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Mel Smith

(1952–2013) Television Actor United Kingdom

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Mel Smith was a television actor from the United Kingdom, best known for NAM, a Novel.

Quick Facts About Mel Smith

Born: December 3, 1952
Died: July 19, 2013
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Television Actor
Notable works: NAM, a Novel

About Mel Smith

Melvyn Kenneth Smith was an English actor, comedian, 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.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Mel Smith

I never met Barbara Cartland. But now that I'm working on her life, I wish I had. I think there was a…

Barbara

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I don't think London has been given enough credit in a lot of the movies that we make here.

Credit

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It's a pragmatist's business, comedy. Start off with good intentions and references to the Pompidou Centre and you end up with boiled…

Business

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In this film, we took a helicopter up and showed London as a vista, which is not very often done.

Done

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I directed before I was even in television; I directed in the theatre for seven years, so that was my trade anyway.…

Cinema

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The funny thing is, London is an incredibly interesting city. It's very sexy and it's very different, with the Thames winding through…

Cities

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How do we get a pantomime cow on set. Jeez, the rigours of satire.

Cows

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But in the UK, I've given up any hope of being considered a director.

Cinema

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