For other people with similar names, see Melvin Smith (disambiguation).
Mel Smith
Smith in the 1980s
Birth name
Melvyn Kenneth Smith
Born
(1952-12-03)3 December 1952 Chiswick, London, England
Died
19 July 2013(2013-07-19) (aged 60) London, England
Medium
Film, television
Years active
1979–2013
Genres
Political satire and sketch comedy
Spouse
Pamela Gay-Rees
(m. 1988)
Children
2
Notable works and roles
Not the Nine O'Clock News Alas Smith and Jones
Melvyn Kenneth Smith (3 December 1952 – 19 July 2013) was an English comedian, actor and filmmaker. He worked on the sketch comedy shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Alas Smith and Jones with his comedy partner, Griff Rhys Jones. Smith and Jones founded Talkback, which grew to be one of the United Kingdom's largest producers of television comedy and light entertainment programming.
additional comedy lines written by Smith and Jones. The pairing of Smith and Wilde was a comic allusion to the duo Mel and Kim. The song reached number...
starred in a number of television series with his comedy partner, MelSmith. He and Smith came to national attention in the 1980s for their work in the BBC...
Alas Smith and Jones is a British comedy sketch television series starring comedy duo and namesake MelSmith and Griff Rhys Jones that originally ran...
Your Life with One Simple Habit. Hay House, Inc. 2021. Lois Smith Brady (March 12, 2006). "Mel Schneeberger and Christopher Robbins". The New York Times...
Michael Farris Smith, directed by Nadine Crocker and starring Garrett Hedlund and Mel Gibson. It is based on the novel of the same name by Smith. Garrett Hedlund...
He featured in the show with Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones and MelSmith, and was one of the main sketch writers. "The main appeal of the series...
He featured in the show with Pamela Stephenson, Griff Rhys Jones and MelSmith, and was one of the main sketch writers. The success of Not the Nine O'Clock...
show Not the Nine O'Clock News (1979–1982) alongside Rowan Atkinson, MelSmith and Griff Rhys Jones. She was shortlisted in both the Actress and Light...
Fist of Fun in 1994, followed shortly after by a cameo in Alas Smith and Jones with MelSmith. In 1995, Phillips played the role of a reporter in the unbroadcast...
directed by Mike Hodges and written by and starring Griff Rhys Jones and MelSmith. It also stars Jimmy Nail and James B. Sikking. The story begins on a...
Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson AO (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor and film director. He is known for his action hero roles, particularly his...
Melanie "Mel" Bush is a fictional character played by Bonnie Langford in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A computer...
O'Clock News Rowan Atkinson (born 1955) Griff Rhys Jones (born 1953) MelSmith (1952–2013) Pamela Stephenson (born 1949) Nicholas Parsons (1923–2020)...
quotations related to Mel Brooks. Mel Brooks at the TCM Movie Database Mel Brooks at the Internet Broadway Database Mel Brooks at Emmys.com Mel Brooks at AllMusic...
Melanie Janine Brown MBE (born 29 May 1975), commonly known as Mel B or Melanie B, is an English singer, songwriter, television personality, and actress...
Christmas Tree" (a Comic Relief charity single, recorded with comedian MelSmith). In 1988, Wilde released her biggest selling album to date,[citation...
authorities. In 2007, John Belgrave, New Zealand Chief Ombudsman, and MelSmith, the ombudsman of the Department of Corrections, conducted an inquiry...
and the feature film debut of screenwriter Richard Curtis and director MelSmith. It was produced by London Weekend Television for theatrical release and...
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