Murray Melvin

Murray Melvin earns my admiration for courage as much as craft. Originating Geoffrey in A Taste of Honey with Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, then reprising it on film and winning Best Actor at Cannes in 1962, he embraced a tender, deeply human role at a time when that took real nerve. What impresses me is his range across stage, screen and the written page, and a life of ninety years given almost entirely to the theatre. He feels like a genuine artisan of acting, and his passing in 2023 closed a remarkable chapter in British performance.

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Name (English)

Murray Melvin

Name (Japanese)

マリー・メルヴィン

Reading

まりー・めるゔぃん

Born

August 10, 1932 – April 14, 2023

Origin

Hampstead, United Kingdom

Occupation

film actor / writer / stage actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

Awards & achievements

• 1962 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray%20Melvin
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1343282

Tags

• film actor
• writer
• stage actor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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