Michael Gwynn
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieBritish Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvThe World of Hammer
1994
Self (archive footage)
The Sunday Drama
1977
Jack Hampton
The Portable Phonograph
1977
The Music Lover
movieSpy Story
1976
Dawlish
tvState of Emergency
1975
Professor Donati
tvPoldark
1975
Justice Lister
tvFawlty Towers
1975
Lord Melbury
movieA Coffin for the Bride
1974
Oliver Mason
tvThriller
1973
Oliver Mason
tvColditz
1972
Standardtenführer Hessler
tvThe Adventurer
1972
Sir Richard
tvSpy Trap
1972
Carson
tvJustice
1971
Brigadier Craig-Astley
movieScars of Dracula
1970
The Priest
Big Brother
1970
Wendell Meade
movieThe Virgin Soldiers
1969
Lt Col Bromley-Pickering
tvRandall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969
Hyde Watson
tvDepartment S
1969
Franz Drieker
tvThe Expert
1968
Stephen Trimmer
movieThe Deadly Bees
1966
Doctor Lang
tvMystery and Imagination
1966
Sullivan
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965
Julius Winterhalter / Norton
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Thomas Glover
movieCatch Us If You Can
1965
Hardingford
Story Parade
1964
Herr Hacker
Michelangelo
1964
Michelangelo (voice)
tvEspionage
1963
George Case
movieCleopatra
1963
Cimber
tvThe Saint
1962
Martin Jeffroll
movieSome People
1962
Vicar
movieBarabbas
1961
Lazarus
movieQuestion 7
1961
Friedrich Gottfried
movieWhat a Carve Up!
1961
Malcolm Broughton
Drama 61-67
1961
Director / Stuart Robbins
Theatre '70
1960
Alceste Grideaux
movieVillage of the Damned
1960
Alan Bernard
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
Jacques Planchet
movieThe Doctor's Dilemma
1959
Dr. Blenkinsop
movieThe Camp on Blood Island
1958
Tom Shields
movieDunkirk
1958
Commander (Sheerness)
movieThe Secret Place
1957
Steve Waring
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Louis / Dr. Mark Fowler
movieThe Runaway Bus
1953
1st Transport Officer