Keith Michell
Acting1926Adelaide, 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 History
2010
Love/Loss
as Joe
1988
The Deceivers
as Colonel Wilson
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Dennis Stanton• 9 eps
1983
Memorial Day
as Marsh
1982
1981
Grendel Grendel Grendel
as The Shaper (voice)
1979
Julius Caesar
as Marcus Antonius
The Tenth Month
as Matthew Poole
1976
The Story of David
as Older David
1974
Moments
as Peter Samuelson
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
as Jacob
1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Henry VIII
The Julie Andrews Hour
TVas Self• 2 eps
Film '72
TVas Self• 1 eps
1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
TVas Henry VIII of England• 6 eps
1969
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Sir Robert Chiltern• 1 eps
1968
House of Cards
as Morillon
Prudence and the Pill
as Dr. Alan Huart
1967
Theatre 625
TVas Kain Sutherland• 1 eps
1964
Festival
TVas Frederic - Hugo• 1 eps
1962
1961
The Hellfire Club
as Jason
1958
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
as Sir Paul Deverill
1957
Dangerous Exile
as Colonel St. Gerard
1956
Sunday Night Theatre
TVas Crown Prince Rudolf• 1 eps