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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

29

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-07-25 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Eton, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Michael Melia

Biography

Michael Melia (born 1945) is an established British actor best known for his work on television. He appeared as Queen Vic landlord Eddie Royle in BBC One soap opera EastEnders between 1990 and 1991. Melia was born in Berkshire and attended St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill, the oldest Roman Catholic college in England. Before taking up acting he was a teacher. At one stage he ran a bar in Spain and thought about applying for a pub tenancy in England. However the idea was vetoed by his wife, former actress turned teacher, Celia Melia.

Known For

Acting

The Girl in a Swing

1988

The Girl in a Swing

as

Policeman

Christmas Present

1985

Christmas Present

as

Hammonds Security Guard

Reasonable Force

1988

Reasonable Force

as

DCI 'Rubber Heels'

Here Is the News

1989

Here Is the News

as

Det. Sgt. Good

Fox

1980

Fox

as

Hough

Juggernaut

1974

Juggernaut

as

Navigator

Sweet Nothing

1990

Sweet Nothing

as

Dustman

Doctor Who: The Visitation

1982

Doctor Who: The Visitation

as

Terileptil Leader

Car Trouble

1986

Car Trouble

as

Fireman

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Terileptil

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

as

Federation Trooper

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Detective Sergeant

Dempsey and Makepeace

Dempsey and Makepeace

as

Paul Marshall

Minder

Minder

as

Freddie

EastEnders

EastEnders

as

Eddie Royle

Dangerfield

Dangerfield

as

D.I. Frank Dagley

New Tricks

New Tricks

as

Vernon Murnaghan

Minder

Minder

as

Fletcher

Campion

Campion

as

'Sock' Petrie

C.A.T.S. Eyes

C.A.T.S. Eyes

as

Bert Black

Production

Crew

Directing