Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

May 24, 1888

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…

Known For

24 titles
1
Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

1960 · 1h 41m · Movie

A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.

7.6
2
Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949 · 1h 46m · Movie

A distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.

8.0
3
Horror of Dracula

Horror of Dracula

1958 · 1h 22m · Movie

When Jonathan Harker rouses the ire of Count Dracula for accepting a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses, his friend Dr. Van Helsing pursues the predatory villain.

7.2
4
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1951 · 1h 26m · Movie

Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the error of ...

8.1
5
Stage Fright

Stage Fright

1950 · 1h 51m · Movie

A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence after he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.

7.0
6
The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad

1940 · 1h 46m · Movie

After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.

7.4
7
Dead of Night

Dead of Night

1945 · 1h 17m · Movie

Guests at an English estate recall nightmares.

7.5
8
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959 · 1h 27m · Movie

When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.

6.9
9
The Man in the White Suit

The Man in the White Suit

1951 · 1h 25m · Movie

An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons.

7.2
10
The Brides of Dracula

The Brides of Dracula

1960 · 1h 25m · Movie

Vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing returns to Transylvania to destroy handsome bloodsucker Baron Meinster, who has designs on a beautiful young schoolteacher.

6.6
11
First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

1964 · 1h 43m · Movie

When a spaceship lands on the moon, it is hailed as a new accomplishment, before it becomes clear that a Victorian party completed the journey in 1899, leading investigators to that mission's last survivor.

6.5
12
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952 · 1h 35m · Movie

After Algernon discovers that his friend Ernest, has created a fictional brother for whenever he needs a reason to escape dull country life, Algernon poses as the brother, resulting in ever-increasing confusion.

7.4
13
I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack

1959 · 1h 45m · Movie

A naive aristocrat in search of a career becomes caught up in the struggles between his profit-minded uncle and an aggressive labor union.

7.1
14
Spitfire

Spitfire

1942 · 1h 30m · Movie

Aircraft designer/patriot R. J. Mitchell, alarmed at growing German militarism, works to perfect a defense against the German Messerschmidt at the cost of his health.

7.0
15
Paradise Lagoon

Paradise Lagoon

1957 · 1h 34m · Movie

In 1905, Lord Henry Loam and his family and servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island where the survival of the fittest renders the rigid class system irrelevant.

7.1
16
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1960 · 1h 37m · Movie

In Scotland in 1751, young David Balfour is shanghaied aboard a ship where he meets Jacobite rebel Alan Breck Stewart with whom he escapes to the Scottish Highlands, dodging the redcoats.

6.6
17
Man in a Cocked Hat

Man in a Cocked Hat

1959 · 1h 28m · Movie

A former British colony in dire need of economic aid tries to play the British against the Soviets in an attempt to secure economic aid from either side in return for political loyalty.

6.2
18
Saraband

Saraband

1948 · 1h 36m · Movie

Young Sophie Dorothea marries Prince George Louis but it's far from a love match. Then she falls for Swedish Count Philip Christoph von Königsmark.

6.5
19
Brothers in Law

Brothers in Law

1957 · 1h 34m · Movie

Roger Thursby is just starting out as a barrister, full of ideals, but he is a bit too keen for his fellow lawyers.

6.4
20
You Must Be Joking!

You Must Be Joking!

1965 · 1h 40m · Movie

A motley group of soldiers are set loose in swinging London in an initiative test to collect a selection of esoteric items.

5.9
21
Victoria the Great

Victoria the Great

1937 · 1h 52m · Movie

The story of an 18-year-old princess who becomes Queen of England. It chronicles six decades of her reign during a period of immense change and her marriage to a prince who would become her treasured source of stability and affect...

6.3
22
Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt

1952 · 1h 19m · Movie

Short of money the owners of Ballyroden Hall must attempt to run it as a guest house, but not everyone is happy about the plan.

5.2
23
Queen of Destiny

Queen of Destiny

1938 · 1h 35m · Movie

Picking up where Victoria the Great (1937) left off, this sequel has Anna Neagle return to the role of Queen Victoria in another colorful account of the revered British monarch's reign. This film offers a stellar chronicle of Vict...

6.4
24
The Water Gipsies

The Water Gipsies

1932 · 1h 20m · Movie

Jane Bell has lived on an old barge moored in the Thames with her feckless father and sister ever since their mother died, but she would prefer her life to be more like the movies; reality is being courted by inarticulate boatman ...

6.2