Arthur Malet

Arthur Malet

1927-09-24 – 2013-05-18 (age 85) Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England, UK
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Biography

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).

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Known For

Halloween
Halloween

1978

as Graveyard Keeper

Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins

1964

as Mr. Dawes Jr.

Hook
Hook

1991

as Tootles

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy

1990

as Diner Patron

Anastasia
Anastasia

1997

as Travelling Man / Major Domo (voice)

Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein

1974

as Village Elder

The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron

1985

as King Eidilleg (voice)

The Secret of NIMH
The Secret of NIMH

1982

as Mr. Ages (voice)

In the Heat of the Night
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971

as Mr. Widdenfield (Museum Guard) (uncredited)

A Little Princess
A Little Princess

1995

as Charles Randolph

The Enforcer
The Enforcer

1976

as Innocent Bystander in Opening Action Sequence (uncredited)

Toys
Toys

1992

as Owen Owens

Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point

1971

as Second Male Hitchhiker

Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait

1978

as Everett

S.O.S. Titanic
S.O.S. Titanic

1980

as Librarian (uncredited)

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

1966

as Umbrella Man

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
The Man from Galveston