Arthur Malet (24 September 1927 – 18 May 2013) was a United States-based English stage, film and television actor.Vivian R. Malet was born in Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, England. He emigrated to the United States in the 1950s, changed his forename to Arthur, began acting onstage, and won two Drama Desk Awards in 1957. He came to some prominence in 1960s fims, often playing characters much older than his real age, such as Mr. Dawes, Jr., in Disney's Mary Poppins.He played undertaker Ted Ulam in Norman Jewison's 1967 film In the Heat of the Night, and Joe Fenwick in a 1972 episode of Columbo, "Dagger of the Mind". He went on to play a village elder in Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein in 1974, the graveyard keeper in John Carpenter's Halloween in 1978, a houseman in the film "Oh God, You Devil". (1984), and Tootles in Hook in 1991.His appearances on television included episodes of The Donna Reed Show, The Rifleman, Adventures in Paradise, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ("The McGregor Affair"; originally aired 23 November 1964), and Bewitched ("The Trial and Error of Aunt Clara"; originally aired 2 February 1967). In 1965 he appeared as murder victim Ralph Day in the Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Golden Venom." He voiced the character of "Mr. Ages" in The Secret of NIMH in 1982. He died on 18 May 2013 from Natural Causes at the age of 85.
He was cast as Tootles in Hook (1991) after the original choice, Richard Attenborough, decline the role as he was busy directing Chaplin (1992).
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English supporting actor of stage and screen, in the U.S. from the mid-1950's. Tended to play characters older than his own age. Won two Drama Desk Awards in 1957.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
1998
Video
Mr. Ages (voice)
Anastasia
1997
Travelling Man / Major Domo (voice)
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1997
TV Series
Man Outside Oakland City Ballet Company
Ned and Stacey
1996-1997
TV Series
Cornelius
A Little Princess
1995
Charles Randolph
Picket Fences
1993
TV Series
Dr. Vernon Leaky
Toys
1992
Owen Owens
Santa Barbara
1992
TV Series
Judge Shorter
Stormy Weathers
1992
TV Movie
Pidge
Double Edge
1992
TV Movie
Hook
1991
Tootles
Pacific Station
1991
TV Series
The Runestone
1991
Stoddard
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991
Wendel
Dallas
1981-1990
TV Series
Ryan / Mr. Forest / Forest
Sister Kate
1990
TV Series
Father Delaney
Dick Tracy
1990
Diner Patron
The Famous Teddy Z
1989
TV Series
Worth Winning
1989
Ticket Taker
The Nutt House
1989
TV Series
Raymond
Doctor Doctor
1989
TV Series
Armand Peltzer
Peter Gunn
1989
TV Movie
Willie
21 Jump Street
1989
TV Series
MacKenzie
Addicted to His Love
1988
TV Movie
Mr. Mayhew
My Two Dads
1988
TV Series
Harrison
St. Elsewhere
1988
TV Series
Mr. Peek
Easy Street
1986-1987
TV Series
Bobby
MacGyver
1986
TV Series
Pathologist
Mr. Belvedere
1986
TV Series
Customer #1
The Facts of Life
1986
TV Series
Max
The Black Cauldron
1985
King Eidilleg (voice)
City Heat
1984
Doc Loomis
Oh, God! You Devil
1984
Houseman
E/R
1984
TV Series
Dr. Matthews
Casablanca
1983
TV Series
Carl
Amanda's
1983
TV Series
Basil O'Hara
Hotline
1982
TV Movie
Hooten
The Secret of NIMH
1982
Mr. Ages (voice)
Capitol
1982
TV Series
Hal Dayton (1984-1985)
CHiPs
1982
TV Series
Junkman
Open All Night
1981
TV Series
Junkman
Savage Harvest
1981
MacGruder
Bosom Buddies
1981
TV Series
Dan Fluka - the Bum
Barney Miller
1979-1980
TV Series
Malcolm Gower / Henry Creighton
Hart to Hart
1979
TV Series
Cardinal
Disaster on the Coastliner
1979
TV Movie
Southbound Conductor
S.O.S. Titanic
1979
TV Movie
Librarian (uncredited)
WKRP in Cincinnati
1979
TV Series
Father O'Riley
Wonder Woman
1979
TV Series
Professor Zander
Charlie's Angels
1979
TV Series
James Hannah
The Gift of Love
1978
TV Movie
Emcee at Ball
Halloween
1978
Graveyard Keeper
Heaven Can Wait
1978
Everett
McCloud
1972-1977
TV Series
Hotel Manager / Garvey / Leonard
The Enforcer
1976
Innocent Bystander in Opening Action Sequence (uncredited)
The Waltons
1976
TV Series
Prof. Ainsley
Target Risk
1975
TV Movie
Shoeshine Boy
Petrocelli
1974
TV Series
Clyde Ledbetter
Young Frankenstein
1974
Village Elder
Gunsmoke
1962-1973
TV Series
Oldtimer / Barney Cox / Farnum
The Blue Knight
1973
TV Movie
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
1973
Brother Watson
Hawaii Five-O
1973
TV Series
Artie Boland
Columbo
1972
TV Series
Fenwick
The Culpepper Cattle Co.
1972
Doctor
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1972
TV Movie
Higgins
Love, American Style
1971
TV Series
Dr. Andrews (segment "Love and the Doctor's Honeymoon") / The Minister (segment ("Love and the Serious Wedding")
Night Gallery
1970-1971
TV Series
Abel Joyce (segment "Camera Obscura") / Ennis (segment "The Little Black Bag")
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
Mr. Widdenfield - Museum Guard (restored version) (uncredited)
Do You Take This Stranger?
1971
TV Movie
Night Man
Vanishing Point
1971
Second Male Hitchhiker
Mission: Impossible
1970
TV Series
Undertaker
The Great White Hope
1970
Barrister (uncredited)
Lancer
1970
TV Series
Footman
The Virginian
1969
TV Series
Night Clerk
I Dream of Jeannie
1969
TV Series
Vasmir
Mod Squad
1969
TV Series
Eddie
The Bold Ones: The Protectors
1969
TV Series
Eaker
The Wild Wild West
1966-1969
TV Series
Prof. Montague / Doc Keyno / Dr. Meyer
Bonanza
1968
TV Series
Tingle the Barber
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1968
TV Series
Pickett
The Second Hundred Years
1968
TV Series
Whitaker
The Helicopter Spies
1968
White Hunter
The Monkees
1967
TV Series
Curator
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1966-1967
TV Series
White Hunter / Professor Kenton
In the Heat of the Night
1967
Ulam
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966-1967
TV Series
William Muckleston / Treacle
Felony Squad
1967
TV Series
Creel
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967
Chinese Food Eater (uncredited)
The Scorpio Letters
1967
TV Movie
Hinton
Bewitched
1967
TV Series
Judge Bean
Captain Nice
1967
TV Series
Park Guard
Penelope
1966
Major Higgins
Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.
1966
Umbrella Man
Munster, Go Home!
1966
Alfie
The Fugitive
1966
TV Series
Swanzie
The Andy Griffith Show
1966
TV Series
Purvis / Vagrant
My Favorite Martian
1966
TV Series
Dr. Dunlap
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1966
TV Series
Express Man
King Rat
1965
Blakeley
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1965
TV Series
Sir James Fryar-Smythe
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1965
TV Series
Engineer
Rawhide
1965
TV Series
T. Reginald Wingate
Perry Mason
1965
TV Series
Ralph Day
Mickey
1964
TV Series
Clyde Zuwicki
12 O'Clock High
1964
TV Series
Macutcheon
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1964
TV Series
Burke
Mary Poppins
1964
Mr. Dawes Junior
Destry
1964
TV Series
Hancock
Dr. Kildare
1964
TV Series
Mr. Jackson
The Man from Galveston
1963
Barney
Channing
1963
TV Series
The Fight Fan
Grindl
1963
TV Series
Reggie
The Untouchables
1962-1963
TV Series
Mission Man / Brother Adam
Alcoa Premiere
1963
TV Series
Peter Fearmax
Dennis the Menace
1962-1963
TV Series
Reverend Stone / Dr. Carl Cadwell / Dr. Cecil Cadwell
Fair Exchange
1962
TV Series
Michael
Stoney Burke
1962
TV Series
Curley
The Donna Reed Show
1962
TV Series
Professor Raskin
Convicts 4
1962
Storekeeper
Adventures in Paradise
1961-1962
TV Series
O'Toole / Hubert / Sailor
The Rifleman
1962
TV Series
Jeremy Pennebroke
The Detectives
1961-1962
TV Series
Walter Prager / Percy Morton
Ben Casey
1962
TV Series
The Dick Powell Theatre
1961
TV Series
First Thief
Michael Shayne
1961
TV Series
Mr. Bradford
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1961
TV Series
Dr. Larson
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1961
TV Series
The Cook
The DuPont Show of the Month
1957-1960
TV Series
Hodge
The United States Steel Hour
1958
TV Series
Lt. Grahame Saunders
Camera Three
1957
TV Series
The Devil
Playwrights '56
1956
TV Series
Preacher
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
1998
Video performer: "Come Make The Most Of Your Life"