Keith Michell
Known for Acting · 47 credits
- Born
- 1926-12-01
- Died
- 2015-11-20
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (18)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Dennis Stanton
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Caliban / Sir Robert Chiltern
Theatre 625
1964
as Kain Sutherland
Film '72
1971
as Self
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Geoffrey
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Crown Prince Rudolf
Festival
1963
as Frederic - Hugo
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
as Self
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Marc Antony
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as John
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Henry VIII of England
Late Night Theatre
1972
as Robert Browning
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
1960
as Baron Leopold von Ragastein / Sir Edward Dominey
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Paul de Lussac
The Spread of the Eagle
1963
as Mark Antony
The Story of David
1976
as Older David
The Prince and the Pauper
1996
as King Henry VIII
Captain James Cook
1988
as James Cook
Movies (29)
The Gondoliers
1982
as Don Alhambra
The Executioner
1970
as Adam Booth
Ruddigore
1982
as Robin Oakapple
Prudence and the Pill
1968
as Dr. Alan Huart
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
2017
as Self
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
as Henry VIII
An Ideal Husband
1969
as Sir Robert Chiltern
Grendel Grendel Grendel
1981
as The Shaper (voice)
The Day Christ Died
1980
as Pontius Pilate
Memorial Day
1983
as Marsh
House of Cards
1968
as Morillon
Soldier in Love
1967
as John Churchill
The Hellfire Club
1961
as Jason Caldwell
Wuthering Heights
1962
as Heathcliff
The Deceivers
1988
as Colonel Wilson
Seven Seas to Calais
1962
as Malcolm Marsh
The Story of David
1976
as Older David
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
1974
as Jacob
My Brother Tom
1986
as Edward Quayle
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958
as Sir Paul Deverill
Dangerous Exile
1957
as Colonel St. Gerard
Julius Caesar
1979
as Marcus Antonius
All Night Long
1962
as Cass Michaels
The Pirates of Penzance
1982
as The Major General
True as a Turtle
1957
as Harry Bell
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
1970
as George Leybourne
Love/Loss
2010
as Joe
The Tenth Month
1979
as Matthew Poole
Moments
1974
as Peter Samuelson
About Keith Michell
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. With 47 credits spanning from 1950 to 2017, Keith Michell has appeared in 29 films and 18 TV shows.
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Most Popular Keith Michell Movies
- The Gondoliers (1982) — as Don Alhambra
- The Executioner (1970) — as Adam Booth
- Ruddigore (1982) — as Robin Oakapple
- Prudence and the Pill (1968) — as Dr. Alan Huart
- Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches (2017) — as Self
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