Michael Melia
Acting
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.
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Doctor Who
1963
EastEnders
1985
Minder
1979
New Tricks
2004
The Bill
1984
Blake's 7
1978
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
The Sweeney
1975
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Travelling Man
1984
London's Burning
1986
Dempsey and Makepeace
1985
The Detectives
1993
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
Strangers
1978
The Gentle Touch
1980
Dangerfield
1995
Maigret
1992
Campion
1989
Diana
1984
When the Boat Comes In
1976
After Henry
1988
Daylight Robbery
1999
Shadow of the Noose
1989
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
The Chinese Detective
1981
Juggernaut
1974
Fox
1980
The Hard Word
1983
The Girl in a Swing
1988
Car Trouble
1986
Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986
Doctor Who: The Visitation
1982
Here Is the News
1989
Sweet Nothing
1990
Reasonable Force
1988
Christmas Present
1985