Mel Smith
British comedian and actor (1952-2013) · United Kingdom · On the map · Comedians · Died at 60
Melvyn Kenneth Smith was an English actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He worked on the sketch comedy shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones with his comedy partner, Griff Rhys Jones.
Mel Smith is read about 483 times a day, in 22 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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Rowan Atkinson Mel directed The Tall Guy (1990)
Griff Rhys Jones Also in Not the Nine O'Clock News
Robin Driscoll Mel directed The Tall Guy (1990)
Richard Curtis Mel directed The Tall Guy (1990)
Peter MacNicol Mel directed Bean and Radioland Murders
Geraldine James Mel directed The Tall Guy (1990)
Imelda Staunton Mel directed The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)
Ned Beatty Mel directed Radioland Murders (1994)
Bernard Hill Mel directed The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (2005)- Brion James Mel directed Radioland Murders (1994)
David Ryall Also in Wilt and Milner
Emma Thompson Mel directed The Tall Guy (1990)
Jeff Goldblum Mel directed The Tall Guy (1990)
Michael Gambon Mel directed High Heels and Low Lifes (2002)
Christopher Lloyd Mel directed Radioland Murders (1994)
Harvey Korman Mel directed Radioland Murders (1994)
Stephen Tobolowsky Mel directed Radioland Murders (1994)
Corbin Bernsen Mel directed Radioland Murders (1994)
Harris Yulin Mel directed Bean (1997)
Danny Dyer Mel directed High Heels and Low Lifes (2002)
Gregory Sierra Mel directed The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)
Brian Benben Mel directed Radioland Murders (1994)
Jamison Jones Mel directed Radioland Murders (1994)
Gary Holton Also in Bloody Kids and Dreams of Leaving
Also in Deutsch
About this person
Smith and Jones founded Talkback, which grew to be one of the United Kingdom's largest producers of television comedy and light entertainment programming.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Comedians
Type
Comedian
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1952 to 2013 · aged 60