Skip to main content
Michael Sheard

Michael Sheard

Acting1938Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Biography

Michael Sheard (18 June 1938 – 31 August 2005) was a Scottish actor who featured in a large number of films and television programmes and was best known for playing villains. His most prominent television role was as strict deputy headmaster Maurice Bronson in the British children's series Grange Hill which he played from 1985-89. His most prominent film role was that of Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

Acting History

2001
Another Life
as Mr. Justice Shearman
1994
1992
Press Gang
TVas Dr. Clipstone1 eps
'Allo 'Allo!
TVas Goering's Double1 eps
1991
The Darling Buds of May
TVas Building Society Manager
1989
Doombeach
as Headmaster
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as Adolf Hitler (uncredited)
1985
Grange Hill
TVas Mr. Maurice Bronson108 eps
1983
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
TVas Herr Grunwald
1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
TVas Herr Uwe Braun
1981
Green Ice
as Jaap
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as U-Boat Captain (uncredited)
The Bunker
as Heinrich Himmler
1980
Murder Rap
as Conrad Tucker
The Empire Strikes Back
as Admiral Ozzel
Blake's 7
TVas Klegg1 eps
Play for Today
TVas Conrad Tucker1 eps
Playhouse
TVas Preston / Police Inspector1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
TVas Inspector1 eps
1979
Escape to Athena
as Sergeant Mann
Minder
TVas Elliot1 eps
Danger UXB
TVas Police Superintendent
1978
Les Misérables
as Commissary
All Creatures Great and Small
TVas Adderley1 eps
The Professionals
TVas Merton1 eps
Mind Your Language
TVas Police Sergeant1 eps
Enemy at the Door
TVas Oberstleutnant Koerner
The Famous Five
TVas Police Inspector
The Sandbaggers
TVas Dr Crabbe
1977
1976
Rogue Male
as Adolf Hitler
Stones
as Police Inspector
The Expert
TVas Mr. Justice Caldwell1 eps
The New Avengers
TVas Peters1 eps
1975
The Sweeney
TVas Mr. Penketh1 eps
Space: 1999
TVas Darwin King1 eps
The Main Chance
TVas Analyst1 eps
1974
Undercovers Hero
as Military Governor
Fall of Eagles
TVas Losehek
Churchill's People
TVas Archbishop
1973
Holiday on the Buses
as Depot Manager
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Banker #3 (uncredited)
Mafia Junction
as Williamson (uncredited)
Crown Court
TVas Sergeant Goss3 eps
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TVas Dr. Jones1 eps
The Protectors
TVas Inspector Luhrs1 eps
1972
Frenzy
as Jim (uncredited)
Colditz
TVas Kommandant1 eps
1971
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as Dr. Roland Summers
The Persuaders!
TVas Walden1 eps
The Onedin Line
TVas Smethurst
1970
The McKenzie Break
as Ingenieur-Offizier Unger
1968
The Wednesday Play
TVas East German interrogator1 eps
1966
Theatre 625
TVas Whitecoat1 eps
1964
The Likely Lads
TVas Nesbit
1963
Doctor Who
TVas Dr. Summers / Laurence Scarman / Lowe / Mergrave / Headmaster
1955
Dixon of Dock Green
TVas Night Porter / 2nd Cabbie / Reporter / 1st Patrol Officer / Bernie Moss

Social Media

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/18/1938
Day of Death
8/31/2005
Place of Birth
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK