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Michael Gwynn

Michael Gwynn

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 30, 1916
Died Jan 29, 1976 (59)
Birthplace Bath, Somerset, England, U.K.
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

Filmography

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves

2016

as Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)

Spy Story

Spy Story

1976

as Dawlish

A Coffin for the Bride

A Coffin for the Bride

1974

as Oliver Mason

Scars of Dracula

Scars of Dracula

1970

as The Priest

The Virgin Soldiers

The Virgin Soldiers

1969

as Lt Col Bromley-Pickering

The Deadly Bees

The Deadly Bees

1966

as Doctor Lang

Catch Us If You Can

Catch Us If You Can

1965

as Hardingford

The Horse Without a Head

The Horse Without a Head

1964

as Gendarme

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire

1964

as Cornelius

Jason and the Argonauts

Jason and the Argonauts

1963

as Hermes

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963

as Cimber

Some People

Some People

1962

as Vicar

Question 7

Question 7

1961

as Friedrich Gottfried

What a Carve Up!

What a Carve Up!

1961

as Malcolm Broughton

Barabbas

Barabbas

1961

as Lazarus

Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned

1960

as Alan Bernard

The Doctor's Dilemma

The Doctor's Dilemma

1959

as Dr. Blenkinsop

The Camp on Blood Island

The Camp on Blood Island

1958

as Tom Shields

Dunkirk

Dunkirk

1958

as Commander (Sheerness)

The Secret Place

The Secret Place

1957

as Steve Waring

The Runaway Bus

The Runaway Bus

1953

as 1st Transport Officer

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

State of Emergency

as Professor Donati

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 04, 1975

Poldark

as Justice Lister

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 05, 1975

Colditz

as Standardtenführer Hessler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1972

Department S

as Franz Drieker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1969

Fawlty Towers

as Lord Melbury

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1975

The Avengers

as Bill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

The Saint

as Martin Jeffroll

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

The Expert

as Stephen Trimmer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 05, 1968

Thriller

as Oliver Mason

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1973

The Adventurer

as Sir Richard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1972

The Main Chance

as Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 18, 1969

Justice

as Brigadier Craig-Astley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1971

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

as Hyde Watson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1969

Spy Trap

Episodes: 60

First Aired: Mar 13, 1972

Jason King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

Mystery and Imagination

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 29, 1966

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