KEITH MICHELL
Keith Michell
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: December 1, 1926
Deathday: November 20, 2015
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.
Notable work
Filmography
Starring
Self
2010·
Love/LossJoe
King Henry VIII
1988·
Captain James CookJames Cook
1988·
The DeceiversColonel Wilson
1986·
My Brother TomEdward Quayle
1984·
Murder, She WroteDennis Stanton
1983·
Memorial DayMarsh
The Major General
1982·
RuddigoreRobin Oakapple
1982·
The GondoliersDon Alhambra
The Shaper (voice)
1980·
The Day Christ DiedPontius Pilate
1979·
The Tenth MonthMatthew Poole
1979·
Julius CaesarMarcus Antonius
Marc Antony
1976·
The Story of DavidOlder David, Older David
Jacob
1974·
MomentsPeter Samuelson
1972·
Late Night TheatreRobert Browning
Self
Henry VIII
1971·
Film '72Self
Henry VIII of England
George Leybourne
1970·
The ExecutionerAdam Booth
1969·
An Ideal HusbandSir Robert Chiltern
Dr. Alan Huart
1968·
House of CardsMorillon
1967·
Soldier in LoveJohn Churchill
Geoffrey
Sir Robert Chiltern, Caliban
1964·
Theatre 625Kain Sutherland
1963·
FestivalFrederic - Hugo
Mark Antony
1962·
Wuthering HeightsHeathcliff
1962·
Seven Seas to CalaisMalcolm Marsh
1962·
All Night LongCass Michaels
1961·
The Hellfire ClubJason Caldwell
Baron Leopold von Ragastein / Sir Edward Dominey
Sir Paul Deverill
1957·
True as a TurtleHarry Bell
1957·
Dangerous ExileColonel St. Gerard
1956·
Armchair TheatrePaul de Lussac
John
1950·
Sunday Night TheatreCrown Prince Rudolf