Murray Melvin

Acting

Murray Melvin

Born 30 November 1932 · Hampstead, London, England, UK · Died 14 April 2023 at 90

Murray Melvin (10 August 1932-14 April 2023) was an English actor and writer. He won the 1962 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award for his role in A Taste of Honey (1961).

Known for

Highlights

Barry Lyndon1975 · Film · Reverend Runt
The Phantom of the Opera2004 · Film · Reyer
The Lost City of Z2017 · Film · Lord James Bernard
Torchwood2006 · Series · Bilis
The Devils1971 · Film · Father-Canon Jean Mignon
Midsomer Murders1997 · Series · Bentham DeQuetteville

Filmography

Movies

50 films

The Undertaker2023 · Film · Lenny
The Lost City of Z2017 · Film · Lord James Bernard
The Village2010 · Film · Male Librarian
The Phantom of the Opera2004 · Film · Reyer
David Copperfield2001 · Film · Dr Edward Chillip
The Emperor's New Clothes2001 · Film · Antommarchi
Alice in Wonderland1999 · Film · Chief Executioner
Princess Caraboo1994 · Film · Lord Motley
Doomsday Gun1994 · Film · Shop Manager
As You Like It1992 · Film · Sir Oliver Martext
Let Him Have It1991 · Film · Secondary School Teacher
Sunday Pursuit1990 · Film · Head waiter
The Krays1990 · Film · Newsagent
Slipstream1989 · Film · Man on Stairs
Testimony1988 · Film · Film Editor
Comrades1987 · Film · Mr. Frampton's Clerk
Sacred Hearts1985 · Film · Father Power
This Office Life1984 · Film · Reporter
Nutcracker1982 · Film · Leopold
Stories from a Flying Trunk1979 · Film · Hans Christian Andersen
The Prince and the Pauper1977 · Film · Prince's Dresser
Gulliver's Travels1977 · Film · Subtracto (voice)
Joseph Andrews1977 · Film · Beau Didapper
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones1976 · Film · Blifil
Shout at the Devil1976 · Film · Lt. Phipps
Barry Lyndon1975 · Film · Reverend Runt
Lisztomania1975 · Film · Hector Berlioz
Ghost Story1974 · Film · McFayden
Gawain and the Green Knight1973 · Film · Seneschal
The Adventures Of Don Quixote1973 · Film · Traveling Barber
Ghost in the Noonday Sun1973 · Film · Hamidos
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg1972 · Film · Doctor
The Boy Friend1971 · Film · Alphonse
The Devils1971 · Film · Father-Canon Jean Mignon
Start the Revolution Without Me1970 · Film · Blind Man
Something in the Cellar1969 · Film · Fred
The Fixer1968 · Film · Priest
Smashing Time1967 · Film · 1st Exquisite
Kaleidoscope1966 · Film · Aimes
Alfie1966 · Film · Nat
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World1966 · Film · Photographer
The Diary of a Nobody1964 · Film · Lupin Pooter
The Ceremony1963 · Film · Gendarme
Sparrows Can't Sing1963 · Film · Georgie
Solo for Sparrow1962 · Film · Larkin
H.M.S. Defiant1962 · Film · Wagstaffe
Petticoat Pirates1961 · Film · Kenneth
A Taste of Honey1961 · Film · Geoffrey Ingham
Suspect1960 · Film · Teddy Boy
The Criminal1960 · Film · Antlers

Filmography

Series

22 shows

Starhunter ReduX2018 · Series · Caravaggio
Torchwood2006 · Series · Bilis
The Genius of Mozart2004 · Series · Lorenzo da Ponte
David Copperfield2000 · Series · Dr Edward Chillip
Starhunter2000 · Series · Caravaggio AI
Midsomer Murders1997 · Series · Bentham DeQuetteville
Oscar's Orchestra1995 · Series
Bugs1995 · Series
Chillers1990 · Series · Mr Taylor
Crossbow1987 · Series
Christopher Columbus1985 · Series · Padre Linares
Super Gran1985 · Series · Neville Mince
Clouds of Glory1978 · Series · Robert Lovell
The Tyrant King1968 · Series · Gerald Gould
Ooh La La!1968 · Series · Vladimir
Half Hour Story1967 · Series · Alex
The Informer1966 · Series · William Waterwell
BBC Play of the Month1965 · Series · The Dauphin
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · Series · Wojciech
Out of the Unknown1965 · Series · Fred
Theatre 6251964 · Series · Berthold
The Avengers1961 · Series