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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
All 41
Movies 24
TV Shows 17
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead (1994)
Spy Story (1976)
State of Emergency (1975)
Poldark (1975)
Fawlty Towers (1975)
A Coffin for the Bride (1974)
Thriller (1973)
Colditz (1972)
The Adventurer (1972)
Spy Trap (1972)
Justice (1971)
Jason King (1971)
Scars of Dracula (1970)
The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969)
Department S (1969)
The Main Chance (1969)
The Expert (1968)
The Deadly Bees (1966)
Mystery and Imagination (1966)
Catch Us If You Can (1965)
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
The Horse Without a Head (1964)
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Cleopatra (1963)
The Saint (1962)
Some People (1962)
Barabbas (1961)
Question 7 (1961)
What a Carve Up! (1961)
The Avengers (1961)
Village of the Damned (1960)
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)
Great Expectations (1959)
The Doctor's Dilemma (1959)
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
The Camp on Blood Island (1958)
Dunkirk (1958)
The Secret Place (1957)
The Runaway Bus (1953)
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Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1916-11-30
Deathday1976-01-29 (59 years old)
Place of birthBath, Somerset, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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