Keith Michell
Born
December 1, 1926
Died
November 20, 2015 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
Self
2017
Love/Loss
Joe
2010
The Prince and the Pauper
King Henry VIII · (6 episodes)
1996
The Deceivers
Colonel Wilson
1988
Captain James Cook
James Cook · (4 episodes)
1988
My Brother Tom
Edward Quayle
1986
Murder, She Wrote
Dennis Stanton · (9 episodes)
1984
Memorial Day
Marsh
1983
The Gondoliers
Don Alhambra
1982
The Pirates Of Penzance
The Major General
1982
Ruddigore
Robin Oakapple
1982
Grendel Grendel Grendel
The Shaper (voice)
1981
The Day Christ Died
Pontius Pilate
1980
The Tenth Month
Matthew Poole
1979
Julius Caesar
Marcus Antonius
1979
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Marcus Antonius · (1 episode)
1978
The Story of David
Older David
1976
Moments
Peter Samuelson
1974
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
Jacob
1974
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self · (2 episodes)
1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII
1972
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
George Leybourne
1970
The Executioner
Adam Booth
1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England · (6 episodes)
1970
An Ideal Husband
Sir Robert Chiltern
1969
House of Cards
Morillon
1968
Prudence and the Pill
Dr. Alan Huart
1968
Soldier in Love
John Churchill
1967
BBC Play of the Month
Caliban · (1 episode)
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Robert Chiltern · (1 episode)
1965
Festival
Frederic - Hugo · (1 episode)
1963
The Spread of the Eagle
Mark Antony · (6 episodes)
1963
Seven Seas to Calais
Malcolm Marsh
1962
Wuthering Heights
Heathcliff
1962
All Night Long
Cass Michaels
1962
The Hellfire Club
Jason
1961
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Sir Paul Deverill
1958
Dangerous Exile
Colonel St. Gerard
1957
True as a Turtle
Harry Bell
1957
Armchair Theatre
Paul de Lussac · (1 episode)
1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
John · (1 episode)
1951
Sunday Night Theatre
Crown Prince Rudolf · (1 episode)
1950