Joe Melia
Acting
Biography
Joe Melia (Giovanni Philip William Melia) was a English actor. He first came to notice in Peter Nichols’s "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg " in 1967.
Born: January 23, 1935
Place of Birth: Islington, London, England, UK
Known For
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman who life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth is destroyed. His friend tells him about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a guide with anything you ever needed, and wanted to know. They travel across the galaxy, meeting friendly, and not so friendly characters in order to find the great question (the answer being 42).
A Very Peculiar Practice
A young and idealistic Doctor Stephen Daker arrives at Lowlands University to work at the Health Centre, but has to cope with an eccentric set of colleagues.
Public Eye
Public Eye is a British television series that ran from 1965 to 1975. It was produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a further four series. The series depicted the investigations and cases handled by the unglamorous enquiry agent Frank Marker, an unmarried loner who is in his early forties when the series begins. In the words of an ABC trailer for the third series: "Marker isn't a glamorous detective and he doesn't get glamorous cases—he doesn't even get glamorous girls. What he does get is people who are in trouble—the sort of trouble you can't go to the police about, even if you are innocent."
Call My Bluff
Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.
The Goodies
A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.
Too Many Crooks
Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy Gordon - who distrusts banks and fears the Inland Revenue - but he sees Fingers and the boys off. So they decide to kidnap his daughter, only to end up with his wife Lucy. Gordon makes out he couldn't be more pleased, spuring Lucy to take charge of the hopeless bunch of villains.
Theatre 625
Theatre 625 is a British television drama anthology series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1964 to 1968. It was one of the first regular programmes in the line-up of the channel, and the title referred to its production and transmission being in the higher-definition 625-line format, which only BBC2 used at the time.
Sakharov
Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights.
The Larkins
'The Larkins' is a British television sitcom which was produced by Associated Television and aired on ITV. It aired for four series between 1958 to 1960. An additional two series aired from 1963 to 1964.
Minder
Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.
Filmography
as Albert
as Andy's Father
as Mr Jones
as Mr Gold
as Greek Priest
as Ron Rust
as Dr Mikadze/Grand Duke/Inn Keeper/Monk
as Guard
as Sergej Kovalov
as Jonathan Small
as Sergeant Len Bonny
as Mr. Prosser
as Punch (voice)
as Flash Harry
as Ernie
as Harry Webb
as Head Waiter
as Ronnie Brent
as Starkey
as Ben
as Stanley
as Mother Bear
as The Messenger
as Builder, Estate Agent
as The Photographer
as Crevier
as Friend ("Joe")
as Conductor
as Billy Raybold
as Jerry Sebastian
as Whisper
as Stage Manager
as Barrister