Actor
Michael Melia
Born 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.
Acting
Doctor Who
Terileptil · 1963
New Tricks
Vernon Murnaghan · 2004
Juggernaut
Navigator · 1974
Blake's 7
Federation Trooper · 1978
The Sweeney
Rudd · 1975
Tales of the Unexpected
Detective Sergeant · 1979
Minder
Freddie · 1979
Rumpole of the Bailey
Frank Armstrong · 1975
Dempsey and Makepeace
Paul Marshall · 1985
The Detectives
Brian · 1993
EastEnders
Eddie Royle · 1985
Daylight Robbery
Donald · 1999
Shadow of the Noose
Henry Stephens · 1989
Doctor Who: The Visitation
Terileptil Leader · 1982
Strangers
Supt Mitchell · 1978
Campion
'Sock' Petrie · 1989
Dangerfield
D.I. Frank Dagley · 1995
After Henry
Barman · 1988
C.A.T.S. Eyes
Bert Black · 1985
Car Trouble
Fireman · 1986
Travelling Man
Police Sergeant · 1984
In Suspicious Circumstances
Freddie Mills · 1991
Diana
Sgt Bowles · 1984
The Girl in a Swing
Policeman · 1988