Michael Gwynn

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.

Known For

The Avengers

The Saint

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thriller

The Main Chance

Justice

All Movies (26)

• British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves2016 · as Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Funny Blokes of British Comedy2005 · as Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Portable Phonograph1977 · as The Music Lover
• Spy Story1976 · as Dawlish
• A Coffin for the Bride1974 · as Oliver Mason
• Scars of Dracula1970 · as The Priest
• The Virgin Soldiers1969 · as Lt Col Bromley-Pickering
• The Deadly Bees1966 · as Doctor Lang
• Catch Us If You Can1965 · as Hardingford
• The Fall of the Roman Empire1964 · as Cornelius
• The Horse Without a Head1964 · as Gendarme
• Michelangelo1964 · as Michelangelo (voice)
• Jason and the Argonauts1963 · as Hermes
• Cleopatra1963 · as Cimber
• Some People1962 · as Vicar
• Barabbas1961 · as Lazarus
• Question 71961 · as Friedrich Gottfried
• What a Carve Up!1961 · as Malcolm Broughton
• Village of the Damned1960 · as Alan Bernard
• Never Take Sweets from a Stranger1960 · as Prosecutor
• The Doctor's Dilemma1959 · as Dr. Blenkinsop
• The Revenge of Frankenstein1958 · as Karl
• The Camp on Blood Island1958 · as Tom Shields
• Dunkirk1958 · as Commander (Sheerness)
• The Secret Place1957 · as Steve Waring
• The Runaway Bus1953 · as 1st Transport Officer

All TV Shows (30)

• The World of Hammer1994 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Sunday Drama1977 · as Jack Hampton
• State of Emergency1975 · as Professor Donati
• Poldark1975 · as Justice Lister
• Fawlty Towers1975 · as Lord Melbury
• Thriller1973 · as Oliver Mason
• Colditz1972 · as Standardtenführer Hessler
• The Adventurer1972 · as Sir Richard
• Spy Trap1972 · as Carson
• Justice1971 · as Brigadier Craig-Astley
• Jason King1971
• Big Brother1970 · as Wendell Meade
• Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)1969 · as Hyde Watson
• Department S1969 · as Franz Drieker
• The Main Chance1969 · as Judge
• The Expert1968 · as Stephen Trimmer
• Mystery and Imagination1966 · as Sullivan
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Julius Winterhalter
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Norton
• Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Thomas Glover
• Story Parade1964 · as Herr Hacker
• Espionage1963 · as George Case
• The Saint1962 · as Martin Jeffroll
• Drama 61-671961 · as Director
• Drama 61-671961 · as Stuart Robbins
• The Avengers1961 · as Bill
• Armchair Mystery Theatre1960 · as Jacques Planchet
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Louis
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Dr. Mark Fowler
• Strange Experiences1955 · as Thief