Personal Info
Michael Melia
Acting
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Sweet Nothing
as Dustman
Here Is the News
as Det. Sgt. Good
The Girl in a Swing
as Policeman
Reasonable Force
as DCI 'Rubber Heels'
Car Trouble
as Fireman
Blake's 7: Aftermath
as Federation Trooper
Christmas Present
as Hammonds Security Guard
Doctor Who: The Visitation
as Terileptil Leader
Fox
as Hough
Juggernaut
as Navigator
TV Shows
New Tricks
as Vernon Murnaghan · 1 ep.
Dangerfield
as D.I. Frank Dagley · 20 ep.
The Detectives
as Brian · 1 ep.
Maigret
1 ep.
In Suspicious Circumstances
as Freddie Mills · 1 ep.
Campion
as 'Sock' Petrie · 2 ep.
Shadow of the Noose
as Henry Stephens · 1 ep.
After Henry
as Barman · 1 ep.
London's Burning
1 ep.
EastEnders
as Eddie Royle · 42 ep.