Michael Gwynn
Born in Bath, Somerset, England, U.K. — Nov 30 1916• Died Jan 29 1976
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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 Melbu…
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The Avengers
Bill
The Saint
Martin Jeffroll
BBC Play of the Month
Julius Winterhalter
Drama 61-67
Director
The Expert
Stephen Trimmer
Thriller
Oliver Mason
Story Parade
Herr Hacker
Fawlty Towers
Lord Melbury
The Main Chance
Judge
Department S
Franz Drieker
Justice
Brigadier Craig-Astley
The Adventurer
Sir Richard
Mystery and Imagination
Sullivan
Poldark
Justice Lister
Jason King
Colditz
Standardtenführer Hessler
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Hyde Watson
Cleopatra
Cimber
Jason and the Argonauts
Hermes
Barabbas
Lazarus
Spy Trap
Carson
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Jacques Planchet
Strange Experiences
Thief
Armchair Theatre
Louis
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Cornelius
Dunkirk
Commander (Sheerness)
Scars of Dracula
The Priest
The Deadly Bees
Doctor Lang
Village of the Damned
Alan Bernard
Some People
Vicar
The Virgin Soldiers
Lt Col Bromley-Pickering
State of Emergency
Professor Donati
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Doctor's Dilemma
Dr. Blenkinsop
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Camp on Blood Island
Tom Shields
Spy Story
Dawlish
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Karl
The Runaway Bus
1st Transport Officer
Catch Us If You Can
Hardingford
The Secret Place
Steve Waring
What a Carve Up!
Malcolm Broughton
The Horse Without a Head
Gendarme
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
Prosecutor
A Coffin for the Bride
Oliver Mason
Question 7
Friedrich Gottfried
The Portable Phonograph
The Music Lover
Michelangelo
Michelangelo (voice)