Joe Melia

Joe Melia (actually Giovanni Philip William Melia ; born January 23, 1935 in Islington , † October 20, 2012 in Stratford-upon-Avon ) was a British actor .

Life

Melia was born the son of Italian immigrants who settled in Leicester during World War II . After school and service with the Intelligence Corps , he appeared on stage at Downing College, which led to a film role in Too Many Crooks in 1959 . Mainly, however, Melia dedicated herself to stage work; He became known and celebrated in the musical Irma La Douce directed by Peter Brook , in Jonathan Miller's Beyond the Fringe at a Fortune and especially in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg by Peter Nichols . His humor and dry wit could also be enjoyed by film and television viewers; but always theatergoers. For 16 years Melia was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company ; In 1982 he won an Oliver for his portrayal of a Jewish doctor who wants to be a good German in CP Taylor's Good .

Filmography (selection)

• 1959: Too Many Crooks
• 1965: Death in the Morning (Four in the Morning)
• 1966: Modesty Blaise - The Deadly Lady (Modesty Blaise)
• 1981: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
• 1983: The Sign of Four (The Sign of the Four)
• 1983: Hey, soldier - your bag is on fire (Privates on Parade)

Stage roles (selection)

• 1960: Irma La Douce
• 1963: Beyond the Fringe at the Fortune
• 1965: happy ending
• 1967: A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
• 1970: Enter Solly Gold
• 1972: The Threepenny Opera
• 1973: Who's Who
• 1977: Privates on Parade
• 1987: The Balcony at the Barbican
• 1987: The Winter's Tale
• 1992: Heartbreak House

Web links

• Joe Melia in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Obituary on This Is Leicstershire.co.uk

Individual evidence

1. ^ Obituary in The Guardian