Name
Michael Melia
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1945-07-25 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Eton, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Biography
Michael Melia (born 1945) is an established British actor best known for his work on television. He appeared as Queen Vic landlord Eddie Royle in BBC One soap opera EastEnders between 1990 and 1991.
Melia was born in Berkshire and attended St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill, the oldest Roman Catholic college in England. Before taking up acting he was a teacher. At one stage he ran a bar in Spain and thought about applying for a pub tenancy in England. However the idea was vetoed by his wife, former actress turned teacher, Celia Melia.
Known For
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- 1988 The Girl in a Swing as Policeman
- 1985 Christmas Present as Hammonds Security Guard
- 1988 Reasonable Force as DCI 'Rubber Heels'
- 1989 Here Is the News as Det. Sgt. Good
- 1980 Fox as Hough
- 1974 Juggernaut as Navigator
- 1990 Sweet Nothing as Dustman
- 1982 Doctor Who: The Visitation as Terileptil Leader
- 1986 Car Trouble as Fireman
- 1986 Blake's 7: Aftermath as Federation Trooper
- 1984 The Bill ( 2 episodes )
- 1963 Doctor Who ( 3 episodes ) as Terileptil
- 1978 Blake's 7 ( 1 episode ) as Federation Trooper
- 1980 The Gentle Touch ( 1 episode )
- 1985 Dempsey and Makepeace ( 1 episode ) as Paul Marshall
- 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ( 1 episode ) as Detective Sergeant
- 1979 Minder ( 1 episode ) as Freddie
- 1976 When the Boat Comes In ( 1 episode )
- 1981 The Chinese Detective ( 2 episodes )
- 1975 The Sweeney ( 1 episode ) as Rudd
- 1975 Rumpole of the Bailey ( 1 episode ) as Frank Armstrong
- 1986 London's Burning ( 1 episode )
- 1985 EastEnders ( 42 episodes ) as Eddie Royle
- 1992 Maigret ( 1 episode )
- 1995 Dangerfield ( 20 episodes ) as D.I. Frank Dagley
- 2004 New Tricks ( 1 episode ) as Vernon Murnaghan
- 1979 Minder ( 1 episode ) as Fletcher
- 1989 Campion ( 2 episodes ) as 'Sock' Petrie
- 1993 The Detectives ( 1 episode ) as Brian
- 1985 C.A.T.S. Eyes ( 1 episode ) as Bert Black
- 1988 After Henry ( 1 episode ) as Barman
- 1989 Shadow of the Noose ( 1 episode ) as Henry Stephens
- 1978 Strangers ( 1 episode ) as Supt Mitchell
- 1984 Travelling Man ( 1 episode ) as Police Sergeant
- 1984 Diana ( 1 episode ) as Sgt Bowles
- 1991 In Suspicious Circumstances ( 1 episode ) as Freddie Mills
- 1999 Daylight Robbery ( 1 episode ) as Donald
- 1983 The Hard Word ( 6 episodes ) as Barry Edwards
