Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

🎂 24th May 1888 (137 yrs) 📍 Croydon, Surrey, England

Known For

The 39 Steps

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).

Miles Malleson

Movies Featuring Miles Malleson

You Must Be Joking

You Must Be Joking (1965)

as Salesman
Murder Ahoy

Murder Ahoy (1964)

as Bishop
First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon (1964)

as Dymchurch Registrar
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1964)

as Quince
A Jolly Bad Fellow

A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964)

as Dr. Woolley
Call Me Bwana

Call Me Bwana (1963)

as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Heavens Above!

Heavens Above! (1963)

as Bishop Rockeby
The Brain

The Brain (1962)

as Dr. Miller
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera (1962)

as 2nd Cabby
Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes (1962)

as Salesman
Postman's Knock

Postman's Knock (1962)

as Psychiatrist
The Bing Crosby Show

The Bing Crosby Show (1961)

as Self
Double Bunk

Double Bunk (1961)

as Rev. Thomas
Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Fury at Smugglers' Bay (1961)

as Duke of Avon
The Hellfire Club

The Hellfire Club (1961)

as Judge
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)

as Assistant Curator
The Brides of Dracula

The Brides of Dracula (1960)

as Dr. Tobler
Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom (1960)

as Elderly Gentleman Customer
Kidnapped

Kidnapped (1960)

as Mr. Rankeillor
And the Same to You

And the Same to You (1960)

as Bishop
I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack (1959)

as Windrush Sr., Stanley's father
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)

as Bishop Frankland
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)

as Resident Advisor Davidson
The Captain's Table

The Captain's Table (1959)

as Canon Swingler
Bachelor of Hearts

Bachelor of Hearts (1958)

as Dr. Butson
Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask (1958)

as Sir Oswald Pettiford
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1958)

as Quince
Dracula

Dracula (1958)

as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)
Gideon's Day

Gideon's Day (1958)

as The Judge
Happy Is the Bride

Happy Is the Bride (1958)

as 1st Magistrate
Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill (1957)

as Angler
The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth (1957)

as Reverend Cedric "Daddy Bassy" Bastable
Campbell's Kingdom

Campbell's Kingdom (1957)

as (unconfirmed - not present in US release version)
The Admirable Crichton

The Admirable Crichton (1957)

Brothers in Law

Brothers in Law (1957)

as Kendall Grimes Q.C.
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat (1956)

as 2nd Old Gentleman
Dry Rot

Dry Rot (1956)

as Country Gentleman
The Silken Affair

The Silken Affair (1956)

as Mr. Blucher
The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was (1956)

as Scientist
Private's Progress

Private's Progress (1956)

as Mr. Windrush Sr.
Geordie

Geordie (1955)

as Lord Paunceton
King's Rhapsody

King's Rhapsody (1955)

as Jules
The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise (1953)

as Lawrence St. James
Folly to Be Wise

Folly to Be Wise (1952)

as Dr. Hector McAdam
Venetian Bird

Venetian Bird (1952)

as Grespi
Trent's Last Case

Trent's Last Case (1952)

as Burton Cupples
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

as Canon Chasuble
Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt (1952)

as Mr. Walsh
The Happy Family

The Happy Family (1952)

as Mr. Thwaites
The Woman's Angle

The Woman's Angle (1952)

as A. Secrett
The Magic Box

The Magic Box (1952)

as Orchestra Conductor
Scrooge

Scrooge (1951)

as Old Joe
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit (1951)

as The Tailor
Stage Fright

Stage Fright (1950)

as Mr. Fortesque
Golden Salamander

Golden Salamander (1950)

as Douvet
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

as The Hangman
The Perfect Woman

The Perfect Woman (1949)

as Prof. Ernest Belman
Cardboard Cavalier

Cardboard Cavalier (1949)

as Judge Gorebucket
The Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades (1949)

as Tchybukin
Train of Events

Train of Events (1949)

as Johnson, the Timekeeper
Woman Hater

Woman Hater (1948)

as Vicar
Saraband for Dead Lovers

Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)

as Lord of Misrule
Bond Street

Bond Street (1948)

as Minor Role (uncredited)
One Night with You

One Night with You (1948)

as Jailer
Idol of Paris

Idol of Paris (1948)

as Offenbach
While the Sun Shines

While the Sun Shines (1947)

as Horton
Land of Promise

Land of Promise (1946)

as Mr. Know-All
Journey Together

Journey Together (1945)

as (uncredited)
Dead of Night

Dead of Night (1945)

as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
The Demi-Paradise

The Demi-Paradise (1943)

as Theatre Cashier
The Gentle Sex

The Gentle Sex (1943)

as Tran Guard
Thunder Rock

Thunder Rock (1942)

as Chairman of Directors
Unpublished Story

Unpublished Story (1942)

as Farmfield
They Flew Alone

They Flew Alone (1942)

as Vacuum Salesman
Major Barbara

Major Barbara (1941)

as Morrison
No Image

For Freedom (1940)

as Minor Role
The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

as Sultan
Q Planes

Q Planes (1939)

as Minor Role
Sixty Glorious Years

Sixty Glorious Years (1938)

as Wounded Soldier
Victoria the Great

Victoria the Great (1937)

as Sir James
Knight Without Armour

Knight Without Armour (1937)

as Drunken Red Commissar
Action for Slander

Action for Slander (1937)

as Minor Role
Tudor Rose

Tudor Rose (1936)

as Jane's Father
Rhodes of Africa

Rhodes of Africa (1936)

as Minor Role (uncredited)
Peg of Old Drury

Peg of Old Drury (1935)

as Minor Role (uncredited)
Lazybones

Lazybones (1935)

as Pessimist
Lazybones

Lazybones (1935)

as The Pessimist
Vintage Wine

Vintage Wine (1935)

as Henri Popinot
The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps (1935)

as Palladium Manager (uncredited)
No Image

Nell Gwyn (1934)

as Chiffinch
The Queen's Affair

The Queen's Affair (1934)

as The Chancellor
No Image

Summer Lightning (1933)

as Beach
Perfect Understanding

Perfect Understanding (1933)

as Announcer
No Image

Money Means Nothing (1932)

as Doorman
No Image

The Love Contract (1932)

as Peters
Love on Wheels

Love on Wheels (1932)

as Academy of Music Porter
The Mayor's Nest

The Mayor's Nest (1932)

as Clerk
The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case

The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case (1932)

as Thaddeus Sholto
No Image

Frail Women (1932)

as Registrar
The Blue Danube

The Blue Danube (1932)

A Night in Montmartre

A Night in Montmartre (1931)

as Minor Role
City of Song

City of Song (1931)

as Theater Watchman
Children of Chance

Children of Chance (1930)

Night Birds

Night Birds (1930)

as Minor Role
Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery

Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery (1925)

No Image

The Headmaster (1921)

as Palliser Grantley