Michael Gwynn
Acting

Michael Gwynn

Born 30 November 1916 · Bath, Somerset, England, U.K. · Died 29 January 1976

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".

Known for

Cleopatra
Fawlty Towers
Jason and the Argonauts
Village of the Damned
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Scars of Dracula
Barabbas
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Dunkirk
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
The Deadly Bees
The Camp on Blood Island
Spy Story
A Coffin for the Bride
Scars of Dracula
The Virgin Soldiers
The Deadly Bees
Catch Us If You Can
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Horse Without a Head
Jason and the Argonauts
Cleopatra
Some People
Question 7
What a Carve Up!
Barabbas
Village of the Damned
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger
The Doctor's Dilemma
The Revenge of Frankenstein
The Camp on Blood Island
Dunkirk
The Secret Place
The Runaway Bus
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