Michael Gwynn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 30, 1916
- Died
- January 29, 1976 (aged 59)
- Birthplace
- Bath, Somerset, England, U.K.
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Gwynn (30 November 1916 in Bath – 29 January 1976 in London) was an English actor. He attended Mayfield College near Mayfield, East Sussex. During the Second World War he served in East Africa as a Major and was Adjutant to the 2nd. Nyasaland Battalion, Kings African Rifles. He is perhaps best remembered in contemporary culture as the shyster Lord Melbury who attempts to con £200 and a set of British Empire coins from the unsuspecting Basil Fawlty in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers. Gwynn appears as Lord Melbury in the first ever episode of the series, "A Touch of Class". Gwynn also appeared on several adaptations of plays on the Caedmon Records label. Among them were Cyrano de Bergerac, in which he played Le Bret, and Julius Caesar, in which he played Casca. Both productions starred Ralph Richardson in the title role. He died on 29 January 1976 in London from a heart attack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Gwynn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Movie · as Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie · as Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
The World of Hammer
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
The Portable Phonograph
Movie · as The Music Lover
The Sunday Drama
TV · as Jack Hampton · 1 ep
Spy Story
Movie · as Dawlish
Fawlty Towers
TV · as Lord Melbury · 1 ep
State of Emergency
TV · as Professor Donati · 3 eps
Poldark
TV · as Justice Lister · 2 eps
A Coffin for the Bride
Movie · as Oliver Mason
Thriller
TV · as Oliver Mason · 1 ep
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
TV · as Wing Commander Day · 1 ep
Colditz
TV · as Standardtenführer Hessler · 1 ep
The Adventurer
TV · as Sir Richard · 1 ep
Spy Trap
TV · as Carson · 29 eps
Jason King
TV · 1 ep
Justice
TV · as Brigadier Craig-Astley · 1 ep
Scars of Dracula
Movie · as The Priest
Big Brother
TV · as Wendell Meade · 1 ep
The Virgin Soldiers
Movie · as Lt Col Bromley-Pickering
Department S
TV · as Franz Drieker · 1 ep
The Main Chance
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV · as Hyde Watson · 1 ep
The Expert
TV · as Stephen Trimmer · 1 ep
The Deadly Bees
Movie · as Doctor Lang
Mystery and Imagination
TV · as Sullivan · 1 ep
Catch Us If You Can
Movie · as Hardingford
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Julius Winterhalter, Norton · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Thomas Glover · 1 ep
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Movie · as Cornelius
The Horse Without a Head
Movie · as Gendarme
Michelangelo
Movie · as Michelangelo (voice)
Story Parade
TV · as Herr Hacker · 1 ep
Jason and the Argonauts
Movie · as Hermes
Cleopatra
Movie · as Cimber
Espionage
TV · as George Case · 1 ep
Some People
Movie · as Vicar
The Saint
TV · as Martin Jeffroll · 1 ep
Question 7
Movie · as Friedrich Gottfried
What a Carve Up!
Movie · as Malcolm Broughton
Barabbas
Movie · as Lazarus
The Avengers
TV · as Bill · 1 ep
Drama 61-67
TV · as Director, Stuart Robbins · 1 ep
Village of the Damned
Movie · as Alan Bernard
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
Movie · as Prosecutor
Armchair Mystery Theatre
TV · as Jacques Planchet · 1 ep
Theatre '70
TV · as Alceste Grideaux · 1 ep
The Doctor's Dilemma
Movie · as Dr. Blenkinsop
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Movie · as Karl
The Camp on Blood Island
Movie · as Tom Shields
Dunkirk
Movie · as Commander (Sheerness)
The Secret Place
Movie · as Steve Waring
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Louis, Dr. Mark Fowler · 1 ep
Strange Experiences
TV · as Thief · 1 ep
The Runaway Bus
Movie · as 1st Transport Officer