Actor profile

Keith Michell

1st December 1926 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Acting

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.

29 Movies 14 TV Shows 43 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches poster

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches 17th April 2017 as Self

Love/Loss poster

Love/Loss 1st January 2010 as Joe

The Deceivers poster

The Deceivers 2nd September 1988 as Colonel Wilson

My Brother Tom poster

My Brother Tom 22nd September 1986 as Edward Quayle

Memorial Day 23rd November 1983 as Marsh

Ruddigore poster

Ruddigore 1st June 1982 as Robin Oakapple

The Gondoliers poster

The Gondoliers 1st June 1982 as Don Alhambra

The Pirates of Penzance poster

The Pirates of Penzance 1st June 1982 as The Major General

Grendel Grendel Grendel poster

Grendel Grendel Grendel 1st August 1981 as The Shaper (voice)

The Day Christ Died poster

The Day Christ Died 26th March 1980 as Pontius Pilate

The Tenth Month poster

The Tenth Month 16th September 1979 as Matthew Poole

Julius Caesar poster

Julius Caesar 11th February 1979 as Marcus Antonius

The Story of David poster

The Story of David 9th April 1976 as Older David

Moments poster

Moments 21st November 1974 as Peter Samuelson

The Story of Jacob and Joseph poster

The Story of Jacob and Joseph 7th April 1974 as Jacob

Henry VIII and His Six Wives poster

Henry VIII and His Six Wives 13th July 1972 as Henry VIII

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town poster

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town 26th December 1970 as George Leybourne

The Executioner poster

The Executioner 6th September 1970 as Adam Booth

An Ideal Husband poster

An Ideal Husband 11th May 1969 as Sir Robert Chiltern

House of Cards poster

House of Cards 16th September 1968 as Morillon

Prudence and the Pill poster

Prudence and the Pill 23rd May 1968 as Dr. Alan Huart

Soldier in Love poster

Soldier in Love 26th April 1967 as John Churchill

Seven Seas to Calais poster

Seven Seas to Calais 22nd December 1962 as Malcolm Marsh

Wuthering Heights poster

Wuthering Heights 10th May 1962 as Heathcliff

All Night Long poster

All Night Long 6th February 1962 as Cass Michaels

The Hellfire Club poster

The Hellfire Club 3rd February 1961 as Jason

The Gypsy and the Gentleman poster

The Gypsy and the Gentleman 15th January 1958 as Sir Paul Deverill

Dangerous Exile poster

Dangerous Exile 12th December 1957 as Colonel St. Gerard

True as a Turtle poster

True as a Turtle 1st February 1957 as Harry Bell

The Prince and the Pauper poster

The Prince and the Pauper 10th November 1996 as King Henry VIII

Captain James Cook poster

Captain James Cook 16th April 1988 as James Cook

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Dennis Stanton

The Story of David poster

The Story of David 9th April 1976 as Older David

The Julie Andrews Hour poster

The Julie Andrews Hour 13th September 1972 as Self

Film '72 16th November 1971 as Self

The Six Wives of Henry VIII poster

The Six Wives of Henry VIII 1st January 1970 as Henry VIII of England

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Sir Robert Chiltern

Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625 3rd May 1964 as Kain Sutherland

Festival 9th October 1963 as Frederic - Hugo

The Spread of the Eagle poster

The Spread of the Eagle 3rd May 1963 as Mark Antony

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre 8th July 1956 as Paul de Lussac

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as John

Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre 1st January 1950 as Crown Prince Rudolf