Keith Michell
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 7.838 |
Birthday | 1926-12-01 |
Place of Birth | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
Also Known As |
1968
House of Cards
4.9/11
In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to create a new world order.
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House of Cards
1988
The Deceivers
5.7/25
India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their...
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The Deceivers
1962
All Night Long
6.8/28
Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ambi...
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All Night Long
1982
The Gondoliers
0/0
Marco and Giuseppe marry their sweethearts Gianetta and Tessa, but neither couple is allowed to leave for their honeymoon, because there is a problem....
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The Gondoliers
1982
Ruddigore
0/0
The Baronets of Ruddigore have been cursed by a witch. Each Baronet, in his turn, must commit a crime a day - or die in torture. To escape his dreadfu...
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Ruddigore
1982
The Pirates Of Penzance
9/1
As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st y...
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The Pirates Of Penzance
1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
5.8/16
Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back ov...
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Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1961
The Hellfire Club
5.2/5
Years after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason returns home to claim his birthright, only to find his way blocked by his evil cousin Th...
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The Hellfire Club
1974
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
6/1
This film recounts the tales of the Biblical figures, Jacob and Joseph. The first part tells the story of Jacob fleeing his tribe when he cheats his b...
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The Story of Jacob and Joseph
1958
The Gypsy and the Gentleman
5.5/8
A lusty Gypsy gold digger marries a Regency aristocrat, then learns he has no money.
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The Gypsy and the Gentleman
1962
Seven Seas to Calais
5.3/7
Sir Francis Drake fights to take over Spain's treasure routes for Queen Elizabeth I.
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Seven Seas to Calais
1970
The Executioner
5.7/7
A British intelligence agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent.
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The Executioner
1962
Wuthering Heights
10/1
Adaptation of the novel by Emily Brontë.
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Wuthering Heights
1979
Julius Caesar
8.5/2
The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.
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Julius Caesar
2010
Love/Loss
0/0
A chance meeting reunites Mary and Joe, childhood sweethearts from the 1940s. But after 60 years apart, is there still love between them? How have the...
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Love/Loss
1967
Soldier in Love
0/0
The story of the Churchills in the court of Queen Anne.
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Soldier in Love
1957
Dangerous Exile
6.2/5
Dangerous Exile is a 1957 British historical drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Louis Jourdan, Belinda Lee, Anne Heywood and Rich...
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Dangerous Exile
1969
An Ideal Husband
6/1
Set during the London season of 1895, An Ideal Husband is a dazzling blend of farce and morality that explores human frailty and social hypocrisy Sir...
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An Ideal Husband
1983
Memorial Day
6.2/4
An attorney finds himself at the center of a surprise reunion with the veterans of his platoon from Vietnam.The reunion stirs up painful memories and...
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Memorial Day
1980
The Day Christ Died
5.8/5
A dramatization of the events from the Last Supper through the arrest and trial of Jesus to the Crucifixion.
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The Day Christ Died
2017
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
0/0
Documentary about the life and career of Australian actor Rod Taylor.
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Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
1979
The Tenth Month
8/2
An unmarried, middle-aged woman accidentally gets pregnant by an internationally renowned pianist and decides to keep and raise the baby on her own.
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The Tenth Month
1957
True as a Turtle
7/2
Tony Hudson offers his young wife Jane a cruise on a yacht as a honeymoon trip. Although Jane suffers from chronic seasickness, she accepts and one da...
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True as a Turtle
1981
Grendel Grendel Grendel
4.3/6
This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated by Grendel himself, the "monster" in the legend. Aimed more at adults th...
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Grendel Grendel Grendel
1968
Prudence and the Pill
5.5/12
Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping aspirin for their pills. Is it the teenage niece, the maid,...
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Prudence and the Pill
1974
Moments
5/4
A depressed middle-aged man, revisiting the seaside resort he often vacationed at as a child, encounters a highly optimistic and carefree young woman...
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Moments
1976
The Story of David
4/2
The "David and Goliath" legend is presented as credibly as possible, while David's later disastrous romance with Bathsheba is handled with taste and d...
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The Story of David
1970
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
0/0
An evening at Wilton's Music-Hall, Grace's Alley, Wellclose Square, London, 1860 starring Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Keith Michell, Pat Kirkwood,...
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