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Michael Gwynn
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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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As actor
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
The Portable Phonograph
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
Michelangelo
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