Murray Melvin

Biography

Murray Melvin (10 August 1932-14 April 2023) was an English actor and writer. He won the 1962 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award for his role in A Taste of Honey (1961).

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

63

Birth Date

1932-11-30 00:00:00

Birth Place

Hampstead, London, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Stories from a Flying Trunk
• 

  A Taste of Honey
• The Grey Mile
• 

  Ghost Story
• 

  The Undertaker
• 

  Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story

Credits

• actors (63 credits)

  • The Undertaker

    Lenny

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Set the Night on Fire: The Story of Ewan MacColl

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • The Ghost of Peter Sellers

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Lost City of Z

    Lord James Bernard

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Grey Mile

    Professor Worth

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • The Village

    Male Librarian

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • T-Bag: The Reunion Documentary

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Bill Douglas: Intent on Getting the Image

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Torchwood

    - End of Days (2007) ... Bilis actor actors

    - Captain Jack Harkness (2007) ... Bilis actor actors
    2006
  • The Phantom of the Opera

    Reyer

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • David Copperfield

    Dr Edward Chillip

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Emperor's New Clothes

    Antommarchi

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Stanley and Us

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Alice in Wonderland

    Chief Executioner

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Midsomer Murders

    - The Dark Rider (2012) ... Bentham DeQuetteville actor actors
    1997
  • Princess Caraboo

    Lord Motley

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Doomsday Gun

    Shop Manager

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • As You Like It

    Sir Oliver Martext

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Let Him Have It

    Secondary School Teacher

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Fool

    Jeremy Ruttle

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Sunday Pursuit

    Head waiter

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • The Krays

    Newsagent

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Slipstream

    Man on Stairs

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Testimony

    Film Editor

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Comrades

    Mr. Frampton's Clerk

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Sacred Hearts

    Father Power

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • This Office Life

    Reporter

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Nutcracker

    Leopold

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Stories from a Flying Trunk

    Hans Christian Andersen

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Prince and the Pauper

    Prince's Dresser

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Gulliver's Travels

    Subtracto (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Joseph Andrews

    Beau Didapper

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

    Blifil

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Shout at the Devil

    Lt. Phipps

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Barry Lyndon

    Reverend Runt

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Lisztomania

    Hector Berlioz

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Ghost Story

    McFayden

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Gawain and the Green Knight

    Seneschal

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • The Adventures Of Don Quixote

    Traveling Barber

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Ghost in the Noonday Sun

    Hamidos

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

    Doctor

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Boy Friend

    Alphonse

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Devils

    Father-Canon Jean Mignon

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Start the Revolution Without Me

    Blind Man

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Something in the Cellar

    Fred

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Fixer

    Priest

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Smashing Time

    1st Exquisite

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Kaleidoscope

    Aimes

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Alfie

    Nat

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

    Photographer

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • BBC Play of the Month

    - The Adventures of Don Quixote (1973) ... Travelling Barber actor actors

    - St. Joan (1968) ... The Dauphin actor actors
    1965
  • The Diary of a Nobody

    Lupin Pooter

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Ceremony

    Gendarme

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Sparrows Can't Sing

    Georgie

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Solo for Sparrow

    Larkin

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • H.M.S. Defiant

    Wagstaffe

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Petticoat Pirates

    Kenneth

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • A Taste of Honey

    Geoffrey Ingham

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Avengers

    - Hot Snow (1961) ... actor actors
    1961
  • Suspect

    Teddy Boy

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Criminal

    Antlers

    actor

    actors
    1960