Which actor played Malcolm Merriweather, the English valet?

Bernard Fox played Malcolm Merriweather, the English valet.

Malcolm Merriweather is a recurring visitor to Mayberry who brings a distinctly British presence to the otherwise small-town American sitcom. Fox appeared as the character in three episodes, with Malcolm’s formal manners and service-oriented personality creating comic contrasts with Mayberry’s more relaxed residents.

Bernard Fox was a Welsh-born character actor whose television career included several memorable comic roles. He later became especially recognizable as Dr. Bombay on Bewitched and as Colonel Crittendon on Hogan’s Heroes. His work as Malcolm Merriweather came earlier in his American television career, during the 1963–1965 period.

The alternative names can be confusing because they are also familiar Andy Griffith Show performers. Paul Hartman played fix-it-shop owner Emmett Clark, Denver Pyle played Briscoe Darling, and Jack Dodson played county clerk Howard Sprague. None of those actors portrayed Malcolm.