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.

Mel Smith

Acting Born December 3, 1952 – Died July 19, 2013 Chiswick, London, England, UK

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

Wogan

Self

Minder

Cyril Ash

Agatha Christie's Marple

John Enderby

Hustle

Benny Frazier

The Princess Bride

The Albino

Parkinson

Self

An Audience with...

Self

Celebrity Mastermind

Timeshift

Self - Not the Nine O'Clock News, 1980 (archive footage)

Going Live!

Self

The Young Ones

Grenada Security Guard

The Lord of the Rings

Character Actor (voice)