Keith Michell

Keith Michell

Known for

Acting

Born

December 1, 1926

Birthplace

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died

November 20, 2015 (aged 88)

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.

Best known work

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Deceivers
The Deceivers
1988
All Night Long
All Night Long
1962
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
Prudence and the Pill
Prudence and the Pill
1968
House of Cards
House of Cards
1968
The Executioner
The Executioner
1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
Seven Seas to Calais
Seven Seas to Calais
1962
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958

Filmography

  1. 2017

    Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

    as Self

  2. 2010

    Love/Loss

    as Joe

  3. 1996

    The Prince and the PauperTV

    as King Henry VIII (6 episodes)

  4. 1988

    The Deceivers

    as Colonel Wilson

  5. 1988

    Captain James CookTV

    as James Cook (4 episodes)

  6. 1986

    My Brother Tom

    as Edward Quayle

  7. 1984

    Murder, She WroteTV

    as Dennis Stanton (9 episodes)

  8. 1983

    Memorial Day

    as Marsh

  9. 1982

    The Gondoliers

    as Don Alhambra

  10. 1982

    The Pirates of Penzance

    as The Major General

  11. 1982

    Ruddigore

    as Robin Oakapple

  12. 1981

    Grendel Grendel Grendel

    as The Shaper (voice)

  13. 1980

    The Day Christ Died

    as Pontius Pilate

  14. 1979

    The Tenth Month

    as Matthew Poole

  15. 1979

    Julius Caesar

    as Marcus Antonius

  16. 1978

    The BBC Television ShakespeareTV

    as Marc Antony (1 episode)

  17. 1976

    The Story of David

    as Older David

  18. 1976

    The Story of DavidTV

    as Older David (2 episodes)

  19. 1974

    Moments

    as Peter Samuelson

  20. 1974

    The Story of Jacob and Joseph

    as Jacob

  21. 1972

    The Julie Andrews HourTV

    as Self (2 episodes)

  22. 1972

    Henry VIII and His Six Wives

    as Henry VIII

  23. 1972

    Late Night TheatreTV

    as Robert Browning (1 episode)

  24. 1971

    Film '72TV

    as Self (1 episode)

  25. 1970

    Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

    as George Leybourne

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