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).
Movies & TV Shows
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The 39 Steps (1935) — Palladium Manager (uncredited)
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Peeping Tom (1960) — Elderly Gentleman Customer
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Dracula (1958) — Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)
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Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) — The Hangman
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) — Bishop Frankland
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Scrooge (1951) — Old Joe
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Stage Fright (1950) — Mr. Fortesque
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Dead of Night (1945) — Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
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The Thief of Bagdad (1940) — Sultan
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The Brides of Dracula (1960) — Dr. Tobler
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The Man in the White Suit (1951) — The Tailor
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Murder Ahoy (1964) — Bishop
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First Men in the Moon (1964) — Dymchurch Registrar
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The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) — Canon Chasuble
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The Phantom of the Opera (1962) — 2nd Cabby
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The Man Who Never Was (1956) — Scientist
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I'm All Right Jack (1959) — Windrush Sr., Stanley's father
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The Queen of Spades (1949) — Tchybukin
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Q Planes (1939) — Minor Role
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The Admirable Crichton (1957)
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The Naked Truth (1957) — Reverend Cedric "Daddy Bassy" Bastable
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Kidnapped (1960) — Mr. Rankeillor
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Gideon's Day (1958) — The Judge
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Private's Progress (1956) — Mr. Windrush Sr.
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Heavens Above! (1963) — Bishop Rockeby
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The Captain's Paradise (1953) — Lawrence St. James
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Major Barbara (1941) — Morrison
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The Magic Box (1952) — Orchestra Conductor
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Barnacle Bill (1957) — Angler
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Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948) — Lord of Misrule
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The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960) — Assistant Curator
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Thunder Rock (1942) — Chairman of Directors
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Golden Salamander (1950) — Douvet
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Knight Without Armour (1937) — Drunken Red Commissar
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Campbell's Kingdom (1957) — (unconfirmed - not present in US release version)
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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) — Albertus
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Venetian Bird (1952) — Grespi
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The Brain (1962) — Dr. Miller
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The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case (1932) — Thaddeus Sholto
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Train of Events (1949) — Johnson, the Timekeeper