Portrait of Miles Malleson

Acting

Miles Malleson

Career

Active from 1921 to 2021, with a break from 1965 to 2019, busiest in 1932 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Miles Malleson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Classic British Comedy 3
  • Mistaken Identity 3
  • British Cinema 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Satirical 3
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Witty Banter 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

124
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Yours Unfaithfully
Yours Unfaithfully (2021)

Writer

Conflict
Conflict (2020)

Writer

1960s

20 titles · average score 60
First Men in the Moon
First Men in the Moon (1964)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dymchurch Registrar

A Jolly Bad Fellow
A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964)

as Dr. Woolley

Murder Ahoy
Murder Ahoy (1964)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bishop

Call Me Bwana
Call Me Bwana (1963)
GoodWatch score 53

as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Heavens Above!
Heavens Above! (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

as Bishop Rockeby

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
GoodWatch score 59

as 2nd Cabby

Postman's Knock
Postman's Knock (1962)
GoodWatch score 51

as Psychiatrist

The Hellfire Club
The Hellfire Club (1961)
GoodWatch score 49

as Judge

Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Fury at Smugglers' Bay (1961)
GoodWatch score 57

as Duke of Avon

Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom (1960)
GoodWatch score 87

as Elderly Gentleman Customer

The Brides of Dracula
The Brides of Dracula (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

as Dr. Tobler

Kidnapped
Kidnapped (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mr. Rankeillor

1950s

39 titles · average score 66
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
GoodWatch score 68

as Bishop Frankland

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
GoodWatch score 58

as Resident Advisor Davidson

Dracula
Dracula (1958)
GoodWatch score 81

as Marx - Undertaker (uncredited)

Brothers in Law
Brothers in Law (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kendall Grimes Q.C.

The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show · as Albertus

The Captain's Paradise
The Captain's Paradise (1953)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lawrence St. James

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
GoodWatch score 82

as Canon Chasuble

Trent's Last Case
Trent's Last Case (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

as Burton Cupples

Treasure Hunt
Treasure Hunt (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mr. Walsh

Scrooge
Scrooge (1951)
GoodWatch score 83

as Old Joe

Golden Salamander
Golden Salamander (1950)
GoodWatch score 63

as Douvet

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Quince

1940s

26 titles · average score 68
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
GoodWatch score 91

as The Hangman

The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades (1949)
GoodWatch score 82

as Tchybukin

The Perfect Woman
The Perfect Woman (1949)
GoodWatch score 61

as Prof. Ernest Belman

Woman Hater
Woman Hater (1948)
GoodWatch score 67

as Vicar

Land of Promise
Land of Promise (1946)

as Mr. Know-All

Yellow Canary
Yellow Canary (1943)
GoodWatch score 50

Screenplay

They Met in the Dark
They Met in the Dark (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Squadron Leader X
Squadron Leader X (1943)

Writer

The First of the Few
The First of the Few (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay

They Flew Alone
They Flew Alone (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

as Vacuum Salesman

Unpublished Story
Unpublished Story (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

as Farmfield

The Thief of Bagdad
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
GoodWatch score 87

as Sultan

1930s

36 titles · average score 62
Sixty Glorious Years
Sixty Glorious Years (1938)

as Wounded Soldier

Victoria the Great
Victoria the Great (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

as Sir James

Action for Slander
Action for Slander (1937)

as Minor Role

Tudor Rose
Tudor Rose (1936)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jane's Father

Nell Gwyn
Nell Gwyn (1934)

as Chiffinch

Perfect Understanding
Perfect Understanding (1933)
GoodWatch score 40

as Announcer

The Water Gipsies
The Water Gipsies (1932)

Writer

Sally in Our Alley
Sally in Our Alley (1931)

Screenplay

City of Song
City of Song (1931)

as Theater Watchman

The W Plan
The W Plan (1930)

Writer

Children of Chance
Children of Chance (1930)

Writer

Night Birds
Night Birds (1930)

as Minor Role

1920s

1 title
The Headmaster
The Headmaster (1921)

as Palliser Grantley