Keith Michell
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1926-12-01
Place of birth:Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death2015-11-20
88Biography
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- Rod Taylor: Pulling No PunchesSelf2017-04-170.00
- Love/LossJoe2010-01-010.00
- The Prince and the PauperKing Henry VIII1996-11-109.01
- The DeceiversColonel Wilson1988-09-025.235
- Captain James CookJames Cook1988-04-168.73
- Murder, She WroteDennis Stanton1984-09-307.5448
- Memorial DayMarsh1983-11-236.07
- The GondoliersDon Alhambra1982-06-0110.01
- RuddigoreRobin Oakapple1982-06-0110.01
- The Pirates of PenzanceThe Major General1982-06-019.52
- Grendel Grendel GrendelThe Shaper (voice)1981-08-014.68
- The Day Christ DiedPontius Pilate1980-03-266.36
- The Tenth MonthMatthew Poole1979-09-168.73
- Julius CaesarMarcus Antonius1979-02-118.73
- The BBC Television ShakespeareMarc Antony1978-12-036.06
- The Story of DavidOlder David1976-04-094.54
- The Story of DavidOlder David1976-04-090.00
- MomentsPeter Samuelson1974-11-215.38
- The Story of Jacob and JosephJacob1974-04-077.02
- Henry VIII and His Six WivesHenry VIII1972-07-135.821
- Late Night TheatreRobert Browning1972-04-120.00
- Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in TownGeorge Leybourne1970-12-260.00
- The ExecutionerAdam Booth1970-09-065.914
- The Six Wives of Henry VIIIHenry VIII of England1970-01-018.114
- House of CardsMorillon1968-09-164.915
- Prudence and the PillDr. Alan Huart1968-05-235.716
- Soldier in LoveJohn Churchill1967-04-267.01
- BBC Play of the MonthCaliban1965-10-195.38
- BBC Play of the MonthSir Robert Chiltern1965-10-195.38
- Thirty-Minute TheatreGeoffrey1965-10-074.28
- Theatre 625Kain Sutherland1964-05-037.25
- FestivalFrederic - Hugo1963-10-098.01
- The Spread of the EagleMark Antony1963-05-030.00
- Seven Seas to CalaisMalcolm Marsh1962-12-225.512
- Wuthering HeightsHeathcliff1962-05-109.52
- All Night LongCass Michaels1962-02-066.835
- The Hellfire ClubJason Caldwell1961-02-035.47
- The Dow Hour of Great MysteriesBaron Leopold von Ragastein / Sir Edward Dominey1960-03-318.01
- The Gypsy and the GentlemanSir Paul Deverill1958-01-155.89
- Dangerous ExileColonel St. Gerard1957-12-126.36
- True as a TurtleHarry Bell1957-02-017.73
- Armchair TheatrePaul de Lussac1956-07-086.06
- Hallmark Hall of FameJohn1951-12-248.88
- Sunday Night TheatreCrown Prince Rudolf1950-01-013.52