Arthur Malet

Arthur Malet (born 24 September 1927) is a Welsh actor, who played elderly Tootles in Steven Spielberg's 1992 film Hook.

Malet was born in Lee-on-Solent, England. He was raised in Wales, and later emigrated to the United States. He started out on the stage, winning two Drama Desk Awards in 1957. He came to prominence in the 1960s on starring in films as characters much older than he really was, such as Mr. Dawes, Jr. in Mary Poppins. He played the character Joe Fenwick in the 1972 Columbo episode Dagger of the Mind. He went on to play a village elder in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein in 1974, and Tootles in Hook in 1991. His appearances on television include The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, "The McGregor Affair", original air date Nov. 23, 1964.