Biography
Melvin Kenneth "Mel" Smith (December 3, 1952 – July 19, 2013) was an English comedian, writer, film director, producer, and actor. He is most famous for his work on the sketch comedy shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones along with his comedy partner Griff Rhys Jones. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mel Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
2013
as Self (archive footage)
A tribute to British comedian Mel Smith, who died in July 2013, aged 60, featuring home video footage, rare archive material and many classic sketches...
My Angel
2011
as Uncle Richard
Fifteen year old Eddie's mother falls very ill after a serious car accident. Eddie and his brother Stewart end up having to take care of themselves an...
Rock & Chips
2010
as DI Thomas
Prequel to Only Fools and Horses, set in the 1960s. Joan Trotter is in an unhappy marriage with the work-shy Reg, with whom she has a teenage son, Der...
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
2009
as Self
A look behind the scenes of satirical sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News.
The Riddle
2007
as Professor Cranshaw
A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames pub...
Consenting Adults
2007
as David Maxwell Fyfe
Fifty years ago, a Home Office committee chaired by Wolfenden, then vice-chancellor of Reading University, recommended the decriminalization of homose...
The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One
2006
Attention, comedy fans: NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS is the real thing. This is scathing, no-holds-barred Brit humor at its best. Rapid-fire skits starri...
Blackball
2003
as Bowls Commentator (voice)
Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he mana...
Blackball
2003
Director, Executive Producer
Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he mana...
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
2002
as Self
TV documentary tracing the life of the comedian and satirist from his school days, through the Cambridge Footlights, to Beyond the Fringe and his part...
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)
A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers f...
High Heels and Low Lifes
2001
Director
A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers f...
The Story of Bean
1997
as himself
Pending release of the movie "Bean," Rowan Atkinson reflects on his comedy career and reveals how his comic creation Mr Bean evolved. This 1997 docume...
Bean
1997
Director
Childlike Englishman, Mr. Bean, is an incompetent watchman at the Royal National Gallery. After the museum's board of directors' attempt to have him f...
Twelfth Night
1996
as Sir Toby Belch
Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman ...
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
1995
as self
A documentary about the life of British satirist and founder of 'Private Eye' Peter Cook.
Milner
1994
as Stephen Milner
Stephen Milner is a solicitor, but he fits uneasily into the world of Lewis Strange and Partners, who are an upmarket firm of solicitors. The film fol...
Radioland Murders
1994
Director
A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
Smith & Jones - One Night Stand
1994
Smith and Jones debate on an awe inspiring range of themes from Devon to death, self assembly furniture to the summer of love and aids to anal retenti...
Art Deco Detective
1994
as Porno Movie Director
While investigating the murder of a movie star, a detective finds that he himself is being set up for the crime.
Brain Donors
1992
as Rocco Melonchek
Three manic idiots—a lawyer, a cab driver and a handyman—team up to run a ballet company to fulfil the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics resul...
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
as Self
In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversa...
Father Christmas
1991
as Father Christmas (voice)
Classic animation based on Raymond Briggs' book. What does Father Christmas do with himself for the other 364 days of the year ?
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
1989
as Mr. Grimshaw
A Dickensian mock-Gothic tale of resourceful children, evil governesses, forged wills, cruel orphanages, and goodness triumphant set against an isolat...
Wilt
1989
as Inspector Flint
Henry Wilt is a more or less failed teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant, non-attentive wife Eva. At a party who gets stuck in an infla...
The Tall Guy
1989
as Drunk at Party
An American actor in England tries to find love and work.
The Tall Guy
1989
Director
An American actor in England tries to find love and work.
Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video
1987
as Len
Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jone star in festive special about a family with a video camera. Christmas usually means a little over-indulgence, but to the...
The Princess Bride
1987
as The Albino
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid...
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
as Self
The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event which was shown on British television on ...
Finland For Adults
1987
as Santa Claus
A short film staring British comedians Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones that seeks to update the Santa Claus myth. Made for the Finnish tourist board
Comedians Do It On Stage
1986
as Self
A Group of Britain's top comedy and music performers gather at a London Theater, to give their support to the Oncology Club Fund. The Fund is a charit...
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985
as Hotel Manager
The Griswolds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent. They do their best to catch the flavor of Europe, but...
Live Aid
1985
as Self
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United State...
Restless Natives
1985
as Pyle
Two lads in Edinburgh embark on a non-violent spree of robberies. They dress up in clown masks and act as modern highwaymen, robbing coach loads of to...
Morons from Outer Space
1985
as Bernard
The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond, and Julian. Dur...
Morons from Outer Space
1985
Writer
The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond, and Julian. Dur...
Number One
1985
as Billy Evans
A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.
The Snowman
1984
as Father Christmas - 20th Anniversary version (voice) (uncredited)
A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Cl...
Slayground
1983
as Terry Abbatt
After thieves botch an armored truck robbery that leads to the death of an innocent young girl, her father vows revenge by recruiting a sociopathic hi...
Bullshot
1983
as Crouch
The dashing Captain Hugh "Bullshot" Crummond - WWI ace fighter pilot, Olympic athlete, racing driver, part-time sleuth and all round spiffing chap - m...
Babylon
1980
as Alan
Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound syste...
Bloody Kids
1980
as Disco Doorman
Two boys pull a Saturday night prank on the police in a seaside British town.
Dreams of Leaving
1980
as Xan
William came to work in Fleet Street in 1971. London meant girls, as many girls as he could find. Then he met Caroline and so it began, that very stra...
The Lord of the Rings
1978
as Character Actor (voice)
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
N/A
Attention, comedy fans: NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS is the real thing. This is scathing, no-holds-barred Brit humor at its best. Rapid-fire skits starri...