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Keith Michell

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Keith Michell

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Dec 1, 1926 (99 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

Acting
2017Rod Taylor: Pulling No PunchesSelf
2010Love/LossJoe
1996The Prince and the PauperKing Henry VIII
1988The DeceiversColonel Wilson
1988Captain James CookJames Cook
1986My Brother TomEdward Quayle
1984Murder, She WroteDennis Stanton
1983Memorial DayMarsh
1982The GondoliersDon Alhambra
1982The Pirates of PenzanceThe Major General
1982RuddigoreRobin Oakapple
1981Grendel Grendel GrendelThe Shaper (voice)
1980The Day Christ DiedPontius Pilate
1979Julius CaesarMarcus Antonius
1979The Tenth MonthMatthew Poole
1976The Story of DavidOlder David
1976The Story of DavidOlder David
1974MomentsPeter Samuelson
1974The Story of Jacob and JosephJacob
1972Henry VIII and His Six WivesHenry VIII
1972The Julie Andrews HourSelf
1971Film '72Self
1970The ExecutionerAdam Booth
1970Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in TownGeorge Leybourne
1970The Six Wives of Henry VIIIHenry VIII of England
1969An Ideal HusbandSir Robert Chiltern
1968House of CardsMorillon
1968Prudence and the PillDr. Alan Huart
1967Soldier in LoveJohn Churchill
1965BBC Play of the MonthCaliban
1965BBC Play of the MonthSir Robert Chiltern
1964Theatre 625Kain Sutherland
1963The Spread of the EagleMark Antony
1963FestivalFrederic - Hugo
1962All Night LongCass Michaels
1962Seven Seas to CalaisMalcolm Marsh
1962Wuthering HeightsHeathcliff
1961The Hellfire ClubJason
1958The Gypsy and the GentlemanSir Paul Deverill
1957Dangerous ExileColonel St. Gerard
1957True as a TurtleHarry Bell
1956Armchair TheatrePaul de Lussac
1951Hallmark Hall of FameJohn
1950Sunday Night TheatreCrown Prince Rudolf