Michael Medwin

Michael Hugh Medwin (18 July 1923 – 26 February 2020) was an English actor and film producer.

Life and career Medwin was born in London. He first appeared on stage in 1940. At the National Theatre he played a season which included Weapons of Happiness (Ralph Makepeace), Volpone (Corvino) and The Madras House. He appeared in Black Ball Game at the Lyric Hammersmith.

As well as his role in Shoestring, he played Colin's boss Mr Langley (of the Langley Book of Horror) in the Mel Smith comedy series Colin's Sandwich. In the same year he was the lead role in all 26 episodes of the comedy series Three Live Wires.

He made many film appearances, taking a leading role as Ginger Edwards in the 1953 Guy Hamilton film The Intruder, for which one critic wrote that Medwin "gives a brilliant study of a good fellow gone wrong." Others included Carry On Nurse (1959) and The Longest Day (1962), before turning to producing films. He worked again with Anderson on O Lucky Man! (1973), continuing the story of the Mick Travis character from their earlier film.

As a play producer, his work includes Spring and Port Wine, Alpha Beta, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Forget Me Not Lane and Another Country.