Keith Michell

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

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The Gondoliers

1982 ⭐ 10.0

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The Pirates of Penzance

1982 ⭐ 9.5

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Ruddigore

1982 ⭐ 10.0

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The Day Christ Died

1980 ⭐ 6.3

Career timeline

2017

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

Self · 2017

2010

Love/Loss

Joe · 2010

1988

The Deceivers

Colonel Wilson · 1988

⭐ 5.2

1986

My Brother Tom

Edward Quayle · 1986

1982

The Gondoliers Notable

Don Alhambra · 1982

⭐ 10.0

The Pirates of Penzance Notable

The Major General · 1982

⭐ 9.5

Ruddigore Notable

Robin Oakapple · 1982

⭐ 10.0

1981

Grendel Grendel Grendel

The Shaper (voice) · 1981

⭐ 4.6

1980

The Day Christ Died

Pontius Pilate · 1980

⭐ 6.3

1979

The Tenth Month Notable

Matthew Poole · 1979

⭐ 8.7

Julius Caesar Notable

Marcus Antonius · 1979

⭐ 8.7

1976

The Story of David

Older David · 1976

⭐ 4.5

1974

Moments

Peter Samuelson · 1974

⭐ 5.3

The Story of Jacob and Joseph Notable

Jacob · 1974

⭐ 7.0

1972

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII · 1972

⭐ 5.8

1970

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

George Leybourne · 1970

The Executioner

Adam Booth · 1970

⭐ 5.9

1969

An Ideal Husband Notable

Sir Robert Chiltern · 1969

⭐ 7.0

1968

House of Cards

Morillon · 1968

⭐ 4.9

Prudence and the Pill

Dr. Alan Huart · 1968

⭐ 5.7

1967

Soldier in Love Notable

John Churchill · 1967

⭐ 7.0

1962

Seven Seas to Calais

Malcolm Marsh · 1962

⭐ 5.5

Wuthering Heights Notable

Heathcliff · 1962

⭐ 9.5

All Night Long

Cass Michaels · 1962

⭐ 6.8

1961

The Hellfire Club

Jason Caldwell · 1961

⭐ 5.4

1958

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

Sir Paul Deverill · 1958

⭐ 5.8

1957

Dangerous Exile

Colonel St. Gerard · 1957

⭐ 6.3

True as a Turtle Notable

Harry Bell · 1957

⭐ 7.7

Frequently appears with

Francis Egerton

Marco

Alexander Oliver

Frederic

Janis Kelly

Mabel

Full filmography

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Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

2017

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Love/Loss

2010

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The Deceivers

1988 ⭐ 5.2

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My Brother Tom

1986

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The Gondoliers

1982 ⭐ 10.0

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The Pirates of Penzance

1982 ⭐ 9.5

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Ruddigore

1982 ⭐ 10.0

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Grendel Grendel Grendel

1981 ⭐ 4.6

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The Day Christ Died

1980 ⭐ 6.3

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The Tenth Month

1979 ⭐ 8.7

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Julius Caesar

1979 ⭐ 8.7

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The Story of David

1976 ⭐ 4.5

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Moments

1974 ⭐ 5.3

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The Story of Jacob and Joseph

1974 ⭐ 7.0

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Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972 ⭐ 5.8

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Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

1970

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The Executioner

1970 ⭐ 5.9

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An Ideal Husband

1969 ⭐ 7.0

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House of Cards

1968 ⭐ 4.9

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Prudence and the Pill

1968 ⭐ 5.7