Biographies: Michael Mellinger - Actor

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British actor born in Bavaria, Germany on May 30, 1929. He got married to actress and producer Renee Goddard in 1952 and their marriage ended in divorce. A German actor who worked in Britain in cinema, theater, television and radio, and is best known for his appearance in the West End theater in London. He studied at the University of North London and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He was born with a theatrical background, his parents were actors, and he was sent to a boarding school in England, then he studied at the University of North London and joined the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. When the Second World War began, he was considered a German-Jewish refugee, and was classified as an enemy, and was arrested in Australia. After the war he trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and in the fifties he was a member of the harmonica group, and a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Berlin Ensemble. Over the past 50 years, he has worked successfully in theatre, cinema, television and radio. Among his most important works are: Goldfinger (1964), Gladiator (2000), and Eye of the Needle (1981). He died in London, on March 17, 2004.

• 22 February 2022
• farah ashraf