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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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2016
as Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
as The Music Lover
1976
as Dawlish
1975
as Professor Donati
1975
as Justice Lister
1975
as Lord Melbury
1974
as Oliver Mason
1973
as Oliver Mason
1972
as Standardtenführer Hessler
1972
as Sir Richard
1972
1971
as Brigadier Craig-Astley
1971
1970
as The Priest
1969
as Lt Col Bromley-Pickering
1969
as Hyde Watson
1969
as Franz Drieker
1969
as Judge
1968
as Stephen Trimmer
1966
as Doctor Lang
1966
1965
as Hardingford
1964
as Cornelius
1964
as Gendarme
1963
as Hermes
1963
as Cimber
1962
as Martin Jeffroll
1962
as Vicar
1961
as Lazarus
1961
as Friedrich Gottfried
1961
as Malcolm Broughton
1961
as Bill
1960
as Alan Bernard
1960
as Prosecutor
1959
as Dr. Blenkinsop
1958
as Karl
1958
as Tom Shields
1958
as Commander (Sheerness)
1957
as Steve Waring
1953
as 1st Transport Officer