Charles Kay

Born

August 31, 1930

Died

January 10, 2025 (94 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK

IMDb

Known For

8.0

Midsomer Murders

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II

Pope Paul VI

4.9

2006

The Importance of Being Earnest

Gribsby

6.9

2002

Beautiful People

George Thornton

6.0

1999

Jonathan Creek

Elliot Strange · (1 episode)

7.5

1997

Midsomer Murders

Henry York · (1 episode)

7.5

1997

Unnatural Selection

Julius Quilter

6.8

1996

Law and Disorder

(6 episodes)

6.0

1994

Willie's War

Captain Bassett

0.0

1994

Heart of Darkness

Secretary

5.7

1993

Henry V

Archbishop of Canterbury

7.1

1989

School for Vandals

Neil

0.0

1986

The Life and Death of King John

King Phillip of France

7.0

1984

Amadeus

Count Orsini-Rosenberg

8.0

1984

Bergerac

Peter Westgate · (1 episode)

6.7

1981

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

King Charles I

0.0

1981

Minor Complications

Brunston

0.0

1980

Nijinsky

Argentine Ambassador

5.0

1980

Fairies

Arthur Wright

0.0

1978

I, Claudius

(1 episode)

7.8

1976

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Montague Porch

8.0

1974

Miss Nightingale

Sidney Herbert

0.0

1974

The Deadly Affair

Lightborn (in Edward II)

6.2

1967

Schadenfreude

Professor Maltus

0.0

Law & Order: UK

St John Artemis · (2 episodes)

6.9

2009

Agatha Christie's Marple

Canon Pennyfather · (1 episode)

7.7

2004

Midsomer Murders

Arno Gibbs · (1 episode)

7.5

1997

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Monty Francis · (1 episode)

7.2

1996

Brighton Belles

Humphrey · (1 episode)

4.0

1993

The Darling Buds of May

Monsieur Eugène Mollet · (2 episodes)

7.8

1991

Fiddlers Three

J.J. Morley · (14 episodes)

0.0

1991

Thompson

(2 episodes)

1.0

1988

Fortunes of War

Dobson · (7 episodes)

6.4

1987

Casualty

Professor Weinberg · (1 episode)

6.1

1986

Time for Murder

Mr. Kaufman · (1 episode)

4.0

1985

Edge of Darkness

Pendleton · (6 episodes)

8.0

1985

Home to Roost

Mr Padbury · (1 episode)

6.3

1985

Sherlock Holmes

Professor Presbury · (1 episode)

8.1

1984

My Cousin Rachel

Rainaldi · (4 episodes)

6.0

1983

To Serve Them All My Days

Alcock · (13 episodes)

7.7

1980

Lady Killers

Sir Henry Curtis Bennett, K.C. · (4 episodes)

5.0

1980

Minder

John Sutton · (1 episode)

6.8

1979

To the Manor Born

Cadwallader · (1 episode)

6.9

1979

The BBC Television Shakespeare

King Philip of France · (1 episode)

6.0

1978

The Devil's Crown

Louis VII of France · (13 episodes)

7.3

1978

BBC2 Play of the Week

Arthur Wright · (1 episode)

7.0

1977

Loyalties

de Levis

0.0

1976

Hennessy

Westminster Guide

4.7

1975

Rumpole of the Bailey

Robin Peppiatt · (1 episode)

7.1

1975

The Prodigal Daughter

Father Vernon

4.0

1975

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Montague Porch · (1 episode)

6.3

1974

Microbes and Men

Roux · (2 episodes)

6.0

1974

Fall of Eagles

Tsar Nicholas II · (7 episodes)

6.8

1974

Playhouse

King · (1 episode)

7.0

1974

The Merchant of Venice

Prince of Aragon

7.0

1973

Crown Court

(3 episodes)

5.4

1972

The Duchess of Malfi

Ferdinand

0.0

1972

The Adventurer

Inspecteur Chilton · (1 episode)

5.5

1972

Play for Today

C.A. Brunston, Q.C. · (1 episode)

6.3

1970

Romeo and Juliet

Tybalt

0.0

1967

BBC Play of the Month

de Levis · (1 episode)

5.0

1965

BBC Play of the Month

Tybalt · (1 episode)

5.0

1965

BBC Play of the Month

Vladimir Talberg · (1 episode)

5.0

1965

The Wars of the Roses

The Dauphine

8.5

1965

Detective

Edgar Allan Poe · (1 episode)

0.0

1964

The Wild and the Willing

Edgar Tibbs

5.8

1962

Piccadilly Third Stop

Toddy

6.5

1960

No Hiding Place

(1 episode)

3.7

1959

Bachelor of Hearts

Tom Kay

5.6

1958

ITV Play of the Week

Eric Sawbridge · (1 episode)

4.0

1955