
Michael Gwynn
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Gwynn (30 November 1916 in Bath – 29 January 1976 in London) was an English actor. He attended Mayfield College near Mayfield, East Sussex. During the Second World War he served in East Africa as a Major and was Adjutant to the 2nd. Nyasaland Battalion, Kings African Rifles. He is perhaps best remembered in contemporary culture as the shyster Lord Melbury who attempts to con £200 and a set of British Empire coins from the unsuspecting Basil Fawlty ...
Known For
Filmography

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016
as Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)

The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The Portable Phonograph
1977
as The Music Lover
The Sunday Drama
1977
as Jack Hampton

Spy Story
1976
as Dawlish

Fawlty Towers
1975
as Lord Melbury

State of Emergency
1975
as Professor Donati

Poldark
1975
as Justice Lister

A Coffin for the Bride
1974
as Oliver Mason

Thriller
1973
as Oliver Mason

Colditz
1972
as Standardtenführer Hessler

The Adventurer
1972
as Sir Richard

Spy Trap
1972
as Carson

Jason King
1971

Justice
1971
as Brigadier Craig-Astley

Scars of Dracula
1970
as The Priest
Big Brother
1970
as Wendell Meade

The Virgin Soldiers
1969
as Lt Col Bromley-Pickering

Department S
1969
as Franz Drieker

The Main Chance
1969
as Judge

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969
as Hyde Watson

The Expert
1968
as Stephen Trimmer

The Deadly Bees
1966
as Doctor Lang

Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Sullivan

Catch Us If You Can
1965
as Hardingford

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Julius Winterhalter

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Norton

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Thomas Glover

The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964
as Cornelius

The Horse Without a Head
1964
as Gendarme
Michelangelo
1964
as Michelangelo (voice)
Story Parade
1964
as Herr Hacker

Jason and the Argonauts
1963
as Hermes

Cleopatra
1963
as Cimber

Espionage
1963
as George Case

Some People
1962
as Vicar

The Saint
1962
as Martin Jeffroll

Question 7
1961
as Friedrich Gottfried

What a Carve Up!
1961
as Malcolm Broughton

Barabbas
1961
as Lazarus

The Avengers
1961
as Bill
Drama 61-67
1961
as Director
Drama 61-67
1961
as Stuart Robbins

Village of the Damned
1960
as Alan Bernard

Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960
as Prosecutor
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Jacques Planchet
Theatre '70
1960
as Alceste Grideaux

The Doctor's Dilemma
1959
as Dr. Blenkinsop

The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958
as Karl

The Camp on Blood Island
1958
as Tom Shields

Dunkirk
1958
as Commander (Sheerness)

The Secret Place
1957
as Steve Waring

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Louis

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Dr. Mark Fowler

Strange Experiences
1955
as Thief

The Runaway Bus
1953
as 1st Transport Officer