Acting
Keith Michell
Born December 1, 1926 · Adelaide, South Australia, Australia · Died November 20, 2015
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
7.3
Murder, She Wrote
Dennis Stanton
5.9
The Deceivers
Colonel Wilson
7.1
All Night Long
Cass Michaels
6.8
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII
6.1
House of Cards
Morillon
5.7
Prudence and the Pill
Dr. Alan Huart
8.4
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
6.0
The Executioner
Adam Booth
5.6
Seven Seas to Calais
Malcolm Marsh
5.6
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Paul Deverill
6.7
Grendel Grendel Grendel
The Shaper (voice)
6.7
Moments
Peter Samuelson
8.2
Hallmark Hall of Fame
John
7.0
BBC Play of the Month
Caliban, Sir Robert Chiltern
7.0
Film '72
Self
6.9
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Geoffrey
5.3
The Hellfire Club
Jason Caldwell
6.7
Memorial Day
Marsh
5.6
Dangerous Exile
Colonel St. Gerard
5.9
The Day Christ Died
Pontius Pilate
Filmography
- 2017Rod Taylor: Pulling No PunchesSelfMovie
- 2010Love/LossJoeMovie
- 1996The Prince and the PauperKing Henry VIIISeries
- 1988The DeceiversColonel WilsonMovie
- 1988Captain James CookJames CookSeries
- 1986My Brother TomEdward QuayleMovie
- 1984Murder, She WroteDennis StantonSeries
- 1983Memorial DayMarshMovie
- 1982The Pirates of PenzanceThe Major GeneralMovie
- 1982The GondoliersDon AlhambraMovie
- 1982RuddigoreRobin OakappleMovie
- 1981Grendel Grendel GrendelThe Shaper (voice)Movie
- 1980The Day Christ DiedPontius PilateMovie
- 1979The Tenth MonthMatthew PooleMovie
- 1979Julius CaesarMarcus AntoniusMovie
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareMarc AntonySeries
- 1976The Story of DavidOlder DavidMovie
- 1976The Story of DavidOlder DavidSeries
- 1974MomentsPeter SamuelsonMovie
- 1974The Story of Jacob and JosephJacobMovie
- 1972The Julie Andrews HourSelfSeries
- 1972Henry VIII and His Six WivesHenry VIIIMovie
- 1972Late Night TheatreRobert BrowningSeries
- 1971Film '72SelfSeries
- 1970Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in TownGeorge LeybourneMovie
- 1970The ExecutionerAdam BoothMovie
- 1970The Six Wives of Henry VIIIHenry VIII of EnglandSeries
- 1969An Ideal HusbandSir Robert ChilternMovie
- 1968House of CardsMorillonMovie
- 1968Prudence and the PillDr. Alan HuartMovie
- 1967Soldier in LoveJohn ChurchillMovie
- 1967KainKainMovie
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthCaliban, Sir Robert ChilternSeries
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreGeoffreySeries
- 1964Theatre 625Kain SutherlandSeries
- 1963FestivalFrederic - HugoSeries
- 1963The Spread of the EagleMark AntonySeries
- 1962Seven Seas to CalaisMalcolm MarshMovie
- 1962Wuthering HeightsHeathcliffMovie
- 1962All Night LongCass MichaelsMovie
- 1961The Hellfire ClubJason CaldwellMovie
- 1960The Dow Hour of Great MysteriesBaron Leopold von Ragastein / Sir Edward DomineySeries
- 1958The Gypsy and the GentlemanPaul DeverillMovie
- 1957Dangerous ExileColonel St. GerardMovie
- 1957True as a TurtleHarry BellMovie
- 1956Armchair TheatrePaul de LussacSeries
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameJohnSeries
- 1950Sunday Night TheatreCrown Prince RudolfSeries