Mel Smith

Mel Smith

Birthday: 1952-12-03

Place of Birth: Chiswick, London, England, UK

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.

Movies

The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley mu...

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National Lampoon's European Vacation
National Lampoon's European Vacation

The Griswolds win a vacation to Europe on a game show, and so pack their bags for the continent. The...

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Father Christmas
Father Christmas

Classic animation based on Raymond Briggs' book. What does Father Christmas do with himself for the ...

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Brain Donors
Brain Donors

Three manic idiots—a lawyer, a cab driver and a handyman—team up to run a ballet company to fulfil t...

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Morons from Outer Space
Morons from Outer Space

The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four...

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Restless Natives
Restless Natives

Two lads in Edinburgh embark on a non-violent spree of robberies. They dress up in clown masks and a...

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Wilt
Wilt

Henry Wilt is a more or less failed teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant, non-attenti...

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Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night

Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the ...

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Bullshot
Bullshot

The dashing Captain Hugh "Bullshot" Crummond - WWI ace fighter pilot, Olympic athlete, racing driver...

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The Riddle
The Riddle

A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by ...

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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings

The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over M...

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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

A Dickensian mock-Gothic tale of resourceful children, evil governesses, forged wills, cruel orphana...

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Slayground
Slayground

After thieves botch an armored truck robbery that leads to the death of an innocent young girl, her ...

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Number One
Number One

A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money....

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Consenting Adults
Consenting Adults

Fifty years ago, a Home Office committee chaired by Wolfenden, then vice-chancellor of Reading Unive...

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Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News
Not Again: Not the Nine O'Clock News

A look behind the scenes of satirical sketch show Not the Nine O'Clock News....

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Amnesty International's Big 30
Amnesty International's Big 30

In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, A...

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Bloody Kids
Bloody Kids

Two boys pull a Saturday night prank on the police in a seaside British town....

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Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

A documentary about the life of British satirist and founder of 'Private Eye' Peter Cook....

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Babylon
Babylon

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he ha...

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The Grand Knockout Tournament
The Grand Knockout Tournament

The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off chari...

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Smith & Jones - One Night Stand
Smith & Jones - One Night Stand

Smith and Jones debate on an awe inspiring range of themes from Devon to death, self assembly furnit...

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Comedians Do It On Stage
Comedians Do It On Stage

A Group of Britain's top comedy and music performers gather at a London Theater, to give their suppo...

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My Angel
My Angel

Fifteen year old Eddie's mother falls very ill after a serious car accident. Eddie and his brother S...

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Art Deco Detective
Art Deco Detective

While investigating the murder of a movie star, a detective finds that he himself is being set up fo...

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Milner
Milner

Stephen Milner is a solicitor, but he fits uneasily into the world of Lewis Strange and Partners, wh...

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Dreams of Leaving
Dreams of Leaving

William came to work in Fleet Street in 1971. London meant girls, as many girls as he could find. Th...

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The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One
The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume One

Attention, comedy fans: NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS is the real thing. This is scathing, no-holds-barr...

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Rock & Chips
Rock & Chips

Prequel to Only Fools and Horses, set in the 1960s. Joan Trotter is in an unhappy marriage with the ...

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Finland For Adults
Finland For Adults

A short film staring British comedians Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones that seeks to update the Santa...

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The Tall Guy
The Tall Guy

An American actor in England tries to find love and work....

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Blackball
Blackball

Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptio...

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Live Aid
Live Aid

Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the Joh...

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Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things
Mel Smith: I've Done Some Things

A tribute to British comedian Mel Smith, who died in July 2013, aged 60, featuring home video footag...

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Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video
Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video

Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jone star in festive special about a family with a video camera. Christmas ...

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The Story of Bean
The Story of Bean

Pending release of the movie "Bean," Rowan Atkinson reflects on his comedy career and reveals how hi...

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High Heels and Low Lifes
High Heels and Low Lifes

A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and t...

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Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

TV documentary tracing the life of the comedian and satirist from his school days, through the Cambr...

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The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two
The Best of Not The Nine O'Clock News Volume Two

Attention, comedy fans: NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS is the real thing. This is scathing, no-holds-barr...

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The Funny Side of Christmas
The Funny Side of Christmas

Skits from: "The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin"; "The Les Dawson Show"; "Yes Minister"; "Only Foo...

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Bottom Mindless Violence
Bottom Mindless Violence

The only word to describe the amazing duo of Rik Mayall and Adrian Edminson is genius. For the past ...

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The Snowman
The Snowman

A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a ma...

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