Keith Michell
- Born
- December 1, 1926
- Died
- November 20, 2015 (88 years old)
- 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
Filmography
- 2017Rod Taylor: Pulling No PunchesFilm · Self
- 2010Love/LossFilm · Joe
- 1996The Prince and the PauperSeries · King Henry VIII
- 1988The DeceiversFilm · Colonel Wilson★ 5.2
- 1988Captain James CookSeries · James Cook
- 1986My Brother TomFilm · Edward Quayle
- 1984Murder, She WroteSeries · Dennis Stanton★ 7.5
- 1983Memorial DayMemorial DayFilm · Marsh
- 1982The GondoliersFilm · Don Alhambra
- 1982The Pirates of PenzanceFilm · The Major General
- 1982RuddigoreFilm · Robin Oakapple
- 1981Grendel Grendel GrendelFilm · The Shaper (voice)
- 1980The Day Christ DiedFilm · Pontius Pilate
- 1979The Tenth MonthFilm · Matthew Poole
- 1979Julius CaesarFilm · Marcus Antonius
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries · Marc Antony
- 1976The Story of DavidFilm · Older David
- 1976The Story of DavidSeries · Older David
- 1974MomentsFilm · Peter Samuelson
- 1974The Story of Jacob and JosephFilm · Jacob
- 1972Henry VIII and His Six WivesFilm · Henry VIII★ 5.8
- 1972Late Night TheatreLate Night TheatreSeries · Robert Browning
- 1970Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in TownFilm · George Leybourne
- 1970The ExecutionerFilm · Adam Booth
- 1970The Six Wives of Henry VIIISeries · Henry VIII of England
- 1969An Ideal HusbandFilm · Sir Robert Chiltern
- 1968House of CardsFilm · Morillon
- 1968Prudence and the PillFilm · Dr. Alan Huart
- 1967Soldier in LoveFilm · John Churchill
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries · Caliban, Sir Robert Chiltern
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries · Geoffrey
- 1964Theatre 625Series · Kain Sutherland
- 1963FestivalFestivalSeries · Frederic - Hugo
- 1963The Spread of the EagleSeries · Mark Antony
- 1962Seven Seas to CalaisFilm · Malcolm Marsh
- 1962Wuthering HeightsFilm · Heathcliff
- 1962All Night LongFilm · Cass Michaels★ 6.8
- 1961The Hellfire ClubFilm · Jason Caldwell
- 1960The Dow Hour of Great MysteriesThe Dow Hour of Great MysteriesSeries · Baron Leopold von Ragastein / Sir Edward Dominey
- 1958The Gypsy and the GentlemanFilm · Paul Deverill
- 1957Dangerous ExileFilm · Colonel St. Gerard
- 1957True as a TurtleFilm · Harry Bell
- 1956Armchair TheatreSeries · Paul de Lussac
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries · John
- 1950Sunday Night TheatreSeries · Crown Prince Rudolf
