7.5
TV
Acting
Keith Michell
- Born
- Died
- (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Credits
- 47 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.5
TV
5.2
Movie
The Deceivers
6.8
Movie
All Night Long
5.8
Movie
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
5.0
Movie
House of Cards
5.7
Movie
Prudence and the Pill
5.9
Movie
The Executioner
8.1
TV
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
5.5
Movie
Seven Seas to Calais
5.8
Movie
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
4.8
Movie
Grendel Grendel Grendel
5.2
Movie
Moments
8.8
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
5.2
TV
BBC Play of the Month
4.2
TV
Thirty-Minute Theatre
5.4
Movie
The Hellfire Club
6.3
Movie
Dangerous Exile
6.3
Movie
The Day Christ Died
Acting credits 47
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches Film | Self |
| 2010 | Love/Loss Film | Joe |
| 1996 | The Prince and the Pauper TV | King Henry VIII (6 ep) |
| 1988 | The Deceivers Film | Colonel Wilson |
| 1988 | Captain James Cook TV | James Cook (4 ep) |
| 1986 | My Brother Tom Film | Edward Quayle |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote TV | Dennis Stanton (9 ep) |
| 1983 | Memorial Day Film | Marsh |
| 1982 | The Gondoliers Film | Don Alhambra |
| 1982 | The Pirates of Penzance Film | The Major General |
| 1982 | Ruddigore Film | Robin Oakapple |
| 1981 | Grendel Grendel Grendel Film | The Shaper (voice) |
| 1980 | The Day Christ Died Film | Pontius Pilate |
| 1979 | The Tenth Month Film | Matthew Poole |
| 1979 | Julius Caesar Film | Marcus Antonius |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare TV | Marc Antony (1 ep) |
| 1976 | The Story of David Film | Older David |
| 1976 | The Story of David TV | Older David (2 ep) |
| 1974 | Moments Film | Peter Samuelson |
| 1974 | The Story of Jacob and Joseph Film | Jacob |
| 1972 | The Julie Andrews Hour TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1972 | Henry VIII and His Six Wives Film | Henry VIII |
| 1972 | Late Night Theatre TV | Robert Browning (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Film '72 TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town Film | George Leybourne |
| 1970 | The Executioner Film | Adam Booth |
| 1970 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII TV | Henry VIII of England (6 ep) |
| 1969 | An Ideal Husband Film | Sir Robert Chiltern |
| 1968 | House of Cards Film | Morillon |
| 1968 | Prudence and the Pill Film | Dr. Alan Huart |
| 1967 | Soldier in Love Film | John Churchill |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month TV | Caliban, Sir Robert Chiltern (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre TV | Geoffrey (1 ep) |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 TV | Kain Sutherland (1 ep) |
| 1963 | Festival TV | Frederic - Hugo (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Spread of the Eagle TV | Mark Antony (6 ep) |
| 1962 | Seven Seas to Calais Film | Malcolm Marsh |
| 1962 | Wuthering Heights Film | Heathcliff |
| 1962 | All Night Long Film | Cass Michaels |
| 1961 | The Hellfire Club Film | Jason Caldwell |
| 1960 | The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries TV | Baron Leopold von Ragastein / Sir Edward Dominey (1 ep) |
| 1958 | The Gypsy and the Gentleman Film | Paul Deverill |
| 1957 | Dangerous Exile Film | Colonel St. Gerard |
| 1957 | True as a Turtle Film | Harry Bell |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre TV | Paul de Lussac (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame TV | John (1 ep) |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre TV | Crown Prince Rudolf (1 ep) |