Michael Gwynn
Acting
1916-11-30 · Bath, Somerset, England, U.K.
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 in the BBC comedy Fawlty Towers. Gwynn appears as Lord Melbury in the first ever episode of the series, "A Touch of Class". Gwynn also appeared on several adaptations of plays on the Caedmon Records label. Among them were Cyrano de Bergerac, in which he played Le Bret, and Julius Caesar, in which he played Casca. Both productions starred Ralph Richardson in the title role. He died on 29 January 1976 in London from a heart attack. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Gwynn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016 · Movie
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Movie
The World of Hammer
1994 · Series
The Sunday Drama
1977 · Series
The Portable Phonograph
1977 · Movie
Spy Story
1976 · Movie
State of Emergency
1975 · Series
Poldark
1975 · Series
Fawlty Towers
1975 · Series
A Coffin for the Bride
1974 · Movie
Thriller
1973 · Series
Colditz
1972 · Series
The Adventurer
1972 · Series
Spy Trap
1972 · Series
Justice
1971 · Series
Jason King
1971 · Series
Scars of Dracula
1970 · Movie
Big Brother
1970 · Series
The Virgin Soldiers
1969 · Movie
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969 · Series
Department S
1969 · Series
The Main Chance
1969 · Series
The Expert
1968 · Series
The Deadly Bees
1966 · Movie
Mystery and Imagination
1966 · Series
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Series
Catch Us If You Can
1965 · Movie
Story Parade
1964 · Series
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 · Movie
The Horse Without a Head
1964 · Movie
Michelangelo
1964 · Movie
Espionage
1963 · Series
Jason and the Argonauts
1963 · Movie
Cleopatra
1963 · Movie
The Saint
1962 · Series
Some People
1962 · Movie
Barabbas
1961 · Movie
Question 7
1961 · Movie
What a Carve Up!
1961 · Movie
Drama 61-67
1961 · Series
The Avengers
1961 · Series
Theatre '70
1960 · Series
Village of the Damned
1960 · Movie
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960 · Series
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
1960 · Movie
The Doctor's Dilemma
1959 · Movie
The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958 · Movie
The Camp on Blood Island
1958 · Movie
Dunkirk
1958 · Movie
The Secret Place
1957 · Movie
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Series
Strange Experiences
1955 · Series
The Runaway Bus
1953 · Movie