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Acting

Mel Smith

Career: Active from 1977 to 2011, busiest in 1989 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 20
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: Restless Natives
79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Mel Smith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Psychological
3.4, average 5.5
Melancholy
2.7, average 4.7
Pathos
3.3, average 5.3
Tension
4.3, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Underdog Story 3
Physical Comedy 3
Eccentric Characters 3
Character-Driven 3
Witty Dialogue 3
Character Study 2
Satirical Humor 2
Fast-Paced 2
British Cinema 2
British Sketch Comedy 2
Dialogue-Driven 2
Lighthearted 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

4 titles · average score 56

Dancing on the Edge

68

TV show · as Schlesinger

My Angel

41

as Uncle Richard

Rock & Chips

50

TV show · as DI Thomas

Rock & Chips

66

as DI Thomas

2000s

10 titles · average score 53

Consenting Adults

as David Maxwell Fyfe

The Riddle

38

as Professor Cranshaw

The Smith & Jones Sketchbook

TV show · Creator

Hustle

73

TV show · as Benny Frazier

Agatha Christie's Marple

75

TV show · as John Enderby

Bottom Mindless Violence

as Jumbo Whiffy (archive footage) (uncredited)

Blackball

44

as Bowls Commentator (voice)

Celebrity Mastermind

TV show

More Great Comedy Moments

as Professor Timothy Fielding (archive footage)

High Heels and Low Lifes

36

as Man at Train Station (uncredited)

1990s

7 titles · average score 59

Bean

54

Director

Twelfth Night

74

as Sir Toby Belch

Radioland Murders

46

Director

Milner

as Stephen Milner

Art Deco Detective

as Porno Movie Director

Brain Donors

50

as Rocco Melonchek

Father Christmas

71

as Father Christmas (voice)

1980s

25 titles · average score 65

The Tall Guy

73

as Drunk at Party

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

60

as Mr. Grimshaw

Wilt

62

as Inspector Flint

Smith And Jones In Small Doses

TV show

Colin's Sandwich

TV show · as Colin Watkins

The World According to Smith & Jones

TV show · as Mel

Finland For Adults

as Santa Claus

Morons from Outer Space

36

as Bernard

Alas Smith and Jones

73

TV show · Writer, Creator

Slayground

38

as Terry Abbatt

Muck and Brass

TV show · as Tom Craig

The Funny Side of Christmas

as Hospital patient

1970s

6 titles · average score 72

Not the Nine O'Clock News

75

TV show · Writer

Minder

75

TV show · as Cyril Ash

The Lord of the Rings

57

as Character Actor (voice)

The Kenny Everett Video Show

78

TV show

The Channel Four Show

TV show · Creator

The Goodies

77

TV show · as TV Talk Show Host