Keith Michell
Date of birth: 1926-12-01
Place of birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Known for: Acting
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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.
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House of Cards
1968-09-16
In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to cre
Prudence and the Pill
1968-05-23
Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping aspirin f
The Deceivers
1988-09-02
India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit
All Night Long
1962-02-06
Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic par
The Story of David
1976-04-09
The "David and Goliath" legend is presented as credibly as possible, while David's later disastrous
The Gondoliers
1982-06-01
A couple of happy-go-lucky Venetian gondoliers discover that one of them is heir to the throne of a
The Pirates of Penzance
1982-06-01
As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been appr
Ruddigore
1982-06-01
The Baronet of Ruddigore, Sir Despard Murgatroyd, has inherited a family curse which forces him to c
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972-07-13
Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a t
Moments
1974-11-21
A depressed middle-aged man, revisiting the seaside resort he often vacationed at as a child, encoun
The Hellfire Club
1961-02-03
Years after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason returns home to claim his birthright,
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
1974-04-07
This film recounts the tales of the Biblical figures, Jacob and Joseph. The first part tells the sto
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1958-01-15
A lusty Gypsy gold digger marries a Regency aristocrat, then learns he has no money.
Seven Seas to Calais
1962-12-22
Sir Francis Drake fights to take over Spain's treasure routes for Queen Elizabeth I.
The Executioner
1970-09-06
A British intelligence agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent.
Wuthering Heights
1962-05-10
Foundling Heathcliff is raised by the wealthy Earnshaws in Yorkshire but in later life launches a ve
Julius Caesar
1979-02-11
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic conseq
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
1970-12-26
An evening at Wilton's Music-Hall, Grace's Alley, Wellclose Square, London, 1860 starring Peter Sel
Dangerous Exile
1957-12-12
Dangerous Exile is a 1957 British historical drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring
Love/Loss
2010-01-01
A chance meeting reunites Mary and Joe, childhood sweethearts from the 1940s. But after 60 years apa
Soldier in Love
1967-04-26
The story of the Churchills in the court of Queen Anne.
An Ideal Husband
1969-05-11
Set during the London season of 1895, An Ideal Husband is a dazzling blend of farce and morality tha
My Brother Tom
1986-09-22
Set in Australia, against the backdrop of World War II, this epic miniseries centers on the religiou
Memorial Day
1983-11-23
An attorney finds himself at the center of a surprise reunion with the veterans of his platoon from
The Day Christ Died
1980-03-26
A dramatization of the events from the Last Supper through the arrest and trial of Jesus to the Cruc
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
2017-04-17
Documentary about the life and career of Australian actor Rod Taylor.
The Tenth Month
1979-09-16
An unmarried, middle-aged woman accidentally gets pregnant by an internationally renowned pianist an
True as a Turtle
1957-02-01
Tony Hudson offers his young wife Jane a cruise on a yacht as a honeymoon trip. Although Jane suffer
Grendel Grendel Grendel
1981-08-01
This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated by Grendel himself, th