Michael Melia

Known for: Acting

Born: 1945-07-25 (age 80)

From: Eton, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

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.

Filmography (37)

TV★ 7.3
New Tricks
2004
as Vernon Murnaghan
TV★ 8.7
Daylight Robbery
1999
as Donald
TV★ 7.0
Dangerfield
1995
as D.I. Frank Dagley
TV★ 6.9
The Detectives
1993
as Brian
TV★ 7.6
Maigret
1992
TV★ 6.5
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Freddie Mills
MOVIE
Sweet Nothing
1990
as Dustman
MOVIE
Here Is the News
1989
as Det. Sgt. Good
TV★ 9.0
Shadow of the Noose
1989
as Henry Stephens
TV★ 6.3
Campion
1989
as 'Sock' Petrie
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Girl in a Swing
1988
as Policeman
MOVIE
Reasonable Force
1988
as DCI 'Rubber Heels'
TV★ 6.7
After Henry
1988
as Barman
TV★ 7.7
London's Burning
1986
MOVIE
Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986
as Federation Trooper
MOVIE★ 6.3
Car Trouble
1986
as Fireman
MOVIE★ 6.0
Christmas Present
1985
as Hammonds Security Guard
TV★ 6.0
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
as Bert Black
TV★ 4.2
EastEnders
1985
as Eddie Royle
TV★ 6.6
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Paul Marshall
TV★ 6.5
Travelling Man
1984
as Police Sergeant
TV★ 6.8
The Bill
1984
TV★ 6.5
Diana
1984
as Sgt Bowles
TV
The Hard Word
1983
as Barry Edwards
MOVIE★ 7.5
Doctor Who: The Visitation
1982
as Terileptil Leader
TV★ 7.2
The Chinese Detective
1981
TV★ 7.2
The Gentle Touch
1980
MOVIE★ 1.0
Fox
1980
as Hough
TV★ 7.2
Minder
1979
as Freddie
TV★ 6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Detective Sergeant
TV★ 7.3
Strangers
1978
as Supt Mitchell
TV★ 7.3
Blake's 7
1978
as Federation Trooper
TV★ 7.7
When the Boat Comes In
1976
TV★ 7.1
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Frank Armstrong
TV★ 8.0
The Sweeney
1975
as Rudd
MOVIE★ 6.2
Juggernaut
1974
as Navigator
TV★ 7.9
Doctor Who
1963
as Terileptil