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