Deceased

When Did Murray Melvin Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 90

GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn30/11/1932Born inHampstead, London, England, UKDied14/04/2023Died inSt Thomas' HospitalWikidataQ1343282 ↗TMDb#31722 ↗

Murray Melvin was an English actor. A member of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop company, he originated the part of Geoffrey in Shelagh Delaney's play A Taste of Honey, reprising the role in Tony Richardson's 1961 film version. He appeared in several Ken Russell film and television productions including The Devils (1971) and played Reverend Samuel Runt in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975). Melvin's other notable screen roles include parts in Alfie (1966) and Torchwood (2007).

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Filmography46 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2023	The UndertakerMovie	Lenny	91
2018	Starhunter ReduXSeries	Caravaggio	86
2018	The Ghost of Peter SellersMovie	Self	86
2017	The Lost City of ZMovie	Lord James Bernard	85
2006	TorchwoodSeries	Bilis	74
2004	The Phantom of the OperaMovie	Reyer	72
2001	The Emperor's New ClothesMovie	Antommarchi	69
2001	David CopperfieldMovie	Dr Edward Chillip	69
2000	David CopperfieldSeries	Dr Edward Chillip	68
2000	StarhunterSeries	Caravaggio AI	68
1999	Alice in WonderlandMovie	Chief Executioner	67
1997	Midsomer MurdersSeries	Bentham DeQuetteville	65
1995	BugsSeries	—	63
1994	Doomsday GunMovie	Shop Manager	62
1991	Let Him Have ItMovie	Secondary School Teacher	59
1990	The KraysMovie	Newsagent	58
1990	ChillersSeries	Mr Taylor	58
1990	The FoolMovie	Jeremy Ruttle	58
1989	SlipstreamMovie	Man on Stairs	57
1987	CrossbowSeries	—	55
1985	Christopher ColumbusSeries	Padre Linares	53
1982	NutcrackerMovie	Leopold	50
1977	Gulliver's TravelsMovie	Subtracto (voice)	45
1977	The Prince and the PauperMovie	Prince's Dresser	45
1977	Joseph AndrewsMovie	Beau Didapper	45
1976	Shout at the DevilMovie	Lt. Phipps	44
1976	The Bawdy Adventures of Tom JonesMovie	Blifil	44
1975	Barry LyndonMovie	Reverend Runt	43
1974	Ghost StoryMovie	McFayden	42
1973	Ghost in the Noonday SunMovie	Hamidos	41
1972	A Day in the Death of Joe EggMovie	Doctor	40
1970	Start the Revolution Without MeMovie	Blind Man	38
1968	The FixerMovie	Priest	36
1967	Half Hour StorySeries	Alex	35
1966	Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the WorldMovie	Photographer	34
1966	KaleidoscopeMovie	Aimes	34
1966	The InformerSeries	William Waterwell	34
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Travelling Barber	33
1965	Out of the UnknownSeries	Fred	33
1964	Theatre 625Series	Berthold	32
1964	The Diary of a NobodyMovie	Lupin Pooter	32
1964	SixSeries	Lupin Pooter	32
1962	Solo for SparrowMovie	Larkin	30
1961	The AvengersSeries	—	29
1961	Petticoat PiratesMovie	Kenneth	29
1960	The CriminalMovie	Antlers	28