Acting · Eton, Buckinghamshire, England, UK · Born July 25, 1945
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.
TVNew Tricks
2004
as Vernon Murnaghan
TVDaylight Robbery
1999
as Donald
TVDangerfield
1995
as D.I. Frank Dagley
TVThe Detectives
1993
as Brian
TVMaigret
1992
TVIn Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Freddie Mills
MovieSweet Nothing
1990
as Dustman
MovieHere Is the News
1989
as Det. Sgt. Good
TVShadow of the Noose
1989
as Henry Stephens
TVCampion
1989
as 'Sock' Petrie
MovieThe Girl in a Swing
1988
as Policeman
Reasonable Force
1988
as DCI 'Rubber Heels'
TVAfter Henry
1988
as Barman
TVLondon's Burning
1986
MovieBlake's 7: Aftermath
1986
as Federation Trooper
MovieCar Trouble
1986
as Fireman
MovieChristmas Present
1985
as Hammonds Security Guard
TVC.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
as Bert Black
TVEastEnders
1985
as Eddie Royle
TVDempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Paul Marshall
TVTravelling Man
1984
as Police Sergeant
TVThe Bill
1984
TVDiana
1984
as Sgt Bowles
The Hard Word
1983
as Barry Edwards
MovieDoctor Who: The Visitation
1982
as Terileptil Leader
TVThe Chinese Detective
1981
TVThe Gentle Touch
1980
Fox
1980
as Hough
TVMinder
1979
as Freddie
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as Detective Sergeant
TVStrangers
1978
as Supt Mitchell
TVBlake's 7
1978
as Federation Trooper
TVWhen the Boat Comes In
1976
TVRumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Frank Armstrong
TVThe Sweeney
1975
as Rudd
MovieJuggernaut
1974
as Navigator
TVDoctor Who
1963
as Terileptil
