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Miles Malleson
William Miles Malleson (25 May 1888 – 15 March 1969) was an English actor and dramatist, particularly remembered for his appearances in British comedy films of the 1930s to 1960s. Towards the end of his career he also appeared in cameo roles in several Hammer horror films, with a fairly large role in The Brides of Dracula as the hypochondriac and fee-hungry local doctor. Malleson was also a writer on many films, including some of those in which he had small parts, such as Nell Gwyn (1934) and The Thief of Bagdad (1940). He also translated and adapted several of Molière's plays (The Misanthrope, which he titled The Slave of Truth, Tartuffe and The Imaginary Invalid).
Known For

Scrooge
as Old Joe

Peeping Tom
as Elderly Gentleman Customer

Dracula
as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)

The 39 Steps
as Palladium Manager (uncredited)

The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Bishop Frankland

Kind Hearts and Coronets
as The Hangman

The Importance of Being Earnest
as Canon Chasuble

The Thief of Bagdad
as Sultan

Stage Fright
as Mr. Fortesque

The Magic Box
as Orchestra Conductor