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Michael Gwynn
Actor
Born November 30, 1916Died January 29, 1976 (59 years)
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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.
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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.
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Filmography
| 1976 | Spy Story · as Dawlish |
| 1975 | Poldark (TV Series) · as Justice Lister |
| 1975 | Fawlty Towers (TV Series) · as Lord Melbury |
| 1974 | Rooms (TV Series) · as Mr. Cotgrove |
| 1973 | Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (TV Series) · as Wing Commander Day |
| 1973 | Thriller (1973) (TV Series) · as Oliver Mason |
| 1972 | Colditz (TV Series) · as Standardtenführer Hessler |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Charles Holloway |
| 1972 | The Adventurer (TV Series) · as Sir Richard |
| 1971 | Justice (1971) (TV Series) · as Brigadier Craig-Astley |
| 1971 | Jason King (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Scars of Dracula · as The Priest |
| 1969 | Paul Temple (TV Series) · as Ripley |
| 1969 | The Virgin Soldiers · as Lt Col Bromley-Pickering |
| 1969 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (TV Series) · as Hyde Watson |
| 1969 | The Main Chance (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1969 | The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (TV Series) · as Rev. Oswald Ellis |
| 1969 | Department S (TV Series) · as Franz Drieker |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Robert Ingram |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Wilfred Holmes |
| 1967 | The Crowning Gift · as Jesus Christ |
| 1966 | The Deadly Bees · as Doctor Lang |
| 1966 | Adam Adamant Lives (TV Series) · as Lord Hawksmoor |
| 1966 | Mystery and Imagination (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Baron (TV Series) · as Mark Seldon |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Julius Winterhalter |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Thomas Glover |
| 1965 | Having a Wild Weekend · as Hardingford |
| 1964 | The Fall of the Roman Empire · as Cornelius |
| 1963 | The Horse Without a Head · as Gendarme |
| 1963 | Espionage (TV Series) · as George Case |
| 1963 | First Night (TV Series) · as Francis Dexter |
| 1963 | Jason and the Argonauts · as Hermes |
| 1963 | Cleopatra · as Cimber |
| 1963 | Love Story (1963) (TV Series) · as Edward Oggerly |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Some People · as Vicar |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Powell |
| 1961 | Barabbas · as Lazarus |
| 1961 | Question 7 · as Friedrich Gottfried |
| 1961 | No Place Like Homicide! · as Malcolm Broughton |
| 1961 | Ghost Squad (TV Series) · as Professor Sebastian Boon |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Bill |
| 1960 | Village of the Damned · as Alan Bernard |
| 1960 | Never Take Candy from A Stranger · as Prosecutor |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as Leslie Palmer |
| 1958 | The Doctor's Dilemma · as Dr. Blenkinsop |
| 1958 | The Revenge of Frankenstein · as Karl |
| 1958 | Dunkirk · as Commander (sheerness) |
| 1958 | The Camp on Blood Island · as Tom Shields |
| 1957 | The Secret Place · as Steve Waring |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Dr. Mark Fowler |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Dr. Jorgan Tesman |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Lofty |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Gendarme |
| 1954 | The Runaway Bus · as 1st Transport Officer |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Julian |