Mel Smith

Mel Smith
Smith in the 1980s
Birth nameMelvyn Kenneth Smith
Born(1952-12-03)3 December 1952
Chiswick, London, England
Died19 July 2013(2013-07-19) (aged 60)
London, England
MediumFilm, television
Years active1979–2013
GenresPolitical satire and sketch comedy
Spouse
Pamela Gay-Rees
(m. 1988)
Children2
Notable works and rolesNot 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.