Michael Gwynn
Known for Acting · 51 credits
- Born
- 1916-11-30
- Died
- 1976-01-29
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (25)
The Avengers
1961
as Bill
The Saint
1962
as Martin Jeffroll
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Julius Winterhalter / Norton
Thriller
1973
as Oliver Mason
Justice
1971
as Brigadier Craig-Astley
The Expert
1968
as Stephen Trimmer
Fawlty Towers
1975
as Lord Melbury
Espionage
1963
as George Case
Drama 61-67
1961
as Director / Stuart Robbins
Poldark
1975
as Justice Lister
Department S
1969
as Franz Drieker
The Main Chance
1969
as Judge
The Adventurer
1972
as Sir Richard
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Sullivan
Jason King
1971
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Story Parade
1964
as Herr Hacker
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Jacques Planchet
Colditz
1972
as Standardtenführer Hessler
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Jack Hampton
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969
as Hyde Watson
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Louis / Dr. Mark Fowler
Spy Trap
1972
as Carson
Strange Experiences
1955
as Thief
State of Emergency
1975
as Professor Donati
Movies (26)
Cleopatra
1963
as Cimber
Barabbas
1961
as Lazarus
Jason and the Argonauts
1963
as Hermes
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
as Cornelius
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958
as Karl
Scars of Dracula
1970
as The Priest
Village of the Damned
1960
as Alan Bernard
Dunkirk
1958
as Commander (Sheerness)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
Question 7
1961
as Friedrich Gottfried
What a Carve Up!
1961
as Malcolm Broughton
Some People
1962
as Vicar
The Horse Without a Head
1964
as Gendarme
The Camp on Blood Island
1958
as Tom Shields
The Doctor's Dilemma
1959
as Dr. Blenkinsop
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960
as Prosecutor
The Deadly Bees
1966
as Doctor Lang
The Virgin Soldiers
1969
as Lt Col Bromley-Pickering
Catch Us If You Can
1965
as Hardingford
A Coffin for the Bride
1974
as Oliver Mason
The Runaway Bus
1953
as 1st Transport Officer
Spy Story
1976
as Dawlish
The Secret Place
1957
as Steve Waring
Michelangelo
1964
as Michelangelo (voice)
The Portable Phonograph
1977
as The Music Lover
About Michael Gwynn
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 L… With 51 credits spanning from 1953 to 2016, Michael Gwynn has appeared in 26 films and 25 TV shows.
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- Cleopatra (1963) — as Cimber
- Barabbas (1961) — as Lazarus
- Jason and the Argonauts (1963) — as Hermes
- The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) — as Cornelius
- The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) — as Karl
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