Moncrieff is surprised to discover that his affluent friend -- whom he knows as...
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The Phantom of the Opera
as 2nd CabbyA London opera house is haunted by tragic events on its opening night, but when its star is...
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Gideon's Day
as The JudgeScotland Yard Inspector George Gideon starts his day off on the wrong foot when he gets a...
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I'm All Right Jack
as Windrush Snr.Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business....
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Kidnapped
as Mr. RankeillorKidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite...
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Folly to Be Wise
as Dr. Hector McAdamA newly-arrived army chaplain is put in charge of camp entertainment and has the idea of putting...
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And the Same to You
as BishopDickie Dreadnought is the boxing-mad nephew of pious clergyman Reverend Sydney Mullet. To...
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The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
as Assistant CuratorLondon at the turn of the century. Three men are on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold...
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The Queen of Spades
as TchybukinAn elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to...
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The Naked Truth
as Rev. BastableNigel Dennis publishes a scandal magazine. But for each story he writes, he first approaches the...
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Heavens Above!
as Bishop RockebyA naive but caring prison chaplain, who happens to have the same last name as an upper class...
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Barnacle Bill
as AnglerA seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. Released in the U.S....
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Go to Blazes
as SalesmanA gang of aspiring bank robbers involve themselves with arsonists and purchase their very own...
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Brothers in Law
as Kendall Grimes Q.C.Roger Thursby is an overly keen, newly-qualified barrister who rubs his fellow barristers up the...
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Geordie
as Lord PauncetonConcerned about his small stature, a young Scottish boy applies for a mail-order body building...
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Perfect Understanding
as AnnouncerA young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That...
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Thunder Rock
as Chairman of DirectorsDavid Charleston, once a world renowned journalist, now lives alone maintaining the Thunder Rock...
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Bachelor of Hearts
as Dr. ButsonA German scholar has girl troubles while studying at Cambridge.
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The Captain's Table
as Canon SwinglerA captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner....
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King's Rhapsody
as JulesFlynn plays the exciled Ruritanian king who leaves his mistress to return home to a political...
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You Must Be Joking
as SalesmanA motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a...
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Tudor Rose
as Jane's FatherThe tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before...
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The Captain's Paradise
as Lawrence St. JamesMediterranean ferryboat captain Henry St James has things well organized - a loving and very...
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The Perfect Woman
as Prof. Ernest BelmanIn need of cash, Roger Cavendish and his valet take a job escorting the perfect woman for a...
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Major Barbara
as MorrisonIdealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She...
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The Magic Box
as Orchestra ConductorNow old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As...
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Victoria the Great
as Sir JamesThe film biography of Queen Victoria focussing initially on the early years of her reign with...
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The Brain
as Dr. MillerA millionaire businessman's brain is kept alive after a fatal accident, and communicates clues...
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Knight Without Armour
as Drunken Red CommissarBritish agent working in Russia is forced to remain longer than planned once the revolution...
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Q Planes
as Minor RoleIn England, an eccentric police inspector, an earnest test pilot and a spunky female reporter...
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The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case
as Thaddeus SholtoA young woman turns to Holmes for protection when she's menaced by an escaped killer seeking...
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Treasure Hunt
as Mr. WalshShort of money the owners of Ballyroden Hall must attempt to run it as a guest house, but not...
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Behind the Mask
as Sir Oswald PettifordA newly qualified surgeon takes the blame for his drug addict colleague after the death their...
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The Silken Affair
as Mr. BlucherAn accountant who is creative with his firm's books uses the money to fund a romantic spree.
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Happy Is the Bride
as 1st MagistrateIn a quiet summer corner of Wiltshire that is forever England, David and Janet decide to tie the...
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Train of Events
as Johnson, the TimekeeperA train disaster is told in four short stories to give character studies of the people involved,...
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The Hellfire Club
as JudgeYears after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason returns home to claim his...
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Nell Gwyn
as ChiffinchKing Charles II first meets Nell Gwyn after seeing her do a turn at Drury Lane. They soon become...
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Woman Hater
as VicarA confirmed bachelor and a woman who claims to hate men get together and find romance.
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The Demi-Paradise
as Theatre CashierIvan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to...
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Campbell's Kingdom
as (unconfirmed - not present in US release version)Given only six months to live, Englishman Bruce Campbell goes to Canada to claim "Campbell's...
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Private's Progress
as Mr. Windrush Sr.Stanley Windrush has to interrupt his university education when he is called up towards the end...
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The Blue Danube
as uncreditedIn a Hungarian gypsy encampment, carefree Sandor lives with his beautiful sweetheart Yutka. Into...
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Postman's Knock
as PsychiatristLikeable country postman Harold Petts gets transferred from his village to London, where on his...
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Bond Street
as Minor Role (uncredited)Charts the events occurring during a typical 24-hour period on London’s thoroughfare Bond...
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Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Duke of AvonIt is the end of the 18th century and smuggling is considered to be a legitimate spare-time...
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Idol of Paris
as OffenbachThe Idol of Paris is based on Paiva, Queen of Love, a novel by Alfred Schirokauer. Set in the...
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A Jolly Bad Fellow
as Dr. WoolleyAn English professor decides that there are too many useless people in the world and invents a...
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Three Men in a Boat
as 2nd Old GentlemanThree London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and...
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The Gentle Sex
as Tran GuardDuring the War seven women from very different backgrounds find themselves together in the...
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Sixty Glorious Years
as Wounded SoldierContinuing the story of 'Victoria the Great'.
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Venetian Bird
as GrespiPrivate eye Edward Mercer travels to Venice to locate a man due a reward for his aid in the war....
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Golden Salamander
as DouvetAn archaeologist stumbles into the territory of an evil crime syndicate and struggles to set...
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Saraband for Dead Lovers
as Lord of MisruleSophie Dorothea is a young woman forced into a loveless marriage with Prince George Louis of...
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Double Bunk
as Rev. ThomasWhen newly weds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a run down houseboat....
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Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Resident Advisor DavidsonGreat Britain has had an international agreement for the last 50 years with a small pacific...
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Dry Rot
as Country GentlemanComedy about a trio of not particularly bright bookmakers who try to fix a horse race.
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They Flew Alone
as Vacuum SalesmanThe story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public...
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Cardboard Cavalier
as Judge GorebucketCardboard Cavalier is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Sid...
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Vintage Wine
as Henri PopinotThe members of the Popinot family of French champagne tycoons suspect that the widowed head of...
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City of Song
as Theater WatchmanA tourist guide in Naples is taken on by an English woman impressed by his singing, and who...
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Love on Wheels
as Academy of Music PorterA department store assistant becomes publicity conscious.
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Journey Together
as (uncredited)Two Englishmen (Richard Attenborough, Jack Watling) train with the Royal Air Force, ending with...
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Trent's Last Case
as Burton CupplesWhen a wealthy business man is found dead reporter Philip Trent is sent to investigate. Against...
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While the Sun Shines
as HortonLady Elisabeth Randall is an English Air Force corporal during World War II. She is on her way...
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A Night in Montmartre
as Minor RoleA young couple live under a café in Paris that, unknown to them, is owned by a brutal...
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Lazybones
as PessimistLazybones is an idle baronet. He hasn't a care in the world until his father cuts him off...
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Rhodes of Africa
as Minor Role (uncredited)Rhodes of Africa is a 1936 British biographical film charting the life of Cecil Rhodes. It was...
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The Queen's Affair
as The Chancellor'Ruritania. Incognito president falls in love with incognito queen he deposed.' (British Film...
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Peg of Old Drury
as Minor Role (uncredited)a biopic of eighteenth-century Irish actress Peg Woffington. It was based on the play Masks and...
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Children of Chance
as uncreditedA casual date at a high-class hotel leads Binnie, an aspiring showgirl, to be mistaken for model...
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Unpublished Story
as FarmfieldMorale-boosting story released in the middle of World War II. A journalist uncovers a peace...
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The Woman's Angle
as A. SecrettThe organising force of a family of musical prodigies, Robert Mansell is a frustrated composer...
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Night Birds
as Minor RoleEarly British thriller about a master criminal named 'Flash Jack', who heads a gang of...
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Land of Promise
as Mr. Know-AllDescribed as a 'film argument' about homes and houses, this film is in three parts showing...
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The Bing Crosby Show
as SelfBing Crosby performs with special guests Bob Hope, Marion Ryan, Dave King, Terry-Thomas, and...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
as QuinceTheseus, Duke of Athens, is going to marry Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Demetrius is engaged...
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Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery
as uncreditedAn opening section of heavy handed humour about boxing styles gives way to a genuine and...
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The Mayor's Nest
as ClerkA trombonist becomes mayor of a small town, but he struggles to cope with municipal issues.
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The Adventures of Robin Hood
as AlbertusThe legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...
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The Buccaneers
as Josiah ParkerhouseThe adventures of privateer Captain Dan Tempest and his crew of former pirates as they make...
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Victoria Regina
as ConynghamPatricia Routledge gives a career-best performance as Queen Victoria in this 1964 series of...
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