Actor
Michael Melia
July 25, 1945 · Eton, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Peter Davison
3 titles together
Doctor Who, Campion, Doctor Who: The Visitation
Dennis Waterman
3 titles together
New Tricks, Minder, The Sweeney
Janet Fielding
2 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Visitation
Andy Bradford
2 titles together
Juggernaut, Dempsey and Makepeace
Anthony Calf
2 titles together
New Tricks, Doctor Who: The Visitation
Peter Tuddenham
2 titles together
Tales of the Unexpected, Blake's 7
Full filmography · 35
New Tricks
as Vernon Murnaghan
20047.3
Daylight Robbery
as Donald
1999
Dangerfield
as D.I. Frank Dagley
1995
The Detectives
as Brian
19936.9
Maigret
cast
1992
In Suspicious Circumstances
as Freddie Mills
1991
Shadow of the Noose
as Henry Stephens
1989
Campion
as 'Sock' Petrie
1989
After Henry
as Barman
1988
London's Burning
cast
1986
C.A.T.S. Eyes
as Bert Black
1985
EastEnders
as Eddie Royle
19854.2