Arthur Malet
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Arthur Malet | |
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Santa Monica, California , USA | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1956–1998 (retired) |
Arthur Malet (24 September 1927 – 18 May 2013) was an English stage, film and television actor based in the United States.[2] He was known for his films Mary Poppins, Halloween, The Secret of NIMH, and Hook. His last film role was The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue, in which he voiced Mr. Ages.
Life and career
Vivian Arthur Rivers Malet was born on 24 September 1927 in Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, England, the son of Henry Guy Rivers Malet and Olga Muriel Balfour; a scion of the Malet baronets.[3][page needed] He emigrated to the United States in the 1950s, changed his forename to Arthur, began acting onstage, and won two Drama Desk Awards in 1957. He came to prominence in 1960s films, often playing characters much older than his real age, such as Mr. Dawes, Jr., in Disney's Mary Poppins (1964), and King Eidilleg in Disney's 1985 animated film The Black Cauldron.
He played undertaker Ted Ulam in
His appearances on television included episodes of
Death
Malet died on 18 May 2013 at age 85, in
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1962 | Convicts 4 | Storekeeper | |
1964 | Mary Poppins | Mr. Dawes Jr. | |
1965 | King Rat | Blakely | |
1966 | Munster, Go Home! | Alfie | |
1966 | Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. | Umbrella Man | |
1966 | Penelope | Major Higgins | |
1967 | The Scorpio Letters | Hinton | |
1967 | The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin | Chinese Food Eater | Uncredited |
1967 | In the Heat of the Night | ||
1968 | The Helicopter Spies | White Hunter | |
1970 | The Great White Hope | Barrister | Uncredited |
1971 | Vanishing Point | Hitchhiker | |
1971 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Mr. Widdenfield | Uncredited |
1972 | The Culpepper Cattle Co. | Doctor | |
1973 | Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies | Brother Watson | |
1974 | Young Frankenstein | Village Elder | |
1976 | The Enforcer | Bystander | Uncredited |
1978 | Heaven Can Wait | Everett | |
1978 | Halloween | Graveyard Keeper | |
1979 | Disaster on the Coastliner | Southbound Conductor | Television film |
1981 | Savage Harvest | MacGruder | |
1982 | The Secret of NIMH | Mr. Ages | Voice[6] |
1984 | Oh, God! You Devil | Houseman | |
1984 | City Heat | Doc Loomis | |
1985 | The Black Cauldron | King Eidilleg | Voice[6] |
1989 | Worth Winning | Ticket Taker | |
1990 | Dick Tracy | Diner Patron | |
1991 | Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time | Wendel | |
1991 | The Runestone | Stoddard | |
1991 | Hook | Tootles | |
1992 | Toys | Owen Owens | |
1994 | Felidae | Jesaja | Voice; uncredited |
1995 | A Little Princess | Charles Randolph | |
1997 | Anastasia | Traveling Man, Major Domo | Voice[6] |
1998 | The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | Mr. Ages | Voice[6] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Dr. Larson | Episode: "Coming, Mama" |
1964 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour |
Burke | Episode: "The McGregor Affair" |
1964 | Dennis the Menace | Dr. Cadwell | Episode: "Wilson Goes to the Dentist" |
1967 | The Monkees | Curator | Episode: "Art, for Monkees' Sake" |
1967 | The Wild Wild West | Doc Keyno | Episode: "The Night of the Circus of Death" |
1983 | Casablanca | Carl | 5 episodes |
References
- ^ Birth record transcript
GRO Birth Registry
Civil registration event: Birth
Name: MALET, Vivian R.
Registration district: Fareham
County: Hampshire
Year of registration: 1927
Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Mother's maiden name: Balfour
Volume no: 2B
Page #818 - ^ Tom B. "Boot Hill: RIP Arthur Malet". Westernboothill.blogspot.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ISBN 978-1999767006.
- ^ Arthur Malet profile at Allmovie.com; retrieved 2 January 2007.
- ^ "Arthur Malet Obituary - Santa Monica, California - Tributes.com". web.archive.org. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Arthur Malet (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 13 March 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
External links
- Arthur Malet at IMDb
- Arthur Malet at the Internet Broadway Database
- Arthur Malet at the Internet Off-Broadway Database