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).
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Men in the Moon (1964) | Dymchurch Registrar | 6 | |
| 2 | Murder Ahoy (1964) | Bishop | 7 | |
| 3 | Heavens Above! (1963) | Bishop Rockeby | - | - |
| 4 | The Brides of Dracula (1960) | Dr. Tobler | 6 | |
| 5 | Peeping Tom (1960) | Elderly Gentleman Customer | 7.5 | |
| 6 | The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) | Bishop Frankland | 7 | |
| 7 | I'm All Right Jack (1959) | Windrush Sr., Stanley's father | 5 | |
| 8 | Dracula (1958) | Marx - Undertaker (uncredited) | 7.3 | |
| 9 | The Naked Truth (1957) | Reverend Cedric "Daddy Bassy" Bastable | 6 | |
| 10 | Barnacle Bill (1957) | Angler | - | - |
| 11 | The Man Who Never Was (1956) | Scientist | 5 | |
| 12 | The Magic Box (1952) | Orchestra Conductor | - | - |
| 13 | Venetian Bird (1952) | Grespi | - | - |
| 14 | The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) | Canon Chasuble | 6 | |
| 15 | Scrooge (1951) | Old Joe | 9 | |
| 16 | The Man in the White Suit (1951) | The Tailor | 6.5 | |
| 17 | Stage Fright (1950) | Mr. Fortesque | 7.3 | |
| 18 | The Perfect Woman (1949) | Prof. Ernest Belman | - | - |
| 19 | Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) | The Hangman | 7.2 | |
| 20 | Dead of Night (1945) | Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor") | 6.6 | |
| 21 | The Demi-Paradise (1943) | Theatre Cashier | - | - |
| 22 | The First of the Few (1942) | Director / Writer | 10 | |
| 23 | The Thief of Bagdad (1940) | Director / Writer | 5.5 | |
| 24 | Q Planes (1939) | Minor Role | - | - |
| 25 | The 39 Steps (1935) | Palladium Manager (uncredited) | 7.3 |
