Michael Sheard
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1938-06-18
- Died
- 2005-08-31
- Place of birth
- Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Biography
Michael Sheard (18 June 1938 – 31 August 2005) was a Scottish actor who featured in a large number of films and television programmes and was best known for playing villains. His most prominent television role was as strict deputy headmaster Maurice Bronson in the British children's series Grange Hill which he played from 1985-89. His most prominent film role was that of Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
Known For
TV Shows (72)
Doctor Who
1963
as Laurence Scarman / Lowe / Dr. Summers / Mergrave / Headmaster
Play for Today
1970
as Conrad Tucker
Crown Court
1972
as Sergeant Goss
Minder
1979
as Elliot
Grange Hill
1978
as Mr. Maurice Bronson
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Inspector
The Professionals
1977
as Merton
Playhouse
1974
as Police Inspector / Preston
Z-Cars
1962
The Sweeney
1975
as Mr. Penketh
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Prison Officer / German padre
Theatre 625
1964
as Whitecoat
The Wednesday Play
1964
as East German interrogator
Space: 1999
1975
as Darwin King
'Allo 'Allo!
1984
as Goering's Double
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Adderley
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Blake's 7
1978
as Klegg
The Persuaders!
1971
as Walden
Going Live!
1987
The Protectors
1972
as Inspector Luhrs
The Expert
1968
as Mr. Justice Caldwell
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Dr. Jones
Van der Valk
1972
as Paul Harkemer / Ruytens
Softly, Softly
1966
The New Avengers
1976
as Peters
Churchill's People
1974
as Archbishop
Press Gang
1989
as Dr. Clipstone
The Main Chance
1969
as Analyst
The Onedin Line
1971
as Smethurst
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Herr Uwe Braun
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Doctor Gowan
Enemy at the Door
1978
as Oberstleutnant Koerner
Fall of Eagles
1974
as Losehek
Jason King
1971
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Reporter / 2nd Cabbie / 1st Patrol Officer / Night Porter / Bernie Moss
The Darling Buds of May
1991
as Building Society Manager
Colditz
1972
as Kommandant
On the Buses
1969
Mind Your Language
1977
as Police Sergeant
Danger UXB
1979
as Police Superintendent
Father Brown
1974
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Herr Grunwald
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Paul's Father
The Sandbaggers
1978
as Dr Crabbe
Paul Temple
1969
Hannay
1988
The Likely Lads
1964
as Nesbit
The Famous Five
1978
as Police Inspector
Hazell
1978
as DC Finch
Bulman
1985
as Joe Wright
Buccaneer
1980
as John Lancaster
Happy Families
1985
as Judge
Beasts
1976
as Sergeant
The Mask of Janus
1965
as Driver
Takin' Over the Asylum
1994
as Mr Wyatt
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967
as Driver
The First Lady
1968
The Adventures of Don Quick
1970
as Broul
Armchair Cinema
1974
as Mr. Turnish
Movies (51)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
as U-Boat Captain (uncredited)
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Admiral Ozzel
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
as Adolf Hitler (uncredited)
Frenzy
1972
as Jim (uncredited)
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979
as Peter's Father
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
as Sgt. Bauer
Escape to Athena
1979
as Sergeant Mann
High Road to China
1983
as Charlie
Les Misérables
1978
as Commissary
Green Ice
1981
as Jaap
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985
as Hitler
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
as Banker #3 (uncredited)
The Bunker
1981
as Heinrich Himmler
Rogue Male
1976
as Adolf Hitler
Another Life
2001
as Mr. Justice Shearman
The Hiding Place
1975
as Kapteyn
Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
1988
as Headmaster
Mafia Junction
1973
as Williamson (uncredited)
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974
as Military Governor (uncredited)
Caught on a Train
1980
as Preston
Doctor Who: Pyramids of Mars
1975
as Laurence Scarman
The World of George Orwell: 1984
1965
as Man in white coat
England Made Me
1973
as Fromm
Holiday on the Buses
1973
as Depot Manager
The McKenzie Break
1970
as Ingenieur-Offizier Unger
Universal Soldier
1972
as Customs Officer
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
as Dr. Roland Summers
Doctor Who: Castrovalva
1982
as Mergrave
The Darwin Adventure
1972
as Man #1
The Death of Adolf Hitler
1973
as Heinrich Himmler
The Riddle of the Sands
1979
as Boehme
Doctor Who: The Invisible Enemy
1977
as Lowe
Lucky
1974
as Prison officer
Murder Rap
1980
as Conrad Tucker
In Sickness and in Health
1975
as Mr Turnish
A Hole in Babylon
1979
as Prison Officer
Stones
1976
as Police Inspector
To Encourage the Others
1972
as Insp. Fairfax
The Dancing Years
1976
as Capt. Goetzer
Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
1998
Doctor Who: The Ark
1966
as Rhos
Beasts: The Dummy
1976
as Sergeant
The Captain's Doll
1983
as Colonel
Blake's 7: Aftermath
1986
as Klegg
Hitler of the Andes
2003
as Adolf Hitler
An Enemy of the People
1980
as The Provost
The Best of Enemies
1977
as German Padre
Chronotrip
2002
Killer Exposed
1984
as Det Supt Harrison
The Dark Side of the Sun
1983
as Colonel Von Reitz
Doombeach
1989
as Headmaster
About Michael Sheard
Michael Sheard (18 June 1938 – 31 August 2005) was a Scottish actor who featured in a large number of films and television programmes and was best known for playing villains. His most prominent television role was as strict deputy headmaster Maurice Bronson in the British children's series Grange Hill which he played from 1985-89. His most prominent film role was that of Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back (1980). With 123 credits spanning from 1951 to 2003, Michael Sheard has appeared in 51 films and 72 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Sheard Movies
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — as U-Boat Captain (uncredited)
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — as Admiral Ozzel
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) — as Adolf Hitler (uncredited)
- Frenzy (1972) — as Jim (uncredited)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) — as Peter's Father
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