Born 1888 (age 80) · Croydon, Surrey, England
Appears in 127 titles

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).

Filmography

The 39 Steps
7.3
The 39 Steps
1935
as Palladium Manager (uncredited)
Peeping Tom
7.4
Peeping Tom
1960
as Elderly Gentleman Customer
Dracula
7.2
Dracula
1958
as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.6
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
as The Hangman
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.8
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
as Bishop Frankland
Stage Fright
6.8
Stage Fright
1950
as Mr. Fortesque
Scrooge
7.4
Scrooge
1951
as Old Joe
Dead of Night
7.2
Dead of Night
1945
as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
The Thief of Bagdad
7.1
The Thief of Bagdad
1940
as Sultan
The Brides of Dracula
6.7
The Brides of Dracula
1960
as Dr. Tobler
The Man in the White Suit
6.9
The Man in the White Suit
1951
as The Tailor
Murder Ahoy
7.1
Murder Ahoy
1964
as Bishop
First Men in the Moon
6.3
First Men in the Moon
1964
as Dymchurch Registrar
The Importance of Being Earnest
7.2
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952
as Canon Chasuble
The Phantom of the Opera
6.4
The Phantom of the Opera
1962
as 2nd Cabby
The Man Who Never Was
7.0
The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Scientist
I'm All Right Jack
6.6
I'm All Right Jack
1959
as Windrush Sr., Stanley's father
The Queen of Spades
6.5
The Queen of Spades
1949
as Tchybukin
Q Planes
6.0
Q Planes
1939
as Minor Role
The Admirable Crichton