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name: "Miles Malleson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/miles-malleson"
fi1m_id: "miles-malleson"
imdb_id: "nm0539942"
tmdb_id: 47395
wikidata_id: "Q440360"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 May 1888"
died: "15 March 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T12:24:37.166664+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Miles Malleson

## Identity

Miles Malleson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/miles-malleson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** miles-malleson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0539942
- **TMDB ID:** 47395
- **Wikidata ID:** Q440360
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Malleson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q440360, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0539942/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47395

Actor. Born 24 May 1888 in Croydon, Surrey, England. Died 15 March 1969.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 May 1888, Croydon, Surrey, England
- **Died:** 15 March 1969
- **Active:** 1949–1960
- **Also known as:** Майлс Моллесон, William Miles Malleson
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 acting, 2 other
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 88 (1), 1940s 91 (1), 1950s 81 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Malleson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q440360, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0539942/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47395

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Kind Hearts and Coronets*](https://film.one/film/kind-hearts-and-coronets.md) (91)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## 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.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, screenonline.org.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these

- *Kind Hearts and Coronets* (1949), Fi1m 91, as The Hangman — [page](https://film.one/film/kind-hearts-and-coronets.md)

### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Dracula* (1958), Fi1m 81, as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/dracula-1958.md)
- *The 39 Steps* (1935), Fi1m 88, as Palladium Manager (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-39-steps.md)

## Complete filmography (126)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Yours Unfaithfully* (2021), Writer
- *Conflict* (2020), Writer
- *You Must Be Joking* (1965), as Salesman
- *Victoria Regina* (1964), series, as Conyngham
- *Murder Ahoy* (1964), as Bishop
- *First Men in the Moon* (1964), as Dymchurch Registrar
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1964), as Quince
- *A Jolly Bad Fellow* (1964), as Dr. Woolley
- *Call Me Bwana* (1963), as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
- *Heavens Above!* (1963), as Bishop Rockeby
- *The Brain* (1962), as Dr. Miller
- *The Phantom of the Opera* (1962), as 2nd Cabby
- *Go to Blazes* (1962), as Salesman
- *Postman's Knock* (1962), as Psychiatrist
- *Double Bunk* (1961), as Rev. Thomas
- *Fury at Smugglers' Bay* (1961), as Duke of Avon
- *The Hellfire Club* (1961), as Judge
- *Sunday-Night Play* (1960), series, Writer
- *The Day They Robbed the Bank of England* (1960), as Assistant Curator
- *The Brides of Dracula* (1960), as Dr. Tobler
- *Peeping Tom* (1960), as Elderly Gentleman Customer
- *Kidnapped* (1960), as Mr. Rankeillor
- *And the Same to You* (1960), as Bishop
- *I'm All Right Jack* (1959), as Windrush Sr., Stanley's father
- *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1959), as Bishop Frankland
- *Carlton-Browne of the F.O.* (1959), as Resident Advisor Davidson
- *The Captain's Table* (1959), as Canon Swingler
- *Bachelor of Hearts* (1958), as Dr. Butson
- *Behind the Mask* (1958), as Sir Oswald Pettiford
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1958), as Quince
- *Dracula* (1958), as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited) — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/dracula-1958.md)
- *Gideon's Day* (1958), as The Judge
- *Happy Is the Bride* (1958), as 1st Magistrate
- *Barnacle Bill* (1957), as Angler
- *The Naked Truth* (1957), as Reverend Cedric "Daddy Bassy" Bastable
- *Campbell's Kingdom* (1957), as (unconfirmed - not present in US release version)
- *The Admirable Crichton* (1957), Actor
- *Brothers in Law* (1957), as Kendall Grimes Q.C.
- *Three Men in a Boat* (1956), as 2nd Old Gentleman
- *Dry Rot* (1956), as Country Gentleman
- *The Silken Affair* (1956), as Mr. Blucher
- *The Buccaneers* (1956), series, as Josiah Parkerhouse
- *The Man Who Never Was* (1956), as Scientist
- *Private's Progress* (1956), as Mr. Windrush Sr.
- *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1955), series, as Albertus
- *Television Playhouse* (1955), series, as Uncle Simon
- *Geordie* (1955), as Lord Paunceton
- *King's Rhapsody* (1955), as Jules
- *The Captain's Paradise* (1953), as Lawrence St. James
- *Folly to Be Wise* (1952), as Dr. Hector McAdam
- *Venetian Bird* (1952), as Grespi
- *Trent's Last Case* (1952), as Burton Cupples
- *The Importance of Being Earnest* (1952), as Canon Chasuble
- *Treasure Hunt* (1952), as Mr. Walsh
- *The Happy Family* (1952), as Mr. Thwaites
- *The Woman's Angle* (1952), as A. Secrett
- *The Magic Box* (1952), as Orchestra Conductor
- *Scrooge* (1951), as Old Joe
- *The Man in the White Suit* (1951), as The Tailor
- *Stage Fright* (1950), as Mr. Fortesque
- *Golden Salamander* (1950), as Douvet
- *Sunday Night Theatre* (1950), series, as Quince
- *Kind Hearts and Coronets* (1949), as The Hangman — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/kind-hearts-and-coronets.md)
- *The Perfect Woman* (1949), as Prof. Ernest Belman
- *Cardboard Cavalier* (1949), as Judge Gorebucket
- *The Queen of Spades* (1949), as Tchybukin
- *Train of Events* (1949), as Johnson, the Timekeeper
- *Woman Hater* (1948), as Vicar
- *Saraband for Dead Lovers* (1948), as Lord of Misrule
- *Bond Street* (1948), as Minor Role (uncredited)
- *One Night with You* (1948), as Jailer
- *Idol of Paris* (1948), as Offenbach
- *While the Sun Shines* (1947), as Horton
- *Land of Promise* (1946), as Mr. Know-All · Writer
- *Journey Together* (1945), as (uncredited)
- *Dead of Night* (1945), as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
- *Yellow Canary* (1943), Screenplay
- *The Demi-Paradise* (1943), as Theatre Cashier
- *They Met in the Dark* (1943), Writer
- *The Gentle Sex* (1943), as Tran Guard
- *Squadron Leader X* (1943), Writer
- *Thunder Rock* (1942), as Chairman of Directors
- *The First of the Few* (1942), Screenplay
- *Unpublished Story* (1942), as Farmfield
- *They Flew Alone* (1942), as Vacuum Salesman · Screenplay
- *Major Barbara* (1941), as Morrison
- *For Freedom* (1940), as Minor Role
- *The Thief of Bagdad* (1940), as Sultan · Screenplay, Dialogue
- *Q Planes* (1939), as Minor Role
- *Sixty Glorious Years* (1938), as Wounded Soldier · Writer
- *A Royal Divorce* (1938), Writer
- *The Rat* (1937), Dialogue
- *Victoria the Great* (1937), as Sir James · Writer
- *Knight Without Armour* (1937), as Drunken Red Commissar
- *Action for Slander* (1937), as Minor Role · Screenplay
- *Tudor Rose* (1936), as Jane's Father · Writer
- *Rhodes of Africa* (1936), as Minor Role (uncredited) · Dialogue
- *Peg of Old Drury* (1935), as Minor Role (uncredited) · Scenario Writer
- *Lazybones* (1935), as Pessimist, The Pessimist
- *Vintage Wine* (1935), as Henri Popinot
- *The 39 Steps* (1935), as Palladium Manager (uncredited) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-39-steps.md)
- *Falling in Love* (1934), Writer
- *Nell Gwyn* (1934), as Chiffinch · Writer
- *The Queen's Affair* (1934), as The Chancellor · Screenplay
- *Summer Lightning* (1933), as Beach · Screenplay
- *Perfect Understanding* (1933), as Announcer · Dialogue, Story
- *Money Means Nothing* (1932), as Doorman · Writer
- *The Love Contract* (1932), as Peters
- *Love on Wheels* (1932), as Academy of Music Porter
- *The Mayor's Nest* (1932), as Clerk
- *The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case* (1932), as Thaddeus Sholto
- *The Water Gipsies* (1932), Writer
- *Frail Women* (1932), as Registrar
- *The Blue Danube* (1932), Writer
- *Lucky children* (1931), Screenplay
- *A Night in Montmartre* (1931), as Minor Role · Theatre Play
- *Sally in Our Alley* (1931), Screenplay
- *City of Song* (1931), as Theater Watchman · Writer
- *Children of Chance* (1930), Writer
- *Night Birds* (1930), as Minor Role · Writer
- *The Two Worlds* (1930), Writer
- *Two Worlds* (1930), Dialogue
- *The Yellow Mask* (1930), Dialogue
- *The W Plan* (1930), Writer
- *Battling Bruisers: Some Boxing Buffoonery* (1925), Actor
- *The Headmaster* (1921), as Palliser Grantley

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