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Born:
1916-11-30
Birthplace:
Bath, Somerset, England, U.K.
Credits:
52 Total Roles
Michael Gwynn
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Biography
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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.
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
Cleopatra
Cimber
Fawlty Towers
Lord Melbury
Jason and the Argonauts
Hermes
Village of the Damned
Alan Bernard
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Cornelius
Scars of Dracula
The Priest
Barabbas
Lazarus
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Karl
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves MOVIE | Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2005 | The Funny Blokes of British Comedy MOVIE | Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1994 | The World of Hammer TV | Self (archive footage) |
| 1977 | The Portable Phonograph MOVIE | The Music Lover |
| 1976 | Spy Story MOVIE | Dawlish |
| 1975 | State of Emergency TV | Professor Donati |
| 1975 | Poldark TV | Justice Lister |
| 1975 | Fawlty Towers TV | Lord Melbury |
| 1974 | A Coffin for the Bride MOVIE | Oliver Mason |
| 1973 | Thriller TV | Oliver Mason |