Michael Medwin Biography

Educated at Switzerland's Fischer Institute, British character actor Michael Medwin was first seen on screen in 1946's Piccadilly Incident. He essayed breezy cockney bits and supporting roles in a number of war films as well as several lighthearted comedies of the Genevieve (1953) variety. With the 1967 "mod" seriocomedy Charlie Bubbles, Medwin switched hats to become a producer; his subsequent productions have included such off-the-track fare as If... (1968) and O Lucky Man (1973) etc. Even while producing, Medwin occasionally kept his hand in the acting game. British TV fans were offered a surfeit of Michael Medwin on the popular sitcoms The Army Game (1957-72) and Shoestring (1979-80). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi