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