caption death_date death_place years_active birth_place other_names name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
in stage fright -lrb- 1950 -rrb- 15 march 1969 london , england 1921 -- 1965 croydon , surrey , england miles malieson miles malleson 25 may 1888 lady g. billson -lrb- 1923 -- 1940 -rrb- tatiana lieven -lrb- constance 1946 -- 1969 -rrb- annesley -lrb- 1915 -- 1923 -rrb- joan milles_malleson . jpg miles malleson
 william miles malleson actor/screenwriter
miles malleson

william miles malleson -lrb- 25 may 1888 -- 15 march 1969 -rrb- , generally known as miles malleson , was an english actor and dramatist , particularly remembered for his appearances in british comedy films of the 1930s to 1960s .
towards the end of his career he also appeared in cameo roles in several hammer horror films , with a fairly large role in `` the brides of dracula '' as the hypochondriac and fee-hungry local doctor .
malleson was also a writer on many films , including some of those in which he had small parts , such as `` nell gwyn '' -lrb- 1934 -rrb- and `` the thief of bagdad '' -lrb- 1940 -rrb- .
he also translated and adapted several of molière 's plays -lrb- `` the misanthrope '' , which he titled `` the slave of truth '' , `` tartuffe '' , and `` the imaginary invalid '' -rrb-
