Keith Michell
Known for: Acting
Born: December 1, 1926
Died: November 20, 2015
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.
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Filmography
29 movies · 18 TV shows, newest first
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Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
2017
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Love/Loss
2010
9.0
The Prince and the Pauper
1996
5.2
The Deceivers
1988
8.7
Captain James Cook
1988
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My Brother Tom
1986
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
19846.0
Memorial Day
1983
10.0
The Gondoliers
1982
9.5
The Pirates of Penzance
1982
10.0
Ruddigore
1982
4.8
Grendel Grendel Grendel
1981
6.3
The Day Christ Died
1980
8.7
The Tenth Month
1979
8.7
Julius Caesar
1979
6.0
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
4.5
The Story of David
1976
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The Story of David
1976
5.3
Moments
1974
7.0
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
1974
8.0
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972
5.8
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972NR
Late Night Theatre
19725.1
Film '72
1971
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Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
1970
5.9
The Executioner
1970
8.1
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
7.0
An Ideal Husband
1969
4.9
House of Cards
1968
5.7
Prudence and the Pill
1968
7.0
Soldier in Love
1967
5.2
BBC Play of the Month
1965
4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
7.2
Theatre 625
19648.0
Festival
1963
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The Spread of the Eagle
1963
5.5
Seven Seas to Calais
1962
9.5
Wuthering Heights
1962
6.8
All Night Long
1962
5.4
The Hellfire Club
19618.0
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
1960
5.8
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958
6.3
Dangerous Exile
1957
7.7
True as a Turtle
1957
6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
1950