Arthur Malet
Acting
Biography
Arthur Malet (24 September 1927 – 18 May 2013) was an English actor. He was known for appearing in Mary Poppins (1964), Halloween (1978), The Secret of NIMH (1982), and Hook (1991). Malet was born in Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England in 1927. He emigrated to the United States in the 1950s, starting out onstage and winning two Drama Desk Awards in 1957. He came to some prominence in the 1960s, starring in films playing characters much older than his real age, such as Mr. Dawes, Jr. in Mary Poppins. He played Joe Fenwick in a 1972 episode of Columbo, "Dagger of the Mind". He went on to play a village elder in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein in 1974, and Tootles in Hook in 1991. His appearances on television include The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, “The McGregor Affair” (original air date November 23, 1964). Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Malet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: September 24, 1927
Place of Birth: Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England, UK
Known For
Columbo
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
Bewitched
Samantha Stephens is a seemingly normal suburban housewife who also happens to be a genuine witch, with all the requisite magical powers. Her husband Darrin insists that Samantha keep her witchcraft under wraps, but situations invariably require her to indulge her powers while keeping her bothersome mother Endora at bay.
Young Frankenstein
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather was delusional, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind.
I Dream of Jeannie
While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted South Pacific island, Captain Nelson happens upon a bottle containing a beautiful two-thousand-year-old female genie named Jeannie. Rescuing her from the bottle nets Tony the requisite three wishes, and then some, when Jeannie pledges total devotion to her new "master".
Night Gallery
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
MacGyver
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
Perry Mason
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
In the Heat of the Night
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.
Filmography
as Lieutenant Bonnet
as Mr. Ages (voice)
as Travelling Man / Major Domo (voice)
as Cornelius
as Charles Randolph
as Owen Owens
as Dr. Vernon Leaky
as Pidge
as Jimmy
as Tootles
as Stoddard
as Diner Patron
as Raymond
as Willie
as Mr. Mayhew
as MacKenzie
as Pathologist Ed
as King Eidilleg (voice)
as Carl
as Mr. Peek
as Hooten
as Mr. Ages (voice)
as MacGruder
as Librarian (uncredited)
as Southbound Conductor
as Emcee at Ball
as Graveyard Keeper
as Father O'Riley
as Everett
as Junkman
as Innocent Bystander in Opening Action Sequence (uncredited)
as James Hannah
as The Wizard
as Professor Zander
as Henry Creighton
as Malcolm Gower
as Shoeshine Boy
as Village Elder
as Dr. Damon
as Dr. Damon
as Brother Watson
as Doctor
as Higgins
as Mr. Widdenfield (Museum Guard) (uncredited)
as Fenwick
as Night Man
as Second Male Hitchhiker
as Ennis (segment "The Little Black Bag")
as Minister
as Artie Boland
as White Hunter
as Whitacker
as Hinton
as Ulam
as Major Higgins
as Undertaker
as William Muckleston
as Umbrella Man
as Alfie
as Blakeley
as Sir James Fryar-Smythe
as Vasmir
as Doc Keyno
as Mr. Dawes Jr.
as Professor Kenton
as White Hunter
as Barney
as Swanzie
as Burke
as Storekeeper
as Engineer
as Vagrant
as Purvis
as Sailor
as O'Toole
as Hodge
as Ralph Day
as Dr. Larson
as Farnum
as Cox
as Oldtimer