Jack Melford

John Kenneth George Melford Smith (5 September 1899 – 22 October 1972) was a British stage, film and television actor.^[1][2]

Jack Melford
Melford in an episode of One Step Beyond (1960)
Born	John Kenneth George Melford Smith (1899-09-05)5 September 1899 London, England, UK
Died	22 October 2009(2009-10-22) (aged 110) Poole, Dorset, England, UK
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1911–1971

Biography

Melford was the younger brother of screenwriter and film director Austin Melford.^[3] On stage from the age of 12, Melford made his film debut in 1931.^[3] As well as appearing in various films and television shows, he also played Menelaus in the Doctor Who story The Myth Makers.^{[4] [5]}

He appeared in Danger Man (1960) as Caldwell in "The Lonely Chair".

His daughter Jill Melford was an actress.^[6]

Selected filmography

• The Sport of Kings (1931) - Sir Reginald Toothill
• Night of the Garter (1933) - Kenneth Warwick
• Department Store (1935) - Bob Burge Goodman
• Look Up and Laugh (1935) - Journalist
• Honeymoon for Three (1935) - Raymond Dirk
• Birds of a Feather (1936) - Rudolph
• Find the Lady (1936) - Schemer Doyle
• If I Were Rich (1936) - Albert Mott
• Luck of the Turf (1936) - Sid Smith
• Radio Lover (1936) - Reggie Clifford
• Jump for Glory (1937) - Thompson
• Let's Make a Night of It (1937) - Count Castelli
• Command Performance (1937) - The Journalist
• Coming of Age (1938) - Roger Squire
• Scruffy (1938) - Jim
• Hold My Hand (1938) - Pop Currie
• It's in the Air (1938) - Lt. Terry - pilot
• Many Tanks Mr. Atkins (1938) - Capt. Torrent
• Too Many Husbands (1938) - Stephen Brinkway
• The Spider (1940) - Duke
• The Briggs Family (1940) - Jerry Tulse
• Spare a Copper (1940) - Dame (uncredited)
• Crook's Tour (1941) - Desert Bus Tour Guide (uncredited)
• They Met in the Dark (1943) - Defence Lawyer at Court Martial (uncredited)
• Theatre Royal (1943) - Himself
• The Rake's Progress (1945) - Race Team Member (uncredited)
• The Laughing Lady (1946) - Lord Barrymore
• The October Man (1947) - Wilcox
• When You Come Home (1948) - Dr. Dormer Franklyn
• My Brother Jonathan (1948) - Dr. Martock
• Counterblast (1948) - Detective (uncredited)
• No Room at the Inn (1948) - Councillor Wordsworth (uncredited)
• Warning to Wantons (1949) - Maurice Lugard
• Up for the Cup (1950) - Barrowboy
• Heights of Danger (1953) - Mr. Croudson
• Background (1953) - Mackay
• The Ladykillers (1955) - Detective (uncredited)
• The End of the Line (1957) - Inspector Gates
• Web of Suspicion (1959) - (uncredited)
• Night Train for Inverness (1960) - Boy's Father (uncredited)
• Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons (1960) - Concierge (uncredited)
• Compelled (1960) - Grimes
• Transatlantic (1960) - Capt. Brady
• Sentenced for Life (1960) - (uncredited)
• The Fourth Square (1961) - Stewart
• Feet of Clay (1961) - Soames
• Follow That Man (1961) - Lars Toren
• Hotel Incident (1962) - Max
• The Last Man Out (1962) - Sergeant-Major Knutley
• What Every Woman Wants (1962) - Dr. Falcon
• The Gentle Terror (1963) - Inspector Miles
• A Shot in the Dark (1964) - The Psycho-Analyst
• Night Train to Paris (1964) - PC inspector
• Walk a Tightrope (1964) - Bit Part
• A Home of Your Own (1965)
• Lust for a Vampire (1971) - Bishop (final film role)

References

1. "Jack Melford". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
2. "Jack Melford - Theatricalia".
3. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975 – via Google Books.
4. "Jack Melford - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie".
5. "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Series Episode Guide - Cast and crew".
6. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

External links

• Jack Melford at IMDb
• Jack Melford at the Internet Broadway Database