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Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Acting Born May 24, 1888 -- Died Mar 15, 1969 · 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 Misanthro...

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The 39 Steps
7.3
movie
The 39 Steps
as Palladium Manager (uncredited)
1935
Peeping Tom
7.4
movie
Peeping Tom
as Elderly Gentleman Customer
1960
Dracula
7.3
movie
Dracula
as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)
1958
Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.6
movie
Kind Hearts and Coronets
as The Hangman
1949
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.8
movie
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Bishop Frankland
1959
Stage Fright
6.8
movie
Stage Fright
as Mr. Fortesque
1950
Scrooge
7.4
movie
Scrooge
as Old Joe
1951
Dead of Night
7.2
movie
Dead of Night
as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
1945
The Thief of Bagdad
7.1
movie
The Thief of Bagdad
as Sultan
1940
The Brides of Dracula
6.7
movie
The Brides of Dracula
as Dr. Tobler
1960
The Man in the White Suit
6.9
movie
The Man in the White Suit
as The Tailor
1951
Murder Ahoy
7.1
movie
Murder Ahoy
as Bishop
1964