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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Character:Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:12/09/2016
The Portable Phonograph
Character:The Music Lover
Release Date:01/05/1977
Spy Story
Character:Dawlish
Release Date:01/01/1976
A Coffin for the Bride
Character:Oliver Mason
Release Date:31/05/1974
Scars of Dracula
Character:The Priest
Release Date:08/11/1970
The Virgin Soldiers
Character:Lt Col Bromley-Pickering
Release Date:14/10/1969
The Deadly Bees
Character:Doctor Lang
Release Date:23/12/1966
Catch Us If You Can
Character:Hardingford
Release Date:15/07/1965
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Character:Cornelius
Release Date:24/03/1964
The Horse Without a Head
Character:Gendarme
Release Date:09/03/1964
Michelangelo
Character:Michelangelo (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1964
Jason and the Argonauts
Character:Hermes
Release Date:13/06/1963
Cleopatra
Character:Cimber
Release Date:12/06/1963
Some People
Character:Vicar
Release Date:31/05/1962
Barabbas
Character:Lazarus
Release Date:23/12/1961
Question 7
Character:Friedrich Gottfried
Release Date:28/09/1961
What a Carve Up!
Character:Malcolm Broughton
Release Date:15/09/1961
Village of the Damned
Character:Alan Bernard
Release Date:16/06/1960
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
Character:Prosecutor
Release Date:04/03/1960
The Doctor's Dilemma
Character:Dr. Blenkinsop
Release Date:01/01/1959
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Character:Karl
Release Date:01/06/1958
The Camp on Blood Island
Character:Tom Shields
Release Date:15/04/1958
Dunkirk
Character:Commander (Sheerness)
Release Date:20/03/1958
The Secret Place
Character:Steve Waring
Release Date:06/02/1957
The Runaway Bus
Character:1st Transport Officer
Release Date:16/02/1953
Television Appearances
The World of Hammer
Character:Self (archive footage)
State of Emergency
Character:Professor Donati
Poldark
Character:Justice Lister
Fawlty Towers
Character:Lord Melbury
Thriller
Character:Oliver Mason
Colditz
Character:Standardtenführer Hessler
The Adventurer
Character:Sir Richard
Spy Trap
Character:Carson
Justice
Character:Brigadier Craig-Astley
Jason King
Character:
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Character:Hyde Watson
Department S
Character:Franz Drieker
The Main Chance
Character:Judge
The Expert
Character:Stephen Trimmer
Mystery and Imagination
Character:Sullivan
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Julius Winterhalter
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Norton
Story Parade
Character:Herr Hacker
The Saint
Character:Martin Jeffroll
Drama 61-67
Character:Director
Drama 61-67
Character:Stuart Robbins
The Avengers
Character:Bill
Strange Experiences
Character:Thief
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