Ernest Robert Maling English DSO (2 December 1874 — 18 August 1941) was a British soldier, cricketer and actor. English was born in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham. He attended Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, receiving his commission in 1895. and became Adjutant of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Subsequently, he worked as a stage and film actor. He died in South Kensington on 18 August 1941.