Michael Gwynn

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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.

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2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
Movie Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Movie Lord Melbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
1994
The World of Hammer
TV show Self (archive footage)
1977
The Sunday Drama
TV show Jack Hampton
1977
The Portable Phonograph
Movie The Music Lover
1976
Spy Story
Movie Dawlish
1975
State of Emergency
TV show Professor Donati
1975
Poldark
TV show Justice Lister
1975
Fawlty Towers
TV show Lord Melbury
1974
A Coffin for the Bride
Movie Oliver Mason
1973
Thriller
TV show Oliver Mason
1972
Colditz
TV show Standardtenführer Hessler
1972
The Adventurer
TV show Sir Richard
1972
Spy Trap
TV show Carson
1971
Justice
TV show Brigadier Craig-Astley
1971
Jason King
TV show