Michael Gwynn
Known For
Acting
Born
1916-11-30 in Bath, Somerset, England, U.K.
Died
1976-01-29
Biography
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.
Most Known For
The Avengers
as Bill
The Saint
as Martin Jeffroll
BBC Play of the Month
as Julius Winterhalter
BBC Play of the Month
as Norton
Fawlty Towers
as Lord Melbury
Justice
as Brigadier Craig-Astley
Thriller
as Oliver Mason
The Expert
as Stephen Trimmer
The Main Chance
as Judge
Poldark
as Justice Lister
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)
Mystery and Imagination
as Sullivan
Cleopatra
as Cimber
Jason and the Argonauts
as Hermes
Jason King
The Adventurer
as Sir Richard
Department S
as Franz Drieker
Story Parade
as Herr Hacker
Drama 61-67
as Director
Drama 61-67
as Stuart Robbins