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 entitled "
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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