Michael Melia
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Acting Credits
Biography
Michael Melia (born 1945) is an established British actor best known for his work on television. He appeared as Queen Vic landlord Eddie Royle in BBC One soap opera EastEnders between 1990 and 1991. Melia was born in Berkshire and attended St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill, the oldest Roman Catholic college in England. Before taking up acting he was a teacher. At one stage he ran a bar in Spain and thought about applying for a pub tenancy in England. However the idea was vetoed by his wife, fo...
Known For
Filmography
New Tricks
2004
as Vernon Murnaghan
Daylight Robbery
1999
as Donald
Dangerfield
1995
as D.I. Frank Dagley
The Detectives
1993
as Brian
Maigret
1992
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Freddie Mills
Sweet Nothing
1990
as Dustman
Here Is the News
1989
as Det. Sgt. Good
Campion
1989
as 'Sock' Petrie
Shadow of the Noose
1989
as Henry Stephens
The Girl in a Swing
1988
as Policeman
Reasonable Force
1988
as DCI 'Rubber Heels'
After Henry
1988
as Barman
Car Trouble
1986
as Fireman
Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986
as Federation Trooper
London's Burning
1986
Christmas Present
1985
as Hammonds Security Guard
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Paul Marshall
EastEnders
1985
as Eddie Royle
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
as Bert Black
The Bill
1984
Travelling Man
1984
as Police Sergeant
Diana
1984
as Sgt Bowles
The Hard Word
1983
as Barry Edwards
Doctor Who: The Visitation
1982
as Terileptil Leader
The Chinese Detective
1981
Fox
1980
as Hough
The Gentle Touch
1980
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Detective Sergeant
Minder
1979
as Freddie
Minder
1979
as Fletcher
Blake's 7
1978
as Federation Trooper
Strangers
1978
as Supt Mitchell
When the Boat Comes In
1976
The Sweeney
1975
as Rudd
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Frank Armstrong
Juggernaut
1974
as Navigator
Doctor Who
1963
as Terileptil