Arthur Malet

Arthur Malet

Acting
Born Sep 24, 1927
From Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England, UK
Died May 18, 2013

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. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Malet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Halloween
7.6
1978

Halloween

Graveyard Keeper

Hook
6.8
1991

Hook

Tootles

Mary Poppins
7.5
1964

Mary Poppins

Mr. Dawes Jr.

Anastasia
7.6
1997

Anastasia

Travelling Man / Major Domo (voice)

Young Frankenstein
7.9
1974

Young Frankenstein

Village Elder

The Black Cauldron
6.4
1985

The Black Cauldron

King Eidilleg (voice)

Dick Tracy
6.1
1990

Dick Tracy

Diner Patron

The Enforcer
6.7
1976

The Enforcer

Innocent Bystander in Opening Action Sequence (uncredited)

In the Heat of the Night
7.7
1967

In the Heat of the Night

Ulam

Toys
5.3
1992

Toys

Owen Owens

A Little Princess
7.6
1995

A Little Princess

Charles Randolph

Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.0
1971

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Mr. Widdenfield (Museum Guard) (uncredited)

The Secret of NIMH
7.5
1982

The Secret of NIMH

Mr. Ages (voice)

Heaven Can Wait
6.6
1978

Heaven Can Wait

Everett

Vanishing Point
7.1
1971

Vanishing Point

Second Male Hitchhiker

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
4.7
1998

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

Mr. Ages (voice)

Hotline
5.3
1982

Hotline

Hooten

King Rat
7.1
1965

King Rat

Blakeley

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
4.6
1991

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time

Wendel

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
5.7
1966

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

Umbrella Man

Penelope
5.4
1966

Penelope

Major Higgins

Munster, Go Home!
6.4
1966

Munster, Go Home!

Alfie

The Culpepper Cattle Co.
6.3
1972

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

Doctor

S.O.S. Titanic
5.9
1980

S.O.S. Titanic

Librarian (uncredited)

The Man from Galveston
5.2
1963

The Man from Galveston

Barney

Peter Gunn
4.7
1989

Peter Gunn

Willie

The Blue Knight
5.5
1973

The Blue Knight

Dr. Damon

Disaster on the Coastliner
5.3
1979

Disaster on the Coastliner

Southbound Conductor

The Gift of Love
6.0
1978

The Gift of Love

Emcee at Ball

The Runestone
4.8
1991

The Runestone

Stoddard

The Further Adventures of Gallegher
1965

The Further Adventures of Gallegher

Sir James Fryar-Smythe

The Hound of the Baskervilles
4.8
1972

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Higgins

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
4.7
1973

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies

Brother Watson

Convicts 4
4.7
1962

Convicts 4

Storekeeper

Addicted to His Love
6.0
1988

Addicted to His Love

Mr. Mayhew

The Helicopter Spies
4.8
1968

The Helicopter Spies

White Hunter

Savage Harvest
5.7
1981

Savage Harvest

MacGruder

Stormy Weathers
4.7
1992

Stormy Weathers

Pidge

Target Risk
1975

Target Risk

Shoeshine Boy

The Scorpio Letters
4.0
1967

The Scorpio Letters

Hinton

Do You Take This Stranger?
5.0
1971

Do You Take This Stranger?

Night Man