Keith Michell

Keith Michell

Acting

December 1, 1926 — November 20, 2015Adelaide, 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.

Known for

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

The Deceivers

The Deceivers

1988

All Night Long

All Night Long

1962

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972

Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill

1968

House of Cards

House of Cards

1968

The Executioner

The Executioner

1970

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

1970

Seven Seas to Calais

Seven Seas to Calais

1962

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

1958

Acting47

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

2017

Self

Love/Loss

Love/Loss

2010

Joe

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

1996

King Henry VIII

The Deceivers

The Deceivers

1988

Colonel Wilson

Captain James Cook

Captain James Cook

1988

James Cook

My Brother Tom

My Brother Tom

1986

Edward Quayle

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Dennis Stanton

Memorial Day

1983

Marsh

The Gondoliers

The Gondoliers

1982

Don Alhambra

The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

1982

The Major General

Ruddigore

Ruddigore

1982

Robin Oakapple

Grendel Grendel Grendel

Grendel Grendel Grendel

1981

The Shaper (voice)

The Day Christ Died

The Day Christ Died

1980

Pontius Pilate

The Tenth Month

The Tenth Month

1979

Matthew Poole

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1979

Marcus Antonius

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

1978

Marc Antony

The Story of David

The Story of David

1976

Older David

The Story of David

The Story of David

1976

Older David

Moments

Moments

1974

Peter Samuelson

The Story of Jacob and Joseph

The Story of Jacob and Joseph

1974

Jacob

The Julie Andrews Hour

The Julie Andrews Hour

1972

Self

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972

Henry VIII

Late Night Theatre

Late Night Theatre

1972

Robert Browning

Film '72

1971

Self

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

1970

George Leybourne

The Executioner

The Executioner

1970

Adam Booth

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

1970

Henry VIII of England

An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

1969

Sir Robert Chiltern

House of Cards

House of Cards

1968

Morillon

Prudence and the Pill

Prudence and the Pill

1968

Dr. Alan Huart

Soldier in Love

Soldier in Love

1967

John Churchill

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Caliban / Sir Robert Chiltern

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

Geoffrey

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

1964

Kain Sutherland

Festival

1963

Frederic - Hugo

The Spread of the Eagle

The Spread of the Eagle

1963

Mark Antony

Seven Seas to Calais

Seven Seas to Calais

1962

Malcolm Marsh

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1962

Heathcliff

All Night Long

All Night Long

1962

Cass Michaels

The Hellfire Club

The Hellfire Club

1961

Jason Caldwell

The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries

The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries

1960

Baron Leopold von Ragastein / Sir Edward Dominey

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

The Gypsy and the Gentleman

1958

Sir Paul Deverill

Dangerous Exile

Dangerous Exile

1957

Colonel St. Gerard

True as a Turtle

True as a Turtle

1957

Harry Bell

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

1956

Paul de Lussac

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

John

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

Crown Prince Rudolf