Keith Michell
Known for
Acting
Life
1926 – 2015 (aged 88)
Born in
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Credits
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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
Murder, She Wrote
30 Sep 1984
The Deceivers
02 Sep 1988
All Night Long
06 Feb 1962
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
13 Jul 1972
Prudence and the Pill
23 May 1968
House of Cards
16 Sep 1968
The Executioner
06 Sep 1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
01 Jan 1970
Filmography
2010
- Love/Lossas Joe
1996
- The Prince and the Pauperas King Henry VIII6 episodes
1988
- The Deceiversas Colonel Wilson
- Captain James Cookas James Cook4 episodes
1986
- My Brother Tomas Edward Quayle
1984
- Murder, She Wroteas Dennis Stanton9 episodes
1983
- Memorial Dayas Marsh
1982
- The Gondoliersas Don Alhambra
- Ruddigoreas Robin Oakapple
- The Pirates of Penzanceas The Major General
1981
- Grendel Grendel Grendelas The Shaper (voice)
1980
- The Day Christ Diedas Pontius Pilate
1979
- The Tenth Monthas Matthew Poole
- Julius Caesaras Marcus Antonius
1978
- The BBC Television Shakespeareas Marc Antony1 episode
1976
- The Story of Davidas Older David
- The Story of Davidas Older David2 episodes
1974
- Momentsas Peter Samuelson
- The Story of Jacob and Josephas Jacob
1972
- Henry VIII and His Six Wivesas Henry VIII
- Late Night Theatreas Robert Browning1 episode
1970
- Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Townas George Leybourne
- The Executioneras Adam Booth
- The Six Wives of Henry VIIIas Henry VIII of England6 episodes
1969
- An Ideal Husbandas Sir Robert Chiltern
1968
- House of Cardsas Morillon
- Prudence and the Pillas Dr. Alan Huart
1967
- Soldier in Loveas John Churchill
1965
- BBC Play of the Monthas Sir Robert Chiltern1 episode
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas Geoffrey1 episode
1964
- Theatre 625as Kain Sutherland1 episode
1963
- Festivalas Frederic - Hugo1 episode
- The Spread of the Eagleas Mark Antony6 episodes
1962
- Seven Seas to Calaisas Malcolm Marsh
- Wuthering Heightsas Heathcliff
- All Night Longas Cass Michaels
1961
- The Hellfire Clubas Jason Caldwell
1960
- The Dow Hour of Great Mysteriesas Baron Leopold von Ragastein1 episode
1958
- The Gypsy and the Gentlemanas Paul Deverill
1957
- Dangerous Exileas Colonel St. Gerard
- True as a Turtleas Harry Bell
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Paul de Lussac1 episode
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas John1 episode
1950
- Sunday Night Theatreas Crown Prince Rudolf1 episode