Keith Michell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

43

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-12-01

Day of death

2015-11-20 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Keith Michell

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.

Known For

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Moments

    Moments

  • Wuthering Heights

    Wuthering Heights

  • Memorial Day

    Memorial Day

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Dangerous Exile

    Dangerous Exile

  • Festival

    Festival

  • The Deceivers

    The Deceivers

  • Ruddigore

    Ruddigore

  • The Gypsy and the Gentleman

    The Gypsy and the Gentleman

  • Film '72

    Film '72

  • The Executioner

    The Executioner

  • The Julie Andrews Hour

    The Julie Andrews Hour

  • The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    The Six Wives of Henry VIII

  • Love/Loss

    Love/Loss

  • Seven Seas to Calais

    Seven Seas to Calais

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • House of Cards

    House of Cards

  • Prudence and the Pill

    Prudence and the Pill

  • The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

  • My Brother Tom

    My Brother Tom

  • Captain James Cook

    Captain James Cook

  • An Ideal Husband

    An Ideal Husband

  • Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

    Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

  • The Story of David

    The Story of David

  • All Night Long

    All Night Long

  • Henry VIII and His Six Wives

    Henry VIII and His Six Wives

  • The Tenth Month

    The Tenth Month

  • The Spread of the Eagle

    The Spread of the Eagle

  • The Pirates of Penzance

    The Pirates of Penzance

  • The Hellfire Club

    The Hellfire Club

  • The Gondoliers

    The Gondoliers

  • The Story of Jacob and Joseph

    The Story of Jacob and Joseph

  • The Day Christ Died

    The Day Christ Died

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Grendel Grendel Grendel

    Grendel Grendel Grendel

  • Soldier in Love

    Soldier in Love

  • Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

    Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches

  • Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar

  • True as a Turtle

    True as a Turtle