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Keith Michell
Born 1926-12-01Adelaide, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Rod Taylor: Pulling No PunchesSelfLove/LossJoeThe DeceiversColonel WilsonMy Brother TomEdward QuayleMemorial DayMarshThe GondoliersDon AlhambraThe Pirates of PenzanceThe Major GeneralRuddigoreRobin OakappleGrendel Grendel GrendelThe Shaper (voice)The Day Christ DiedPontius PilateThe Tenth MonthMatthew PooleJulius CaesarMarcus AntoniusThe Story of DavidOlder DavidMomentsPeter SamuelsonThe Story of Jacob and JosephJacobHenry VIII and His Six WivesHenry VIIIWilton's: The Handsomest Hall in TownGeorge LeybourneThe ExecutionerAdam BoothAn Ideal HusbandSir Robert ChilternHouse of CardsMorillonPrudence and the PillDr. Alan HuartSoldier in LoveJohn ChurchillSeven Seas to CalaisMalcolm MarshWuthering HeightsHeathcliff