Keith Michell

Keith Michell

Deceased · Born: Dec 1, 1926 · Died: Nov 20, 2015

Personal Details

Born Dec 1, 1926 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Keith Michell (born 1 December 1928, died 20 November 2015) was an Australian actor most famous for playing Henry VIII on several occasions; in the epic 1970 BBC drama The Six Wives of Henry VIII, the 1972 movie Henry VIII and his Six Wives and the 1996 BBC drama The Prince and the Pauper. In 1980 he scored a number 5 UK chart hit with Captain Beaky, a recital of a Jeremy Lloyd poem.

Career

2010
Love/Loss
Love/Loss as Joe
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1996
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper as King Henry VIII
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1988
The Deceivers
The Deceivers as Colonel Wilson
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Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook as James Cook
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Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote as Dennis Stanton
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1983
Memorial Day
Memorial Day as Marsh
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1982
The Gondoliers
The Gondoliers as Don Alhambra
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Ruddigore
Ruddigore as Robin Oakapple
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1981
Grendel Grendel Grendel
Grendel Grendel Grendel as The Shaper (voice)
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1980
The Day Christ Died
The Day Christ Died as Pontius Pilate
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1979
The Tenth Month
The Tenth Month as Matthew Poole
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The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare as Marcus Antonius
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1974
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
The Story of Jacob and Joseph as Jacob
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1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives as Henry VIII
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1970
The Executioner
The Executioner as Adam Booth
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1969
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month as Sir Robert Chiltern
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1968
House of Cards
House of Cards as Morillon
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Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill as Dr. Alan Huart
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1967
Soldier in Love
Soldier in Love as John Churchill
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1962
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights as Heathcliff
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All Night Long
All Night Long as Cass Michaels
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1961
The Hellfire Club
The Hellfire Club as Jason
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1958
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
The Gypsy and the Gentleman as Sir Paul Deverill
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1957
True as a Turtle
True as a Turtle as Harry Bell
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Dangerous Exile
Dangerous Exile as Colonel St. Gerard
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2017
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches