Arthur Malet
Known for ActingBorn 1927-09-24 — died 2013-05-18Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England, UK
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.
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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).
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Known for
Halloween
1978 · as Graveyard Keeper
Hook
1991 · as Tootles
Mary Poppins
1964 · as Mr. Dawes Jr.
Anastasia
1997 · as Travelling Man / Major Domo (voice)
Young Frankenstein
1974 · as Village Elder
Dick Tracy
1990 · as Diner Patron
The Black Cauldron
1985 · as King Eidilleg (voice)
The Enforcer
1976 · as Innocent Bystander in Opening Action Sequence (uncredited)
Toys
1992 · as Owen Owens
A Little Princess
1995 · as Charles Randolph
Vanishing Point
1971 · as Second Male Hitchhiker
The Secret of NIMH
1982 · as Mr. Ages (voice)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971 · as Mr. Widdenfield (Museum Guard) (uncredited)
In the Heat of the Night
1967 · as Ulam
Heaven Can Wait
1978 · as Everett
S.O.S. Titanic
1980 · as Librarian (uncredited)
King Rat
1965 · as Blakeley
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991 · as Wendel