Miles Malleson

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).

Known For

The 39 Steps

as Palladium Manager (uncredited)

Peeping Tom

as Elderly Gentleman Customer

Dracula

as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)

Kind Hearts and Coronets

as The Hangman

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Bishop Franklin

Scrooge

as Old Joe

Stage Fright

as Mr. Fortesque

Dead of Night

as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")

The Thief of Bagdad

as Sultan

The Brides of Dracula

as Dr. Tobler