Edward Malin
Edward Malin | |
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 Malin onHylda Baker's edition ofThis Is Your Lifein 1972 | |
| Born | Edward Ernest Malin 23 October 1894 Stoke Newington,London,England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 1 March 1977(aged 82) |
| Other names | Eddie Malin |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948–1973 |
Edward Ernest "Eddie" Malin(23 October 1894 inStoke Newington,London– 1 March 1977 inEaling,London) was an English actor.[1]
He was the youngest of seven children of John Malin (1850–1921), a purse maker in a fancy leather works,[2]and MarthanéeHackworthy (1855–1905). In 1911 at age 16, he was working as a tracer in a boiler works.[3]DuringWorld War I,he served in theRoyal Navyand became aFreemasonin the Antioch Lodge No. 3271 in February 1918.[4]
Malin mostly played in small, often uncredited roles in both film and TV, including as a dining saloon steward in the 1958 filmA Night to Remember,as well as a waiter in the seminal 1964 filmA Hard Day's Night,starringThe Beatles.[5]He achieved most of his fame as the mute and geriatric character of Walter Tattersall in the sitcomNearest and Dearestfrom 1969 to 1973.[6]
Edward Malin died on 1 March 1977, aged 82 at the King Edward Memorial hospital in Ealing, London.[7]He had been resident at the actors' retirement home ofDenville Hall,Northwood, Middlesex, for several years.
Selected filmography
[edit]- William Comes to Town(1948) - Toy Shop Man (uncredited)
- The Greed of William Hart(1948) - David Paterson
- Genevieve(1953) - Spectator (uncredited)
- The End of the Road(1954) - Nightwatchman
- The Million Pound Note(1954) - Clergyman at Belgrave Square (uncredited)
- A Kid for Two Farthings(1955) - Dog Man (uncredited)
- The Story of Esther Costello(1957) - Man in Irish pub (uncredited)
- The Silent Enemy(1958) - High Ranking British Navy Officer at Conference (uncredited)
- A Night to Remember(1958) - Dining Saloon Steward
- The Two-Headed Spy(1958) - Orderly (uncredited)
- Inn for Trouble(1960) - Old Charlie
- Operation Cupid(1960) - Smelly
- The Millionairess(1960) - Kabir's Patient (uncredited)
- Hair of the Dog(1962) - Sidney
- A Hard Day's Night(1964) - Hotel Waiter
- How to Steal a Million(1966) - Insurance Clerk
- Crooks and Coronets(1969) - 2nd Old Man (uncredited)
- The Bed-Sitting Room(1969) - Club Waiter
- Percy(1971) - Elderly patient
- Nearest and Dearest(1972) - Walter Tattersall
References
[edit]- ^"Eddie Malin".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 12 July 2018.
- ^1901 England Census for Edward Malin, London, Stoke Newington: Ancestry.com(subscription required)
- ^1911 England Census for Edward Ernest Malin, London. Stoke Newington: Ancestry.com(subscription required)
- ^England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921 for Edward Ernest Malin, United Grand Lodge of England, 1910-1921, Membership Registers: London M 3163-3404 to London N 3408-3605: Ancestry.com(subscription required)
- ^"Edward Malin".www.aveleyman.com.
- ^Guide, British Comedy."Nearest And Dearest characters".British Comedy Guide.
- ^England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 for Edward Ernest Malin, 1977: Ancestry.com(subscription required)