Biography
Miles Malleson (William Miles Malleson) was an English actor and dramatist. Born in Croydon, Surrey, on 25 May 1888, he was educated at Brighton College and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, before training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and working in repertory theatre.
He appeared in numerous British films from the 1930s to the 1960s, often in supporting roles as eccentric or bumbling characters. Notable performances include the hangman in Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), the hearse driver in Dead of Night (1945), Canon Chasuble in The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) and roles in Hammer horror films such as Dracula (1958) and The Brides of Dracula (1960). He also wrote screenplays for films including Nell Gwyn (1934) and The Thief of Bagdad (1940), and adapted several plays by Molière.
