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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-12-03

Day of Death

2013-07-19 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Chiswick, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Melvin Kenneth Smith

Melvin Smith

Mel Smith

Biography

Melvin Kenneth "Mel" Smith (December 3, 1952 – July 19, 2013) was an English comedian, writer, film director, producer, and actor. He is most famous for his work on the sketch comedy shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones along with his comedy partner Griff Rhys Jones. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mel Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Princess Bride

1987

The Princess Bride

as

The Albino

Father Christmas

1991

Father Christmas

as

Father Christmas (voice)

Brain Donors

1992

Brain Donors

as

Rocco Melonchek

Wilt

1989

Wilt

as

Inspector Flint

Twelfth Night

1996

Twelfth Night

as

Sir Toby Belch

Bullshot

1983

Bullshot

as

Crouch

The Riddle

2007

The Riddle

as

Professor Cranshaw

The Lord of the Rings

1978

The Lord of the Rings

as

Character Actor (voice)

Slayground

1983

Slayground

as

Terry Abbatt

Number One

1985

Number One

as

Billy Evans

Consenting Adults

2007

Consenting Adults

as

David Maxwell Fyfe

Bloody Kids

1980

Bloody Kids

as

Disco Doorman

Babylon

1980

Babylon

as

Alan

My Angel

2011

My Angel

as

Uncle Richard

Art Deco Detective

1994

Art Deco Detective

as

Porno Movie Director

Milner

1994

Milner

as

Stephen Milner

Rock & Chips

2010

Rock & Chips

as

DI Thomas

Finland For Adults

1987

Finland For Adults

as

Santa Claus

The Tall Guy

1989

The Tall Guy

as

Drunk at Party

Blackball

2003

Blackball

as

Bowls Commentator (voice)

Live Aid

1985

Live Aid

as

Self

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

2013

Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

as

Self (archive footage)

High Heels and Low Lifes

2001

High Heels and Low Lifes

as

Man at Train Station (uncredited)

The Snowman

1984

The Snowman

as

Father Christmas - 20th Anniversary version (voice) (uncredited)

The Funny Side of Christmas

1982

The Funny Side of Christmas

as

Hospital patient

Hustle

Hustle

as

Benny Frazier

The Young Ones

The Young Ones

as

Grenada Security Guard

Colin's Sandwich

Colin's Sandwich

as

Colin Watkins

Wogan

Wogan

as

Self

Rock & Chips

Rock & Chips

as

DI Thomas

Timeshift

Timeshift

as

Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)

Minder

Minder

as

Cyril Ash

Muck and Brass

Muck and Brass

as

Tom Craig

Dancing on the Edge

Dancing on the Edge

as

Schlesinger

The Goodies

The Goodies

as

TV Talk Show Host

Filthy Rich & Catflap

Filthy Rich & Catflap

as

Jumbo Whiffy

Parkinson

Parkinson

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing